Toolbar
The Animation tab's toolbar provides the following tools and settings:
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Visibility Mode button |
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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). |
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Labels display button |
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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”. |
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Selection |
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Left click and drag. |
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Pan |
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Middle click and drag. |
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Rotate |
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Right click and drag. |
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Zoom |
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Scroll wheel. |
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Zoom to Extents |
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Zooms to show extents of data. |
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Grid |
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Places grid in Viewport. Only appears when in plan view. |
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Place Drone button |
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Places a drone into the Viewport which can be flown around.
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Measure Distances button |
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Left click in Viewport to measure distances between items. |
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Capture Screenshot button |
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Takes a screen shot of the Viewport and places it in the Clipboard. Use <Ctrl+V> to paste. Select a resolution required.
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Set Mining Direction arrow |
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Set the direct of block depletion in Animation.
Note: Changing the Mining Direction will not affect the order in which blocks or parcels are mined. |
| Annotations |
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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
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Delete |
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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. |
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Lock to Current Time |
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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).
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Select |
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Click the Select cursor icon to select annotation objects from the animation viewport. |
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Freehand |
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Freehand draw tool. Click and drag in the animation to draw a shape. |
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Line |
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Polyline drawing tool. Click for each point to add to the polyline. Press Enter to finish drawing. |
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Polygon |
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Polygon drawing tool. Click for each point to add to the polygon. Press Enter to close polygon. |
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Draw at default Z offset |
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Sets the annotation elevation to the highest point contacted by the annotation. |
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Snap to Solids |
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Snaps annotation points to the solid/surface. |
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Draw at Preset Z value |
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The annotation will be drawn at the Z value specified in the input box:
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Annotation Width |
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Sets the default annotation width.
Note: Each annotation layer in the list can have its width adjusted as required. |
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Annotation Visibility |
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Used to control the annotation visibility. See video below. |
| Annotation Colour |
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Used to control the annotation colour. See video below. |