what is in AnimationController.js

If you're reading the PDF file of the "Controlling Animation" tutorial then the scripts are attached to the PDF - click the paperclip in the bottom right corner of your screen, save the two files, and remove the ".txt" extension to turn them back into scripts.

Thank you so much...I can't believe it was that simple....but I just never looked there.

Well, i found the script and attached it to the the 3D model, but it is still not working.

In the debugger, I get a:

getField("AnimationSections") has no properties
13:Document-Level:AnimationControl

message. my 'entire Javascript' is below.

Any help would be most appreciated. BTW, I am running acrobat 8 3d.

David

//-------------------------------------------------------------
//-----------------Do not edit the XML tags--------------------
//-------------------------------------------------------------

//
//AnimationControl
//
/*********** belongs to: Document-Level:AnimationControl ***********/
var AnimationSections = [[0,2],[2,4],[4,5]];
var SectionCount = AnimationSections.length;
function Context()
{
return getAnnots3D(0)[0].context3D;
}
function Stop()
{
Context().MyAnimation.pause();
}
function GetSelectedSectionIndex()
{
return getField("AnimationSections").currentValueIndices;
}
function SetSelectedSectionIndex(value)
{
value = Math.min(SectionCount-1, value);
getField("AnimationSections").currentValueIndices = value;
}
function SetPlayRange(playall)
{
if(playall)
{
Context().MyAnimation.setPlayRange(AnimationSections[0][0], AnimationSections[SectionCount-1][1]);
}
else
{
var section = AnimationSections[GetSelectedSectionIndex()];
Context().MyAnimation.setPlayRange(section[0], section[1]);
}
}
function PlaySelected(DontPlay)
{
SetPlayRange();
Context().MyAnimation.reset();
if(!DontPlay)
Context().MyAnimation.play();
}
function PlayAll(DontPlay)
{
SetPlayRange(true);
SetSelectedSectionIndex(0);
Context().MyAnimation.reset();
if(!DontPlay)
Context().MyAnimation.play();
}
function PlayNext(DontPlay)
{
SetPlayRange();
Context().MyAnimation.reset();
if(!DontPlay)
Context().MyAnimation.play();
SetSelectedSectionIndex(GetSelectedSectionIndex() + 1);
}

//
////
//PlayAll:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1
//
/*********** belongs to: AcroForm:PlayAll:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1 ***********/
PlayAll();
//
////
//PlayNext:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1
//
/*********** belongs to: AcroForm:PlayNext:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1 ***********/
PlayNext();
//
////
//PlaySelection:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1
//
/*********** belongs to: AcroForm:PlaySelection:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1 ***********/
PlaySelected();
//
////
//RewindAll:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1
//
/*********** belongs to: AcroForm:RewindAll:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1 ***********/
PlayAll(true);
//
////
//RewindLast:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1
//
/*********** belongs to: AcroForm:RewindLast:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1 ***********/
PlaySelected(true);
//
////
//Stop:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1
//
/*********** belongs to: AcroForm:Stop:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1 ***********/
Stop();
//
//

The document level script attached to the PDF is a copy of the script used in the example. As that example uses a form field on the page to select the step within the animation to play, the script is referring to it. If you try to use the script as-is in another PDF it'll fall over as there's no form field.

AnimationController.js - the file you attach to the 3D scene - is a generic set of functions which don't need editing. The doc-level script *must* be rewritten to reflect your specific PDF and how your user is controlling the features (buttons, links, page open events, whatever).

HI UVSAR,

thanks for replying in my topic too, i am facing the same problem, actually i have no programme knowledge
but i need to do it with in this week end, i have created a 3d pump model in 3ds max and animated it in Deep exploration 6.0 and exported as a *.*U3D file and now i need to control the animation using the buttons.
but as Drosenbe said that animation controller is not working. can you please help in getting through my problem.

thanks in advance

R.M.Kumaran

If you have no scripting experience then I'd suggest using Deep Exploration to do it for you - with DE you can create animations visually using the timeline and keyframing, and export directly to a 3D PDF file with all the scripting embedded for you. DE comes with a collection of samples (in My Documents/My 3D Models) that demonstrate what it can do.

I would agree with the previous poster. If you do not have programming experience, this stuff is not that apparent. I found another example pdf that has scripts that works, but it is still flaky. contact me via the board if you want the file.

David

Hi people,

thanks for your reply, i think i failed to communicate what i want, i already has the model and i animated it in deep exploration i need and all java script that is to show my animation part by part in acrobat pro by clicking the buttons.

thanks

Hi people,

thanks for your reply, i think i failed to communicate what i want, i already has the model and i animated it in deep exploration i need and all java script that is to show my animation part by part in acrobat pro by clicking the buttons.

and Drosenbe this is my mail ID can you please mail me that file kumaran [dot] viscom [at] gmail [dot] comthanks