User Guide

Pan and Zoom
To zoom and pan the plan in the content are:
1. Click the toolbar buttons Zoom In, Zoom Out, Zoom Window or Zoom to fit to change the scale of the plan.
2. The Zoom In (+) magnifying glass moves the area in closer.
3. The Zoom Out (-) magnifying glass moves the area out farther.
4. When the Zoom Window action is enabled, a magnifying glass icon is visible to surround the area to zoom.
5. The Zoom to Fit action places the area in the center of the screen between open panes.
6. The hand icon can be clicked to pan using drag and drop movements.
Floor Tile Grid
On a selected plan, you can display a Grid Configuration to define the grid settings. You have the option of
specifying the horizontal and vertical label conventions, alphabetic or numeric, in ascending or descending
order. They can also define the grid origin by specifying the number of tiles to offset from the starting point of
the plan. The origin of the plan is in the top, left corner.
NOTE: Only users with appropriate rights can change the grid configuration. A planner user cannot change the grid.
To configure the grid:
1. Open a floor plan and select Workspace - Show Grid from the menu options.
2. The system displays a vertical and horizontal bar on the screen that shows the grid numbering for the Floor
Tile System in the floor plan.
To update grid:
1. Select Properties, and select the Grid Configuration tab.
2. For Label Conventions, select either alphabetic or numeric for the vertical and horizontal axes in ascending
or descending order.
3. For Origin Settings, use the radio buttons to position any offset of the grid and select the horizontal and
vertical tile offset.
4. Click Save to apply the changes. The plan view is refreshed to display the updated labels.
5. To show the rack labels, enable Show labels in preferences under user-defined properties.
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Select Show Asset Labels from the Workspace menu option.
Operations and Status Bar
Operations control the methods by which an action can be performed. As the action changes, the operation is
shown at the bottom left of the screen in the Status Bar. This area shows the operation, the snap action and the X
and Y coordinate of the floor tiles on a floor plan. It also shows a blue processing bar. Multiple operations are
visible on the status bar in plan and rack view, but x and y coordinates are not visible in rack view.
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