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    • Download and Install Tilos
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  • Get Started
    • Introduction to the Tilos Time-Distance Diagram
    • The Tilos Concept
    • Get Familiar with the Interface
      • Menus
      • Toolbars
      • Tilos Explorer
      • Views
        • Integrated View
          • View Context Menu
        • Gantt Chart View
          • Gantt Chart Toolbar and Context Menu
        • Link List View
        • Resource List
        • Activity Step List
        • Activity Note List
        • Activity List View
      • Cell Types
        • Cell Context Menu
      • Understand Objects
      • Object Properties Pane (Details Toolbar)
      • Project Data
      • Set Spreadsheet Properties
      • Shortcuts & Function Keys
      • Drag-and-Drop in a Gantt Chart
      • Drag-and-Drop in Grids and Trees
    • Take the First Steps
      • Create and Open Projects
      • Set Program and Project Options
        • Project Options
        • Project Options 2
        • Activity Options
        • Progress Options
        • Cost Options
        • Distance Options
        • Display Options
        • Function Options
        • Snap Options
        • Token Options
        • Configuration Options
      • Create Station Points and Sectors
      • Define Layers
      • Set System Layer Properties
      • Insert Symbols from Sectors
      • Reschedule
      • Use the Community and other Training Resources
  • Projects and Sub-Projects
    • Understand Projects
      • Create a New Project
      • Open a Recent or Sample Project
      • Change Project Settings
    • Understand Sub-Projects
      • Create a New Sub-Project
      • Set/Edit Sub-Project Properties
    • Establish a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Import, Export, and Data Exchange
    • Understand Data Import, Export, and Exchange
    • Import and Export Data
      • Import/Export - Step 1
      • Import/Export - Step 2
      • Import/Export - Step 3
      • Import/Export - Step 4
    • Set Tilos Exchange Parameters
    • Add Objects to be Exchanged
    • Map Additional Fields
    • Understand Import/Export Profiles
      • Edit Import/Export Profiles
      • Edit XML Profiles
    • Exchange Data with Microsoft® Project
      • Set Microsoft Project Exchange Parameters
    • Exchange Data with ASTA Powerproject
      • Set ASTA Powerproject Exchange Parameters
    • Exchange Data with Primavera
      • Set Primavera Exchange Parameters
    • Integrate with Other Trimble Software
      • Exchange Data with Tekla Civil
      • Exchange Data with Trimble Business Center
      • Exchange Data with Trimble Connect
      • Exchange Data with Trimble Novapoint
      • Exchange Data with Trimble Quadri
      • Exchange Data with Trimble Quantm
    • Import Data via the Clipboard
    • Export Data via the Clipboard
    • Generate Microsoft Excel Reports
    • Exchange Data with WorksOS
  • Axes, Profiles, and Grids
    • Understand Distance Axis Definitions
      • Understand Distance Grids
        • Set Distance Grid Properties
        • Set Distance Grid Line Properties
      • Use Distance Sectors
      • Edit Cell Content (distance-related)
      • Understand Distance Profiles
        • Set Distance Profile Properties
      • Understand Distance Unit Formatting
        • Format Distance Units
      • Import and Export Station Points
      • Understand Sector Profiles
        • Set Sector Profile Properties
        • Set Sector Profile Exchange Properties
      • Understand Equations
        • Define Equations
        • Set Equation Properties
    • Understand Time Axis Definitions
      • Understand Time Profiles
        • Set Time Profiles Properties
      • Edit Cell Content (time-related)
      • Define Grid Fonts
      • Understand Time Grids
        • Use Data Grids
        • Set Time Grid Properties
        • Set Time Grid Line Properties
  • Views
    • Understand Views
      • Create and Copy Views
      • Manage Views
      • Enter View Details
      • Sort Views
      • Group Views
    • Understand View Cells
      • Set Cell Properties
      • Select Cell Content
      • Define Cell Content
      • Set Cell Border Properties
      • Set Display Options
      • Adjust Cell View Ranges
