File Management

File Commands are separated into three categories:
1) File_Management
2) File_Open/Import
3) File_Save/Export

For more pipeline commands, please see the Pipeline Commands Reference page.

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File Management commands are "commands that act on files".

File_Management

Exit_Workspace

Exits Visual3D. This is useful when an external program launches Visual3D with a pipeline. When the pipeline is finished executing, Visual3D is closed.

Recalc

Recalculate the link model, event dependencies, and execute the RECALC Pipeline.

Select_Active_File

Many of the pipeline commands in Visual3D act on the active files only, and only active file is animated in the 3D viewer.

File_New

Clears the Workspace. Removes all models, motion trials, and the Global Workspace.

Assign_Tags_To_File

Files can be associated with other files opened in the Visual3D workspace by assigning a TAG to the file.

Combine_Tags

Use boolean logic to combine TAGS into a new TAG.

Remove_Tags

Removes the specified files from the TAG. Select ALL_FILES, a TAG, or a movement trial.

Copy_Point_Descriptions_To_Point_Labels

Motion Analysis Corporation exports C3D files that are consistent with an early version of the C3D file format. One of the restrictions in the early format was that POINT LABELS (e.g. names of the markers) were allowed to have only 4 characters. This command will cause Visual3D to copy the marker DESCRIPTION PARAMETER into the marker LABEL PARAMETER thus giving markers their long names.

Fix_MAC_Eva7_C3DFile

Visual3D does not act as a general C3D editor. Several commands, however, exist to edit specific parameters in the C3D file:

Modify_C3D_Subjects_Parameters

Modify the SUBJECT parameter group

Modify_Point_Rate

Modify the point and/or analog rate in the c3d file

Remove_Prefix_From_Point_Labels

Vicon Corporation's Workstation software provides an option to add a prefix to all of the marker labels. This causes Visual3D a big problem because Visual3D assumes that markers are named consistently between files, especially between the standing trial and the movement trials.

Upsample_Point_Data_To_Analog_Rate

Not Available In Visual3Dv5:

Modify_C3D_Trial_Parameters

Modify the TRIAL parameter group

Create_Text_Data

Create a signal containing Text instead of a number