Defining an animation recording

1.  On the Presentation menu, click > Animation Recordings.

The Animation Recordings list opens.

By default, you can edit the list (Using lists).

Note: In lists, you can use the  Attribute selection icon to show and hide attribute values (Selecting attributes and subattributes for columns of a list).

2.  In the list, on the toolbar, click the Add button .

A new row with default data is inserted.

3.  Make the desired changes:

Element Description
RecAnim Record animation:  If this option is selected, the animation is recorded when you select Record Animation in the Presentation menu.
Sections

Number of sections to be recorded.

No number: The entire network is recorded.
Filename

Name of the *.ani or *.ani.txt file to which the simulation is saved as an animation. Depending on the selection available in the Type attribute, make sure that after the filename, the extension of your choice is displayed, *.ani or *.ani.txt.
End

Simulation second when recording ends If you define multiple animation recordings, avoid creating overlaps between the time intervals.
No

Unique number
Name

Animation name
Start

Simulation second when recording starts
Type
  • For Export (*.ani.txt): Saves the animation to a text file. Simulation time, various vehicle data and/or pedestrian data, vehicle position and pedestrian position as well as the statuses of signal heads and detectors are saved to the text file in rows
  • For Replay (*.ani): Saves the animation to a ANI file that you can replay.
  • For Web (*.zip): Saves the animation in a ZIP file that you can use to display the animation on the Internet.

In the Animation recordings list, you can select additional attributes. Among them are the following for example:

Element Description

Recording scope

RecScope: Defines the simulation run that is recorded during a multiple simulation.

  • Each run: Records all simulation runs of the multiple simulation. This option may require a lot of memory.
  • First run only
  • Last run only
Showing and editing dependent objects as relation

The attribute and attribute values of this network object type are shown in the list on the left, which consists of two coupled lists.

1.  In the list on the left, click the desired entry.

The list on the right contains attributes and attribute values of sections allocated to the network object selected in the list on the left (Using coupled lists).

2.  On the list toolbar, in the Relations list box, click > Sections.

3.  Enter the desired data.

The data is allocated.

Superordinate topic:

Recording a 3D simulation and saving it as an ANI file