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Chapter 41. Configure
The Configure Tab allows you to define task types, appearances and an overall start appearance for the
simulation.
41.1. The Configure Tab
The configure tab allows you to define Task Types, Appearance Definitions and an Overall Start
Appearance for the simulation.
Each Task has a Task Type associated with it, which specifies how the items attached to the task are
treated (and displayed) at the start and end of the task during simulation. The available options are:
• None. Choose this if you wish for nothing to happen to the items attached to the task.
• Hide. Choose this if you wish the items attached to the task to be hidden.
• Model Appearance. Choose this if you wish the items attached to the task to be displayed as they are
defined in the model. This may be the original CAD colors or, if you have applied color and
transparency overrides in Roamer or materials in Presenter, then these will be displayed.
• Appearance Definitions. Choose from the list of Appearance Definitions, including ten predefined
appearances and any custom appearances you have added. See Appearance Definitions for more
information.
TimeLiner comes with three predefined Task Types to help get you started. These are: Demolish
(highlight the object in red at the start of the task and hide at the end); Temporary (highlight the object in
yellow at the start of the task and hide at the end); Construct (highlight object in green at the start of the
task and reset to Model Appearance at the end). You are free to add you own task types or even delete
the predefined ones, as you wish.
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