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■ Early Appearance - how the items will look if the task is started before the planned time, for example
Transparent Yellow.
■ Late Appearance - how the items will look if the task is started after the planned time, for example
Transparent Red.
■ Simulation Start Appearance - how the items should be displayed at the start of a simulation.
NOTE As a minimum, you need to define the Simulation Start Appearance; this assigns a unique start appearance
to your task type. If you do not configure this field, the start appearance set in Default Simulation Start Appearance
will be used instead.
To delete a task type definition
1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Tools ➤ TimeLiner.
2 Click the Configure tab, right-click the task type definition, and click Delete on the shortcut menu.
To add an appearance definition
1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Tools ➤ TimeLiner.
2 Click the Configure tab, right-click in the Appearance Definition area, and click Add on the shortcut menu.
3 A new appearance definition is added to the bottom of the list; it will be highlighted, enabling you to enter
a new name for it.
4 In the Transparency % field, use the Up and Down controls to set the transparency level, between 0% and
100% (where 0% is opaque and 100% is fully transparent).
5 In the Color field, click on the color to open the color selector. From here, either select one of the basic
colors available, or click Define Custom Colors to define your own color choice.
To delete an appearance definition
1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Tools ➤ TimeLiner.
2 Click the Configure tab, right-click the appearance definition, and click Delete on the shortcut menu.
To change the default simulation start appearance
1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Tools ➤ TimeLiner, and click the Configure tab.
2 In the Default Simulation Start Appearance drop-down list, select the appearance option, which you want
to use to start your simulations.
Export
You can export a static image at any time during a simulation by using one of the standard Autodesk Navisworks
image exports, whilst the Simulation tab is active. See “
Export an Image” on page 266 for more information.
You also have an option to export an animation of an entire TimeLiner simulation. See “
Export an Animation”
on page 267 for more information.
Add Animation
In this section, you will learn how to add animation to the TimeLiner schedules.
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