"Selecting objects" in Map composition—introduction (T45a)
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1. introduction T45a 4 Library Help Top Library Help Top 4 lt 4 Back gt If you wish to print the composition choose Print from the File menu The Windows version of INTREPID will launch the Print Map tool If you are using the Unix version Map Composition will output your composition to a printer file in a format or output language you specify such as TIFF PostScript or HP GL 2 Select the output format from the Print cascade menu You can send the output file to your printer using a Unix command See Map printing T46 for full instructions 5 To exit from Map Composition choose Quit from the File menu Specifying input and output MAPCOMP files You can Start a new blank composition Start a new composition based on a Map Composition template Load an existing MAPCOMP file for editing or cloning Save the current specifications as a MAPCOMP file Insert an existing MAPCOMP file into the current composition In each case INTREPID displays an Open or Save As dialog box Use the directory and file selector to locate the file you require See Specifying input and output files in Introduction to INTREPID R02 for information about specifying files gt gt To create load and save compositions Choose the corresponding option from the File menu Edit Geographic Load Map New Map Insert Map Save s Map Page Size Print Load Map Use this to abandon any curr2. all of these operations in the future Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 2 Library Help Top Back gt Map Composition example The diagram on this page shows a simple composition containing a multiple sheet data box and annotations The diagram shows the annotations that are automatically linked to the data in the data box Hard Copy Composition Example lale pid WA poi bi Pod ot Lelia File Can Geographic Annotation wiew Title Data box with image Legend eee Eee Ticks eT Gee eto 114 370 lt lt Edge labels Er MA HI RY et Cs an ta rede Hide a alr r 7 Bolum Al aE E47 PE 198 pr Ir epid Mapcomens ition Taol l Mn fiber te S rlnn sann North Arrow Border Sheet Index Automatically linked to the data Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 3 Library Help Top 4 Back gt Using Map Composition gt gt To use Map Composition with the INTREPID graphic user interface v mapcomp exe File Edit Geographic Annotation View 1 Choose Compose Hardcopy from the Printing menu in the Project Manager or use the command mapcomp exe INTREPID displays the Map Composition Main window If you have previously prepared specifications that you wish to modify load the corr
3. each case INTREPID displays the dialog box corresponding to the object For screen composed objects such as lines arrows images sets of markers etc this editing process does not include editing the vertices changing shape or size of the objects To do this you must manually edit the MAPCOMP file or delete the object and draw it again INTREPID can edit the line thickness colour style etc of geometric objects gt gt To edit an existing object 1 Double click a point on the object that is not overlapping another object OR Select the object using the method described above See Selecting objects then choose Edit Object from the Edit menu If the object overlaps another object and no part of it protrudes by itself you must use the second of the above methods Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 16 Library Help Top 2 3 Back gt If the object is a data box or group object INTREPID displays the Select Contained Object dialog box for you to select the group or one of its contained objects for editing select Object To Edit select Object To Edit Data PseudoColour PathPlot Polygon TraverseLine Ticks Ez INTREPID displays the object properties dialog box corresponding to the object you have selected See Object properties section guide for a list of the types of object and sections that describe their p
4. for the object and click the left button If you are using the Windows version hold down the left mouse button An outline will appear attached to the mouse pointer Move the outline to the position you require for the object and release the left button INTREPID displays the object in the position you have specified The pre composed objects belong to various categories See Object properties section guide for a list of their corresponding sections in this manual Objects composed on the screen You will compose the following screen composed objects directly on the screen using the mouse mares tines Janos 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 13 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt gt gt To place a screen composed object 1 Specify the object using the corresponding menu option and respond to any dialog box that INTREPID displays For Markers Lines Arrows Polygons Click the vertices of the object For Rectangles and Images Rubber band stretch the object Move the mouse pointer to the position for one of the corners of the rectangle or image Hold down the left button and drag diagonally across the space for the rectangle or image When the mouse pointer is at the position for the diagonally opposite corner release the mouse button For Text Click the starting position then type the text 3 Except for Rectangles and Image
