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h3 class="borderBottom">HTML5 Canvas 2-D Animations - Vernier Caliper

You will learn in this tutorial:

  • How to make a Vernier Scale against a main millimetre scale.
  • How to slide the the Vernier Scale against the main scale to measure small movements.
  • How to display the readings in sync with the movement of the Vernier Scale.

The animation is fully interactive: it uses the data from HTML5 range input element, as you move the slider along it. The measurements are highly accurate.

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Please move the slider and study the readings.

If you want to learn how the calculations are made, please click here.

The Code for the animation is as follows:

<script>
{
var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var a = 0, b;
function ver(a) {
a = eval(document.getElementById('ran').value);
context.clearRect(0, 0, 500, 400);
//main scale
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(15, 100);
context.lineTo(450, 100);
context.lineTo(450, 150);
context.lineTo(50, 150);
context.lineTo(50, 200);
context.lineTo(40, 190);
context.lineTo(15, 160);
context.lineTo(15, 100);
context.closePath();
context.lineWidth = 2;
context.fillStyle = 'grey';
context.fill();
// main scale - numerals
context.font = 'bold 10pt Calibri';
context.fillStyle = 'black';
context.fillText(0, 48, 125);
context.fillText(1, 148, 125);
context.fillText(2, 248, 125);
context.fillText(3, 348, 125);
context.fillText('cm', 428, 125);
// main scale - big ticks
for (var i = 50; i < 450; i = i + 100) {
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(i, 130);
context.lineTo(i, 150);
context.strokeStyle = 'white';
context.stroke();
}
// main scale - small ticks
for (var i = 50; i < 450; i = i + 10) {
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(i, 140);
context.lineTo(i, 150);
context.strokeStyle = 'white';
context.stroke();
}
//vernier scale
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(50 + a, 150);
context.lineTo(150 + a, 150);
context.lineTo(150 + a, 200);
context.lineTo(50 + a, 200);
context.lineTo(50 + a, 150);
context.fillStyle = 'lightgrey'; context.fill();
// ticks
for (var i = 50; i <= 140; i = i + 9) {
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(i + a, 150);
context.lineTo(i + a, 170);
context.strokeStyle = 'black';
context.stroke();
context.closePath();
// numerals
context.font = 'bold 8pt Calibri';
context.fillStyle = 'black';
context.fillText(0, 52 + a, 180);
context.fillText(5, 95 + a, 180);
context.fillText(10, 135 + a, 180);
}
//spring
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(50, 165);
context.lineTo(50 + a, 165 + 2 * Math.sin(a));
context.lineWidth = 3;
context.strokeStyle = 'red';
context.stroke();
context.closePath();
// readings
context.font = '10pt Calibri';
context.fillStyle = 'blue';
context.fillText(a / 10 + ' mm', 50 + a / 2, 220);
}
window.onload = ver();
</script>

 

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