Animation
This enables or disables the animation of any mesh or texture properties that are ready to animate. A property is ready to animate if has an active modulation with a non-zero Phase Speed. Modulation and animation readiness are indicated by the presence and color of an upward-pointing triangle to the left of the property's name in the Properties bar, as shown in the table below.
| Triangle | Meaning |
|---|---|
| None | The property isn't modulated. To modulate it, set its Waveform to a value other than None, and configure other modulation parameters as needed. |
| Blue | The property is modulated, but not ready to animate. To make it ready, set its Phase Speed to a non-zero value. |
| Orange | The property is ready to animate, but animation is disabled. |
| Green | The property is animating. |
To enable animation, set the Animation property to true, or use the View/Animation main menu command. Enabling animation causes the view to automatically update itself at the current frame rate. For every frame, PotterDraw iterates through the animated properties and advances their oscillators by the appropriate amount.