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Setting the time state

There are several ways that you can set the time state for an animation. You can use the VCR controls to play animations or step through them one state at a time. You can also use the Time slider to access a specific animation time state. To set the animation time state using the Time slider, click on the time slider and drag horizontally to a new time state. The time state to which you drag it will be displayed in the Cycle/Time text field as you drag the time slider so you will know when to let go of the Time slider. Once you release the mouse button at a new time state, VisIt will calculate the visualized plots using the data at the specified time state.

If you prefer more precise control over the time state, you can type a cycle or time into the Cycle/Time text field to make VisIt jump to the closest cycle or time for the active database. You can also highlight a new time state for the active database in the Selected files list and then click the Replace button to make VisIt change the time state for the visualization.