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:

  • a previously defined Database:
  • a project with data (Information Layers);

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.

Starting SCARTA:

  • type in Scarta, on the aixterm window or;
  • click on the SCARTA icon (Windows version).

On the main menu you will see the following functions: File, Edit, Show, Apply and Help.

See also:

How to create a map or template
How handle Map elements
Generating an Printing Maps - Introduction


Database Management in SCARTA

On this interface you will be able select a database and change a visual of a category, if you wish.

Connecting to a Database:

  1. click on File (main menu) and select the option Database;
  2. select a directory and then a database from the list;
  3. press the button Load.

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.

Changing the Visual of Classes and Categories in a Database:

  • click on File - Data Model on the main menu;
  • choose the category and then click on Visual... to change the parameters as you wish. See more about the "Data Model" window.

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.

See also:

Management of Databases in "Spring"

Scarta - index


Project Management using SCARTA

Before starting the generation of a map, you will need to make the data (ILs) available by activating the Database and Project.

Activating a Project:

  1. click on File on the main menu and select Load Project... or button ;
  2. select from the list of Projects the one that you want;
  3. click on Apply.

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 Project

To unload or close a project and load another one, you will need first to close the active map (Close Chart/Template...).

Unloading a Project:

  1. click on File on the main menu and select Close Project.

See also:

Project Management on "Spring" module

Scarta - index


Presentation on the Drawing Area

Drawing

Every time you make any changes on the Control Panel you need to redraw your map.

Click on Draw or button () after changing the data.

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.

Reset

Redraw the map, canceling the zoom:

  • Click on Apply - Reset or button .

Zoom

Amplifies a region of interest.

  1. Click on Zoom. The mouse pointer has a different form from the original (an arrow pointing down), indicating it is active for selecting the area to be zoomed in;
  2. Click on the upper left corner and the lower right corner of the desired area;
  3. Click on Draw. The selected area is presented on the screen.

NOTE: To disable the zoom cursor and go back to the normal mode, just click over the Zoom Cursor in the toolbar.

Flight

The 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.

  1. Apply the zoom (as described above) and click on Show - Roam Cursor or button ;
  2. The cursor changes into the shape of a pointed cross while the flying feature is active;
  3. Click on a point on the display (with the left button of the mouse) and drag the mouse to the desired position, releasing it in order to show the image in its new position.

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 Zoom

There is another option of zooming an area of the map using a window that amplifies the cursor position as you move it around.

Amplifying an area of the map:

  1. Click on Show on the main menu and select Zoom... . A Zoom window pops up;
  2. The default is to zoom in 2 times the data;
  3. On the Zoom:2 window, click on Zoom to choose other options (Zoom 2, Zoom 4, Zoom 8 or Cursor Mode).

Browsing the Map

As 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).

Operation:

  1. Choose on the toolbar: Disabled, Planes, Geographic or 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.

Scarta - index