ConstructSim Planner CONNECT Edition Update 5 Help

Animation Producer Dialog, Schedule Section

Contains controls that let you create and modify tasks for a schedule simulation. Displays when View > Schedule is chosen in the Animation Producer dialog.

Components of the Schedule graph are as follows:

  • The graph displays each task from its start to its end times.
  • Parent tasks display in black.
  • Each row on the time line correlates to a row in the tree view.
  • Header rows for the tree display with a cyan background in the schedule.

You can edit the graph by clicking and dragging the task entries along the timeline.



SettingDescription
Animation Tree View Displays a list of the project and tasks associated with a schedule.
Schedule Panel List Box This expandable/collapsible section displays tasks filtered by the Animation list box selection and the filter row. The show/hide icon to the left of the Schedule Panel title expands/collapses the list box. Columns in the list box may be resized and displayed or hidden as required. To display/hide a column, right-click in the column heading row and check/uncheck the required column.

To view all available property columns, choose List at the bottom of the right-click menu. The Show/Hide Tools dialog opens. Turn on any property columns you want to display in the Schedule Panel.



The top row in the list box is a filter row. You can filter tasks by name, unique ID, start/end times of tasks, etc. You can clear the filter row by typing the key-in ANIMATOR SCHEDULE CLEARFILTER.

You can select multiple tasks and change a common property on all these tasks simultaneously. Properties that can be changed in this manner are Start Color, Finish Color, Start Transparency, Finish Transparency and [Activity] Type.

The most common task property columns displayed are as follows. You can change the property value unless otherwise noted.

  • Task Name — name of the task
  • Task Type — Constructive, Destructive, Temporary or Permanent.
  • Start — start time of the task.
  • Finish — finish time of the task.
  • Start Color — color of element at start time. To change the color, click in the field to open the Active Color dialog.
  • Finish Color — color of element at finish time.
  • Unique ID — unique ID number assigned by external software; cannot be changed.
  • Status — indicates whether geometry is attached to a task.
  • Description — descriptions of a task; you can add additional details about the task.
  • Text1, Text2, Text3, Text4 — user-defined text.
  • Early Start — earliest time a task can be started.
  • Late Start — latest time a task can be started.
  • Actual Start — actual start time of the task.
  • Start1, Start2, Start3 — user-defined start times.
  • Early Finish — earliest time a task can be finished.
  • Late Finish — latest time a task can be finished.
  • Actual Finish — actual finish time of the task.
  • Finish1, Finish2, Finish3 — user-defined finish times.
  • Animation ID — unique ID number automatically assigned; cannot be changed.
  • # Subtasks — number of subtasks in the parent task.
  • Outline ID — automatically-generated unique ID number of a task based on the hierarchy of tasks (the parent-child relationship between tasks). For example, a task having an Outline ID of 1.1.1 is a subtask of a task with an Outline ID of 1.1.
  • Level — level of the task in the task hierarchy. For example, the level of a task having an Outline ID of 1.1.1 is 3 while its parent task (Outline ID of 1.1) is level 2.
  • ID of Parent Task — unique ID number of the parent task.
  • Start Transparency — transparency of element at start time.
  • Finish Transparency — transparency of element at finish time.
  • Playback Rate — playback rate of a task during animation playback Overrides the default animation playback rate set in the Preview tool or in the Animation Settings dialog.
ANIMATOR SCHEDULE CLEARFILTER
Right-Click Menu When you right-click a task in the Schedule Panel, a context-sensitive menu displays the available options for the selected task. These can include the following:
  • New — Creates a new task in the schedule. A New Task field is added to the tree pane and the Schedule Panel.
  • Attach Task — Opens the Attach Task dialog, which is used to attach a task to the selected task and create a hierarchy of tasks.
  • Detach Task — Detaches the selected subtask from its parent task. This item is disabled if there is no parent task.
  • Attach Script — Opens the Attach Script dialog, which is used to attach a script to the selected task. The script controls the movement of the elements to produce a simulation of the tasks.
  • Reset Filter — Resets the filter row in the Schedule Panel.
  • Delete — Deletes the selected task.
  • Rename — Lets you rename the selected task.
  • Change Task Appearance — Opens the Change Task Appearance dialog, which is used to change the color and transparency of the task at start time and end time.
File > Schedule > Import Opens the Import Schedule dialog, which is used to import a schedule file.
ANIMATOR SCHEDULE IMPORT <IMPORTOPTION><FILENAME>
File > Schedule > Update Updates the tasks in the schedule to match any changes made in the external schedule created in, for example, Microsoft Project or Primavera.
ANIMATOR SCHEDULE UPDATE
File > Schedule > Export Opens the Export Schedule dialog, which is used to export a schedule file.
ANIMATOR SCHEDULE EXPORT <EXPORTOPTION><FILENAME>
File > Schedule > Delete Deletes a schedule.
ANIMATOR SCHEDULE DELETE
File > Schedule > Compare Schedules Opens the Compare Animations tool, which allows you to compare two identical schedules by the type of start and finish times selected in the Schedule Simulation section of the Animation Settings dialog (Animation Producer dialog's Settings > General).


ANIMATOR SCHEDULE COMPAREANIMATIONS
Parent topic: Animation Producer Dialog