How to Create a Scenario

To create an animation showing how the distribution of visualized parameters changes from one results file to another in a series of results files, you need to specify a scenario defining which results files to include in the animation and which animation time interval belongs to each of the results files in the scenario:

  • You can use the Animation Wizard to define a scenario. You specify the first and the last time moments corresponded to the saved results files in a series and the distribution of the time intervals of individual results files animations on the animation timeline (see “Animation Wizard”).

  • Alternatively, you can create a scenario manually:

Procedure

  1. Right-click in the Results feature track at the desired time moment (start or end) within a time interval belonging to a scenario-based animation and select Insert Control Point.

    The new control point appears.

    See “Change the Animation Type” for information on how to select the scenario-based animation type.

  2. Drag the second control point to another desired time moment (end or start) and click in the Timeline area.

    The control bar is created.

  3. Right-click at the first control point on the control bar and select Properties.
  4. Click Browse.

    The Load Results from File dialog box appears.

  5. Select a results file and click Open.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Add control points within the created control bar to define time intervals for each file you want to include in the transient animation time by right-clicking on the control bar at the desired animation time moment and selecting Insert Control Point.

    Right-click on each added control point, select Properties, click Browse and select the results file for the control bar beginning at that control point.