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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 | - |
Copies the selected object. The copy is placed above the original | Copy object | Make a copy | The 2 button | - |
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 | - | - |
Cancels the hiding of the selected objects | Show the selected | Unhide | - | - |
Edits the font for the selected object’s name | Set the font | - | - | Is performed in the Font standard Windows dialog box |
Restores the deleted name of the selected object | Restores the title object | - | - | - |
Edits the size of the selected object | Objects’ sizes | - | - | Is performed in the Object size dialog box |
Edits the position of the selected object | Object’s position | Object’s position | - | Is performed in the Object position dialog box or with the help of the mouse |
Selects objects of one group | - | Selects all the similar | - | For example: all the Camera objects are selected |
Selects all the identical objects within a group | - | Selects all the identical | - | 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.
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- Select an object that is to be edited. Green-pointed frame will appear around the image as a result.
- Call for the Edit object dialog window of the Map editor utility in one of the three ways:
- Perform the command of the main menu Operations with objects -> Edit object;
- Click the button on the toolbar;
- Perform the Edit command of the context menu (is called by right-clicking the object’s image).
- The type of the selected object is automatically displayed in the Object field (1).
- ID of the selected object is automatically displayed in the Identifier field (2).
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
Polygon Displaying object in the form of a polygon Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects Ellipsis Displaying object in the form of an ellipis Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects Info title 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).
- If required change object’s additional data in the Comment field (4).
- To save the changes click OK (5).
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- 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.
- Open the Properties panel (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
- 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).
- In the Color field select the object's name font color (2).
- In the Background color field select the object's name background color (3).
- 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
- In the opened dialog window set the required font or color parameters.
- Click Ok to save the changes.
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Editing the object’s size is completed.
Editing the
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position of object
Edit the object’s position of object with the help of the Position of object dialog window as follows:
- Select the object the position of which is to be edited.
- Call for the Position of object dialog window of the Map Edit utility in one of two ways:
- Perform the command of the main menu Operations with objects > Object’s position;
- Perform the command of the context menu Object’s position (is called by right-clicking the object’s image).
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).
Info title 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). Enter the angle in degrees of object’s image turn in the Angle (degree) field. The angle is set counterclockwise from the contour line (3).
To save the changes click OK (4).
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