Invoke Heliodon Solar Animation dialog

[Benson Shaw]

For live presentation, eg to show shadows from different views, it would be great to adjust the view, then call up the Solar Animation dialog without intervening steps. A key command? Or have access to view navigation (esp flyover) while the Solar Animation dialog is open.

 

Is there a way to directly invoke the dialog for Solar Animation without a bunch of steps to select the Heliodon and press the OIP Solar Animation Button?

 

My Heliodon is in its own layer (but I guess I could do this differently)

 

I know 2 ways to invoke the Solar Animation feature, but both require multiple steps and dialogs:

 

1.

•Set view as desired

•Visualization Palette/Lights pane

•Right Click Heliodon item

•Click Edit

•Click Force Select (layer changes to Heliodon, OIP shows Heliodon is selected)

•Wait for Vis Palette to minimize (Otherwise it stays open until Solar Animation dialog is closed)

•Click OIP Solar Animation button

•Dialog opens - It's BIG on a laptop.

•Adjust things as nec.

Have to close the dialog & start over if need to change view.

 

2.

•Set view as desired

•Switch to Heliodon layer

•Select All (CmdA) to select the Heliodon

•OIP click the Solar Animation button

•Dialog opens - It's BIG on a laptop.

•Adjust things as nec.

Have to close the dialog & start over if need to change view.

 

-B

[AlanW]

Save each as movie and play them as needed

[Benson Shaw]

Thanks Allen

That is an ok method, but too static for now. interactive with (small) audience is my goal. Show/hide classes or layers, zoom/fly on demand etc then run the shadows. Working with saved views or direct layer changes I can at least activate the heliodon layer and if I leave the heliodon selected, it’s only one click into the animation dialog. It’s a bit awkward but people love it.

 

-B