Siemens DMS8000 MP4.60 Manual page 27

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The following list defines the tabs in the background Object Property window.
The exact property window name and property list varies depending on the type of
object you select. In general, the list includes the tabs listed below.
Note: Any changes you make are automatically saved when you close the
window.
Name: The technical information (for debugging purposes) for the object.
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Tooltip: Blank by default. Enter text to appear as a tool-tip in runtime if pointing
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with the mouse on it.
Position: The position of the object on the map in X, Y coordinates. Useful for
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fine position adjustments.
Size: The size of the object in pixels (X, Y dimensions). Use this tab to lock the
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object proportion and/or size and/or to make fine size adjustments.
Visibility: The zoom range in which the object is visible on the map. Default is
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Min 0 / Max 0 which means that the object is always visible.
Map layers: The layer on which the object is deposited.
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Pen: Available for drawing objects, it contains the style and thickness of lines.
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Color: Available for drawing objects, it contains filling color, blinking option, and
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a blending control (0 to 255, with 255= full color and 0=no color) for creating
transparency effects.
Note: the Alpha Blending setting also applies to colors that are not defined in
this tab, for instance when an associated event category association is used
(see below). In such cases, a transparency effect can be useful to create a
different but consistent background color compared to the color of animated
symbols with event category animation.
Rotation: Available on some objects, it allows rotating clockwise the object
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from1 to 359 degrees.
Font: Available for text only, it allows for setting Font, Style, Size, and
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Horizontal or Vertical alignment in the text frame.
Image effects: Available for graphic images, it allows setting a transparent color
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and a smoothing factor that may improve the result of the image size reduction.
Filename: Available for graphic images, it shows the imported file path and
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allow for quick change of he image file. It also allows to disable the image
display (uncheck the Show Image checkbox).
CAD Layers: Contains the AutoCAD layers whose visibility that can be
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enabled/disabled for each of the MAP layer.
Guide to map configuration
Modifying graphic object properties
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