Appearance Definitions Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to customize the default task types, or create new ones, as necessary. To access it, click the Appearance Definitions button on the Configure tab.

TimeLiner comes with a set of ten predefined appearance definitions that you can use to configure the task types. Appearances define a level of transparency and a color.

Name

Specifies the appearance definition name. Click on the name to change it as required.

Color

Specifies the appearance definition color. Click on the color to change it as required.

Transparency

Specifies the appearance definition transparency. Use the slider or enter a value to change the transparency as required.

Add

Click to add an appearance definition.

Delete

Click to delete the currently selected appearance definition.

Default Simulation Start Appearance

This drop-down box specifies a default appearance to apply to all objects in the model at the start of the simulation. The default is Hide, which is ideal for simulating most construction sequences.