animate_deformedshape command

vfo.animate_deformedshape(model="ModelName",loadcase="LoadCaseName",scale=10,speedup=1,

contour="none",setview="3D",line_width=1,node_for_th=None,node_dof=1,

moviename=None,gifname=None)

Displays an animation of the deformed structure by reading data from a saved output database. The animation object should be stored as an variable in order for the animation to run.

When saving the animation as a GIF file or .mp4 movie, the on-screen animation window may seem flickering based on the computer hardware.

model (str)	Name of the model to read data from output database, created with createODB() command.
loadcase (str)	Name of the subfolder with load case output data.
scale (int)	Scale factor for to display mode shape. (optional, default is 10)
speedup (int)	A factor to speedup the animation. (optional, The default is 1)
setview (str)	sets the camera view to predefined angles. Valid entries are “xy”,”yz”,”xz”,”3D”, or a list with [x,y,z] unit vector. Default is “3D”. (optional)
contour (str)	Contours of displacement in x, y, or z. Default is “none”. (optional)
line_width (float)	Line width of the rendered elements. (optional)
node_for_th (int)	Node ID to display displacement time-history. (optional)
node_dof (int)	Degree-of-freedom to display displacement time-history of node_for_th. Default is 1. (optional)
moviename (str)	Filename to save animation as a movie in .mp4 format. (optional)
gifname (str)	Filename to save animation as a movie in .gif format. (optional)

Examples:

ani = vfo.animate_deformedshape(model="3D_Building", loadcase="Dynamic_GM1")

The above command animates the deformedshape of structure by reading data from 3D_Building_ODB with a sub-folder Dynamic_GM1 at default time-step speed.

ani = vfo.animate_deformedshape(model="3D_Building", loadcase="Dynamic_GM1", speedup=4, scale=50, gifname="Building_Dynamic")

The above command animates the deformedshape of structure by reading data from 3D_Building_ODB with a sub-folder Dynamic_GM1 at a speed 4x the default saved steps using a scale factor of 50. The animation movie will be saved as Building_Dynamic.mp4 in the current folder.