McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2012.2

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CM

Circulates the graphics color table.


Format

CM blevel elevel [keywords]


Parameters

blevel

beginning graphics color level to loop

elevel

ending graphics color level to loop


Keywords

GO=

YES

starts looping immediately

 

NO

does not loop immediately (default)

INT=

interval between steps, in milliseconds; the range is 5 to 5000 (default=100)

TIMeout=

number of steps to complete before stopping (default=500)


Remarks

CM circulates the graphics colors through the specified graphics levels. Press the middle mouse button to begin, the right button to pause, and both buttons to stop the program. CM remains active until you press both mouse buttons or the program times out.

You can animate wind flow using the CM command to process the streamline output from the GRDDISP or the PTCON commands. You must use the PARAM=MOVIE keyword with these commands.


Examples

CM 1 3 INT=500

When you press the middle mouse button, the graphics will loop between color levels 1 and 3, pausing 500 msec (0.5 sec) between steps.

Time (sec) 0 0.5 1 1.5. . .
Level 1 red blue green red . . .
  2 green red blue green . . .
  3 blue green red blue . . .

CM 2 4

This entry loops graphics color levels 2 to 4.


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