*StartTime()
Specifies the time at which animation begins.
Syntax
*StartTime (Timestep, MODEL_STEP, INITIAL_STATIC_STEP, UNDEFINED_STEP)
Application
HyperView
Inputs
- Timestep
- The timestep to display in each window.
- MODEL_STEP
- For an ADAMS model, the time step before loads are applied.
- INITIAL_STATIC_STEP
- For an ADAMS model, the time step where loads are applied but the simulation has not yet started.
- UNDEFINED_STEP
- Time value has not been set. This can occur if no results are loaded.
Context
*BeginPage()
Example
*BeginPage()
*IsActive()
*Title("Force-5", On)
*Layout(1)
*CurrentTimeStep(0)
*BeginWindow(Plot)
*IsActive()
• • •
*EndWindow()
*StartTime(0)
*EndPage()
Or
*BeginPage()
*IsActive()
*Title("Force-5", On)
*Layout(1)
*CurrentTimeStep(0)
*BeginWindow(Plot)
*IsActive()
• • •
*EndWindow()
*StartTime(UNDEFINED_STEP)
*EndPage()
Comments
If a *StartTime() statement is not present, the animation starts at the beginning of the file.
timestep is in microseconds (mms).