5. the margin inside the page and reduce the page dimensions by the size of the margin This is the default setting in the dialog box If the check box is on INTREPID will place the margin outside the page and retain the existing page dimensions If you turn on the check box you must be intending to print to paper larger than the page size defined Borders You can specify a border as part of your page definition If you also specify a margin the border can be inside or outside the margin The default page border is a solid line 1 mm thick outside the page margins gt gt To specify page borders 1 2 If you wish to create a page border turn on the Border check box If you do not wish to change the border specification then you have completed the border setting process If you wish to change the border specification choose Edit adjacent to the Border check box INTREPID displays the Page Border dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Tool EH Inside Margin Cancel 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 9 Library Help Top 4 Back gt 3 Specify the attribute values for the border as required See Specifying map attribute values T45e for instructions about specifying attribute values 4 Turn the Inside Margin check box on or off as required then choose Apply INTREPID will return to the Page Definition dialog box Inside Margin If this che
6. 7 Library Help Top Back gt 5 Enter the required measurements in the Width and Height text boxes For landscape orientation you must enter the width as the larger dimension Choose Accept in the Customise Page Size and Standard Page Sizes dialog boxes INTREPID will return to the Page Definition dialog box and display the dimensions you have chosen 6 Specify page margins as required See Margins and borders for pages for detailed instructions about specifying margins 7 Specify page borders as required See Margins and borders for pages for detailed instructions about specifying borders 8 Choose OK in the Page Definition dialog box INTREPID will note your specifications and display visible components in the Map Composition window Margins and borders for pages You can specify the margin and border for a page using the Page Definition dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Ti Width 210 0 mm Height 297 0 mm Hargin LJ Border The instructions in this section use this dialog box as their start point Margins You can specify page margins using the defaults provided or directly in mm Page margins can be e Outside the page dimensions if you are actually using larger paper than that defined as the page size OR Inside the page dimensions thus reducing the size of the page Default page margins are inside the page dimensions The original default margins depend on the page size See Map composi
7. INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 1 Library Help Top MG Backi Map composition introduction T45a Top Introduction The Map Composition tool enables you to create maps representing INTREPID datasets The specification as you create it on the screen is called a composition You can automatically divide the data into sheets overlay several datasets e g pseudocolour with sun angle contours regions and points of interest on the composition and include title text North arrow legend scale bar and sheet index Map output from this tool can range from simply composed draft material perhaps for internal use to finished professional standard maps ready for publication or presentation to a client MAPCOMP language When you save your composition INTREPID automatically generates instructions for producing the composition These instructions use the MAPCOMP language MAPCOMP to some extent governs the way that Map Composition works We suggest that you familiarise yourself with MAPCOMP This will help you to understand the operation of the Map Composition tool and enable you to use it more efficiently You will also then have the ability to directly edit and clone MAPCOMP files On some occasions you may prefer direct MAPCOMP file editing to using the Map Composition tool MAPCOMP currently allows a wider range of operations than the interactive Map Composition tool We will extend the interactive tool to cover
8. argin ON margin begin top 2 bottom 2 left 2 right 2 border begin X 2 Y 2 page begin X 0 Y 0 Width 210 Height 297 page end border end margin end Margin Outside Page ON Border Inside Margin OFF Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 11 Library Help Top 4 Back gt border begin margin begin top 2 bottom 2 left 2 right 2 page begin X 2 Y 2 Width 210 Height 297 page end margin end border end Zooming your composition view in and out You can view your composition at seven different magnifications If you are using larger than A4 paper or a screen resolution less than 1280x1024 you will need to zoom out to view the whole composition INTREPID provides seven preset zoom levels from 16 1 maximum zoom out displaying the composition 1 16 actual size to 1 4 maximum zoom in displaying the composition 4 times actual size gt gt To zoom in or out Choose the Scale option you require from the View menu File Edit Geographic Annotation No Grid Grid 5mm Grid 10mm Grid 20mm Grid 40mm Scale 16 1 scale 6 1 v Scale 4 1 scale 2 1 Scale 1 1 Scale 1 2 scale 1 4 gt gt To view the upper right section of the composition Increase the size of the Map Composition window or zoom out choose a larger scale Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map c
9. ck box is off INTREPID will place the border outside the page margin This is the default setting in the dialog box If the check box is on INTREPID will place the border inside the page margin Page margins and border options results summary The following diagram summarises the effects of the Inside Outside margin and border settings for an A4 page Inside Outside Options for Page Borders and Margins Free EE i A4 Margin Outside Margin Outside Margin Outside Margin Outside Page OFF Page OFF Page ON Page ON Border Inside Border Inside Border Inside Border Inside Margin OFF Margin ON Margin ON Margin OFF EE ETE Margin Border Page Dimension Here are some examples of MAPCOMP file sections resulting from Inside Outside margin and border option combinations with an A4 page definition Margin Outside Page OFF Border Inside Margin OFF border begin margin begin top 2 bottom 2 left 2 right 2 page begin X 2 Y 2 Width 206 Height 293 page end margin end border end Margin Outside Page OFF Border Inside Margin ON Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 10 Library Help Top Back gt margin begin top 2 bottom 2 left 2 right 2 border begin page begin X 2 Y 2 Width 206 Height 293 page end border end margin end Margin Outside Page ON Border Inside M
