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Interactive GUI: Animated conic section through five points

12 Nov 2006 (Updated 13 Nov 2006)

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Drag each of five data points in the GUI window to animate a conic section (Symbolic Math Toolbox).

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Description	(1) Use the mouse to click and drag the red data points within the dotted gray box, and observe the changes in the conic section in real time. (2) This function requires the symbolic math toolbox and is tested using Matlab version 7.1 (R14) service pack 3. (3) This function illustrates some techniques in GUI manipulation, computation of a conic-sections using the general determinant expression, and the "ezplot" function. Nevertheless, the code is developmental and hasn't been polished or heavily commented. (4) "ezplot" is a really handy function, but it was not designed for speed. Using it repeatedly for animation slows things down enough for older machines to exhibit some lag in the animation. (5) Parabolas require exact point placement. It is highly unlikely that you will get a parabola after the initial startup. (6) Tested but no warranty; use at your own risk. (7) Michael Kleder, November 2006
Required Products	Symbolic Math Toolbox
MATLAB release	MATLAB 7.1.0 (R14SP3)

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Comments and Ratings (3)
29 Nov 2006	wael ghobashy
08 May 2007	Djexplo none	A good start for your own drag/move markers script.
26 Feb 2008	afsda fsdfdsf

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Tag Activity for this File
Tag	Applied By	Date/Time
data exploration	Michael Kleder	22 Oct 2008 08:48:55
interactive gui	Michael Kleder	22 Oct 2008 08:48:55
animated	Michael Kleder	22 Oct 2008 08:48:55
symbolic math toolbox	Michael Kleder	22 Oct 2008 08:48:55
points	Michael Kleder	22 Oct 2008 08:48:55
conic	Michael Kleder	22 Oct 2008 08:48:55
animation	Cristina McIntire	07 Nov 2008 12:54:39

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