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1. GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 13 of 26 November 2009 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 6 Font size selection menu item You can edit font sizes of texts in mm within the various input areas Ix Grain density to DIN 18124 CP E eo e Company 1st line Company 2nd line etc Annex Report Project 1st line Project 2nd line Edited by etc Table Cancel RRERERR Mini CAD toolbar menu item Using this menu item you can add free text to the graphics and add lines circles polygons and images e g files in formats BMP JPG PSP TIF etc A pop up menu opens the icons and functions used are described in more detail in the Mini CAD manual provided Toolbar preferences menu item After starting the program a horizontal toolbar for menu items appears below the program menu bar If you would rather work with a popup window with several columns you can specify your preferences using this menu item The smarticons can also be switched off At the bottom of the program window you find a status bar with further information You can also activate or switch off the status bar here The preferences will be saved in the GGU GRAIN DENSITY kdi alg file see menu item Graphics preferences Save graphics preferences and will be active at the next time the program is started By clicking on the tools smarticons for the menu items you can directly reach most of the program functions The mea2. Cutting borders switch on off 18 D Delete all tests Je irme irr RR 11 Delete individual tests zl DIN 18124 Xm EUIS 4 DXF file export 7 DXF file import eee 4 EMF format creer UR 8 Fil load s ve er tte iine 6 Font selection seo 1B Font size define 14 Free text define input box in results table 17 Freetext EE 11 Function keys secedere 23 G GGUCAD file export cece eeeseeeeeeeeeneeee H GGUMiniCAD file expont sess 8 Graphics integrate using Mini CAD 14 Installation 55 eie ton eddi 4 Knowledge Base access esses 22 L Labelling in results table enter edit 17 Language preferences Layout output sheet Licence protection seen 4 Metafile export deeds 8 Mini CAD file export eee 8 Mini CAD Use deiecit PE etre ia eh e 14 Mouse wheel functions esee 23 Output sheet alter position size of individual elements using mouse 18 21 Output sheet alter position size of individual elements via numerical input 18 Output sheet change name ss 16 Output sheet edit title element 18 Output sheet reset all elements to defaults 20 Output sheet reset individual elements to defaults a 18 Page margins define sss 18 Page size define
3. for menu tem 14 Translation i252 e eter eth Re 22 Z True2ty pe f0nty eebe out nte 13 Zoom factor define for full screen display 13 Zoom function activate 13 15 23 GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 26 of 26 November 2009
4. 2009 e Gs We TEE 22 50 1 Copynght menuitem 2 i nt eee e ig e e eere gets 22 5 5 2 Maxima Menu item 22 2023 Help mien Met us coz tne pti ee endet et t ende eae 22 5 5 4 GGU on the web menu tem 22 5 5 5 GGU support menu tem 22 5 5 6 What s new menu em 22 5 5 7 Language preferences menu em 22 MM KE 23 6 1 Keyboard and mouse ient teinte etre ene UE ee e o aaia 23 y 6 2 FUNCTION kees eieiei else 23 y 6 3 Copy print area EE 24 FENCE 25 GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 3 of 26 November 2009 1 Preface The GGU GRAIN DENSITY program system allows determination of grain density using the German Standard DIN 18124 method with a capillary pyknometer CP and subsequent tabulated visualisation of test data The program is designed to allow simple data input The system is permanently displayed on the screen Every alteration to the data is shown on the screen so that optimum control of input data is guaranteed Graphic output supports the true type fonts supplied with WINDOWS so that excellent layout is guaranteed Colour output and any graphics e g files in formats BMP JPG PSP TIF etc are supported DXF files can also be imported by means of the integrated Mini CAD module see the Mini CAD manual The program has been thoroughly tested no faults have been found Nevertheless liability for completeness and correctness of the program and th
5. Compared to output as a DXF file this has the advantage that no loss of colour quality occurs during export GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 7 of 26 November 2009 e Clipboard The graphics are copied to the WINDOWS clipboard From there they can be imported into other WINDOWS programs for further processing e g into a word processor In order to import into any other WINDOWS program you must generally use the Edit Paste function of the respective application e Metafile allows output of the graphics to a file in order to be further processed with third party soft ware Output is in the standardised EMF format Enhanced Metafile format Use of the Metafile format guarantees the best possible quality when transferring graphics If you select the Copy print area tool from the toolbar you can copy parts of the graphics to the clipboard or save them to an EMF file Alternatively you can send the marked area directly to your printer see Tips Section 6 3 Using the Mini CAD program module you can also import EMF files generated us ing other GGU applications into your graphics e MiniCAD allows export of the graphics to a file in order to enable importing to different GGU appli cations with the Mini CAD module e GGUMiniCAD allows export of the graphics to a file in order to enable processing in the GGUMiniCAD program e Cancel Printing is cancelled GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 8 of 26 Novembe
