====== Mobile pictograms ======

===== Mobile pictograms =====

**Mobile pictograms** are useful for **activities performed along axes**.

They allow graphical elements to be displayed that **move dynamically
along an axis**, depending on the progress of the associated activity.

These pictograms automatically follow the **segments of the axis
currently being executed**.

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===== Prerequisites =====

To use mobile pictograms, the following conditions must be met:

  * **axes** must be created on the plan backgrounds
  * an **axis must be associated with an activity**
  * this association must be configured with a **mobile execution mode**

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===== Creating a profile =====

Pictogram profiles are created from the project settings:

**Phasing → Manage mobile pictogram profiles**

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A profile defines a **set of pictograms**
that can be used within the project.

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===== Adding and configuring an image =====

To create a profile, click the **+ button next to Profiles**:

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Once the profile has been created:

  - select the profile in the left-side panel
  - click the **+ button** in the right panel

You can then add a **pictogram image**
and define several parameters:

  * **Name** – to easily identify the image
  * **Vertical position** – above, on, or below the segment
  * **Placement** – start, middle, or end of the segment or its extent
  * **Rotation** – orientation of the pictogram relative to the axis
  * **Absolute or relative positioning**
  * **Size** – using the unit of your choice

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===== Associating a pictogram profile with an activity =====

The association between a pictogram profile and an activity
is done in the **activity editing window**.

In the **Zones** tab, select the relevant axis
and associate the pictogram profile.

For the pictogram to be mobile, the axis must be configured
with **MOBILE execution**.

If you attempt to associate a pictogram profile with a **zone**,
it will not work: mobile pictograms are designed only for **axes**.

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===== Preview in Live View =====

The easiest way to visualize the movement of pictograms
is to use **Live View**.

Live View allows you to observe the **dynamic progression
of activities and their associated pictograms**.