Tag Archives: animation

Draw “marching ants” dashed lines in C#

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Rod Stephens

The example Draw dashed lines that are visible on any background in C# shows how to draw lines that are visible above any backgrounds. If the background is very cluttered, however, it may still be somewhat hard to see the … Continue reading →

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Make a cannon game in C#

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Rod Stephens

This simple cannon game randomly positions a target house. Then when you click the Shoot button, it gets angle and speed information for the cannon and enables a timer. To keep the graphics and timing simple, the program uses a … Continue reading →

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Animate images in C#

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example shows how to animate images by loading them at run time and then playing them one at a time. To make finding the images easier, I added them to the project. (Open the Project menu, select Add Existing … Continue reading →

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Draw gears in C#

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example uses the following DrawGear method to draw gears. // Draw a gear. private void DrawGear(Graphics gr, Brush axle_brush, Brush gear_brush, Pen gear_pen, PointF center, float radius, float tooth_length, int num_teeth, float axle_radius, bool start_with_tooth) { float dtheta = … Continue reading →

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Draw an analog clock in C#

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example demonstrates several useful techniques including: Context menus Restricting a form to a region to give it a shape. Moving a form with no title bar Double buffering Drawing with transformations Drawing an analog clock When you right-click the … Continue reading →

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Animate a piston driving a wheel in C#

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example draws a piston that powers a rotating wheel. The program uses a timer to move the piston. The following code shows the timer’s Tick event handler. // Move the piston. private void tmrMovePiston_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) { X … Continue reading →

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Animate two rods connected to a wheel in C#

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example draws two rods and a wheel. One rod is connected to the other and to a wheel. The second rod is connected to the first and is anchored in the middle. (I made this project because I wanted … Continue reading →

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Make animated labels in C#

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example shows how to make animated labels that slowly move into position to make an interesting “movie credit” effect. Note that the example’s result is better than the result giving by the GIF on the right. The GIF is … Continue reading →

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Draw animated text in C#

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Rod Stephens

Note that the result in the executable is better than the result giving by the GIF on the right. The GIF is a bit jerky because it uses only 20 frames instead of the 200 used by the program. This … Continue reading →

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Animate the Tower of Hanoi problem in C#

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Rod Stephens

This example is similar to the example Recursively solve the Tower of Hanoi problem in C# except it uses animation to show how the disks move from one peg to another. The following AnimateMovement method moves a disk in a … Continue reading →