6. displayed in the results table on the output sheet e 2 By clicking the buttons labelled with the test numbers you can open and edit the data for the corresponding test GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 10 of 26 November 2009 After clicking on New or on the button of an existing test a dialogue box opens for entering or editing test data I x Test no 1 Sample designation ft Pyknometer no f 00 Mass of pyknometer mp g 51 838 Dry sample pyknometer m1 g 71 462 Sample pyknometer water m2 a 163 901 Temperature of water TTC 21000 Volume of pyknometer V pT cnr 100 016 Free texts Soil type s and silty Delete test Duplicate test Additional input boxes for entering further information can be specified via the Output prefe rences Table texts allocations menu item see Section Fehler Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden for example the Soil type box shown in the Free texts group in the abo ve dialogue box The following actions are also possible from the above dialogue box Delete test The currently displayed test will be deleted e Duplicate test The currently displayed test will be duplicated You will automatically find yourself in the next test All the values used in the old test are transferred to the new one e Done You will arrive back at the previous dialogue box All values entered will be accepted Can
7. of the above dialogue box as well as the input for Report and An nex also represent the designations for the input boxes in the Edit General menu item dialo gue box If rows are deactivated in the above dialogue box the corresponding input boxes in the Edit General menu item dialogue box are also deactivated see Section 5 2 4 Use Reset to restore the default labelling settings GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 16 of 26 November 2009 5 4 3 Table texts allocations menu item The labelling and arrangement of the table elements can be edited to suit your needs using this menu item Table texts allocations xj Row Heading Enter what 6 7 8 3 Sample designation Pyknometer no Temperature of waterT C Temperature of water TC l Volume of pyknometer VipT cm Volume of pyknometer VipT cn 11 Volume of grain Vk leg Veumectaan kie 12 Dysamplemdics Joesergendhg x 13 Grain density rhos gcr Gran density hosom x Mo Meanie Meng zl 5 Sare o 16 N16 t is SO CC CS None w oui DE S 18 18 ss CS None E 9 Nig Jee zl 0 Wa we zl Cancel Reset Means info Enter texts by hand in the Heading boxes which are later used as a label After clicking the arrows in the Enter what column the data or text in the drop down list entered by hand or determined by the program can be allocated to the to the rows of the results table Rows with a None a
8. suit your requirements abort the subsequent boxes and restart the function by clicking the icon again If Clipboard was selected move to the MS Word document for example after marking the area and paste the copied graphics using Edit Paste If File was selected the following dialogue box opens once the area has been defined A x File D sProgrameSCivilserveNGGLI S oftware GGU GRAIN DENSITY Image0 emf generated Rename Delete The default location of the file is the folder from which the program is started and if several files are created the file is given the file name Image0 emf with sequential numbering If the Rename button in the dialogue box is clicked a file selector box opens and the copied area can be saved under a different name in a user defined folder Saving can be aborted by pressing the Delete button If the Printer button was pressed in the first dialogue box a dialogue box for defining the prin ter settings opens after marking the area Following this a dialogue box for defining the image output settings opens After confirming the settings the defined area is output to the selected prin ter GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 24 of 26 November 2009 7 Index A Annex number edit element 19 Annex number enter eee 12 Chpboa td eR ea CodeMeter st ck iere Company edit element Company enter address Context menu open Copy print are
9. Determination and visualisation of grain density to German Standard DIN 18124 GGU GRAIN DENSIT Y VERSION 1 Last revision November 2009 Copyright Prof Dr Johann Bu Technical implementation and sales Civilserve GmbH Steinfeld Contents 1 Preface F 2 Licence protection and installation cscesscccscscscssssessecescsssssscsssscssscsessscssscesecsseesee 3 RT e A 4 Starting the program eee eese ee sees seen seen seen tease ta sten sesta toss to setas etas e tos ease tastes EE sess tuo D 5 Descriptions of menu items eeeeee eres sees seen eese seen seen sense ease ense ense ense ease esses sse Kreesser O RN MBGI DM E 6 5 1 T New menu Item eee tbe Deer eer b apo P m xd 6 5 1 2 Load menuitem iere reete tc RR e re ie de It ee Eed 6 5 1 3 Save men item osse e e EG EEN eie ede ea ree eae ad 6 S E Save as menu emz sic ee npe em m RR oe ae eer 6 5 1 5 Printer preferences menu tem 6 5 1 6 Print and export menu iten a sssini A s aeu a EEE e nee EE an nenne 7 3 7 Bateh print TE 9 5 L 8 Bxit menu tem iere e E rt re Ie e re PE Eee 9 541 97 71 2 3 AY menu RE E 9 5 2 Edit menu eie ee aede nice eee ete ee ee tede eiue 10 5 2 1 Preferences menu tem 10 522 Tests MENU TU Tc oe ee Reate ee ERU ERE RUM ERAS 10 5 2 3 Delete all tests menu item 11 5 2 4 General menu 1tem 5 oni oon Dni e api
10. RAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 9 of 26 November 2009 5 2 Edit menu 5 2 1 Preferences menu item It is possible to specify settings for the results table to suit user requirements x Tables Text field width 80 00 No of columns 1 No of tables 1 Cancel The width of the left table column with the labelling is specified in the Text field width input box the width is given in mm The number of columns maximum 6 and the number of tables maximum 4 can be specified using the two drop down list boxes in the dialogue box Further changes to the table visualisation are possible using the menu item Output preferences Table see Section 5 4 10 5 2 2 Tests menu item This represents the program s central menu item All the basic data involved in the determination of the grain density is entered here After clicking this menu item or double clicking in the results table the following dialogue box opens example CT 0 Show test data ES ee pese Three tests are already present in this example The tests are automatically numbered and the test numbers 1 2 3 shown on the respective buttons The following actions are possible e To menu bar You return to the original menu bar e New You can now enter data for a new test e Show test data The input data and test results corresponding to all entered single tests are displayed in a message box The data are subsequently
11. aphics preferences menu as well as the inputs using the Edit Company menu item can be saved to a file If you select GGU GRAIN DENSITY kdi alg as file name and save the file on the same level as the pro gram the data will be automatically loaded the next time the program is started and need not be entered again If you do not go to File New upon starting the program but open a previously saved file instead the preferences used at the time of saving are shown If subsequent changes in the general preferences are to be used for existing files these preferences must be imported us ing the menu item Graphics preferences Load graphics preferences GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 15 of 26 November 2009 5 4 Output preferences menu 5 4 1 Page size menu item The default page set up is A4 portrait when the program is started You can edit the page size in the dialogue box 5 4 2 Texts menu item The default labelling of some output sheet elements can be edited in this menu item s dialogue box Among other things the name of the output sheet can be specified here Gsm x Heading 1 Grain dent Heading 2 oDINTSI2ACP Report Repot s Annex annes Row 1 Test number Row 2 Sampling location Row 3 Deph i C CO C Row 4 Sampling metho Row 5 5olype Row B Sample takenn Cancel Reset SI SISSE 7 Your input in rows 1 to 6
12. ata entered will be deleted You can then define new tests 5 1 2 Load menu item You can load a file with test data which was created and saved at a previous sitting and then edit the test data 5 1 3 Save menu item You can save data entered or edited during program use to a file in order to have them available at a later date or to archive them The data is saved without prompting with the name of the current file 5 1 4 Save as menu item You can save data entered during program use to an existing file or to a new file i e using a new file name For reasons of clarity it makes sense to use ggu kdi as file suffix as this is the suf fix used in the file requester box for the menu item File Load If you choose not to enter an extension when saving ggu kdi will be used automatically 5 1 5 Printer preferences menu item You can edit printer preferences e g swap between portrait and landscape or change the printer in accordance with WINDOWS conventions GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 6 of 26 November 2009 5 1 6 Print and export menu item You can select your output format in a dialogue box You have the following possibilities e Printer allows graphic output of the current screen to the WINDOWS default printer or to any other printer selected using the menu item File Printer preferences But you may also select a different printer in the following dialogue box by pressing the Printer prefs cha
13. cel Returns to the previous dialogue box without accepting changes 5 2 3 Delete all tests menu item After a security request all tests will be deleted After this you can enter a new test using the Edit Tests menu item see Section 5 2 2 GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 11 of 26 November 2009 5 2 4 5 2 5 General menu item Go to this menu item to enter general data such as the project identification report number annex number etc This data is displayed in the correct elements of the output sheet rm xi Example DIN 18124 CP Project 1st line Project 2nd line Edited by Editing date Test number Sampling location Depth Sampling method Soil type Sample taken on Report Annex Bub 509208 Se o oS gs 3m t lt s Sand silty numm en 3 Cancel The marked texts in the dialogue box also appear in the output sheet Input boxes can be altered or switched off such as Test number as shown in the above dialogue box by going to the menu item Output preferences Texts see Section 5 4 2 Company menu item You can enter your company address in four lines These lines will be entered at the top left of the form GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 12 of 26 November 2009 5 amp 3 Graphics preferences menu 5 3 1 Refresh and zoom menu item The program works on the principle of What you see is what you get This means t
