Creating a New Simulation State

You can take snapshots of the states of each object within a simulation; these snapshots are called simulation states. To use a state in a simulation, make it part of the active scenario.

Before you begin: This scenario assumes that you have already activated 3D Simulation.
  1. Click New Simulation State .

    A thumbnail image of the new state appears in the Simulation States panel, and the State Management panel and the BI Essentials Definition appears.

  2. For a state defined for a resource that owns a task (or defined for the parents of the resource), right-click the thumbnail, and select Link 3D State to Task. Then select a task.
    The state associated with the task is applied at the beginning of the task simulation.
  3. Modify the color and then save the state and turn off the command.
    The state reverts to what it was before the New Simulation State command being used.
    Note: Simulation states only store attributes of products and resources. They do not store attributes of 3D shapes.

 

See Also
Creating a Simulation State