ManualOperator

Tracks

The Planning Route (1) is created and directly added in the "Routes Center" list and its name corresponds to the file name on which the track (2) is recorded.

Removing a track

To remove a previously saved old track , select the Select object tool , then on click one of the points of the track to select it (if need be, see chapter Modifying marks ).

Select [Cut] from the [Edit] menu to erase the track selected (or even press the erase button).

Note: it is not possible to erase the current track in this way. If you wish to erase the current track, first stop the tracking (see previous paragraph Stopping the track save).

Cutting a track in half

This function enables you, for example, to keep only the valid part of a track .

IMPORTANT!

You can not modify the track during saving.

Select the Split tool (scissor symbol) by clicking it in the Toolbar, then on click the point of the track after which you wish to cut the track.

You can now erase one of the parts of the track, as explained in the above paragraph, in order to keep only the valid part.

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Note: you can change the icon palette settings by selecting the item [Option:Customize icons...] from the

[Utilities] menu.

Then select the color of the icon from the corresponding pop-up menu.

The selection boxes indicate the choices you have made; isolated point, red wreck.

Related topic:

Customizing Icons

Customizing Icons

The MaxSea Icon palette offers 81 icons by default. But you have the possibility to customize this palette by selecting new icons from the several hundred at your disposal.

To add new icons or change the icon palette, select [Option: Customize Icons] from the [Utilities] menu:

Then, the following dialog box is opened:

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The left part of the box displays the used icons as the right part shows the available icons. The user palette can contain up to 100 icons.

To add a new icon

You can add up to 100 icons.

1.Click on the icon of your choice among the available icons.

2.Click on the left arrow to see the new icon positioning in the user palette

3.Repeat the same operation so much that it is possible.

To replace an icon

Click on the icon of your choice and drag it towards the one to be replaced.

To delete an icon

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Click on the icon to be deleted, then click on the right arrow or on the DEL key of your keyboard like in the example above.

To come back to the default configuration, simply click on the Default Config button.

Plotting isolated points

Select the Plotting tool in the Toolbar and place the cursor on the chart at the required position. A target is drawn on the chart ( (1) on following picture) to indicate the precisely clicked position.

Then click, a mark is displayed at the position and it is immediately saved onto the active layer (Layer(WGS84) by default).

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Repeat the operation, changing the icon or colors if necessary, to plot several marks.

Plotting lines

Proceed as in the above paragraph, but select Line (instead of Isolated point) from the mark-type pop-up menu. Then select the icon. Of course, you can choose another icon or no icon at all (first box in upper left-hand corner). You can modify line thickness using the corresponding pop-up menu which is now available in the lower part of the Toolbar.

Before plotting a line:

1.select the line symbol under the pop up "Plotting object type" menu from the Toolbar.

2.choose the width line size under the pop up "Plotting object width line size" menu from the Toolbar.

3.choose a color from the pop up menu "Plotting object color" menu from the Toolbar.

Using the Plotting tool, click a point on the chart to start the line and then click successive points to extend it. To finish this operation, double click the last point.

Plot other lines as required.

Note: to call up the dialog box which allows you to assign a label, left click while holding down the shift keyboard.

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Plotting areas

Select Area from the mark type selection box.

The pattern selection box in the lower left-hand corner of the selection boxes is now available (it replaces the line thickness box).

Click it to call up the pop-up menu and select the pattern that you wish to use to fill the area.

Proceed exactly as in the above paragraph for plotting a line. After double clicking to close, the area is closed and colored with the pattern selected.

In order to plot a circular area, select Circle (instead of Area) from the mark type selection box. Click the chart, then drag the mouse and release the mouse button to define the radius of the circle. Note that the circle is colored with the pattern selected.

Note: if you click the chart and do not hold the mouse button down, the software displays the dialog box where you can enter the circle radius value manually.

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You can either display a complete circle or a sector of a circle. To display a sector enter the value of the starting angle and the value of the arc in the dialog box.

Line distance or area calculation display

You can get information about coordinate of one point situated on a line or about an area calculation.

Coordinate of one point which belongs to a line

1.left-click on a line section with the Finger tool

2.hold the mouse button down. The software displays the selected coordinate point.

Note: if you select a point as above this information does not appeared (see Mark label paragraph).

Area calculation:

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1.select the Area with the Finger tool

2.hold the mouse button down, the software displays the area calculation.

Note: to change units refer to Option: units chapter.

Enter a text

2.Using the Plotting tool, click the chart at the required position. A text dialog box appears.

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