14. e manual and for any damage resulting from incompleteness or incorrectness cannot be accepted 2 Licence protection and installation In order to guarantee a high degree of quality a hardware based copy protection system is used for the GGU GRAIN DENSITY program The GGU software protected by the CodeMeter copy protection system is only available in conjunction with the CodeMeter stick copy protection component hardware for connection to the PC CM stick Because of the way the system is configured the protected software can only be operated with the corresponding CM stick This creates a fixed link between the software licence and the CM stick copy protection hardware the licence as such is thus represented by the CM stick The correct Runtime Kit for the CodeMeter stick must be installed on your PC Upon start up and during running the GGU GRAIN DENSITY program checks that a CM stick is connected If it has been removed the program can no longer be executed For installation of GGU software and the CodeMeter software please refer to the information in the Installation notes for GGU Software International which are supplied with the program GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 4 of 26 November 2009 3 Language selection GGU GRAIN DENSITY is a bilingual program The program always starts with the language setting applicable when it was last ended The language preferences can be changed at any time in the menu using the me
15. hat the screen presentation represents overall what you will see on your printer In the last consequence this would mean that the screen presentation would have to be refreshed after every alteration you make For reasons of efficiency and as this can take several seconds for complex screen contents the screen is not refreshed after every alteration If e g after using the zoom function see below only part of the image is visible you can achie ve a complete view using this menu item Use current zoom of 1 000 A zoom factor between 0 4 and 8 0 can be entered in the input box By then clicking on Use to exit the box the current factor is accepted By clicking on the 0 4 0 6 etc buttons the se lected factor is used directly and the dialogue box closed Itis much simpler however to get a complete overview using Esc Pressing Esc allows a com plete screen presentation using the zoom factor specified in this menu item The F2 key allows screen refreshing without altering the coordinates and zoom factor 5 3 2 Zoom info menu item By clicking two diametrically opposed points you can enlarge a section of the screen in order to view details better An information box provides information on activating the zoom function and on available options 5 3 8 Legend font selection menu item With this menu item you can switch to a different true type font All available true type fonts are displayed in the dialogue box
16. ick Ki ing the icon GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 21 of 26 November 2009 5 5 5 5 1 5 5 2 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 menu Copyright menu item You will see a copyright message and information on the program version number The System button shows information on your computer configuration and the folders used by GGU GRAIN DENSITY Maxima menu item Information on the maximum number of tests allowed by the program is displayed Help menu item The GGU GRAIN DENSITY online help is opened using an installed browser e g MS Internet Explorer The help function can also be accessed using the F1 function key GGU on the web menu item Using this menu item you can access the GGU Software website www ggu software com Keep in touch with new program versions and the regular download offers If you would like to be automatically notified about program innovations please register for the Newsletter in our Knowledge Base Go to the following website http kbase civilserve com GGU support menu item This menu item takes to the GGU Software Support area at www ggu software com What s new menu item You will see information on program improvements in comparison to older versions Language preferences menu item This menu item allows you to switch the menus and the graphics from German to English and vice versa To work in German deactivate the two switches Dial
17. id 12 5 259 Company Menu EE 12 5 3 Graphics preferences menu sessseseseseeeseeeerenen rennen trennen eene trennen enne 13 5 3 1 Refresh and zoom menu item sssssssssesseeeeeeenereneen nennen rennen 13 5 3 2 Zoom info menu Wem 13 5 3 3 Legend font selection menu tem 13 5 3 4 Font size selection menu tem 14 5 3 5 Mini CAD toolbar menu item sse nennen eene ener 14 5 3 6 Toolbar preferences menu item essere ener 14 5 3 7 Load graphics preferences menu item esee 15 5 3 8 Save graphics preferences menu item eere 15 5 4 Output preferences menu simid aiee E enne ener enne e re eaa innen nne nenne 16 5 4 1 P ge size menu EE 16 5 4 2 Texts menw itemi pesse eee od leet detecto n ee ede ide etes 16 5 4 3 Table texts allocations menu item sssssesseeeeneeneeeneneen ene 17 5 4 4 Margins menu tem EELER aee Pere don 18 5 4 5 Position info menu jem 18 5 4 6 Title change position menu em 18 5 4 7 Company men tem eni e Her eet te eer sen tense re Rer veda 19 5 4 8 Test number etc menu em 19 5 4 9 Annex and report menu item sees ener nennen 19 5 4 10 Table menu ttem i e iste terree tiere te e eee He e ERO vage denas 20 5214 T Reset all menu 1t6m z uere me m RO Ge eR RS 20 5 4 12 Move objects menu Iteni Seis iier ere ee pete RH senses 21 GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 2 of 26 November
