I am using windows 7. I am trying to produce an animated presentation which will simulate steam flowing through a pipe when a valve is opened. So I draw a rectangle representing the pipe now I want to gradually fill it with colour from left, right, up or down. Any suggestions?
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Animated presentation
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Animated presentation
openoffice 4.1.0 on windows 7
Re: Animated presentation
Here's a sample. I made a color-filled rectangle and set it behind the pipe rectangle. I added an animation to the colored rectangle: Entrance > Wipe (On click, From left).
This works fairly well. You can change the wipe direction to handle vertical pipes. The biggest problem I see is that the speed of the "filling" varies with the length of the rectangle. It will be tedious to get everything set up if your diagram is very complex.
This works fairly well. You can change the wipe direction to handle vertical pipes. The biggest problem I see is that the speed of the "filling" varies with the length of the rectangle. It will be tedious to get everything set up if your diagram is very complex.
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Re: Animated presentation
Thanks for that. I've tried it and it works ok except, as you say, the speed is difficult to control
openoffice 4.1.0 on windows 7
Re: Animated presentation
I find speeds in Impress are uncertain. In general, not having examined acknak's sample file, usually Slow or Very Slow is best, as Normal and Fast can be almost instantaneous. It is usually best to /Tools /Minimise Presentation (which one ought do anyway for best file handling at presentation time) and judge the speed on the minimised presentation.
I will make a suggestion to the DEV mailing list that some attention be given to the speed structure of Impress. Perhaps an advanced tunable control structure could be added with little difficulty.
I will make a suggestion to the DEV mailing list that some attention be given to the speed structure of Impress. Perhaps an advanced tunable control structure could be added with little difficulty.
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