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Create a guidance sequence

Goal: build a series of instruction panels, from start to finish.

Steps​

1 System​

  1. Open ALF > Guidance Setup Tool.

    ALF menu with Guidance Setup Tool highlighted

  2. Under System Target, leave Guidance Manager empty. The box below says MODE: Creating a new setup.

  3. Under Sequence Length, set Number of Steps and press Update Count. You can have up to 20 steps.

    Guidance Setup, tab 1 System, creating a new setup

2 Steps​

  1. Open tab 2 Steps and click a step in the list.

    Guidance Setup, tab 2 Steps

  2. Fill in what the panel shows. The fields are the same as in Scenario Setup: see Write the instructions for a step.

  3. Choose where the panel appears. See Place the instruction panel.

  4. Repeat for every step. To add, move or remove steps, use Add New Step, ▲, ▼ and Remove, as described in Add, reorder or remove steps.

3 Generate​

  1. Open tab 3 Generate. If warnings are listed, fix them first.

    Guidance Setup, tab 3 Generate

  2. Press Spawn New Guidance System.

  3. Save the scene with Ctrl+S.

Result​

The panels are built into the scene. Press Play to see the first panel.

Good to know​

  • Format text with tags, for example <b>bold</b> or <color=red>red</color>.
  • Use Preview & Adjust to place a panel by eye instead of typing coordinates.