      • Use the Cell Wizard to Define Cell Type/Content
      • Create Gantt Charts in Cell Views
      • Set View Display Properties
        • Display only Views with a Visible Flag
        • Lay Out Views
        • Define the Visible Area in Views
        • Define View Grids
        • Display Grid Lines
      • Understand Master and Dependent Cells
        • Define Master and Dependent Cells
    • Understand Distance and Time Scales
      • Create New Scales
      • Edit Scales
    • Display Calendars
    • Display Layers
  • Activities
    • Understand Activities
    • Create Activities
      • Activity Context Menu
    • Insert Repetitive Activities
    • Move Activities to Other Subprojects
    • Copy Activities to New Locations
    • Split Activities
    • Insert Activity Groups
    • Add Extra (performed) Work Activities
    • Create Logistic Activities
    • Add Activity Annotations
    • Review Activity Lists
    • Change Activity Data
    • Replace Activity Data
    • Replace Activity Data Lines
    • Allocate Resources to Several Activities
    • Move Activities by Distance
    • Set Activity IDs
    • Add Activities to Hammock Activities
    • Add Activities to Summary Activities
    • Copy Activity Attributes
    • Filter Activities
    • Show Activity Dependencies
    • Review Activity Resources and Cost Allocations
    • Enter Activity Details
    • Define Custom Activity Fields
    • Understand Categories
      • Set Category Properties
      • Enter Activity Categories and Structures
      • Select Categories
    • Define a Activity's Display
    • Set Sector Type-Based Speed Profile Properties
    • Enter Activity Segment Descriptions
    • Set Activity Description Properties
    • Calculate End Distances Based on Train Setups
    • Set End Dates and Recalculate Speeds
    • Select Mass Haulages
    • Enter Coordinates
    • Review Floats
    • Enter Allocations (planned)
    • Select Accounts
    • Set Activity Resource/Cost Properties
    • Review Activity Resources and Cost Allocations
    • Enter Allocations (actual)
    • Select Resources
    • Add Actual Resources For Planned Resources
    • Review Activity Notes
    • Add Activity Note Properties
    • Enter Activity Steps
    • Set Activity Step Properties
    • Add File Links
    • Edit Activities Graphically
    • Position Activities
    • Display Activities
    • Assign Display Types
    • Annotate Activities
    • Duplicate Activities
    • Copy Activities
    • Refresh All View Filters
    • Select Activities
    • Set Activity Line Display Properties
    • Understand Calculations
    • Calculate Input Values
    • Calculate Activities
      • Calculate: Duration
      • Calculate: Work Rate
      • Calculate: Quantity
      • Calculate: Length
      • Data from Calculate: Duration (Data from Profile)
      • Calculate: Duration (Speed from Sector Profile)
    • Delete Calculations from a Schedule
    • Understand Activity Templates
      • Create Activity Templates
      • Edit Activity Templates
      • Adjust Activities Using an Activity Template
      • Organize Activity Templates
    • Understand Links
      • Create Links
      • Link Activities
    • Understand Activity Groups
      • Create an Activity Group
      • Define Activity Groups
      • Insert Activity Groups
      • Edit Activity Groups
      • Edit Activity Group Ranges
      • Enter Activity Group Properties (general)
    • Assign Activities
  • Scheduling (CPM)
    • Understand Scheduling
    • Add Links and Constraints
    • Link Activities
    • Calculate Meeting Points
    • Link Distance Coordinates
    • Synchronize Activity Speed
    • Use Time Constraints
    • Reschedule Results
  • Project Control
    • Understand Project Control
    • Understand Baselines
    • Manage Baselines
    • Display Data from a Baseline
    • Delete Activities Related to Baseline Activities
    • Understand Progress
      • Enter Progress
      • Enter Progress (simple)
      • Enter Activity Progress (advanced)
      • Summarize Activity Progress
      • Set Up Progress Dashboard Profile Lines
      • Review Activity Progress
      • Set Up Progress Dashboards
      • Use Progress Dashboards
      • Analyze Progress
      • Use Progress Methods
        • Percentage
        • Quantity