10. e border can be inside or outside the margin 1 where install pathis the location of your INTREPID installation See INTREPID database file and data structures R05 for details 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 6 Library Help Top Back gt If you define a page but no border INTREPID will still display a page border on the screen so that you can locate the boundaries of your composition INTREPID will not print this border gt gt To choose the page size for your composition 1 Choose Page Size from the File menu INTREPID displays the Page Definition dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Ti Width 210 0 mm Height 297 0 mm mi Hargin LJ Border Page Sizes icon Jemen 2 If you wish to specify a page size other than A4 with portrait orientation choose Size INTREPID displays the Standard Page Sizes dialog box 3 For standard page sizes select click the page size you require then choose Accept INTREPID will return to the Page Definition dialog box and display the dimensions of your chosen page size Go to step 6 4 For non standard page sizes choose Customize INTREPID displays the Customize Page Size dialog box Customise Customise Page Size Width mm 210 0 Height mm 297 0 Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a
11. eir contained objects in various ways Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 19 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt Using a grid with the composition process Displaying a grid Snap to grid Library Help Top You can display a grid overlaid on the Map Composition window This will not print it is intended as a guide for correctly aligning your components You can display 5 mm 10 mm 20 mm or 40 mm grids gt gt To display a grid Choose the required grid size from the View menu File Edit Geographic Annotation intrepid MapComposition Tool 3 2betaR No Grid File Edit Geographic Annotation View Grid 5mm Grid 10mm Grid 20mm Grid 40mm Scale 16 1 Scale 6 1 v Scale 4 1 scale 2 1 Scale 1 1 Scale 1 2 scale 1 4 Intrepid M apcomposition T ool ZoomOut INTREPID displays the grid in the form of tick marks gt gt To turn off grid display Choose No Grid from the View menu INTREPID can snap objects to the grid as you insert and move them The following illustrations show rectangles drawn with and without Snap to Grid When Snap to Grid is on and you are creating a screen composed object INTREPID forces the vertices of the object to coincide with the vertices of the grid INTREPID will position the lower left corner of a line of text on a grid vertex Snap to grid does not affect existing objects when y
12. ent composition in the Map Composition window and load an existing MAPCOMP file New Map Use this to abandon any current composition in the Map Composition window and start a new MAPCOMP file INTREPID displays the Select Map dialog box containing a set of Map Composition templates Select Map File Name Directories d intrepid config 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 5 Library Help Top Back gt If you wish to use a template select the template you require and choose Select Template INTREPID will load the template and display any visible parts of it If you do not wish to use a template select the blank template then choose Select Template INTREPID displays a blank Map Composition window Insert Map If you have a component for the composition stored in a separate MAPCOMP file use this option to insert it into your composition If you do not have an open group INTREPID will place the objects from the inserted file into the composition SaveAs Map Use this option to save specifications for the current composition as a MAPCOMP file Managing Map Composition templates A Map Composition template is a MAPCOMP file stored in the install path config directory We provide a selection of templates You can edit or delete these if required and also create edit and delete your own templates The template blank map is an empty tem
13. esponding MAPCOMP file using Load Map from the File menu If all of the specifications are correct in this file go to step 4 If you wish to modify any settings carry out the following steps as required If you wish to create a new composition choose New Map from the File menu and select a template from the Select Map dialog box If you do not require a template select blank map See Specifying input and output files in Introduction to INTREPID R02 for detailed instructions on loading files and Managing Map Composition templates for information about templates 2 Specify the paper size to be used datasets to be included their format geographic extent to be used in the composition margins borders division into sheets and annotations Use Insert Map from the File menu to insert any composition components that you have already prepared 3 If you wish to record the specifications for this composition in a MAPCOMP file in order to edit the composition later reprint a similar composition or for some other reason use SaveAs Map from the File menu See Specifying input and output files in Introduction to INTREPID R02 for detailed instructions 1 9 You can automatically load a MAPCOMP file using the mapcomp exe command Add the file name and path if necessary after the command Example mapcomp exe diskl surv morgl map Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition
