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Create/Modify Animation Appearance Rule

Animation dashboard -> Appearance -> New/Edit Rule

Allows you to modify the appearance of geometry during an animation based on conditions of result set components.

For the option:	Do the following:
Analysis	Select the analysis for which the rule should apply.
Appearance Rule Description	Enter text to name the rule.
Entity to Modify	Select the geometry object in the model whose appearance is to be controlled by this rule.
Attribute to Modify	Select the which appearance attribute is to be controlled by this rule
If Attribute to Modify is set to Color, the following lists appear:
Modified Setting	Select the new color which the geometry should have based whenever the modification criterion is met.
Persistence	■Permanent: once the modification criterion is met for the first time, the modified setting will be applied throughout the remainder of the animation. ■Re-Evaluate: the modified setting will be applied only for those frames in which the modification criterion is met; so, for example, the attribute could switch between default setting and modified setting multiple times during the analysis.
Modification Criterion	■Quantity - Select the type of output that will be used as the modification criterion, then browse for the specific output item. ■Condition - Select the condition which will trigger the appearance modification. ■Value - Select the value which will trigger the appearance modification.
If Attribute to Modify is set to Transparency, the following lists appear:
Transition	■Scale - use this option to gradually move from the current transparency setting to the modified setting linearly over time. ■Immediate - use this option to immediately move the current transparency setting to the modified setting based on the modification criterion.
If Transparency is set to Scale, the following lists appear:
Modification Criterion	Choose to use time or animation frame as the independent variable controlling transparency
Transparency Setting	Enter transparency settings from 0 (opaque) to 100 (invisible) for the start time/frame and the end time/frame
If Transparency is set to Immediate, the following lists appear:
Modified Setting	Select the new transparency which the geometry should have based whenever the modification criterion is met.
Persistence	■Permanent: Once the modification criterion is met for the first time, the modified setting will be applied throughout the remainder of the animation. ■Re-Evaluate: The modified setting will be applied only for those frames in which the modification criterion is met; so, for example, the attribute could switch between default setting and modified setting multiple times during the analysis.
Modification Criterion	■Quantity - Select the type of output that will be used as the modification criterion, then browse for the specific output item. ■Condition - Select the condition which will trigger the appearance modification. ■Value - Select the value which will trigger the appearance modification.