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8/13/2019 GIS Software: Customizing the WindMilMap Interface
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CustomizingWindMilMaps Interface
Jeffrey Carr
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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
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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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