Edit Elements of the Chart or Template

The Elements Edition Window allows you to access and edit the characteristics of each type of Element(Text, Symbol, Legend, Scale, Geographic Grid or Plane Grid). The main characteristic of this window is to be able to dynamically change according to the type and / or the quantity of selected elements, showing only the characteristics subjected to changes.

Each Type of Element has different configuration options.

  • Editing Text
  • Editing Symbol
  • Editing Legend
  • Editing Scale
  • Editing Geographic Grid
  • Editing Plane Grid
  • Editing Multiples Text and Legend Elements
  • Editing Multiples Scale and / or Text and / or Legend

    Editing Text

    The following image shows the information about the Text Characteristics.

    Text:

    click on the Text field and type or change the content.

    Height (mm):

    click on the Height field and type a value for the character height.

    Rotation (degrees):

    click on the Rotation field and type a value for the text tilting angle.

    Line Thickness (mm):

    click on the Line Thickness field and type a value for the character line thickness. The characteristic of the line thickness on the paper will depend on the feather thickness set on the graphic tracer.

    Spacing:

    click on the Spacing field and type a factor, which multiplied by the character height, will correspond to the spacing between characters.

    Color:

    click on the Color button and on the color window select the new color. Or then type the RGB values of the new color. The selected color can be seen on the associated box.

    Styles:

    a list of character's styles is presented, click on the the wanted style. The selected option is shown on the screen below.


    NOTE: If there is only one Text or Legend Element selected, it is possible to edit its label


    Editing Symbol

    The following image shows the information about the Symbol Characteristics.

    Height:

    click on the field Height and type a value for the height of the Symbol.

    Rotation :

    click on the field Rotation and type a value for the tilting angle of the Symbol.

    Symbol :

    a list of Symbols (dfx e bmp) is shown, click on the wanted Symbol. The selected option will be presented on the screen below.


    NOTE: It is only possible to edit one Symbol at a time and it is not possible to edit a Symbols in conjunction with other elements.


    Editing Legend

    The following image shows the information about the Legend Characteristics.


    Height:

    click on the Height field and type a value for the height of the "box" of the legend.

    Width:

    click on the Width field and type a value for the width of the "box" of the legend.

    Distance :

    click on the Distance field and type a value for the distance between the "box" and the text of the legend.

    Box Position - Right / Left:

    select the option depending on the position you want the legend's "box" to occupy, relative to the text.

    Type:

    select a combination of Types among Polygon, Line and Point to represent the Legend.


    The Edition and the Text configuration of the Legend follows the same rules explained before in Editing Text.


    Editing Scale

    The following image shows the information about the Scale Characteristics.

    Unit:

    select the Unit of the Scale between m(meters) and km(kilometers).

    Height :

    a list with the Height of the Scale (1, 2 or 3 mm) is presented, select one Height.

    Width :

    a list with the Width of the Scale (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 cm) is presented, select one Width.

    Color:

    click on the button Color and on the colors window, select the new color. Or then type the RGB values of the new color. The selected color is shown on the associated box.

    Type :

    a list with the Types of the Scale is presented, select one Type. The preview of the selected option is presented on the screen below.


    The Edition and the Text Configuration of the scale follows the same rules explained before in Editing Text. But only the Height, Style and Line Width of the Scale's Text are available.


    Editing Geographic Grid

    The following image shows the information about the Geographic Grid Characteristics.


    Reference Values:

    click on the field Longitude and Latitude and define the reference values of the grid. Use, preferably, a point inside the project's bounding rectangle. If you want to keep the values presented on the window, the grid will only be presented after you correctly define the grid's limits. In this case the grid's limits must surround the project, and contain the reference point.

    Spacing:

    click on the field |dx|, |dy| and define the spacing between the grid lines, presented on the same coordinate units, i.e., in degrees, minutes and seconds. The values presented are pre-defined by the system.

    Limits:

    click on the field Latitude / Longitude and define the lower left point and the upper right point to define the limits of the rectangle.

    Secondaries by Main:

    click on the field and type a number of secondary lines, relative to the numer of main lines.

    Line Category:

    select between Main and Secondary. Each type can have different characteristics.

    Color:

    click on the Color button and on the colors window select the new color. Or then type the RGB values of the new color. The selected color is presented on the associated box.

    Line Width:

    click on the field and type the line width you want in milimeters.

    Line Type:

    click on the field Line Type and select between continuous and crossings.

    Trace:

    For the crossing line style it is necessary to inform the Trace X,Y. Click on X, Y and type the wanted values (mm).

    Show Coordinates:

    Defines whether the coordinates will or will not be shown for each line type. Click on the box and define true or false. When true this option enables the ability to show the corner coordinates, distance and presentation characteristics.

    Show Corner Coordinates:

    Defines whether the corner coordinates will or will not be shown for each line type. Click on the box and define true or false.

    Distance:

    Defines the value of the distance between the characters and the beginning of the Grid. Click on the Distance field and type a value.

    Presentation:

    Defines the way the Geographic Coordinates will be shown. Click on the options and choose Degrees and/or Minutes and/or Seconds.

    The Edition and Text configuration of the Geographic Coordinates follows the same rules explained before in Editing Text.But the Grid Text Edition is not available because the files do not have this information.


    Editing Plane Grid

    The following image shows the information about the Plane Grid Characteristics.


    Reference Values:

    click on the field X and Y and define the reference values for the grid. Use, preferably, a point inside the project's bounding rectangle.

    Spacing:

    click on the field |dx|, |dy| and define the spacing between the grid lines, presented in the same unit as the coordinate, i.e., in meters. The values presented are pre-defined by the system.

    Secondaries by Main:

    click on the field Secondaries by Main and type a number of secondary lines, relative to the number of main lines.

    Line Category:

    select between Main and Secondary. Each type has different characteristics.

    Color:

    click on the Color button and on the color window select the new color. Or then type the RGB values of the new color. The selected color is presented on the associated box.

    Line Width:

    click on the line width field and type the line width you want in milimeters.

    Line Type:

    click on the field Line Type and select between continuous and crossings.

    Trace:

    For the crossing line style it is necessary to inform the Trace X,Y. Click on X, Y and type the wanted values (mm).

    Show Coordinates:

    Defines whether the coordinates will or will not be shown for each line type. Click on the box and define true or false. When true this option enables the ability to show the corner coordinates, distance and presentation characteristics.

    Show Corner Coordinates:

    Defines whether the corner coordinates will or will not be shown for each line type. Click on the box and define true or false.

    Distance:

    Defines the value of the distance between the characters and the beginning of the Grid. Click on the Distance field and type a value.

    Presentation:

    Defines the way the Plane Coordinates will be shown. Click on the fields and choose between showing or not the Code Numbers.

    The Edition and the Text Configuration of the Plane Coordinates follow the same rules explained before in Editing Text.But the Grid Text Edition is not available because it does not have this information.


    Editing Multiple Text and Legend Elements

    The following image shows the information of the Text characteristics when you are editing Multiple Text and Legend elements.

    The Text Edition of Multiple Selection of Text and Legend Elements follows the same rules explained before in Editing Text. But the Text Edition of the selected items is not available.


    Editing Multiple Scale and / or Text and / or Legend Elements

    The following image shows the information of the Text characteristics when you are editing Multiple Scale and / or Text and / or Legend Elements.

    The Text Edition of Multiple Selection of Scale and / or Text and / or Legend Elements follows the same rules explained before in Editing Text. But the Text Edition of the selected elements is not available and only applies to the height, line width and style characteristics of the selected element.


    See also:

    How to edit the characteristics of the Scales.

    Chart's Elements

    How to control the location of the Elements