Animation

Press this toolbar button to access the Animation editor.

If the scenario contains more that one boat position, you can animate the boats and produce a dynamic presentation or a video of the situation. Introduce wind oscillation, move the race committee boat or add different flags or texts at different stages of the situation.

Access the Animation editor by pressing the key A.

Controls

speed slider

Select how fast do you want your animation to play. Speed 4 is our favorite. Select a speed by pressing a number between 1 and 6.

animation position slider

It is an animation progress bar. Slide it to the desired position or become an Animation DJ and make the animatio all jerky.

stop the animation and return to the beginning

What it says. Also reacts to the key S.

move a step back

Fast move between step, single step backwards. Left cursor key.

play/pause

Run or pause the animation. Key shortcut is Space.

animate to the next step

Continue with the animation but stop at the next step. Up cursor key.

move a step forward

Fast move between step, single step forward. Right cursor key.

loop animation

When the animation reaches the end, it pauses briefly, then restarts autimatically.