Getting Started

7 • ARENA VISUAL DESIGNER
7. Use the Helper Object to resize the resource so that it fits appropriately in the
scene and is moved to the desired location.
The Scene Layout includes properties for defining the scale of the 3D
model. Adjusting the measurement settings allows you to design your
model to an exact scale or simply to have a visual reference to
approximate object size relationships. Measurement properties include 3D
Engine Units, Display Units, Grid Major Spacing and Grid Size. See
“Defining Your Scene Scale” in online Help for details.
8. Next you will define the entity image. In the Project Explorer window, identify
the Style Classes folder under the Scene node. Right-click on Style Classes and
select Insert Entity Style Class.
9. In the Entity Style Class editor, you will define the animation for your entity.
Assign a 3D image to an entity is using the Thumbnails window in the same manner
as you did in Step 4 when you assigned the resource image. From the Thumbnails
window, navigate to the installed Visual Designer People image library and drag an
image onto the editor. In this example, you will only assign one image to a single
entity state. For more advanced animation, you can define entity sub-states and
select different animation sequences when the entity is being seized, transferred or
in a queue. Once your image is assigned, close the Style Class editor.
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