Options
To set options, you can also double-click on the flight path layer in the Vizex Layer Display pane.
Time
Use the Time inputs to specify the velocity (slow - fast) to be used when running the flight path in Vizex.
Total
Specify the total duration of the flight path in seconds.
Mode
Specify how the duration of the flight path will be applied. The duration you have entered can be applied BETWEEN EACH VIEWPOINT or across the TOTAL FLIGHT PATH.
When you run the flight path, Vizex will move the current camera position between each viewpoint and interpolate between each viewpoint to give a smooth animation of the displayed object.
How smooth the animation is, can also be determined by the Spline Tension.
Spline Tension
You can control how closely the trajectory (
spline curve) of the flight path follows the path of the viewpoints defined in the flight path file.
- The higher the Spline Tension, the closer the trajectory of the fly-through will be to the original flight path data.
- The lower the Spline Tension, the looser or smoother the trajectory of the fly-through will be.
Display
The following options apply to the display of the Flight Path string and, if the Display Spline option is selected, the Spline curve.
Colour
Double click (F3) to select the colour which will be used to display the string.
Width
Select a (THIN, MEDIUM, THICK, or custom) line width from the drop-down list. An extensive selection of custom widths (in millimetres) are available for selection.
Type
Select a line type. A preview of each line type is shown in the drop-down list. A variety of solid, dotted, and dashed line styles are available for selection.
Forms
Click the Forms button to select and open a saved form set, or if a form set has been loaded, save the current form set.
OK
When you have set flight path options and optionally set point and segment label options, click OK to apply them to the current flight path.