Re: Help with Mathematica 7.0
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- Subject: [mg96655] Re: Help with Mathematica 7.0
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:34:07 -0500 (EST)
- References: <gngk0r$jj8$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi Tim,
it looks like version 7 does not allow "Arrow" in an epilog. try,e.g.:
Show[Graphics@Circle[], Epilog -> {Arrow[{0, 0}, 0.5 {1, 1}]}]
I think this is a bug you should report to Wolfram.
Daniel
Tim Brophy wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> In Mathematica 5.2 and earlier I could create a Notebook like:
>
> << Graphics`
> $FormatType = TraditionalForm;
> $TextStyle = {FontFamily -> "Times", FontSize -> 12};
> Strip = {Polygon[{{-0.1, 0, 1}, {
> 0.1, 0, 1}, {0.1, 0, 0} + s, {-0.1, 0, 0} + s}],
> Polygon[{{-0.1, 0, 0} + s, {-0.1,
> 0, -1}, {0.1, 0, -1}, {0.1, 0, 0} + s}]};
> Magnet = {Cuboid[{-1, -0.5, -0.1}, {-0.2, 0.5, 0.1}],
> Cuboid[{0.2, -0.5, -0.1}, {1, 0.5, 0.1}]}
> Wire = {Line[{{0, 0, -1}, {0, 0, -1.2}, {-1.4, 0, -1.2}, {-1.4,
> 0, -0.2}}], Line[{{-1.2, 0, -0.2}, {-1.7, 0, -0.2}}], \
> Line[{{-1.3, 0, 0}, {-1.6, 0, 0}}], Line[{{-1.4, 0, 0}, {-1.4, 0, 1},
> {-0.1,
> 0, 1}}]};
> circuit = Table[
> Show[Graphics3D[{Magnet,
> Strip, Wire}], Epilog -> {Text["N", {.402, .504}], Text["S",
> {.62, \
> .47}], Red, Arrow[{.53, .71}, {.53, .16}],
> Text["Current", {.7, 0.69 - .394t}]}, Boxed -> False,
> PlotRange -> {{-1.8, 1.5}, {-1,
> 1}, {-1.3, 1.3}}], {t, 0, 1, 0.05}];
> Export["Conductor.gif", circuit, ConversionOptions -> {"Loop" -> True}]
>
> to create animations as in http://web.me.com/timbrophy/physicsnow/currentm.html
>
> In versions 6 and 7 the Table command does not produce all the files I
> need for the animated gifs. How can I do the same?
>
> Manipulate is no good as I simply want gifs to demonstrate different
> aspects of Physics to my students.
>
> Tim Brophy
>