Animation Elements

The Animation Elements folder contains all elements that you can use in a SimQuest Animation. First, we will explain how to add an Animation Element to an animation, and edit it:

1.	First you must open the Animation Editor: select the animation in the Application window, right click on it and choose Edit.

2.	Now select the Animation Element of your choice from the Animation Elements folder and drag it into the editor. Note: to be able to drag and drop, the Animation Editor must be outside the main SimQuest window!

To edit the properties of an individual element, select it, right click and choose Properties. A window will pop up with several tab sheets. Different animation elements have different properties you can edit. Click on the element of your choice in the list below or in the navigation tree on the left to find out more about these specific properties.

Element	Description

Ball	An elliptical element with variable size, position and colours.
Colour Distribution	A rectangular, variable colour gradient.
Ellipse	Like a ball, but with variable angles, so that it need not be a complete circle.
Image Region	An image file with variable position.
Label	A single line of text with variable position and size.
Line	A line with variable length, width and colours.
Polyline	???
Rectangle	A set of borders or a filled area, with variable size, position and colour.
Spring	An element shaped like a spring, with variable nr. of wires, position, length, etc..
Triangle	A triangular element with variable size, orientation, position and colours.
Vector	A vector, optionally with components and projects, and many options.

4.	To save your animation, right click and choose Save.