![]() Using SCARTA module"Scarta" is used for generating and printing maps. To represent your work in paper, you can use some elements available in this module such as texts, symbols, legends, coordinates, lines etc. Before operating "Scarta" you will need:
There is a reserved place in "Scarta" for you to draw your map called drawing area. Above it you will find the main menu and the toolbar which will command all the edition process (immediate action buttons) . On the bottom of the screen you will find a text area which contains information on coordinates and scale.
On the main menu you will see the following functions: File, Edit, Show, Apply and Help.
How to create a map or template Database Management in SCARTAOn this interface you will be able select a database and change a visual of a category, if you wish.
NOTE: This dialog box is the almost the same as the one used in SPRING, except that here you will not be able to create or delete a database.
NOTE: The windows Data Model and Setting Visual Parameters look alike the ones used by "Spring", except that here we can not create or change Categories/Classes, only change their visuals.
Management of Databases in "Spring" Project Management using SCARTABefore starting the generation of a map, you will need to make the data (ILs) available by activating the Database and Project.
NOTE: This window look alike the one used by "Spring", except that here you can not create, change or delete a project. You can only load it. Unloading a ProjectTo unload or close a project and load another one, you will need first to close the active map (Close Chart/Template...).
Project Management on "Spring" module Presentation on the Drawing Area
DrawingEvery time you make any changes on the Control Panel you need to redraw your map. Click on Draw or button ( If the chosen scale does not allow the visualization of the whole area, use the option Edit - Characteristics... to resize it When the given rectangle does not fit the project area, the systems pops the error message: "Data range is not compatible with map size". Click on "OK" and type in new coordinates. ResetRedraw the map, canceling the zoom:
ZoomAmplifies a region of interest.
NOTE: To disable the zoom cursor and go back to the normal mode, just click over the Zoom Cursor in the toolbar. FlightThe flying feature allows to move the data in the display keeping the visualization scale, in order to show the data that lies beyond the visible area on the display. It is normally used after applying a zoom in the active display.
NOTE: To restore the cursor to its original arrow, click the right mouse button inside the drawing area or over the flight button itself. Screen ZoomThere is another option of zooming an area of the map using a window that amplifies the cursor position as you move it around.
Browsing the MapAs you move the cursor over the map, it is possible to see, in real-time, the paper or data coordinates and the relation between the paper and the screen (scale).
NOTE: If you choose Planes or Geographic, move the cursor over the drawing area and observe that the values X/Y (cm) are presented when you are on the paper area and Lat/Long (UTM in meters) when you are over the data area. ![]() |