14. f displayed objects in order to shorten screen drawing time INTREPID can display objects with three levels of detail e Outline Displays the outline of the object only and outlines of contained objects e Draft Displays limited detail of the object e Full Displays full detail of the object The default detail setting for Contours Path plots and Stack Profile plots is Draft The default setting for all other objects is Full 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 15 Library Help Top 4 Back gt gt gt To set detail for an object 1 Select the object 2 Choose Edit Detail from the Edit menu INTREPID displays the Edit Detail dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Tool 3 Set Detail of selected object to gt Outline Draft Full 3 Choose the detail option you require then choose OK If you set a detail level for a group object the level applies to all objects within the group If you dissolve a group INTREPID sets the detail of the objects it contained according to rules explained in Section Dissolving groups with Detail setting in Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d Note Object detail settings only apply to visualising the data on the screen INTREPID always prints compositions with full detail Editing properties of selected objects You can edit the properties of any object in your composition In
15. omposition introduction T45a 12 Library Help Top Back gt Working with objects introduction In the Map Composition tool we refer to each component of the composition such as a dataset in a data box a North arrow a sheet index some text such as a composition title or your company logo as objects You can create edit delete and move objects in the Map Composition window You can also group objects in various ways You can group objects so that they remain in the same relative positions when you move them You can place margins and borders around these groups You can also create a group that automatically organises the position of the objects After you have created a group you will deal with it rather than with the objects individually For full instructions on working with groups See Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d Placing new objects into the composition Library Help Top Objects composed before placing on the screen You will determine the size and shape of the following pre composed objects before placing them into your composition ataores Seaobars Nonharows gt gt To place a pre composed object into the composition 1 Specify the object using the corresponding menu option and dialog box Choose OK or Apply 2 Ifyou are using the Unix version of INTREPID an outline will appear attached to the mouse pointer Move the outline to the position you require
16. osition T45b 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Data boxes In data boxes Grey Scale images Pseudocolour images Fixed colour images Sun angle images False colour images three band grids Pseudocolour images with intensity drape False colour images three band grid with intensity drape In data boxes Contours Colour contours In data boxes Point datasets In data boxes Path Plots Stack profile plots In data boxes Polygon datasets regions of interest In data boxes Metre tick marks Lat Long tick marks Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 18 Library Help Top 4 Back gt char E Ob Including and editing map Geographically related annotations Scale bar annotations T450 in Including and editing map North arrow annotations T45c Sheet index Annotations that describe grid and Z Legend data in Including and editing map Profile graph XY Plot annotations T45c Non dataset related annotations in Markers Including and editing map annotations Lines T45c Arrows Polygons Text Grey bars Images Object topics covered later in this manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d describes how to Arrange the apparent layers for overlapping objects e Create groups of objects that then behave as a single object As well as containing the objects these groups can e Have a margin Have a border e Align th
17. ou move them in the Map Composition window only when you create new objects gt gt To turn Snap to Grid on or off Use the Snap to Grid option in the Annotation menu When it has a tick against it Snap to Grid is on 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 20 Library Help Top 4 Back gt Frequently Asked Questions Q Is it possible to have a dashed line style in path plot There are Style options for Dash and DashDot in the GUI but these don t appear to plot any differently to Style Solid A The support for dashed line style depends on the driver being used The TIF driver does not support a dashed line style whereas most of the HP plotter drivers do As of 2007 the only drivers attempting to do anything with the line style are the Postscript and the Mapinfo drivers The WIn32 driver is currently being looked at Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt
18. plate for you to use when you do not require a template gt gt To create a Map Composition template Create or edit a MAPCOMP file for use as the template then copy or save the file to the install path config directory gt gt To edit a Map Composition template Edit the MAPCOMP file in the install path config directory using a text editor or interactively with the Map Composition tool gt gt To delete a Map Composition template Delete or move the MAPCOMP file from the install path config directory Page definition Library Help Top You can formally specify the page for your composition including optional size internal margin and border You can print your composition on AO Al A2 A4 paper or specify your own page size The default page size is A4 210 mm x 297 mm Page definition is not essential for a composition You may choose not to include a page definition because you may intend your current composition to be a component for inserting into some other composition If you do include a page definition Map Composition will define it as a group containing all of the objects in your composition except the optional page margin and or page border Using the Map Composition tool you cannot select the page definition as an object for editing For this reason it has special editing options in the File menu You can define a margin and or border for a page The margin can be inside or outside the page dimensions Th
