Animation

Click the Animate button (provided that you have also selected the Auto Animate check box) on the Brushing 2D/3D dialog box - Interactive tab [accessible by selecting Brushing from the View menu (classic menus) or by clicking the brushing icon on the Edit tab in the Customize Graph group (ribbon bar)] to display the Animation dialog box. The movement of the shape defining brush (Box, Lasso, Slice X, Slice Y, Slice Z, or Cube) can be controlled by the options in the Animation dialog box that is displayed when the animation begins.

OK

Click the OK button to freeze the shape defining brush at its current position on the graph.

Cancel

Click the Cancel button to stop animation with the shape defining brush returned to its initial position on the graph (i.e., the position from where it started moving in the current animation session).

Pause

Click the Pause button to pause (start or stop) animation.

Reset

Click the Reset button to start the animation over at the location on the graph where the selection brush was originally defined.

X Step

During animation, the selection brush moves in steps. Once the animation has started, you can use the X Step slider to set the increments (steps) at which the selection brush will move along the x-axis; the direction of its movement is indicated by the arrow next to this slider.

Y Step

During animation, the selection brush moves in steps. Once the animation has started, you can use the Y Step slider to set the increments (steps) at which the selection brush will move along the y-axis the direction of its movement is indicated by the arrow next to this slider.

Z Step

During animation, the selection brush moves in steps. Once the animation has started, you can use the Z Step slider to set the increments (steps) at which the selection brush will move along the z-axis the direction of its movement is indicated by the arrow next to this slider.

Waiting time ( sec)

Once the animation starts, the desired automatic pause between successive incremental movements of the slice can be set by adjusting the Waiting time slider.