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Customizing WindMilMaps Interface

Jeffrey Carr

Getting Your Work Done with Fewer Clicks Burst Menu Hot Keys Data Popups & Status Bar

The Burst Menu A unique user interface


Replaces context menu for WindMilMap tools Increases map workspace Voice confirmation Self-teaching gesture system Number pad hot key system Completely customizable

Super Cells

Editing Burst Menus


Burst Menu Wizard
Navigate through burst menus to desired cells location Press CTRL while highlighting cell

Cell Types
Edit Field: edits fields for electric system Command: activates any command or tool Burst: opens new burst for additional cells Super: chains any combination of cells

Super Cells Examples


Set attributes after adding a new feature
Automatically set defaults Ask user which set of defaults Ask user for value for each attribute

Create a repeatable series of commands


Automatically append a feature to current Activate a new tool or button

Almost any combination of functions


ArcMap tools can only end super cells

Burst Menu Settings The settings for the burst menu are saved with the .mxd in a .brst file of the same name The .brst file can be copied and renamed to be used with a different .mxd Unique burst menu settings can be created for different users and/or jobs

Hot Keys
With an element selected:
T For temporary Trace Shift+T Toggles Trace E Opens Edit Length & Angle dialog N Opens Section Editor or Pole Navigator Shift+Up Selects upline element Shift+Down Selects downline element Shift+Left Selects elements next sibling Shift+Right Selects elements previous sibling

Hot Keys
No element selection required:
L Draws temporary leaders for symbol text O Opens Display Options A Opens Analysis Manager Spacebar Changes cursor to last function H Changes Hit Tolerance

Burst Menu:
M Toggles between Context & Burst Menu 5 Opens menu 1-4 & 6-9 Activates cell in related position

Viewing Attribute Data


Labeling
Logical placement Slow

Symbol Text
Part of symbol Customizable per feature

Status bar
Instant display with mouse over

Data Popup
Box at cursor with mouse over pause

Symbol Text Text definitions:


Place attributes on symbols Are a part of WindMilMap Renderers Are always present on every symbol Are shared by symbol values

Symbol Text Editor


Create different definitions A definition can have multiple text layers Text properties:
Name Position Visible Scale
Show Text Default off

Font Value

Status Bar
Accessed in Display Options Customizable display in the status bar at the bottom of ArcMap Has access to all fields in Milsoft Circuit Model and external tables

Data Popup
Accessed in Display Options When you hover over an element, a box will pop up and show data for that element.

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