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Mission Editor

The Mission Editor is the place you go to create mission plans. If you want a quick review of what a mission take a look at What are Missions?

ItemDescription
Mission NameMission plans can be stored and need a name. This shows the name that was given to the mission.
Go to Agent ControlThis is a quick navigation back to the Agent Control View
Quick LaunchThis button enables you to quickly launch an agent that will run the mission that is currently loaded in the mission view.
Mission Opening and SavingThis is the standard interface for Opening, Saving, Saving As, and Creating New missions.
Missions ManagementThe Manage button allows the user to manage mission plans and folder structures for mission plans. You can take a look at Manage Folders
Show Task Block SelectorWhen you click on this button a dialog will show the task block selector.
Mission Editing WorkspaceThis is where you create your mission plan using task blocks and making connections between the task blocks.
Agent HistoryClick on this button to see the agent history and view mission logs

Create a New Mission Plan

When you first go to the Mission Editor you will see just the Open, New, and Manage buttons. To Create a new mission plan just click the New button.

When a new mission plan is made it will start with a Start and Exit block. You are required to use the start block but you are not required to use the Exit block.

The Mission Editing workspace can be zoomed and moved with a mouse or if you are on mobile it can be operated using standard touch and pinch movements.

ActionDescription
Left Mouse Button Down and Move MouseDoing this will move the mission editing workspace in the direction that you move the mouse
Mouse Center Scroll WheelRotating the mouse wheel forward zooms in while moving the wheel backward zooms out

Add a Task Block

To add a task block got to the button labeled "Add Task Block". You will see a dialog appear that you can select a task block. To select the task block you want find it by searching, selecting a group, or just scrolling through them until you find what you want and just do a single click ( or tap on mobile) and the task block will be added to the mission workspace.

ActionDescription
Search for a Task BlockIf you are not sure what task block to use you can do a search on the type of function that you need and it will list the results in the blocks window
Clear SearchYou can clear the search bar with this X button
Close this dialogClick on the Close button to exit the Task Block Selector dialog
Blocks Group SelectionTask blocks are organized in groups. You can select groups in this section and see all the task blocks for the group

Open an Existing Mission

If you have missions saved you can open them by pressing on the Open button. A dialog will appear that gives you a selection of saved missions and also structures of folders with missions.

ActionDescription
Mission and Folder ViewShows folder structure and missions that have been saved in the past. Just click on the mission to load it into the Mission Workspace

Mission Save and Save-As

After you complete your mission plan you will want to save it. If you don't save it, it will be thrown out. To save your mission plan press on the Save button. You will see a dialog appear and at the top there is an entry that you can enter the name you want for your mission.

You can also save a currently opened mission with a different name while also keeping the original mission. You can do this using the Save As button.