Simulator Controls
Description
The Simulator viewport features the following playback, graphic, and processing controls:
First Keyframe
Previous Keyframe
Play/Pause
Next Keyframe
Last Keyframe
Rendering Lines
Rendering Colors On/Off
Orthographic View On/Off
Simulate All Packets
Line Highlighting
NOTE: Disabling simulate all packets and line highlighting improves simulation speed, especially for more complex simulations.
First Keyframe
The return to first keyframe command jumps to the beginning of the simulation.
Previous Keyframe
The return to previous keyframe button jumps to the keyframe before the current step in the simulation. Keyframes are keyed to the last position of a given command.
Play
Pressing play begins the animation from the current position of the playhead. When a simulation is animating, the play button is replaced with the pause button.
Pause
Selecting pause will stop the animation at the playhead’s current position in the timeseries. When a simulation is paused, the pause button is replaced with the play button.
Next Keyframe
The skip to next keyframe button jumps to the keyframe after the current step in the simulation. Keyframes are keyed to the last position of a given command.
Last Keyframe
The skip to last keyframe command jumps to the end of the simulation.
Rendering Lines
Toggles outlines around edges on and off. Lines are on by default.
Rendering Colors On
Renders each module in a single color, making it easier to visually separate different components of the system. This feature is toggled off by default.
When colors are off, this icon is shown.
Rendering Colors Off
Renders each module in a color scheme representative of the physical hardware. This feature is toggled on by default.
When colors are on, this icon is shown.
Orthographic View Off
Renders the simulated N9 platform in perspective view. This feature is toggled off by default.
When orthographic view is on, this icon is shown.
Orthographic View On
Renders the simulated N9 platform in orthographic view. This feature is toggled on by default.
When orthographic view is off, this icon is shown.
Simulate All Packets
When disabled, prevents sending redundant packets during Simulation. For best performance, simulate all packets should only be used when user is simulating a script that uses C9 commands from multiple threads. This feature is toggled off by default.
Line Highlighting
Highlights the lines in the Code Editor associated with each keyframe when the user clicks previous keyframe or next keyframe. This feature is toggled off by default.
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