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Operations with the objects, added to the layer

The Map editor utility toolbar is shown on the figure:

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The Map editor utility enables to carry out perform the following operations with the objects, added to the layer (see the table).

Edit map The Map editor utility enables to carry out the perform operations with a group of objects. For selecting the To select several objects it is necessary to , hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard.

Editing the additional data and type of

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icon display

Editing Edit the additional data and type of object’s displaying is done in the following wayobject icon display as follows:

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

5. Change If necessary, change the type of object’s displaying object icon display with the help of the switch Displaying type when necessary Type of display switch (3, see the table).

   The Type of display switch position	Type of

   object’s displaying

   object icon display	Note

   «Image»

   Image

   Schematic

   object’s 

   object image

   Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects

   «Image

   Image and

   indicator»

   indicator

   Schematic 

   Schematic image and identifier of

   object’s

   object state

   Objects

   SCADA objects

   «Text»

   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 the JScript language

   section of the Programming Guide (JScript)).

   objects SCADA

   «Line »

   in the The Script object. Programming using the JScript language)	SCADA objects
   Line	Displaying object

   Object’s image

   in the form of a straight line

   objects  SCADA

   	SCADA objects
   Polygon	Displaying object in the form of a polygon	Basic configuration objects, SCADA objects
   Ellipsis	Displaying object 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 necessary, change the object Change  object’s additional data in the field Comment when necessary  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

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frame size of

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object name

Editing Edit the font, color, background or background frame size of object’s name is done in the following wayobject name as follows:

1. Select object’s the name of the object, which font, color or color background should be edited. Green-pointed frame will appear around the image in as a result.
2. Open the Properties panel (see Editing object properties using the Properties panel).
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3. Set X and Y coordinates of the left upper corner of the text frame, as well as frame height and width (w and h) and clockwise rotation Angle (1).
4. In the Color field, select the object 's name font color (12).
5. In the Background color field, select the object 's name background color (23).
6. Click ... in the Font field (34). The standard Windows dialog window Font of the Map editeditor utility is opened. This dialog box can also be called by main menu command Operations with objects > Set the font
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7. In the opened dialog window, set the required font or color parameters.
8. Click Ok the OK button to save the changes.

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

Editing the

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object size

Editing Edit the object’s size is done in the following wayobject size as follows:

1. Select the object, the size of which size should be edited. Green-pointed frame will appear around the image in as a result.
2. Call for a Object’s the Objects size dialog window of Edit map theMap editor utility by the main menu command Operations with objects > Object’s Objects size.Image Removed
3. Enter

   Specify the size of the image:

   fields

   Width (

   sign’s  width

   icon width) and Height (

   sign’s

   icon height)

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   fields (1, 2).

   Sign’s

   Icon size is expressed in pixels.

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

   
   

4.  Click Ok

   Click the OK button to save the changes (3).
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Editing the

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object size is

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complete.

Editing the

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position of object

Using the Position of object dialog window 

Edit the position of object Editing the object’s position with the help of the Position of object dialog window is done in the following wayas follows:

1. Select the object, the position of which position should be edited.
2. Call for a dialog window the Position of object  Of Map Edit utility by dialog window of theMap editor utility in one of the two ways:
   
   1. Carry out Perform the command of the main menu Operations with objects > Object’s positionPosition of object;
   2. Carry out Perform the command of the context menu Object’s position Position of object (is called by right-clicking the right mouse over the object’s object image).
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3. Enter Set the coordinates of object’s the object center: fields X (horizontal indent from the left border of graphic plan) and Z (horizontal indent from the bottom border of graphic plan) fields (1-, 2). To set the coordinates in pixels the switch should be set to In pixels position (3), to set the coordinates in meters – the switch should be set to In meters position (4).

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

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4. Enter the angle in degrees of object’s object image turn on in the Angle (degree) field. The angle is set  set counterclockwise from the contour line (53).
5. To save the applied changes, click the OK button (64).

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

Using the mouse 

TheMap editeditor utility also enables to edit the object’s object position with the help of the mouse.

To set the position of the icon on the symbol, click and hold the mouse on the symbol. Then drag the symbol to the desired location and release the mouse.map, hover the mouse cursor over it and left-click it. Holding the left mouse button, place the icon on the place on the map that corresponds to its real location on the territory of the protected facility.

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To rotate the symbolicon, click and release the mouse on the symbol. The symbol will be enclosed in a frame made of green dots. Click and hold the mouse on hover the mouse cursor over it 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 required direction to rotate the symbol and release the mouse.the icon.

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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 the required object (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.
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3. For other icons, specify the coordinates of the upper left corner (x, y), width (w) and height (h).
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4. 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.

Changing the camera angle display

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

1. Select the object for which it is necessary to display the viewing angle. As a result, the object name will be highlighted with a border of green dots.
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 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 actual offset of the camera.
   3. Viewing angle—the angle of the view display vector.
   4. Viewing distance—the size of the the view display vector.
   5. Color—the color of the view display vector.
   6. Nontransparency—the transparency of the view display vector.
   7. Invert pan—select True in the drop-down list if it is necessary to invert the camera rotation.

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Editing color and transparency (polygon and

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ellipsis)

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

1. Open the Properties panel 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 ellipse ellipsis (1).
3. Set the degree of transparency of the polygon or ellipse 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 ellipse ellipsis in case of alarm (3).
5. Set the degree of transparency of the polygon or ellipse 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 should be hidden, then set the value to True in 1 in the Hide frame field 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 object for which it is necessary to edit the line thickness. Green-pointed frame will appear around the image as a result.
2. In the Map editor utility dialog box, select Line -> Thickness.
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3. In the Thickness dialog box, specify the line thickness.
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4. Click the OK button.

Editing the object line thickness is complete.

Adding or removing apexes

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of polygon or polyline

Add To add apexes of to an object icon as followsin the 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 completeApexes of object icon are now added.

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

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Setting the order of displaying objects 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 (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 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 section in Operator's Guide).

It is possible to disable displaying 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 True 1 value in from the Show states successively dropdown drop-down list. To enable their display, select the False 0 value in from this dropdown drop-down list.

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