Documentation for Intellect 4.10.4. Documentation for other versions of Intellect is available too.

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Operations with the objects, added to the layer

The Map editor utility toolbar is shown on the figure:

The Map editor utility enables to perform the following operations with the objects, added to the layer.

Description of operation

Call for operation

Note

In the Operations with objects main menu

In the context menu

On the toolbar

Deletes the selected object

Delete object

Delete

The 1 button

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Copies the selected object. The copy is placed above the original

Copy object

Make a copy

The 2 button

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Edits additional data and type of displaying the icon for the selected object

Edit object

Edit

The 3 button

Is performed in the Edit object dialog box

Set the displaying of the selected objects on the Map only in alarmed state (when there is no alarm, the objects are hidden)

Hide the selected

Hide

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-

Cancels the hiding of the selected objects

Show the selected

Unhide

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-

Edits the font for the selected object’s  name

Set the font

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-

Is performed in the Font standard Windows dialog box

Restores the deleted name of the selected object

Restores the title object

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-

-

Edits the size of the selected object

Objects’ sizes

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-

Is performed in the Object size dialog box

Edits the position of the selected object

Object’s position

Object’s position

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Is performed in the Object position dialog box or with the help of the mouse

Selects objects of one group

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Selects all the similar

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For example: all the Camera objects are selected

Selects all the identical objects within a group

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Selects all the identical

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For example: all the Sensor objects of the Gerkon type are selected

The Map editor utility enables to perform the operations with a group of objects. For selecting the several objects it is necessary to hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard.

Note

The Object position operation is not performed with a group of objects.

Editing the additional data and type of object’s displaying

Edit the additional data and type of object’s displaying as follows:

  1. Select an object that is to be edited.  Green-pointed frame will appear around the image as a result.
  2. Call for the Edit object dialog window of the Map editor utility in one of the three ways:
    1. Perform the command of the main menu Operations with objects -> Edit object;
    2. Click the button on the toolbar;
    3. Perform the Edit command of the context menu (is called by right-clicking the object’s image).
  3. The type of the selected object is automatically displayed in the Object field (1).
  4. ID of the selected object is automatically displayed in the Identifier field (2).

  5. If necessary change the type of object’s displaying with the help of the Type of display switch (3).

    The switch position

    Type of object’s displaying

    Note

    Image

    Schematic object’s image

    Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects

    Image and indicator

    Schematic  image and identifier of object’s state

    SCADA objects

    Text

    Object name and text defined on the Properties panel or by script (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel or Examples of scripts in JScript language in the Programming Guide (JScript)).

    SCADA objects

    Line

    Displaying object in the form of a straight line

    SCADA objects

    PolygonDisplaying object in the form of a polygonBasic configuration objects, SCADA objects
    EllipsisDisplaying object in the form of an ellipisBasic configuration objects, SCADA objects

    Note

    Line object transformed to text will no longer be displayed on the Map, if Text info property is empty (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).

  6. If required change object’s additional data in the Comment field (4).
  7. To save the changes click OK (5).

Editing the additional data and type of object’s displaying is completed.

Editing the font, color, background or frame size of object’s name

Edit the font, color, background or frame size of object’s name as follows:

  1. Select object’s name the font, color or background of which is to be edited. Green-pointed frame will appear around the image as a result.
  2. Open the Properties panel (see  Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
  3. Set х and у coordinates of the left upper corner of the text frame as well as frame's height and width (w and h) and clockwise rotation Angle (1).
  4. In the Color field select the object's name font color (2).
  5. In the Background color field select the object's name background color (3).
  6. Click ... in the Font field (4). The standard Windows dialog window Font of the Map editor utility is opened. This dialog box can also be called by main menu command Operations with objects > Set the font
  7. In the opened dialog window set the required font or color parameters.
  8. Click Ok to save the changes.

Editing the font, color or background is completed.