18. is element you also have the option of adapting the texts in front of the input boxes to suit your needs Go to the menu item Output preferences Texts see Section 5 4 2 GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 19 of 26 November 2009 5 4 10 Table menu item Using this menu item not only the size and position of the table elements can be varied but also the structure of the results table The number of columns to be included in the table can be speci fied in the dialogue box together with the number of any tables to be created The overall size of the table is given by dx and dy Change dimensions and layout xi x 35 0 y 15 0 dx f 60 0 dy 21 0 0 Text field width 85 00 No of columns 3 Y No of tables 2 m Reset Cancel The width of the left table column with the labelling is specified in the Text field width input box the width is given in mm The number of tests columns to be visualised in a results table can be specified using the No of columns drop down list box The columns are divided equally across the remaining table width The font size of the table texts can be edited using the Gra phics preferences Font size selection menu item see Section 5 3 4 If there is not enough space in the boxes a line break is first inserted and then the font size automatically adjusted The number of rows in a results table and the labelling of the first row can be adapted to suit user requirement
19. llocation are not displayed If information that is not found in the table de fault texts needs to be added to the results table a Free text can be used This row then appears in the test data input box with the user defined labelling see Section Fehler Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden The Reset button resets the results table visualisation texts and allocations to the program s default settings A dialogue box opens in which the texts can be supplemented by the correspon ding relationships by activating the With relationships check box GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 17 of 26 November 2009 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 6 The Means info button opens a message box with a description of the Mean value row Margins menu item In the default program preferences the form is shown with cutting borders For output to an A4 printer a reduction of the printer output is generally necessary as proprietary printers cannot fully cover an A4 page The margin preferences can be defined in the following dialogue box x With borders Left margin mm 18 00 Lower margin mm 1 00 Cancel By deactivating the With borders check box and with an appropriate choice of left and lower margins it is generally possible to create a non reduced printer output It is necessary to also adapt the page height and width see Section 5 4 1 Position info menu item The positions and layout of the individual elements
20. ng it to be edited By double clicking out put sheet elements while holding the Shift key the preferences for the position size and appear ance of the element open for editing in the editor 6 2 Function keys Some of the function keys are assigned program functions The allocations are noted after the corresponding menu items The individual function key allocations are e Esc refreshes the screen contents and sets the screen back to the given format A4 This is useful if for example you have used the zoom function to display parts of the screen and would like to quickly return to a complete overview e F1 opens the online help e F2 refreshes the screen without altering the current magnification e F11 activates the menu item Output preferences Move objects GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 23 of 26 November 2009 6 3 Copy print area icon A dialogue box opens when the Copy print area icon in the menu toolbar is clicked desc ribing the options available for this function For example using this icon it is possible to either copy areas of the screen graphics and paste them into the report or send them directly to a printer In the dialogue box first select where the copied area should be transferred to Clipboard File or Printer The cursor is displayed as a cross after leaving the dialogue box and keeping the left mouse button pressed the required area may be enclosed If the marked area does not
21. nge printer button ME 8 h Page sizes Output device civil server Lexmark T630 Output device mm 286 y 201 Image mm 420 0 y 297 0 Printer Printer prefs change printer Landscape Output preferences Zoom factor 1 000 Fit to page Page overlap x mm 0 000 Page overlap y mm 0 000 Dutput of 4 pages 2 wide Print pages D to ER m No of copies Im Cancel In the upper group box the maximum dimensions which the printer can accept are given Below this the dimensions of the image to be printed are given If the image is larger than the output format of the printer the image will be printed to several pages in the above e xample 4 In order to facilitate better re connection of the images the possibility of ente ring an overlap for each page in x and y direction is given Alternatively you also have the possibility of selecting a smaller zoom factor ensuring output to one page Fit to pa ge button Following this you can enlarge to the original format on a copying machine to ensure true scaling Furthermore you may enter the number of copies to be printed e DXF file allows output of the graphics to a DXF file DXF is a common file format for transferring graphics between a variety of applications e GGUCAD file allows output of the graphics to a file in order to enable further processing with the GGUCAD program
