User guide

Charnwood Dynamics Ltd. Coda cx1 User Guide – Reference IV-1
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CODAMOTION ANALYSIS: User Interface Reference
Main Frame
Toolbar
Button
Menu Command Description
CODA: Acquire data...
Acquire new data from the Coda cx1.
CODA: Define Marker Origin
Define the coordinate origin from a current marker position.
File: Open Data File...
Open a movement data file from disk.
File: Close
Closes the current movement data file.
File: Save
Save the current data to a disk file. If the data has just been acquired
and not yet saved, the Save As dialogue box will be displayed.
Edit: Cut
Deletes selected text from the Comments view and moves it to the
Windows clipboard.
Edit: Copy
Copies data to the Clipboard: Comment text, Variables, Graph data, or
the full data set (depending on the type of View currently selected).
Edit: Paste
Pastes text from the Clipboard into a Comments view.
File: Print
Prints the contents of the selected view to a printer.
Cursors: Step Backward
Step stick figure and left cursor one frame backward.
Cursors: Animate Reverse
Animate stick figures and left cursor backward.
Cursors: Stop Animation
Stop playback animation.
Cursors: Animate Forward
Animate stick figures and left cursor forward.
Cursors: Step Forward
Step stick figure and left cursor one frame forward.
CODA: Fast real-time (50-100Hz)
Fast real-time mode (50-100Hz).
Views: Switch Viewing Axis
Switch the viewing axis for the selected Stick-figure view.
Views: Zoom View in/out
Activate the zoom control for the selected Stick-figure view.
Views: Pan & Tilt View
Activate the pan-tilt control for the selected Stick-figure view.
Views: Reset View
Reset the scale of the selected Stick-figure view.
Views: Redraw all Views
Re-calculate and re-draw all Graph and Stick-figure views.
Cursors: Zoom Graphs to
Cursors/Zoom Graphs Out
Expand the time scale on all graphs to show data only for the time
period between the cursors. Restore all graphs to show the full data
range.