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The Map editor utility is used to configure the display of objects added to map layers.

For any of the described operations, you can:

1. Configure several objects at once. To do this, select them on the layer by holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard (exception—the Object position operation).
2. In the drop-down menus of the utility settings (File, Edit, View, and so on), you can select operations using the keyboard letters that the operation name begins with. For example, if you select an object on a layer, click Operations with objects and press D on the keyboard, the object will be deleted (the Delete object operation that is in this menu).

Operations with the objects

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added to the layer

The Map editor utility utility toolbar is shown on the figure:

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

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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Editing the additional data and type of

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icon display

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

1. Select an object that is to be edited.  Greenthe required object. As a result, 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 window in one of the three ways:
   
   1. Perform In the command of the main menu, select Operations with objects -> → Edit object;
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   3. Perform the Select the Edit command of in the context menu (is called by right-clicking the object’s image)of an object.
      
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 object icon display with the help of the Type of display switch (3).

   The Type of display switch position	Type of object’s displayingobject icon display	Note
   Image	Schematic object’s object image	Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects
   Image and indicator	Schematic image and identifier of object’s object state	SCADA objects
   Text	Object name and text defined set on the Properties panel or by script (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel or Examples of scripts in the JScript language in the Programming Guide (JScript)).	SCADA objects
   Line	Displaying object Object display in the form of a straight line	SCADA objects
   Polygon	Displaying object Object display in the form of a polygon	Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects
   Ellipsis	Displaying object Object display in the form of an ellipsis	Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects

   
   

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   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 necessary, change object’s the object additional data in the Comment field (4).
7. To save the changes, click the OK button (5).

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

Editing the font, color, background or frame size of

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object name

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

1. Select object’s name the font, color or background of which is to be edited. Greenthe required object. As a result, green-pointed frame will appear around the image as a result.
2. Open the Properties panel (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
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3. Set X x and Y coordinates y 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 font color of the object 's name font color (2).
5. In the Background color field, select the background color of the object 's name background color (3).
6. Click ... in the Font field (4). The standard Windows Font dialog window Font of the Map editor utility is opened. This dialog box can also be called by main menu command will open. You can also open this window by selecting Operations with objects > → Set the font in the main menu.
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7. In the opened dialog window, set the required parameters of the font or object name color parameters.
8. Click Ok the OK button to save the changes.

Editing the font,  color color or background of object name is completedcomplete.

Editing the

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object size

Edit the object’s object size as follows:

1. Select the object the size of which is to be edited. Greenrequired object. As a result, 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 In the main menu, select Operations with objects > Object’s → Objects size.

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

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

   
   

4. Click Ok to the OK button to save the changes (3).
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Editing the object’s object size is completedcomplete.

Editing the position of object

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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 you want to be editededit.
2. Call for the the Position of object  dialog window of the Map Edit utility in dialog window in one of two ways:
   
   1. Perform In the command of the main menu, select Operations with objects > Object’s position → Position of object;
   2. Perform the command of In the context menu Object’s position (is called by right-clicking the object’s image), select Position of object.
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3. Set the coordinates of the object’s object center: X (horizontal indent from the left border of graphic plan, 1) and and Z (horizontal indent from the bottom border of graphic plan, 2) fields (1-2).

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

   
   

4. Enter the angle in degrees of object’s object image turn in the Angle field. The angle is set  set counterclockwise from the contour line (3).
5. To save the changes, click the OK button (4).

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

Using the mouse 

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 mouseYou can move an object on the map by clicking it and holding down the mouse button.

To rotate the object icon, point and left-click it. Greendo the following:

1. Click it, green-pointed frame will appear around the

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1. image.
2. Point

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1. the mouse cursor to one of the corner dots. A

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1. circular arrow will appear

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1. instead of the cursor.
2. Hold down the left mouse button and rotate the icon to the required angle.

Using the Properties panel 

You can also change the coordinates, rotation angle and the icon size of the Line, Image, Image and indicator and Text object types using the Properties panel:

1. Open the Properties panel for of the required object (see see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
2. Expand the Position and Size settings group. For the Line icon type, specify the coordinates of the initial point (x0, y0) and end point (x1, y1) of the line in this group.
   
   For other icons, specify the coordinates of the upper left corner (x, y), width (w) and height (h).
   
3. To rotate the icon, specify the required rotation angle in degrees in the Angle field.
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Editing the object position using the Properties panel is complete.

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To display the camera angle on the map, do the following:

1. Select the object for which it is necessary to display the viewing anglerequired object. As a result, the object name will be highlighted with a border of green dotsgreen-pointed frame will appear around the image.
2. Open the Properties panel for the required object (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel) and expand the PTZ settings group.
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3. Set the required field values:
   1. Angle on map — the —the direction of the display vector on the map. A value of 0 is the actual position of the camera at the time of setting the parameters.
   2. Telemetry deflection from zero — the —the actual offset of the camera.
   3. Viewing angle — the —the angle of the view display vector.
   4. Viewing distance — the —the size of the the view display vector.
   5. Color — the —the color of the view display vector.
   6. Nontransparency — the —the transparency of the view display vector.
   7. Invert pan — select —select True in from the drop-down list if it is necessary to invert the camera rotation.

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1. Open the Properties panel (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
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2. In From the dropdown drop-down list, select the fill color of the polygon or ellipsis 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 From the dropdown drop-down 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 of the polygon is to must be hidden, then set the value to 1 in the Hide frame field (5).

Editing the line thickness

To edit the thickness of the object icons added to the map in the form of a line, do the following:

1. Select the required object. As a result, green-pointed frame will appear around the image.
2. In the Map editor utility window, select Line → Thickness.
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3. In the Thickness window, specify the line thickness.
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4. Click the OK button.

Editing the object line thickness is complete.

Adding or removing apexes to polygon or polyline

Add To add apexes of to an object icon as follows:

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in the

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form of a polygon or polyline, do the following:

1. Call the context menu of the object icon by right-clicking and holding down the Ctrl key in the polygon area or on the polyline.
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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.
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Adding apexes to an object icon in the form of a polygon or polyline is complete.

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

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Setting the order of

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objects display on map

The You can set the order of displaying object icons display when they are laid over can be set. For thisoverlay. To do this, do the following:

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

The Setting the order of displaying objects on map is now setobject icons display is complete.

Configuring

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the objects states

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display (polygon and ellipsis)

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).

It is possible to disable displaying the display of the states thumbnails. For thisTo do this, do the following:

1. Open the Properties panel for the required object (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
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2. To disable the display of the thumbnails, select the Select the 1 value in from the Show states successively dropdown drop-down list. To enable their display, select the 0 value in from this dropdown drop-down list.

The Configuring the display of the state of objects states is configuredcomplete.