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CustomizingWindMilMaps Interface

Jeffrey Carr

http://www.milsoft.com/

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Getting Your Work Done with Fewer Clicks

Burst Menu

Hot Keys

Data Popups & Status Bar

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The Burst Menu

A unique user interface

Replaces context menu for WindMilMap tools Increases map workspace Voice confirmation Self-teaching gesture system Number pad hot key system Completely customizable

Super Cells

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Super Cells Examples

Set attributes after adding a new feature Automatically set defaults Ask user which set of defaults Ask user for value for each attribute

Create a repeatable series of commands

Automatically append a feature to current Activate a new tool or button

Almost any combination of functions ArcMap tools can only end super cells

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Burst Menu Settings

The settings for the burst menu are saved with

the .mxd in a .brst file of the same name

The .brst file can be copied and renamed to beused with a different .mxd

Unique burst menu settings can be created fordifferent users and/or jobs

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Hot Keys

With an element selected:

T For temporary Trace Shift+T Toggles Trace E Opens Edit Length & Angle dialog N Opens Section Editor or Pole Navigator Shift+Up Selects upline element Shift+Down Selects downline element Shift+Left Selects elements next sibling Shift+Right Selects elements previous sibling

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Hot Keys No element selection required:

L Draws temporary leaders for symbol text O Opens Display Options A Opens Analysis Manager Spacebar Changes cursor to last function H Changes Hit Tolerance

Burst Menu: M Toggles between Context & Burst Menu 5 Opens menu 1-4 & 6-9 Activates cell in related position

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Viewing Attribute Data Labeling

Logical placement Slow

Symbol Text Part of symbol Customizable per feature

Status bar Instant display with mouse over

Data Popup Box at cursor with mouse over pause

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Symbol Text Editor

Create different def

A definition can havmultiple text layers

Text properties: Name

Position Visible Scale

Show Text Default of

Font Value

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Status Bar

Accessed in Display Options

Customizable display in thestatus bar at the bottom of

ArcMap Has access to all fields in

Milsoft Circuit Model and

external tables

http://www.milsoft.com/contact-us

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Data Popup Accessed in Display

Options When you hover over an

element, a box will pop upand show data for thatelement.

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