Navigating Using Mouse Controls
There are various mouse controls you can use to navigate within the Viewer. The following table shows the Viewer's mouse commands.
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Select an object
Click the object.
Select multiple objects
Shift-click and drag to extend the selection rectangle around the area with the object you want to select. The Select an Asset dialog box will open listing all of the assets in the selection area.
Box Zoom
Box Zoom allows you to focus on an area. Click and hold the middle mouse button to begin drawing the rectangle and release it to complete drawing the rectangle; the Viewer will display the area selected at a zoom level that allows the area to fill the Viewer drawing area.
Zoom out
Scroll upward with the scroll wheel, if available.
Zoom in
Scroll downward with the scroll wheel, if available.
Open the Control Tool
Double-click the object.
Move the map
Click and drag the map to a new location.
Flick map
If you drag in the Viewer drawing area while pressing the left mouse button and then release the mouse button (while in the dragging motion), the Viewer map will continue to move in the direction you were dragging (for a bit).
Scaling Symbols and Text
To make the symbols for major assets and conditions prominent while zoomed out, select Symbols Bigger () from the Viewer's Actions menu. The symbols remain large even as you zoom out, but will still disappear at standard Declutter levels. Conversely, you may make the symbols smaller by selecting Symbols Smaller ().
To make text annotations, such as asset ID, phase indicator, and so on, larger, select Text Bigger () from the Viewer's Actions menu. To make text smaller, select Smaller Text ().
To reset symbols and text to their standard sizes, select Reset Size () from the Viewer's Actions menu.
Displaying Pointer Coordinates
To view the coordinates of a point in the Viewer, click and select Pointer Coordinates... from the Viewer's Actions menu. The Pointer Coordinates dialog box will open with the following information:
• Window X/Y: the position in the current drawing area view.
• Coordinates (X/Y) (Geographic Coordinate System)
• Latitude/Longitude
• Distance from Previous Coordinate (Feet)
Note: The keyboard accelerator (C) is very useful for quickly opening the Pointer Coordinates window.
Viewer Focus
The Viewer's Focus option is context aware and will function according to your selection.
• If you select an object in the Viewer, clicking the Viewer Focus button will focus on that object.
• If you select an event in the Work Agenda and click the Viewer Focus button, the Viewer will focus on the asset/object associated with the event.