Viewing Replays of a Simulation
A replay of the results throughout a simulation can be viewed in the GeoPlan Window
To load simulation results, click on the simulation in the Explorer Window and drag it into the InfoWorks ICM main window, or right click on the simulation and select Open from the popup menu.
The replay can be controlled by using the
The following methods can be used to highlight results parameters during replays of the simulation:
- Themes can be used to display the changes to a single parameter during a simulation or to display SQL Expressions, which can be used to compare differences between two simulations. See Managing Themes for more information.
- Configurable labels can be used to display fixed data about important network objects for reference. See Displaying Labels on the GeoPlan for details.
Summary results will also be displayed on the Property Sheet of an object. When comparing results of two simulations the results for both simulations will be displayed in the Property Sheet.
Replay options
Replay options are available to:
- Adjust start and finish times so that only a part of the completed simulation is displayed
- Adjust the delay between each timestep before redrawing the view with the data for the next timestep. It is possible to:
- Speed up the replay of large scale simulations by setting a zero or small delay
- Slow down the replay at critical points by pausing, setting a long time delay, and then restarting the replay
The options are set in the Replay Options Dialog.
Adjusting start and finish times
To adjust the start and finish times to display part of a simulation:
- Click on the
button on the - Change the start and finish time for replays by setting the current simulation time (using the slider or arrow controls to adjust the time) and then clicking the Set Start Time or Set Finish Time button.
- Click the OK button. The simulation will be paused at the current simulation time shown in the Time display. All the views of the simulation are updated to show the current state of the network at the selected time.
On the slider control, the time limits of the current replay are shown in blue. Any parts of the simulation that fall outside the current replay are shown in white.
Adjusting replay speed
To adjust the delay between each timestep when viewing a simulation:
- Click on the button on the
- Choose a time delay in the Replay Delay between Jumps box
The delay can be set in small increments up to half a second, and then at half a second increments for longer delays. The default delay is 0.5 seconds.
Redrawing may take some time, especially if background layers or a ground model are displayed on the GeoPlan Window. Set a small delay in this case, or even no delay at all.
Replay clock
There are two places where the current simulation time may be displayed during a replay:
- The GeoPlan Window Title Bar - the time is displayed on the left of the GeoPlan title bar when opened in replay mode (when the embedded clock is not displayed in the window).
- As an embedded icon in the window - the time is displayed as a clock embedded within the window. The clock also acts as a replay progress bar, with fill colour progressing as the simulation plays. Click on the progress bar to jump to results at the time corresponding to the position clicked on. To turn the embedded clock on/off, use the Show simulation time in views option on the Auto Labels and Tooltips page of the GeoPlan Properties Dialog.
For simulations using real dates and times, the full date and time are displayed. For relative simulations, the time is displayed preceded by a number indicating the number of complete days.
When using TSDB data with a run origin specified, the full date and time are displayed followed by the time of the run origin relative to the currently displayed date-time. A vertical blue line is displayed at the run origin time.
Examples of Embedded Clock
