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The Playback Controls
Use the standard VCR buttons to step and play forwards and backwards through the simulation:
Rewind will rewind the simulation back to the beginning.
Step Back
will step back a single step size. See “Simulation Settings Dialog Box” on page 395 for more
information.
Reverse Play
will play the simulation backwards.
Pause
will pause the simulation at the time you press it at. You can then look around and interrogate the
model, or step forwards and backwards through the simulation. To continue playing from where you paused,
just press Play again.
Stop
will stop the simulation playing and rewind back to the beginning.
Play
will play the simulation from the currently selected time.
Step Forwards will step forwards a single step size.
Forward
will fast forward the simulation to the end.
You can use the Simulation Position slider to quickly move forwards and backwards through the simulation.
Full left is at the beginning and full right is at the end.
The Date/Time box below the VCR buttons shows the point in time through the simulation. You can click on
the drop-down icon to the right of the date to display a calendar, from which you can select a date to 'jump' to.
The Settings Button
The Settings button opens the “Simulation Settings Dialog Box” on page 395 that enables you to define how the
schedule is simulated.
The Active Tasks
All Active Tasks are show in a multi-column table. You can move and resize table columns, if necessary.
You can view the current simulation time for each of the active tasks, and how close to completion they are
(Progress is displayed as a percentage). The Status of each active task is also displayed as an icon. For simulations
where Planned and Actual dates are available, the status provides a visual representation as to whether there is
any variance between the planned and actual dates. See “
The Status Icons” on page 385 for more information.
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