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- You can work with links and nodes in the Schematic Editor using Allow Link Draggedusing Enable connecting link to a different node. This button allows you to disconnect the downstream end of a link from the node to which it is attached, and then reconnect that link to the upstream inlet of another node. You can use this feature to insert new nodes into a schematic without losing the configuration of existing links.
- Straight Lines controls the representation of links. Source defaults to drawing links using elbow (orthogonal (elbow) lines. Click this button to change the default representation to straight lines. The left and centre schematics of Figure 3 show the difference between how a model will be represented after you press the bottombotton. The representation of any link can be controlled independently using the contextual menu in the Schematic Editor. Right-click the link and choose one of the options in the Link Type sub-menu. Each line has one control point which you can adjust to route the line around obstacles. The control point for an orthogonal line can only be moved in the vertical dimension whereas the control point for a straight line has no restrictions on its movement.
- Node Labels controls whether the names of nodes are shown in the Schematic Editor. Source defaults to displaying node names. The schematic on in the centre of Figure 3 shows the behaviour of the Schematic Editor with the Node Labels control turned on.
- Link Labels controls whether the names of links are shown in the Schematic Editor. Source defaults to displaying link names. The schematic on the right of Figure 3 shows the behaviour of the Schematic Editor with the Link Labels control turned on.
- Track controls whether the Schematic Editor always scrolls to show components as they are selected in the Project Hierarchy. The default state of this button is off. In this mode, Source leaves the Schematic Editor window unchanged, regardless of any selections you may make in the Project Hierarchy. If you turn Track on, the Schematic Editor window will scroll to bring into view any node or link that you select in the Project Hierarchy. You can use this feature to locate components in large models.
- Overview Panel controls whether the Overview Panel is shown in the Schematic Editor. The default state of this control is off. You can use this button to obtain a thumbnail view of your entire schematic. You can drag the Overview Panel to any point within the Schematic Editor but Schematic Editor, but you cannot pan the Schematic Editor by dragging within the Overview Panel.
- Pan - controls movement of the drawing surface. When this button is enabled, clicking and holding on any part of the drawing surface in the Schematic Editor moves the entire drawing surface. This is an alternative to using the scroll bars;.
- Tool tips - controls the view of tool tips containing information about a component's name, elevation and type. A storage node contains additional information including its capacity, height and surface area:
Tool tips on – when selected, clicking on any node in the Schematic Editor causes a small floating window to appear which contains additional information about that node;
Tool tips off – when selected, the floating windows do not appear; and
Tool tips locked – when selected, clicking any node in the Schematic Editor causes a small floating window to appear next to every node.
- Show/hide water user and bulk licensing links - controls the view of links between the following types of nodes:
- Supply point and water user nodes; and
- Bulk licensing and gauge nodes.
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- Toggle display of the grid using Snap to Display Grid. The default state is off but the setting is saved with your project. Figure 5 compares the appearance of the Schematic Editor with the Snap to Grid control turned off (left) versus on (50px centre and 100px right)
- Toggle whether nodes will snap to the grid when moved within Schematic Editor using Snap to Grid. Turning this setting on does not affect the alignment of existing nodes. Alignment with the grid is only enforced when you drag a node. The . Figure 5 compares the appearance of the Schematic Editor with the Snap to Grid control turned off (left) versus on (Grid Size is 50 pixels in centre and 100 pixels on right). The default state is off but the setting is saved with your project. The grid does not need to be visible for alignment to occur;.
- Change the frequency of grid lines using Set Grid Size. The default is 10 pixels but the setting is saved with your project. Figure 5 shows the appearance of the Schematic Editor with a grid setting of 10 pixels (left), 50 pixels (centre) and 50 100 pixels (right). This is synonymous to right clicking on the Schematic Editor and choosing Grid Settings...;.
- You can view a sample printed copy of the model displayed in the Schematic Editor using Print (Schematic Editor grid toolbar). At present, the entire schematic is scaled to fit within a single A4 page in portrait mode. An example is shown in Figure 6;
- You can save a Source model in .JPEG format using Save as Image (in the Schematic Editor grid toolbar).This command opens a standard file dialog box so that you can choose where to save the image. At present, the entire schematic is scaled to fit within a single A4 page in portrait mode.
- You can view the zoom and undertake various zoom actions using the zoom icons on the right side of the toolbar:
- Current zoom displays the value of the zoom that is currently used in the Schematic Editor. This value has a range of of 10% - 200%;
- Zoom in (or Ctrl + on your keyboard) allows you to zoom into a particular part of the model. Similarly, Zoom out (or Ctrl - on your keyboard) allows you to zoom out. Both actions are performed in increments of approximately 10%; and
- The last two icons ensure that the entire model fits into the Schematic Editor screen. As its name suggests, Fit to width ensures that entire model is visible horizontally in the window. Clicking Fit to window will display the entire model in the window.
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