PathFinder users_guide

403PoyntzAvenue,SuiteBManhattan,KS66502USA+1.785.770.8511(SBIR)grantbytheUnitedStatesNationalScienceFoundation.WewouldliketothankRolfJensenandAssociatesfortheirassistancewithtestingandothersuggestionsthathelpedguidethedevelopmentofthesimulator.Wewouldalsoliketothankthebetatesterswhosefeedbackhelpedusimprovethesoftwareandincorporatemoreusefulfeatures.ivTableofContentsDisclaimer.........................................................................................................................................iiAcknowledgements.........................................................................................................................iiiTableofContents............................................................................................................................ivFigures...........................................................................................................................................viii1.0Introduction.........................................................................................................................1GraphicalUserInterface..............................................................................................................1ModelRepresentation.................................................................................................................3SimulationModes........................................................................................................................4LimitationsandKnownIssues.....................................................................................................4SimulatorName...........................................................................................................................4ContactUs...................................................................................................................................42.0PathfinderBasics.................................................................................................................5NavigationView...........................................................................................................................53Dand2DViews..........................................................................................................................6Navigatingthe3Dview...........................................................................................................6Navigatingthe2Dview...........................................................................................................7Resettingtheview...................................................................................................................7Drawinginthe3Dand2Dviews.............................................................................................7ViewOptions...............................................................................................................................8RenderOptions.......................................................................................................................8AgentDisplay...........................................................................................................................9ColoringRooms.......................................................................................................................9RoomTransparency.................................................................................................................9ModelOrganizationwithGroups................................................................................................9Creatingsub-groups................................................................................................................9Changinggroups....................................................................................................................103.0CreatingMovementSpace................................................................................................11Floors...........................................................................................................................