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Generate plant legend
Description
From the Object manager legends for planting plans can be created automatically. With this legend function, only the plant objects are taken into account for the legend. This legend is associative, i.e. changes in the Object manager are updated automatically.
Features
Would you like a plant legend based on the objects in the Object manager create, mark the desired group and then call via the menu Plants> Generate plant legend the function on. In this case, the function only relates to the subordinate groups and plant objects.
You now have two options for selecting the plant objects that are to be listed in the plant plan legend.
With the option Objects in groups will the Object manager analyzed and the subordinate plant objects are selected automatically.
With the option Objects from the drawing After confirming the dialog, you will be given the option of specifically selecting plant objects from the drawing that are to be listed in the legend.
About [OK] you get to the dialog Configure plant legend. Here you can define detailed settings for the legend:
In dialogue Configure plant legend presettings have already been made. If you want to make adjustments, you will find further information on the individual chapters in the corresponding chapters objects, Options, Groups, Values and Schedule.
For the Legend title is automatically the current group name from the Object manager used. Any entry can also be made here.
The Info Field can be used as a subtitle. The display of the information from the is preset Object manager.
With [OK] the plant legend is inserted into the current drawing as a table. After placing the plant legend in the drawing, the dialog Quantity management displayed.
[Cancellation] ends the function for creating a plant legend and switches back to the dialog Quantity management.
For the plant legend this is Table style DATAflor CAD layout preset. It is optimized for use in the layout. This table style and the table style DATAflor CAD model are created automatically if they do not already exist.
With the button [...] takes you to the selection of the table style.
About the command TABLE STYLE you can create a new table style or edit an existing table style.
The predefined DATAflor Table styles is the font Arial assigned. This supports the use of exponents (m², m³).
With the button [Content change] the contents of the table can be defined.
The columns are preset Schedule, Botanical name, Quality and portions. In addition, further attributes from the plant catalog can be selected here.
The columns in the table are sorted using the Arrow keys (top> bottom corresponds to left> right).
With Sort by the column is selected based on which the objects are then sorted within the legend.
The legend is on the selected or newly created Layer filed. The default is the layer 0_Plant legend.
With [Reselect images] another image can be selected from the plant database.
[Show Preview] expands the existing dialogue Configure plant legend. This part shows a preview of the legend with the current settings. Changes, except for those in the input fields, are displayed immediately. When changes are made in the input fields, the button is [Update preview] .
Configuration menu
With save as default the current settings are saved. This standard is now the default for all new drawings.
Manual changes are made by calling Load standard the default setting loaded.
With Administer In addition to the standard configuration, further configurations can be created.
| OK | Applies the changes. |
| cancellation | Discards the changes. |
| Shop | Loads a saved configuration that was previously marked in the list. |
| Save | Saves the current settings in the selected configuration. |
| Save as | Saves the current settings under a defined name. The new configuration is added to the list. |
| Delete | Deletes a saved setting. |
Use the command to edit the plant legend Edit legend.
objects
objects from quantity management uses the subordinate plant objects of the im Object manager selected group.
objects Award uses the objects selected in the drawing, regardless of their type of planting. With [Select new objects] the selection can be adjusted.
Options
| Remove empty groups | Groups from the Object managerto which no objects have been assigned are not displayed in the legend. |
| Show individual objects | All in Object manager assigned objects are listed in the plant legend. If this option is deactivated, the individual objects are not displayed in the legend, but they are included in the calculation of the Total with a. This can mean that the value of the total row does not match the total of the groups. If this option is activated, you can select the column with Piece⁄m² (Button [Content change]) for each object the value from the Object manager are displayed. |
| Show info | The text from the info field is displayed under the title of the legend. |
| Adjust text height automatically | The text heights of the groups and individual objects are calculated using an internal size factor so that each subordinate level is smaller than the superior one. If this option is deactivated, the data is inserted in the legend with a uniform text height. This can be done with the group All can be used in quantity management in order to better emphasize the group structure. |
| update automatically | Quantities and graphics from the Object manager are automatically updated when changes are made. For example, if another object is detected or another graphic variant is activated. |
Groups
| save | Creates a simple list of plants. |
| Quantity management | Creates a plant legend depending on the structure in the Object manager. |
| plant species | Creates a plant legend depending on the plant species. The plants are sorted per plant species: Deciduous trees, conifers, roses, ... |
| Type of planting | Creates a plant legend depending on the type of use: Single plant, area planting and linear planting. |
| hierarchy | Controls the display of the hierarchy objects. With All all groups are arranged hierarchically. No creates all objects one below the other. 1st level:One level is indented. 2 level: Two levels are indented |
Values
| Values round up | With this option, the displayed values can be rounded up to a specific place (e.g. 10s). |
| Use decimal point | Instead of DATAflor CAD used a decimal point as a decimal point. |
| View details | Enables the display of the units for the attributes number, length / circumference, area and price. |
| Number of decimal places | Controls the display of the decimal places. The default value is 2. |
Schedule
| Show graphic | Controls the display of the graphics in the plant legend for the group. |
| Graphics always in front | All graphics are left-justified one below the other in the legend (only for the group). |
| not for single objects | The im Object manager Assigned graphics are not listed for the individual objects (only for the group). |
| Sum graph | In the same way as the object manager, the higher-level graphic is transferred to subgroups and shown in the legend. If the option is deactivated, only the graphic that was precisely assigned to the group is displayed in the legend. |
| Show frame | A frame is created around the graphic. |
| Display automatically | The size of the displayed Schedule or Pictures is calculated automatically. It is based on the text size and is therefore variable. [Show height / width]: The height and width of the displayed graphics or images are selected by specifying two points. The values then appear in the fields Height and Width. These input fields can also be used to manually enter the height and width of the graphic display. |
| Scaling factor for graphics | The graphic is scaled with the entered factor. The basis for the calculation is the setting made in the Object manager assigned graphic. |
The representation of the graphics in the plant legend corresponds to Graphic variants im Object manager. If the graphic variant is activated there, it is also displayed in the plant legend. If the graphic is deactivated, it is hidden in the plant legend.