Hello, I need a little piece of code. I have to teach the insides of a very large machine to newbie engineers. I'd like a little utility that would send 4 or 8 green points spaced about 5 points apart down a single red frame, turning it into a "burning fuse" or or "Chase Light" animation. Please don't tell me to use "follow path", my current software is not Pangolin. I'd also not like to take the time to do a multi-track script for each frame.
The idea is I aim the scanners at the machine and draw the signal flows as a single line frame, and then I can show the flow direction and path with the moving color dots on the existing solid line. I'll need to do this quickly, hence the desire for a piece of code, instead of scripting each frame.
Why am I bothering with this? Well, I need something to act as a memory aid. Most people will not remember if I show them the paths with a stick or a pointer. However, due to a little thing studied by a famous guy named Lev Vygotsky, involving figure-ground contrast, I should be able to enhance the retention level using the laser light.
The higher the contrast of a image, to a certain point, the more you can learn from it.
Its why we all are so attracted to the laser, if you have "the bug". 5000:1 contrast is rare. Vector laser displays are one of the few modes that can achieve that level. Books also have a huge contrast ratio, it is why they have been around so long, they work very, very well. Your brain enjoys high contrast when learning.
Can help me out?
Steve