Create time column

You can create a time column to place objects with time-dependent attributes.

Prerequisite

A model of one of the following model types is open:

Procedure

  1. Right-click the column header of the untitled column, and select Properties. The Row/Column properties dialog opens.

  2. On the Selection tab, click Attribute-based modeling.

  3. Select the Position attribute. This attribute is used to specify the horizontal position (x-axis) of objects. Based on your selection, the Attribute-dependent symbols field is filled with the object symbols for which the selected attribute is allowed.

  4. In the Attribute-dependent symbols field, enable the Position check box for symbols that you want to use with position. The selected attribute is then used to determine the position in the time column at which the relevant object symbol is to be placed.

  5. Select the dimension attribute. This attribute is used to specify the horizontal extension of objects. Based on your selection, the Attribute-dependent symbols field is filled with the object symbols for which the selected attribute is allowed.

  6. In the Attribute-dependent symbols field, enable the Dimension check box for symbols that you want to use with dimension. The selected attribute is then used to determine the extension which the relevant object symbol has in the time column.

  7. Select the start value. This specifies a particular point in time as the beginning of the time column.

  8. Select the end value. This specifies a particular point in time as the end of the time column.

  9. Select the main grid. This specifies the overall grid of the time column.

  10. Select the subgrid. This specifies the subdivisions of the grid used for the time column.

  11. Select the scaling for 24 hours. This specifies the extension in millimeters used for 24 hours in the time column.

  12. Click OK.

The Row/Column properties dialog closes and the time column is created.