anfile

Animation.anfile(lab='', fname='', ext='', **kwargs)

Saves or resumes an animation sequence to or from a file.

Mechanical APDL Command: /ANFILE

Parameters:

labstr

Label type.

• SAVE - Save the current animation to a file.

• RESUME - Resume an animation from a file.

fnamestr

File name and directory path (248 characters maximum, including the characters needed for the directory path). An unspecified directory path defaults to the working directory; in this case, you can use all 248 characters for the file name. The file name defaults to Jobname.

extstr

Filename extension (eight-character maximum). The extension defaults to ANIM if Fname is blank.

Notes

This command saves an animation to a file from local terminal segments or resumes an animation from a file to local terminal segments. See the seg command for details on segment storage. See the ancntr macro for a convenient method of storing graphics frames in terminal memory segments. This command is device dependent and is valid in any processor.