Editing the object’s size

Edit the object’s size as follows:

  1. Select the object the size of which is to be edited. Green-pointed frame will appear around the image as a result.
  2. Call for the Object’s size dialog window of the Edit map utility by the main menu command Operations with objects > Object’s size.

  3. Specify the size of the image: Width (icon's width) and Height (icon’s height) fields – 1, 2. Icon’s size is expressed in pixels.

    Note

     If 0 value is entered in the fields Width and Height , object’s icon will be displayed in the original size.

  4. Click Ok to save the changes (3).

Editing the object’s size is completed.

Editing the position of object

Edit the position of object with the help of the Position of object dialog window as follows:

  1. Select the object the position of which is to be edited.
  2. Call for the  Position of object  dialog window of the Map Edit utility in one of two ways:
    1. Perform the command of the main menu Operations with objects > Object’s position;
    2. Perform the command of the context menu Object’s position (is called by right-clicking the object’s image).

  3. Set the coordinates of the object’s center: X (horizontal indent from the left border of graphic plan) and Z (horizontal indent from the bottom border of graphic plan) fields (1-2).

    Note

    The In Meters switch position is relevant when real parameters of the guarded object are set, to which this layer corresponds (see. Creating the layers of the interactive map).

  4. Enter the angle in degrees of object’s image turn in the Angle field. The angle is set  counterclockwise from the contour line (3).

  5. To save the changes click OK (4).

Note

In case when at least one coordinate oversteps the bounds of the map, the message window will be displayed. Click OK and then repeat step 3.


Editing the object’s position with the help of Object’s position dialog window is completed.

The Map edit utility also enables to edit the object’s position with the help of the mouse.

To set the position of the icon, point and left-click it. Then drag the icon to the desired location and release the mouse.

 

To rotate the icon, point and left-click it. Green-pointed frame will appear around the icon as a result. Point at one of the corner dots. A bended arrow will appear. Move the mouse in the desired direction to rotate the symbol and release the mouse.

Editing color and transparency (polygon and ellipsis)

Edit the color and transparency of objects added to the map as polygons and ellipsis as follows:

  1. Open the Properties panel (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
  2. In the dropdown list select the fill color of the polygon or ellipsis (1).
  3. Set the degree of transparency of the polygon or ellipsis in the normal state (2). The smaller the number, the higher the degree of transparency. 0 corresponds to full transparency, 255 - full opacity.
  4. In the dropdown list select the fill color of the polygon or ellipsis in case of alarm (3).
  5. Set the degree of transparency of the polygon or ellipsis in the alarm state (4). The smaller the number, the higher the degree of transparency. 0 corresponds to full transparency, 255 - full opacity.
  6. If the frame framing the polygon is to be hidden, then set the value to True in the Hide frame field (5).

Adding or removing apexes to polygon or polyline

Add apexes of object icon as follows:

Note

Maximum number of apexes in the polygon is 51.

  1. Call the context menu of the object icon by right-clicking and holding the Ctrl key in the polygon area or on the polyline.
  2. Select Add apex.
  3. Select the required position of a new apex and left-click.
  4. The apex will be added to the polygon or the polyline.

Apexes of object icon are now added.

To remove the apex, right-click it holding the Ctrl key and select Remove apex.

Setting order of displaying objects on map

The order of displaying object icons when they are laid over can be set. For this:

  1. Open the Properties panel of the required object (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
  2. Set the value of the Drawing order parameter. Icons with bigger value of this parameter will be displayed over icons with smaller value.

The order of displaying objects on map is now set.

Configuring object states displaying

By default if the object is in several states at the same time, the device icon changes according to these states in a short time, and when the object is selected on the map all its states are displayed as the thumbnails next to it (see Graphic objects on the Map section in Operator's Guide).

It is possible to disable displaying states thumbnails. For this:

  1. Open the Properties panel for the required object (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
  2. To disable the display of the thumbnails, select the True value in the Show states successively dropdown list. To enable their display, select the False value in this dropdown list.

The display of the state of objects is configured.

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