Attaching objects to the layers of interactive map

The objects are attached to the layers on the interactive map with the use of Map editor utility.

Attach the objects to the layers of the interactive map as follows:

1. Activate the New object dialog window of the Map editor utility in one of three possible ways:
   
   1. Execute instruction of the Objects operations -> New object main menu.
   2. Click button on the tools panel.
   3. Execute instruction of the New object context menu (is activate with the right mouse click upon any graphical area).

2. Select the required object in the objects tree of the New object dialog box (1).

   Note

   If the objects tree is to be refreshed, click the Refresh tree button (2).

   Note

   Objects added to some layer of a map will be in bold in the objects tree when clicking the Set (3) button. When selecting the object in the tree of Position dropdown list, all maps and layers on which the selected object will be added will be displayed (4).

   Note

   To search the object by the name or part of the name specify the info in the Search field (5) and click the Find button (6).

   
3. As a result the name of the selected object is automatically displayed in the Name field (5).

4. Set the dimensions of object’s symbol: fields Width (symbol’s width) and Height (symbol’s height) – See 4. Symbol’s dimensions are expressed in pixels.

   Note

   When value "o" is set in the fields Width and Height, object’s symbol is displayed in its original size.

5. Set the required checkboxes checked in the Type of display group (7). If several types are selected, then several icons of the selected object will be added to the map. These icons can then be removed and edited independently of one another.

   Position of Type of display switch	Type of object’s symbol display	Usage
   Image	Object’s schematic view	Objects of main configuration
   Image and indicator	Object’s schematic view  and indicator of object’s state	SCADA objects
   Text	Object name and text defined by script (see the Examples of scripts in JScript language section of the Programming Guide (JScript)).	SCADA objects
   Line	Objects’ images in the form of straight line or polyline	SCADA objects
   Polygon	Object representation as the polygon with specified color and transparency with arbitrary number of apexes.	SCADA objects
   Ellipsis	Object representation as the ellipse with specified color and transparency.	SCADA objects

   Note

    The object symbol is automatically displayed in the Preview field in accordance with the selected type of display (8).
6. Set additional information about the object if necessary in the field  Comment (9).
7. Click Paste button or press Insert on the keyboard to attach object to the layer of interactive map (10).
8. Repeat steps2-7  for all the required objects.
9. Click Close button to close New object dialog window (11).

Attachment of objects to the layers of interactive map is over.