To add a Record .AVI event:

1. Right-click on the relevant AVI track at the time recording is to start and select Add a Record .AVI event…
   • The Record AVI dialog is displayed.
2. If required, enter a name in the Event Name box.
3. To allow this event to run in the next play or record session, tick the box labelled Enable this Event.
4. To record a map as part of the video file, select one from the drop-list labelled Record this Map (or leave as Entity Position Only if a map recording in not required).
5. Select a Camera view: either Active Camera or Whole Model.
   • The “active” Camera is the most recent Camera event on the AVI track before, or at, the current simulation time.
   • If there is no such Camera event, the active Camera is the default Whole Model Camera.
6. Click Apply or OK to save the event.

If the event overlaps other events, an error message is displayed. See Overlapping Events .

To change the start and end times of a Record .AVI event:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Position the cursor over the start or end of the event to change. The cursor changes to a left or right bracket with arrows: and
     • Click and drag the cursor in the direction of the arrow (left or right) until the required time is reached along the Time-track.
     • Release the cursor to place the new start or end time of the ranged event.
     • Or, right-click on the relevant event and select Set event time.
       • The Set Event Time dialog is displayed.
         
     • To change the start time of the event, tick “Set the start of the event…” and select one of these options:
       • …to the start of the timeline
       • …to this time (and enter a time).
     • To change the end time of the event, tick “Set the end of the event…” and select one of these options:
       • …to the end of the timeline.
       • …to this time (and enter a time).
2. Click OK to set the time.

To add a full-length Record .AVI event:

1. Right-click on the relevant track and select Add a full-length Record .AVI event.
   • The Record AVI dialog is displayed.
2. If required, enter a name in the Event name box.
3. To run this event in the next recording session, tick the box labelled Enable this Event.
4. To record a map as part of the video (*.avi) file, select one from the drop-down list labelled Record this Map (or leave as Entity Position Only if a map isn’t required).
5. Select a camera perspective: either Active Camera or Whole Model.
   • The “active” Camera is the most recent Camera event on the AVI track before, or at, the current simulation time.
   • If there is no such Camera event, the active Camera is the default Whole Model Camera.
6. Click Apply or OK to save the event.

If the event overlaps other events, an error message is displayed. See Overlapping Events.

You can add one or more Active Cameras at any point along the Record .AVI track. These will alter the views of the recorded .avi as the Timeline passes over them. Follow the procedure in "Setting an active camera" in Screen Camera Track Events.

See Setting Track properties for Record .AVI and .RES tracks for full details.