22. ning of the Smarticons appears as a text box if you hover with the mouse pointer over the tools Some of the tool functions can be activated from the normal menu items GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 14 of 26 November 2009 5 3 7 5 3 8 Zoom out If you have previously zoomed in this tool returns to a full screen display Zoom Zoom With the zoom functions you can zoom in or out of parts of the image by clicking the left mouse button Ki s Undo move object If you have previously edited the position or size of an element on the output sheet F11 or used Output preferences Move objects you can undo the last changement with this tool Ca P Restore move object If you have previously undone a changement you can restore with this tool Copy print area Use this tool to copy only parts of the graphics in order to paste them e g to a report You will see information on this function and can then mark an area which is copied to the clipboard or can be saved in a file Alternatively you can send the marked area directly to your printer see Tips Section 6 3 Load graphics preferences menu item You can reload a graphics preferences file into the program which was saved using the Graph ics preferences Save graphics preferences menu item Only the corresponding data will be refreshed Save graphics preferences menu item Some of the preferences you made with the menu items of the Gr
23. nu item Spracheinstellung for German or Language preferences for English 4 Starting the program After starting the program you will see two menus at the top of the window e File e By going to the File menu a previously saved file can be loaded by means of the Load menu item or a new one created using New After clicking on File New an empty form is shown on the screen Five menus now appear at the top of the window e File e Edit e Graphics preferences e Output preferences e After clicking one of these menus the so called menu items roll down allowing you access to all program functions The program works on the principle of What you see is what you get This means that the screen presentation represents overall what you will see on your printer In the last consequence this would mean that the screen presentation would have to be refreshed after every alteration you make For reasons of efficiency and as this can take several seconds for complex screen contents the GGU GRAIN DENSITY screen is not refreshed after every alteration If you would like to refresh the screen contents press either F2 or Esc The Esc key additio nally sets the screen presentation back to your current zoom which has the default value 1 0 cor responding to an A4 format sheet GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 5 of 26 November 2009 5 Descriptions of menu items 5 1 File menu 5 1 1 New menu item All d
24. oge Men s bersetzen translate dialogues menus und Graphiktexte bersetzen translate graphics Alternatively you can work bilingually e g with German dialogue boxes but with graphic output in English The program always starts with the language setting applicable when it was last ended GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 22 of 26 November 2009 6 Tips 6 1 Keyboard and mouse You can scroll the screen with the keyboard using the cursor keys and the Page up and Page down keys By clicking and pulling with the mouse with Ctrl pressed you activate the zoom function i e the selected section will fill the screen Furthermore you can use the mouse wheel to zoom in out or scrolling the screen presentation The following mouse wheel functions are available e Mouse wheel up move screen image up e Mouse wheel down move screen image down e Ctrl mouse wheel up enlarge screen image zoom in e Ctrl mouse wheel down shrink screen image zoom out e Shift mouse wheel up move screen image right e Shift mouse wheel down move screen image left If you click the right mouse button anywhere on the screen a context menu containing the princi pal menu items opens Tests General Company Output sheet Table texts allocations Print and export By double clicking the left mouse button on output sheet elements or Mini CAD objects the editor for the selected object immediately opens allowi
25. on 5 2 4 Company menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 Simply proceed as described there to edit the Company element The input for this element can be edited immediately after double clicking on the element or via the menu item Edit Company see Section 5 2 5 Test number etc menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Test number etc element simply proceed as described there The input for this element can be edited immediately after double clicking on the element or via the menu item Edit General see Section 5 2 4 For this element you also have the option of adapting the texts in front of the input boxes to suit your needs Go to the menu item Output preferences Texts see Section 5 4 2 Annex and report menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Annex and report element simply proceed as described there The input for this element can be edited immediately after double clicking on the element or via the menu item Edit General see Section 5 2 4 For th
