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creating animations (newbie)

• To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg11001] creating animations (newbie)
• From: Barry Wark <warkx001@tc.umn.edu>
• Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:40:06 -0500
• Organization: University of Minnesota

Background: I am trying to create an animation from a linear
transformation of a polygon. I have gotten as far as creating an array
of graphics objects that I wish to animate. I can then use
ShowAnimation[] to animate them. The problem, however, is that the
transformation dialates the plane. Therefore, when I create a graphics
object using Polygon[], I would like the relative sizes of the polygons
to be correct, but they are all displayed at the same size (the x and y
ranges are adjusted so that the figure fills the entire graphics
object).

My question is this: how can I tell the Polygon[] or ShowAnimation[]
functions to draw the polygons so that the relative sizes are correct
(ie in the same x and y ranges)??  

Disclaimer:
Yes, this is for a class project. Yes, it is o.k. for me to recieve help
in creating the Mathematica code.

Thank you in advance.
-- 
Sincerely,
Barry J. Wark

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