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Basic operation

Before trying to understand the controls, you should understand what MandalScope does.

Next, select an image to work with. This can be done either by dragging a file into the Image window, or using the Open command from the File menu.

Then the fun can begin!

Control the number of sections.

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Use the slider, or stepper, or text box to determine the number of sections in the mandala. This can be from 3 to 50.


Start and stop the animation.

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Start or stop the animation at the press of a button.


Step through the animation frames.

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Use the controls to see any frame of the animation.


Vary the frame rate.

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Use the controls to vary the frame rate between 1 and 50 frames per second.