26. on the output sheet can be altered using the following menu items This menu item provides information on the options for altering the posi tion and layout more quickly using the mouse Title change position menu item The position and layout of the title element can be altered via the dialogue box for this menu item if the Title display check box is activated Tiie j x v Title display IV with frame J with background colour Ds 25 0 y 233 0 dx E 04 0 dy 36 0 Background colour i Pen colour Pen width mm 0 30 Cancel Reset GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 18 of 26 November 2009 5 4 7 5 4 8 5 4 9 The position of the element on the output sheet and its size can be defined or edited by means of the variables x and y dx and dy The element can be provided with a frame and a back ground colour to suit your personal requirements If the element needs to be returned to its original condition this can be done using the Reset button Alternatively you can alter the size and shape of the element using the mouse see menu item Output preferences Move objects Sec tion 5 4 12 The heading Grain density to DIN 18124 CP shown in the title element can be edited in the menu item Output preferences Texts see Section 5 4 2 The texts Project OUT line and Project 2 line are entered immediately after double clicking the element or using the menu item Edit General see Secti
27. r 2009 5 1 7 Batch print menu item If you would like to print several appendices at once select this menu item You will see the fol lowing dialogue box Batch print 3 x Printer Cancel Add Delete all Delete File list C Programme GGU S oftware Loi E xamples E xample gly C Programme GGU S oftware Loi E xamples E xample2 gly C Programme GGU S oftware Loi Examples E xample3 gly Create a list of files for printing using Add and selecting the desired files The number of files is displayed in the dialogue box header Using Delete you can mark and delete selected individual files from the list After selecting the Delete all button you can compile a new list Selection of the desired printer and printer preferences is achieved by pressing the Printer button You then start printing by using the Print button In the dialogue box which then appears you can select further preferences for printer output such as e g the number of copies These prefer ences will be applied to all files in the list 5 1 8 Exit menu item After a confirmation prompt you can quit the program 5 1 9 1 2 3 4 menu items The 1 2 3 4 menu items show the last four files worked on By selecting one of these menu items the listed file will be loaded If you have saved files in any other folder than the program folder you can save yourself the occasionally onerous rummaging through various sub folders GGU G
28. s using the menu item Output preferences Table texts allocations see Secti on 5 4 3 5 4 11 Reset all menu item With this button all preferences for the aforementioned elements which may have been edited with the previous menu item will be reset to the program defaults GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 20 of 26 November 2009 5 4 12 Move objects menu item When you go to this item you can move the various objects with the aid of the mouse Move the mouse over the object to be moved When you are located above a moveable object the mouse pointer appears in the shape of a cross You can now press and hold the left mouse button and drag the object to the required position After going to this menu item only one object at a time can be moved using the mouse or its size be altered In order to move or edit several objects this function can be more quickly activated by icon pressing F11 or the The size of an object can also be altered using this menu item or the F11 key If you move over the frame of a changeable object after activating this function the mouse assumed the shape of a double headed arrow Hold the left mouse button and move the frame until the object has reached the required size To retain the ratio of the sides pull at one corner only If on one side only is pulled the object will become higher or wider The last change made in the position or size of an object can be undone using Back or by cl
29. ssssseee 16 Print raphics ene 7 Print s cton A VES 8 24 Print several MeS sir ereere inis 9 Printer preferences sesseee 6 7 Program load save preferences 15 Program show improvements 22 Program show information 22 Project data edit element Project data enter een metes Relationships activate visualisation in results table eneen gereest Report number edit element Report number enter eene Results table edit element Results table edit labelling allocations Results table specify no of Columnsdtables 10 20 Sample data edit element 19 Sample data edit input box texts 16 Sample data enter sla Scroll the screen i623 Smarticons formenu items WE Status bar main program aCHvate 14 System show information ss 22 T Test data display in message box 10 Test data enter edit Test numbers sequence GGU GRAIN DENSITY User Manual Page 25 of 26 November 2009 Tests delete all eene 11 Ww Tests delete duplicate sse 11 Tests display maximum number 22 What you see is what you get 13 Toolbar
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