        • Distance
    • Understand Microprogress
      • Enter Microprogress
      • Edit Microprogress
      • Review Microprogress
      • View a Microprogress List
      • Resolve Microprogress Conflicts
  • Gantt Charts
    • Understand Gantt Charts
    • Work with Activities in Gantt Charts
    • Structure Project Phases in Gantt Charts
    • Gantt Chart Settings
    • Gantt Chart Context Menu
    • Set Gantt Chart Project Properties
    • Set Gantt Chart Sub-Project Properties
    • Sort Gantt Chart Activities
    • Group Gantt Chart Activities
      • Set Gantt Chart Group Line Properties
    • Set Up Gantt Chart Text Panels
      • Set Up Text Panel Columns (standard)
      • Set Up Text Panel Columns (presentation)
      • Set Up Text Panel Columns (extra)
    • Annotate Gantt Chart Activities
      • Define Activity Annotations
      • Add Pictures and Logos to Bars
      • Indicate Activity States
    • Display Gantt Chart Activities
    • Present Gantt Chart Activities
    • Control Gantt Chart Diagrams
    • Adjust Gantt Chart Ranges
    • Show/Hide Gantt Chart Levels
  • Calendars
    • Understand Calendars
    • Create and Edit Calendars
      • Enter Calendar Exceptions
      • Set Calendar Properties
      • Edit Calendar Time Types
      • Define Calendar Day Definitions
      • Define Calendar Week Definitions
      • Define Calendar Periods
      • Create 6-Day Work Weeks
      • Create 10-Hour Work Days
    • Display Calendars
      • Display Calendars - Per Day (day definition)
      • Display Calendars - Time Type
    • Import Calendar Exceptions
    • Define Calendar Exceptions
    • Import Holidays
    • Assign Calendars to Activities
  • Graphics and Annotations
    • Understand Graphic Libraries
    • Understand Graphic Objects
      • Set Graphic Properties
      • Insert Graphic Objects
        • Add Lines
        • Add Rectangles
        • Add Ellipses
        • Add Polylines
        • Add Polygons
        • Position Figures
    • Create Graphic Cell Content
    • Create Distance Graphics
      • Insert Distance Graphics
    • Understand Layers
      • Review Layers
      • Synchronize Layers
    • Add a Company Logo
    • Add Stamps to Drawings
    • Create Legends
    • Understand Vector Lines
      • Edit Vector Lines
      • Define Vector Line Endings
      • Edit Vector Line Endings
    • Understand Fill Patterns
    • Edit Shapes
    • Understand Symbols
      • Create and Add Symbols
    • Understand Graphic Libraries
      • Edit Graphics
    • Define Custom Color Palettes
    • Understand Text Fields
      • Create and Edit Text Fields
    • Create OLE Objects
    • Preview OLE Objects
  • Resources
    • Understand Resources
    • Use Resources and Accounts
    • Build a Resource Library
    • Add, Edit, and Delete Resources
      • Set Resource Properties
      • Set Advanced Resource Properties: Description
      • Set Advanced Resource Properties: Default Operation Value
      • Set Advanced Resource Properties: Part Resources
    • Define Resource Models
    • Create a Component Resource
    • Allocate Resources to Activities
    • Evaluate Resources
    • View Resource Allocations
    • Create Actual Resources
  • Costs and Accounts
    • Understand Costs
      • Assign Costs to Activities
      • View Cost Allocations
    • Understand Accounts
      • Build an Account Library
      • Evaluate Accounts
      • Set Account Properties
    • Understand Delivery Centers
      • Set Delivery Center Properties
  • Legends, Logos, and Charts
    • Understand Legends
      • Create Legends
      • Add Legend Entries
      • Edit Legend Entries
      • Set Legend Properties
      • Generate Legend Entries
    • Position Figures
    • Understand Charts
      • Position Charts
      • Define Chart Types
      • Format Charts and Chart Legends
      • Create Resource Bar Charts
      • Define Resource Bar Charts
      • Set Resource Bar Chart Properties
      • Generate Resource Bar Charts Lines
      • Define Chart Content (objects)
    • Understand Distance Scales
      • Define Distance Scale Lines
      • Set Distance Scale Line Properties
    • Understand Time Scales
      • Set Time Scale Line Properties
      • Edit Time Scale Lines
    • Edit Color Codes
    • Set Source Data Properties