19. roperties Edit the properties as required then choose OK or Apply INTREPID displays the object with its new properties Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Library Help Top Object properties section guide Map composition introduction T45a 17 Back gt The following table contains a list of the objects you can include in a composition together with the corresponding sections in this manual that discuss their properties If you wish to include one of these objects in your composition or edit the properties of an existing object refer to the corresponding section for instructions Chapter Including datasets In a map composition T45b Library Help Top Specifying extent scale data box size and sheets division in Including datasets in a map composition T45b Including or editing filled images from grid datasets in Including datasets in a map composition T45b Including or editing contours from grid datasets in Including datasets in a map composition T45b Including or editing point datasets in Including datasets in a map composition T45b Including or editing line datasets in Including datasets in a map composition T45b Including or editing regions of interest polygon datasets in Including datasets in a map composition T45b Including or editing tick marks in a data box in Including datasets in a map comp
20. s press ENTER or RETURN to finish the composition INTREPID displays the object in the position you have specified All of the screen composed objects are non dataset related annotations See Non dataset related annotations in Including and editing map annotations T45c for detailed instructions Selecting objects When you wish to perform some operation on an object in the Map Composition windows you must first select it gt gt To select an object 1 2 Click it with the left mouse button If there are several objects over the point you choose INTREPID displays the Select Object dialog box with a list of the objects under the point Select Object Data Marker H Select the object you require from the list and choose OK INTREPID will select the object and display its name in the bottom left corner of the screen If you have chosen a group of objects INTREPID will select the group rather than any individual object Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 14 Library Help Top Back gt gt gt To select a number of objects one by one Click the first with the left mouse button and select the item you require from the Select Object dialog box if it appears SHIFT CLICK hold down SHIFT and left button click the other objects that you wish to select responding to the Select Object dialog box as req
21. tion introduction T45a for a table of standard page sizes and their original default margins If you edit the margin sizes INTREPID will apply the interactive default margins 2 mm to all margins that you do not specify in the margin editing process and the original default margin values will be lost Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics Back gt INTREPID User Manual Map composition introduction T45a 8 Library Help Top Library Help Top Back gt gt gt To specify page margins 1 2 If you wish to create a margin for your page turn on the Margin check box If you do not wish to change the margin specification then you have completed the margin setting process If you wish to change the margin specification choose Edit adjacent to the Margin check box INTREPID displays the Page Margin dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Outside Page Dimension The first time you edit the page margins INTREPID changes the default size of each margin to 2 mm If you leave all settings in this dialog box unchanged then choose Apply INTREPID will change the page margins to 2 mm Specify the size of the margin you require on each edge of the page in the corresponding text box Turn the Outside Page Dimensions check box on or off as required then choose Apply INTREPID will return to the Page Definition dialog box Outside Page Dimensions If this check box is off INTREPID will place
22. uired in each case If you are selecting objects for inclusion in an HBox or VBox then the order in which you select them will determine the order of objects in the box See The HBox and V Box groups in The HBox and VBox groups in Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d Otherwise the order in which you select objects does not matter gt gt To select a number of objects that lie within a region of the Map Composition window Rubber band stretch a rectangle that encloses the objects Move the mouse pointer to one of the corners of the area Hold down the left button and drag diagonally across the area When the mouse pointer is at the diagonally opposite corner release the mouse button Moving objects gt gt To move an object in the Map Composition window Select the object INTREPID displays the name of the selected object at the bottom of the window then If you have three buttons enabled on your mouse Drag the object to the new position using the centre mouse button If you have two buttons only enabled on your mouse Hold down CTRL and drag the object to the new position using the left mouse button Deleting objects gt gt To delete an object Select it and choose Cut from the Edit menu Object display detail Library Help Top Some objects such as set of contours and line datasets are highly complex and often take a long time to draw on the screen INTREPID can vary the detail o
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