AnimMate Tutorial
Carl Nuzman
U. S. Army Research Laboratory
August, 1996
The following tutorial will introduce you to AnimMate, a Tcl/TK-based user interface for BRL-CAD animation.
Introduction
Animating Objects
Editing Animation Curves
Making Objects Follow Animation Curves
Orientation Control
Manipulating the Time Parameter
Relative Displacement and Orientation
View Animation
Making the Eye Follow Animation Curves
Combining Scripts
Attaching the Eye to Objects
Using an Eye Path and a Look-at Path
Editing View Curves
Making the Eye Follow View Curves
Track Animation
Preparing the Model
Creating the Track
Animating the Track
Conclusion
Appendix A: Ray-tracing the Animation
Appendix B: Animation Man Pages