    • Understand Histograms
      • Create Histograms
      • Define Histograms
      • Set Histogram Properties
    • Import Symbols
    • Import Symbols from Sectors
    • Define Profile Diagrams
      • Define Profile Diagram Lines
      • Define Profile Diagrams 2
      • Set Profile Diagram Properties
      • Create Distance Profile Diagrams
      • Create Time Profile Diagrams
        • Set Time Profile Display Properties
        • Set Time Profile Entry Properties
  • Structures
    • Understand Structures
    • Create Summary Activities
      • Display Summary Activities
      • Review Summary Activities
    • Create Hammock Activities
  • Libraries
    • Understand Libraries
      • Define Activity Libraries
    • Other Libraries
      • Understand Currencies
        • Set Currency Properties
      • Understand Units
        • Set Unit Properties
      • Understand Link Categories
        • Set Link Attributes
      • Understand Sector Types
        • Set Sector Type Properties
      • Understand Color Codes
        • Set Color Code Properties
      • Understand Users
        • Add Users
        • Select Default Users
      • Understand Mass Types
        • Define Mass Types
        • Set Mass Type Properties
      • Create Haulage Types
        • Set Haulage Type Properties
      • Understand Activity Filters
        • Add, Remove, and Edit Filter Criteria
        • Define Filter Criteria
      • Review Other Objects
  • Mass Haulage
    • Understand Mass Haulage
    • Understand Mass Areas
    • Create Haulage Types
    • Set Haulage Type Properties
    • Create Haulage Activities
    • Create Cut and Fill Activities from Haulage Items
    • Create and Edit Mass Areas
    • Review Activities Connected to Mass Areas
    • Review Mass Hauls
    • Define Mass Haulages
    • Create a Mass Haulage Diagram
      • Set Up Mass Haulage Diagrams
      • Filter Mass Haulage Diagrams
  • BIM Data Exchange/Sync
    • Understand BIM Data Exchange/Sync
    • Exchange Data with Trimble Connect
      • What is Trimble Connect?
      • BIM Workflow in Trimble Connected Construction Continuum
      • Tilos - Connect Workflows
      • Detailed Steps
        • In Tilos
        • In Connect
        • In Tilos
        • In Connect
        • In Tilos
      • Troubleshooting and Supported Scenarios
    • Exchange Data with Trimble Quadri
      • Introduction
      • What is Trimble Quadri?
      • Workflow in Trimble Connected Construction Continuum
      • Prerequisites for Using this Integration
      • Tilos - Quadri Workflow
      • Preparing Quadri Data for Tilos
      • Detailed Steps
        • In Tilos
        • In Quadri
        • Link Quadri Tasks to Tilos Activities
        • Make Quadri Task Data Available to Tilos
        • In Tilos
        • In Quadri
      • Troubleshooting and Supported Scenarios
  • Printing and Presentation
    • Print and Present Views and Gantt Charts
    • Set Print Properties
    • Prepare Gantt Charts for Printing
      • Prepare Gantt Charts for Printing
      • Set Gantt Chart Project Properties
      • Group Gantt Chart Activities
      • Set Gantt Chart Group Line Properties
      • Set Gantt Chart Subproject Properties
      • Sort Gantt Chart Activities
      • Control Gantt Chart Diagrams
      • Set Up Gantt Chart Text Panels
    • Set Up Text Panel Columns (standard)
    • Set Up Text Panel Columns (presentation)
    • Set Up Text Panel Columns (presentation)
    • Annotate Gantt Chart Activities
    • Define Activity Annotations
    • Add Pictures and Logos to Bars
    • Use Presentation Mode
      • Create Presentation PDFs and SVGs
      • Present Gantt Chart Activities
  • Appendix
    • Histogram and Filter Examples
      • Examples: Working with Filters
      • Examples: Working with Histograms
    • Tokens
      • Tokens for Activity Annotations
        • Detail Tokens
        • Distance ** Tokens
        • Date ** Tokens
        • Duration ** Tokens
        • Quantity and Work Rate Tokens (Calculation Data)
        • Cost & Resource Allocation Tokens
        • Performance Value Tokens
        • Additional Resource Data
        • Custom Field Tokens
      • Scale Tokens
        • Time Scale Tokens
        • Distance Scale Tokens
        • Tokens for Views, Sub-Projects, and General Use
  • Terminology
 

