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Animation Canvas

The Animation Canvas provides a 3D visualisation of the schedule through the scheduling periods.

To open the Animation Canvas on the Dashboard, click Animation Canvas.

The Animation Canvas can display the development headings, production locations, fill locations, activities, and stockpiles. By default, the activities and stockpiles are not displayed in the Animation Canvas. You can use the Display menu to include the activities and stockpiles in the display.

Note: You can use the Display menu to change the display of data while the animation is running; you do not have to stop the animation to change the display settings.

To run the animation, click the 'play' button on the time line below the canvas or press the SPACE BAR.

If you want to start the animation in a particular period, click the period in the time line, or drag the slider to the position in the time line and click play. When you hover over the time line, or drag across the time line, a tooltip appears to identify the period.

You can also navigate between periods in the animation using the arrow keys. Left moves back one period, right moves forward one period, up returns to the start of the schedule, and down moves to the end of the schedule.

When you hover over an item in the Animation Canvas, a tooltip appears identifying the heading or location name, the period mined, and, for development headings, the length mined.

When the Animation Canvas is displayed, the button changes to a Save Animation button. If you click Save Animation, a file is saved that can be opened by the GEOVIA MineSched Interactive Viewer. Creating animation files allows you to share the animation of the schedule with others without requiring them to install GEOVIA MineSched.

GEOVIA MineSched Interactive Viewer is a separate application, which you can download and install from GEOVIAsupport.com.

Animation Canvas Display Options

Option Icon Description
Zoom to all

Displays all items in the canvas by rescaling the view.

The orientation of the view is not changed.
Zoom to target

Zooms in on the heading or location you select next.
2D grid

Displays the data in orthographic view, rotated to the nearest Cartesian plane, and a grid is drawn on the canvas.
Plan view

Orients the data so that the North-South axis runs top to bottom of the canvas and the East-West axis runs right to left of the canvas.
Section view

Orients the data so that the elevation runs top to bottom of the canvas and the East-West axis runs right to left of the canvas.
Long section view

Orients the data so that elevation runs top to bottom of the canvas and the North-South axis runs right to left of the canvas.
Isometric view

Displays the data in isometric view looking North-West.
Orthographic

Displays the data in orthographic view.

To draw a grid, data must be in orthographic view.

Note: In orthographic view, there is no compensation for distance from the camera position. Data that is farther away appears the same size as data that is closer.
Perspective

Displays the data in perspective view.

Note: In perspective view, the size of the data is modified to compensate for its distance from the camera position. That is, data that is farther away appears smaller than data that is closer, as if it was being viewed in a landscape by the eye.
Display menu

A range of options are available in this list to allow you to display only certain aspects of the data.

Display menu options

Option Description
Development

The method by which you want to display the development headings.

Note: This option is not displayed for Surface scenarios.

  • Individual: Only the headings that were mined in the period are displayed.
  • Add: Displays the development headings in the animation as they are mined.
  • Remove: Displays all development headings at the start of the animation and removes each heading when mining is complete in the heading.
  • None: Does not display any development mining.
Production

The method by which you want to display the production locations.

  • Individual: Only the locations that were mined in the period are displayed.
  • Add: Displays the production locations in the animation as they are mined.
  • Remove: Displays all production headings at the start of the animation and removes each heading when mining is complete in the heading.
  • None: Does not display any production mining.
Colour by

The method by which the animation is coloured.

  • Period: The colours change for each period in the animation. When you select Period, a colour legend is displayed in the time line below the canvas.
  • Location: The colours change for each location in the animation. The colours of the locations are defined in the Setup Schedule > Locations tab.
Activities
  • Selected on: Activities are displayed in the canvas. The presentation of the activities is controlled by the settings in the Publish Results > Animations tab.

    • Tip: If you make changes to the animation settings in the Animations tab, to see the changes, in the Create Schedule tab, click in the Animation Canvas and press F5.

  • Selected off: Activities are not displayed in the canvas.
Stockpiles
  • Selected on: Stockpiles are displayed in the canvas. The presentation of the stockpiles is controlled by the settings in the Publish Results > Animations tab.

    • Tip: If you make changes to the animation settings in the Animations tab, to see the changes, in the Create Schedule tab, click in the Animation Canvas and press F5.

  • Selected off: Stockpiles are not displayed in the canvas.
Layers

Allows you to choose to display surfaces and solids in additional layers in the canvas.

You display surfaces and solids in additional layers to assist you to spatially reference your headings and locations.

When you select this option, the Layers form apprears, in which you activate layers and select the style, colour, and transparency of the objects in the layers.

Note: You can also add layers by dragging them onto the canvas from Windows Explorer or the GEOVIA Surpac Navigator.

Fields on the Layers form

Field Description
Active
  • Selected: The layer is visible in the canvas.
  • Cleared: The layer is not visible in the canvas.
Name Display only. The name of the layer, which is the name of the file that is displayed in the layer.
Style

The display style of the objects in the layer.

  • Solid: The objects are displayed as one consistent colour, as set in the Colour field.
  • Gradient: The colour of the objects changes between two defined colours as their elevation increases. At the lowest point, the objects are the Lower Colour. At the highest point, the objects are the Colour.
Colour

The colour of the object.

If you selected Solid for the Style the entire object is displayed with this colour.

If you selected Gradient for the Style, the Colour is the colour of the highest elevation of the objects.
Lower Colour The colour for the lowest elevation of the objects. This colour is used only if you selected Gradient for the Style.
Transparency

The transparency of the object.

The leftmost position equates to zero transparency, where the objects are opaque. The rightmost position equates to 100 percent transparency, where you are unable to see the objects because they are transparent.

Notes:

  • The feedback in the canvas is instant. To determine the level of transparency you want to use, you can view the result in the canvas as you move the slider.
  • It is recommended that you keep the transparency at the default setting of 0 to maximise performance. Increasing the transparency of layers can significantly decrease performance.

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