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SelectionAnimate[notebook]

animates graphics in the current selection in a notebook.

SelectionAnimate[notebook,t]

animates graphics for t seconds.

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Examples  
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SelectionAnimate

As of Version 6.0, SelectionAnimate has been succeeded by ListAnimate.

SelectionAnimate[notebook]

animates graphics in the current selection in a notebook.

SelectionAnimate[notebook,t]

animates graphics for t seconds.

Details and Options

  • The first argument of SelectionAnimate is a NotebookObject.
  • The current selection for SelectionAnimate will typically be a cell group.
  • SelectionAnimate stops the animation as soon as you do any interactive operation in the front end, such as pressing a key or clicking the mouse.
  • The timing in SelectionAnimate does not count setup or initial rendering of frames.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Create a series of graphics and animate them:

Wolfram Language code: nb = CreateDocument[Table[ExpressionCell[Plot3D[Sin[Sqrt[x ^ 2 + y ^ 2] + t], {x, -8, 8}, {y, -8, 8}, BoxRatios -> Automatic, Ticks -> None], "Output", AnimationDisplayTime -> .5, CellTags -> "animate"], {t, π / 8, 2π, π / 8}]];
Wolfram Language code: NotebookLocate[{nb, "animate"}];SelectionAnimate[nb, 8]
Wolfram Research (1996), SelectionAnimate, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SelectionAnimate.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), SelectionAnimate, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SelectionAnimate.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "SelectionAnimate." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SelectionAnimate.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). SelectionAnimate. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SelectionAnimate.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_selectionanimate, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SelectionAnimate}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SelectionAnimate.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_selectionanimate, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SelectionAnimate}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SelectionAnimate.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}