Work with Activities in Gantt Charts

When adding and editing activities in a Gantt chart, there are row-based functions and activity-based functions.

Creating Activities from Activity Templates

There are various ways to create new activities in a Gantt chart:

In the Tilos Explorer's Activity library, select the type of template from which you want to create an activity.

Do one of the following:

  • On the Insert toolbar, select Insert Activity, move your cursor to where the activity should be created, and click-and-drag to create the activity for the duration you need.

  • Drag-and-drop the Activity type from the library to the chart. When you drop the type, an activity is created with its start date at the location of your cursor.

  • Picking an existing row in the chart and press the Insert key on your keyboard. The new activity is created above the selected activity in the chart.

Note: You can also drag an activity from a Gantt chart to the Activity Template library to create a new activity template. The calendar and layer settings default to the last ones you used.

There are also advanced options on how to create Activities very quickly.

Changing Activities

Select one or more activities and change their attributes on the Details tab in the Object Properties pane.

Size or move the activities using the mouse.

Creating new templates from activities

Click-and-drag an activity from the Name column and drop it into the appropriate activity template group in the Tilos Explorer's Activity Library.

Row-Based Functions

A Gantt chart contains rows to enter required activities. Each row has a Bar Line Title field which is set to identify each activity by a title for the current activity. You can create as many rows as required for the project. You can also add, move, copy, and delete rows as needed. As many individual activities as needed can be entered In each row.

Insert New Rows

  1. Right-click a row in the Bar Line Title column.

  2. Choose Insert Bar Lines from the context menu, and enter the number of rows you want to insert.

The new rows are inserted below the selected one and new activities can be created.

Move Rows

To change the order of rows, not only individual activities:

  1. Select a row in the Bar Line Title column and drag-and-drop the row to a new position.

The order of rows is changed now according to the needs of the current project.

Copy Rows

  1. Select a row to be copied in the Bar Line Title column.

  2. Press Ctrl, and drag-and-drop the copied row to a new position.

Delete Rows

To delete entire bar lines:

  1. Right-click a row in the Bar Line Title column.

  2. Choose Delete Bar Lines from the context menu.

The selected row is removed from the Gantt Chart.

Activity-Based Functions

Activities are individual activities that can be performed in a project. When you open a new project, it contains no activities. To work on a project, first create new Activities.

Move Activities

It is easy to change the position and order of activities Inside a Gantt Chart. To move an activity to another time position:

  1. Hover the cursor over an activity that you want to move; the cursor will change to a cross shape.

  2. Click to select the Activity; the cursor changes to a four-crossed arrow shape.

  3. Click-and-drag to move the Activity to a new position.

Note: If you move aactivities across a row border, Tilos assumes that you only want to change the line in which the Activity was placed and not the start time, so all dates are retained.

Copy Activities

  1. Hover the cursor over an activity that you want to move; the cursor will change to a cross shape.

  2. Click to select the activity; the cursor changes to a four-crossed arrow shape.

  3. Press Ctrl, and drag-and-drop the copied row to a new position.

Delete Activities

  1. Select one or more activities to delete.

  2. Press the Delete key or right-click and choose Delete from the context menu.

Note: If the last activity on a row has been deleted, the whole row gets deleted.

Creating and Changing Summary Activities

When you have a summary Activity, you can select multiple sub-Activities, right-click and select Indent Group from the context menu to move them under the summary. You can also do the reverse using the Outdent Group command in the context menu. With each indent, the Activities are indented one level in the hierarchy. If the second indented Activity is selected and indented, then the upper Activity is turned into a summary Activity. This is helpful when you edit or enter activities in a table and you want to apply the structure after that. You can also indent and outdent Activities by dragging-and-dropping them.

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Further information

Understand Gantt Charts

Gantt Chart Settings

Gantt Charts

Structure Project Phases in Gantt Charts

Create Gantt Charts in Cell Views

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