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SEQUENCE EXAMPLE

A sequence plays a number of moves consecutively. This sequence consists of three moves, the equations are identical except that one is Cartesian, one is Spherical, and one is Cylindrical. The sequence will look like stretching out a spring.

1. CHOOSE THE WORLD
   1. In the Environment menu, choose Change World.
   2. Choose Big Cube from the list and click OK. The sequence will not draw a trail if it is too big for the world. This sequence only fits in the Big Cube World.
2. CREATE THE MATH MOVES
   1. Create the Cartesian Move.
   1. Click the Reset View button .
   2. Click on the Move tab.
   3. Do not load a move; we are creating a new move.
   4. Enter From t = 0 to 4*Pi.
   5. Select Cartesian.
   6. Enter x(t) = 1.
   7. Enter y(t) = 3t.
   8. Enter z(t) = .3t.
   9. Click Save, save the move as Cartesian3T (the move is automatically saved in your Private folder in the Gallery).

   
   
   

   2. Create the Spherical Move.
   1. Select Spherical (x(t) changes to r(t), y(t) changes to theta(t), and z(t) changes to phi(t)).
   2. Leave all other entries the same.
   3. Click Save, save the move as Spherical3T.

   
   
   

   3. Create the Cylindrical Move.
   1. Select Cylindrical (phi(t) changes back to z(t)).
   2. Leave all other entries the same.
   3. Click Save, save the move as Cylindrical3T.

   
   
   

3. CREATE THE SEQUENCE
   1. Click the Sequence tab.
   2. From the Select Trail dropdown select the Private folder.
   3. Select Cartesian3T.
   4. Click Add.
   5. Select Cylindrical3T.
   6. Click Add.
   7. Select Spherical3T.
   8. Click Add.
4. PLAY THE SEQUENCE
   1. Position your fish so you are looking at the center of the world. See Navigation for help.
   2. Now click Play and watch!