Autodesk 507B1-90A211-1301 User Guide - Page 363

2 Create some tasks, each having a name, start and end date and a task type. You can add tasks manually. Alternatively, right-click within the task area on the Tasks tab to open the shortcut menu, and create an initial set of tasks based on layer, item, or selection set names. TimeLiner defines some default task types for you (Construct, Demolish and Temporary), or you can define your own task types on the Configure Tab. You can use the Links Tab to import tasks from an external source, such as Microsoft Project™. You can choose a field from the external schedule to define the types of the imported tasks, or you can set task types by hand. Linked fields cannot be edited directly in TimeLiner. You can, of course, update the schedule externally and synchronize the tasks in TimeLiner with those from the external source. 3 Attach objects in the model to tasks. If you used the shortcut menu on the Tasks Tab to create an initial set of tasks based on layer, item or selection set names, then the corresponding layers, items or selection sets will already be attached for you. If you need to manually Attach Tasks to Geometry, you can use the shortcut menu to attach selections, searches or selection sets. Alternatively, you can Use Rules to Attach Tasks automatically. Get Started | 351