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Overview

Set Time Limit configures a time limit in seconds and the response when it is exceeded. Enter the message to display and choose whether the trainee can continue, must restart the step, or must restart the training. Use Remove Time Limit to remove a previously configured limit. The time limit applies across subsequent steps until it is removed. Add Remove Time Limit when the timed part of the training ends.
Time-limit actions are intended for headset training. Verify their behavior on the headset used by your trainees.

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Set Time Limit

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When to Use

  • Timed practice: Give the trainee a defined time to complete an assembly or inspection task.
  • Response training: Set a time limit for responding to a simulated equipment alarm.
  • Retry exercises: Restart the step or training when the trainee exceeds the allowed time.

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Parameters

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Responses When Time Is Exceeded

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Configuring the Action

1

Add Set Time Limit

Select the step where the time limit should begin. Open On Entry in the Properties panel and add Set Time Limit.
2

Enter the time limit and message

Set Time Limit (Sec) and enter an Error Message that explains what happened and what the trainee should do next.
3

Choose the response

Set If Time Limit Crossed to the response required by your training scenario.

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Remove Time Limit

Remove Time Limit removes a previously configured time limit. It has no parameters to configure. Add it to the successful completion transition’s Actions list when a timed task ends, or to the On Entry actions of the next untimed step. This prevents the earlier limit from continuing into subsequent steps.

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Example: Complete an Assembly Task Within Two Minutes

A trainee must complete an assembly task within 120 seconds. If they exceed the limit, they must retry the step. In the assembly step’s On Entry actions, add Set Time Limit with:
  • Time Limit (Sec): 120
  • Error Message: “Time’s up. Please try again.”
  • If Time Limit Crossed: Restart step
If the trainee exceeds 120 seconds, the message appears and the current step restarts. On the transition that handles successful completion of the assembly, add Remove Time Limit to the Actions list. When that transition runs, the limit is removed before the trainee moves to the next untimed step.

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Best Practices

  • Explain the limit: Use the task instructions to tell the trainee how much time they have.
  • Match the response to the exercise: Allow continued practice or require a retry, depending on the learning objective.
  • Plan where the limit ends: Remove the limit when the timed task or phase is complete.
  • Test the complete flow: Check successful completion and exceeding the limit on the target headset.
  • Show Text — Display instructions about the allowed time
  • Show Panel — Present the task and its time limit