vrplay
Play VRML animation file
Syntax
vrplay
vrplay(filename)
x=vrplay(filename)
Description
vrplay
opens the 3D Animation Player, which you use to open and
play virtual world animation files.
vrplay(filename)
opens the 3D Animation Player and loads the
virtual world filename
.
x=vrplay(filename)
also returns a 3D Animation Player figure
handle.
vrplay
works only with VRML animation files created using the
Simulink®
3D Animation™ virtual world recording functionality.
When you create additional vrplay
windows using the File > New Window command, the window respects the current setting of the
DefaultViewer
property. By default, the File > New Window command creates the new player window implemented as a MATLAB® figure.
Simulink 3D Animation Player App
You can open the Simulink 3D Animation Player from the Apps tab in the MATLAB toolstrip as well as the Simulink toolstrip. In the tab, scroll to the Simulation Graphics and Reporting section and click 3D Animation Player.
Keyboard Support
The playback controls can also be accessed from the keyboard.
Key | Function |
---|---|
F, Page Down | Fast forward |
J | Jump to time |
L | Loop |
P | Play/pause toggle |
S | Stop |
R, Page Up | Rewind |
Right arrow key | Step forward |
Left arrow key | Step reverse |
Up arrow key | First |
Down arrow key | Last |
Examples
To play the animation file based on the vr_octavia
example, run
vrplay('octavia_scene_anim.wrl')
.
Version History
Introduced in R2006a