Animation

Use the Animation panel to display an animation of selected activities in Vulcan.


Tutorial

Animation.


On the View tab, in the Vulcan group, click Animation to display the Animation panel.

Step increment

Select the increment of time for the animation.  You can select Hour, Day, Week, Month, or Year.

Rate

Enter the number of steps per frame for the animation.

Show completed / Show remaining

Select whether to animate activities that have been completed or activities that are still remaining.

Display Precedences

Use this option to hide or show the precedence arrow in Vulcan.

Date

The scheduling Start Date is displayed on the Animation control and in the upper left corner of the Vulcan screen. The date will advance as the animation advances.

Icons

Previous

Click the Previous icon to jump back to the previous step of the animation.

Stop

Click the Stop icon to stop the animation.

Play

Click the Play icon to play the animation.

Pause

Click the Pause icon to pause the animation.

Next

Click the Next icon to jump to the next step of the animation.

Last

Click the Last icon to jump to the last step of the animation.

Loop

Click the Loop icon to continue playing the animation on a loop.  When the animation reaches its end, it will return to the beginning and play again.