Overview
Set Instruction Animation Color changes the color of preview objects used in instruction animations, such as the ghost object demonstrating a Move or Rotate interaction. Reset Instruction Animation Color restores the system default for those previews. Instruction animations are configured on interaction events. This action chooses their preview color; it does not start an animation or recolor an ordinary embedded animation clip. Use Set Hand Animation Color for the instructional hands shown with the guidance.Set Instruction Animation Color
Add the action to On Entry before the step’s guidance is displayed. The selected color is used for subsequent instruction previews until another Set or Reset Instruction Animation Color action changes the setting.
In the browser Trainee App, this setting colors the ghost object used for Move and Rotate guidance. An event’s Highlight Training Object settings and the Highlight Object action control separate visual effects.
Reset Instruction Animation Color
Reset restores the default preview color. There is no color or object to select. The common Wait Until Complete checkbox applies only to executing the reset. Add the reset to On Exit when the custom color is needed for one step, or at the end of a phase that shares the color. Resetting the color does not disable instruction animations.Example: Yellow Preview for Component Placement
The scene containscomponent_a and assembly_base. Create Place Component and Inspect Assembly steps.
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Set the preview color
In Place Component → On Entry, add Set Instruction Animation Color and set Instruction Animation Color to
#FFFF00.Optionally follow it with Show Text, using Body “Move the component to the position shown by the yellow preview.” Leave Wait Until Complete unchecked on Show Text.2
Configure the Move event
Create a transition targeting Inspect Assembly and add a Move event:
- Object to Interact:
component_a - Target Location: select
assembly_baseas Reference Object and configure the intended Position, Rotation, and Scale - Instruction Animation: enabled
- Hand Mode: No Hands for an object-only preview
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Restore the default after placement
In Place Component → On Exit, add Reset Instruction Animation Color and Hide Text if text was shown.
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Verify the guidance
Play the step and check the preview’s color and destination. Complete the Move interaction and confirm that the training advances to Inspect Assembly.
Object Preview and Hand Colors
To show both parts of the guidance, enable Instruction Animation on the Move event and select One Hand or Two Hands under Hand Mode. In the step’s On Entry, configure the two colors separately:
Reset both colors on exit if they are specific to this step.
Practice Without Instruction Animations
For a later practice step, disable Instruction Animation on that step’s interaction event. Reset Instruction Animation Color only restores a color; it does not turn guidance off.Best Practices
- Choose a preview color that contrasts with the objects and background in the scene.
- Configure the event’s instruction animation as well as the color action.
- Check the preview in training playback on the target device.
Related Actions
- Set Hand Animation Color — Set the color of instructional hands.
- Highlight Object — Apply a glow, outline, or pulse to a scene object.
- Set Tether Line Color — Color guidance from panels to target objects.