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Menu and icons
The Irrigation Manager is programmed in a context-dependent manner. This means that all functions in the menu, in the tabs, all symbols and the functions of the right mouse button are only available if the function makes sense at this point. If this is not the case, the entry is grayed out.
Objects menu
The menu item Objects can be found within the Irrigation Manager also always call with the right mouse button. This is mainly about administrative functions and the creation of new objects.
Symbol | feature | Description | Link |
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![]() | Group | Creates a new group in the mass tree above | Mass tree > Group |
![]() | Irrigation project | Create a new irrigation project in the lower part Mass tree. | project start |
![]() | Contour tracing | Detects new areas with the help of contour tracing and adds them to the upper one Mass tree . | Contours |
![]() | existing objects | Captures areas and adds them to the top Mass tree . | objects |
Edit menu
A detailed description of the editing functions in the mass tree can be found under Mass tree > Features.
Irrigation menu
The irrigation components with which the water is applied to the site can be created via the menu item Irrigation.
Symbol | feature | Description | Link |
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![]() | Detect sprinklers automatically | Automatically creates a new sprinkler based on radius and angle. | Create irrigation > Detect sprinklers automatically |
![]() | put certain sprinklers | After specifying the group, housing and nozzle, this sprinkler is placed in the drawing. | Create irrigation > set specific sprinkler |
![]() | set certain rectangular sprinklers | After specifying the group, housing and nozzle, this sprinkler is placed in the drawing. | Create irrigation > set certain rectangular sprinklers |
![]() | Drip tube with valve | Creates a line that runs in the Irrigation Manager Materials can be assigned. | Create irrigation > Draw the drip pipe |
![]() | Draw the drip tube surface | Creates a surface that is in Irrigation Manager Materials can be assigned. | Create irrigation > Draw the drip tube surface |
Connections menu
The menu item Connections contains all components for distribution, supply and control to create a complete irrigation system.
Symbol | feature | Description | Link |
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![]() | Set water connection | Inserts a water connection (with picture) into the drawing. | Create connections > Set the water connection |
![]() | Draw lines | Creates a water line from the water connection to the valve unit. | Create connections > Draw the line |
![]() | Place valve unit | Inserts a valve unit (with picture) into the drawing. | Create connections > Set the valve unit |
![]() | Draw the valve circuit | Creates valve circuits with the selected sprinklers. | Create connections > Draw the valve circuit |
![]() | Set control unit | Inserts a control unit (with picture) into the drawing. | Create connections > Set control unit |
![]() | Draw cables | Creates a linear connection from the control unit to the power supply. | Create connections > Draw the cable |
Material lists menu
Materials used in a drawing can be summarized in material lists. These material lists can be saved, printed out or transferred to other tendering programs using a GAEB file.
feature | Description | Link |
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Couching | Generates a material list from the mass tree structure and the objects it contains and inserts it into the material catalog. | Material lists > Create material lists |
Generates a material list from the mass tree structure and the objects it contains and prints it out immediately. | Material lists > Print material lists | |
as a GAEB file | Generates a material list from the mass tree structure and the objects it contains and outputs it as a GAEB file. | Material lists > Export as GAEB file |
as a CSV file | Generates a material list from the mass tree structure and the objects it contains and outputs it as a CSV file. | Material lists > Export as a CSV file |
to Excel | Generates a material list from the mass tree structure and the objects it contains and transfers it to Excel. | Material lists > Export to Excel |
Tools menu
feature | Description | Link |
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Generate legend | Generates a material legend from the mass tree structure and the objects it contains or from the drawing and then inserts it into the drawing. | Generate material legend |
Update material catalog | Updates the material catalog selected in the preferences. | Use materials > Update material catalog |
Call up the material catalog | Calls the BUSINESS Material catalogs. | Access to the material catalog |
Add catalog | New catalog can be added to the Irrigation Manager be taken over. | Use materials > Add catalog |
Call up the checklist | Opens the document Irrigation planning checklistto carry out an extensive inventory analysis. All necessary information about the project is queried here. | Call up the checklist |
Recalculate the sprinkler | Specifying new values for Pressure sprinkler and Pressure nozzle the automatically determined sprinklers are recalculated and, if necessary, other sprinklers are used. | Check and edit irrigation > Recalculate the sprinkler |
Enter heights | Subordinate sprinklers inherit the registered height difference to the water source. | Check and edit irrigation > Enter heights |
Housings regulate pressure | Child objects inherit the property Housings regulate pressure. In addition, the values entered for the maximum pressure for nozzles and sprinklers are entered. | Check and edit irrigation > Housing regulates pressure |
Inheriting properties | Subordinate objects inherit the settings of an upper hierarchy object. Manually defined object properties are overwritten. | Check and edit irrigation > Inherit properties |
Update drawing order | The drawing sequence is updated for the graphic display of the irrigation objects. The drawing sequence can also be updated automatically. Since the updating of the drawing order can take a long time due to numerous objects, this option is by default in the tab Features disabled. | Tabs > Properties |
Edit hose sequence | Calls up a list in which the order of the hoses and thus the assignment of the hose overlay symbol for hoses that cross each other can be changed. | Check and edit irrigation > Crossing hoses |
Symbols without menu entry
Symbol | feature | Description | Link |
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![]() | Zoom in on objects | With the function Zoom in on objects either the object marked in the mass tree or the complex subtree structure in the background is called and with ZOOM displayed on the screen. This can be used to localize where the objects that are recorded in the mass tree are located in the drawing. The zoom factor can be adjusted using the options in Irrigation Manager can be set. | Options > General tab |
![]() | Save Changes | With this function current changes are adopted in the drawing. | |
![]() | undo changes | Undo changes always refers to the last change in certain actions, e.g. the assignment of sprinklers. | |
![]() | Edit | The drawing objects, such as lines and valve circuits, can be revised using Edit. |