Toolbar

The Animation tab's toolbar provides the following tools and settings:

Button    

Visibility Mode button

Graphics view mode. Change current viewing mode which affects how data is displayed in the viewport below.

Click on the drop-down list to select "View All" or "View Selected" (based upon what is selected in Records (Left Hand) Panel).

Labels display button

Click this button to enable/hide labels.

Click on the drop-down list to open the Label Display Settings window, where you can set the visibility of labels, their colors, font, size, or flag “Hide labels for small or obscured blocks”.

Selection

Left click and drag.

Pan

Middle click and drag.

Rotate

Right click and drag.

Zoom

Scroll wheel.

Zoom to Extents

Zooms to show extents of data.

Grid

Places grid in Viewport. Only appears when in plan view.

Place Drone button

Places a drone into the Viewport which can be flown around.

  • <Q>, <E> keys: rotates drone;

  • <A>, <W>, <S>, <D> keys: moves drone;

  • <CTRL> key: lowers drone;

  • Space bar: raises drone.

Measure Distances button

Left click in Viewport to measure distances between items.

Capture Screenshot button

Takes a screen shot of the Viewport and places it in the Clipboard. Use <Ctrl+V> to paste. Select a resolution required.

Set Mining Direction arrow

Set the direct of block depletion in Animation.

  • To set the direction for one block - сlick on the block and drag arrow in the desired depletion direction.

  • To set the direction for multiple blocks - select desired blocks to apply direction, click on Set Mining Direction button and Enter Depletion Bearing.

Note: Changing the Mining Direction will not affect the order in which blocks or parcels are mined.

Annotations Click on the Pencil icon to open the Drawing Panel:
   

The Drawing Panel has its own toolbar and tools, as described below.

Drawing Panel Tools

Button    

Delete

Used to delete selected objects in the animation viewport or the selected annotation layer.

The Delete key can be used to delete selected objects, not the selected annotation layer.

Lock to Current Time

 

Use the Lock to Current Time button to have the drawing appear in the animation based on the current slider location.

Note: Selecting an annotation in the list and right clicking provides the same Lock option. You can also use the right-click menu to clear the time lock or jump to the animation time (if the annotation is time locked).

Select

Click the Select cursor icon to select annotation objects from the animation viewport.

Freehand

Freehand draw tool. Click and drag in the animation to draw a shape.

Line

Polyline drawing tool. Click for each point to add to the polyline. Press Enter to finish drawing.

Polygon

Polygon drawing tool. Click for each point to add to the polygon. Press Enter to close polygon.

Draw at default Z offset

Sets the annotation elevation to the highest point contacted by the annotation.

Snap to Solids

Snaps annotation points to the solid/surface.

Draw at Preset Z value

The annotation will be drawn at the Z value specified in the input box:

Annotation Width

 

Sets the default annotation width.

Note: Each annotation layer in the list can have its width adjusted as required.

Annotation Visibility

Used to control the annotation visibility. See video below.

Annotation Colour Used to control the annotation colour. See video below.

Animation Tab