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Introduction

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Examine the workflows provided in the Atlantis project.

  1. Make sure the Atlantis project is open.
  2. In Geocap, click File > Open > FileWorkflow, and browse to the Atlantis project folder, then open the the sub-folder called workflows.
  3. Double click on the file called Atlantis Basic Select Basic_Workflow.gwf to open it, or single click to highlight it and then click , Open. This will open the workflow below the project.
  4. Examine the contents of the workflow items by clicking on the triangles next to the root folders.
  5. Click on the Go to first executable element  icon and then click on the Execute next element  icon. (This will initialize the basic display settings and nothing will appear in the display window yet)
  6. Click on the Execute next element  icon again and notice everything in the Base map folder will be displayed.

  7. Continue clicking on the Execute next element  icon until you reach the end of the workflow and observe how different elements of the Atlantis project are displayed.

  8. Close the workflow by clicking Close

Tip

Note that the user may also execute each element one at a time by right clicking on the command and choosing Execute, see the image below.

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Create a new workflow

  1. Go to File > New > Workflow.
  2. Browse for workflow folder or create a new one.
  3. Give your workflow a name and click Save.
  4. The new empty workflow window will pop up below the project

 

We are now going to add different commands to our workflow. This can be done in different way. You can turn on the recorder and start executing commands and they will end up in the workflow or you can copy commands from the Toolbox and paste them into the workflow. You can also add elements from the workflow toolbar.

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Build the workflow

  1. Select a dataset in your project that you want to display.
  2. In the Toolbox right click the display command you want to use in your workflow and select Copy
  3. Click the button in the workflow. The command will now be opened in edit mode. 
  4. Check the settings and click OK
  5. Continue to add commands elements to your workflow by selecting a dataset and copying a command into the workflow.
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Execute the workflow

  1. Click the icon.
  2. Click the icon to execute next element or the icon to execute all elements in the workflow.

 

A flight tour collects a series of camera positions and moves the camera smoothly through these positions. In order to create a camera position all you need to do is right click a folder and select New > Camera Position.

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Create a flight tour

  1. In your project, create a new generic folder called Cameras
  2. Zoom to an area you want to save as a camera position.
  3. Right click the folder Cameras and select New > Camera Position
  4. Repeat the last two steps to create more camera positions.