Menus
The menu bar for Source is shown in Figure 1. The remainder of this section describes the function of the commands in each menu.
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Toggles whether the Location Control is visible on screen (Figure 239). Synonym for Location Control on the Scenario toolbar. You can use this window to set geolocation coordinates and elevations for nodes, and elevations for reaches. While it is not essential, it is conventional to set elevations with respect to Australian Height Datum (AHD). You can enter negative numbers for components that are below sea level, such as the lower lakes of the Murray. The elevation of a component is the zero point for that component. For example, the zero point for a storage is the lowest point in the storage.
View » Node Palette
Toggles whether the Node Palette is visible on screen. Synonym for Node Palette on the Scenario toolbar.
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This button lists the run results based on the network run order – leaf nodes to outlet node. Note that this is the default order of run results. It can be used to reset the results after other sorting methods (such as column headings) have been used.
Scenario toolbar
Geographic Editor
Toggles the state of the Geographic View tab. Synonym for > Chart Recording Manager.
Layer Manager
Toggles the state of the Layer Manager window. Synonym for
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Location Control
Toggles the state of the Location Control dockable window
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Node Palette
Toggles the state of the Node Palette. Synonym for
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Schematic Editor
Toggles the state of the Schematic Editor tab. Synonym for
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Tabular Editor
Toggles the state of the Tabular Editor tab. Synonym for
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Schematic Editor grid toolbar
Display Grid
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Controls whether the Schematic Editor displays a grid on the drawing canvas.
Snap to Grid
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Controls whether nodes are aligned with the underlying grid in the Schematic Editor.
Set Grid Size
The value in this field determines the frequency of grid lines in the Schematic Editor. The units are in pixels.
Print (Schematic Editor grid toolbar)
Schematic Editor grid toolbar. Schematic Editor grid toolbar
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Formats the Schematic Editor for printing and opens the Print preview dialog.
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Save as Image (Schematic Editor grid toolbar)
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Prepares the Schematic Editor for saving in JPEG format.
Schematic Editor options toolbar
Allow Link Dragged
Enabling this button allows you to disconnect the downstream end of a link from the node to which it is attached, and then re-connect 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
This button controls the representation of links. Source defaults to drawing links using orthogonal (elbow) lines. Click Straight Lines to change the default representation to straight lines.
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.
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| Note: At present, only the setting of the Straight Lines button is saved with your project. Any changes you make to individual links or control points are lost when you close your project. |
Node Labels
This button controls whether the names of nodes are shown in the Schematic Editor. Source defaults to displaying node names.
Link Labels
This button controls whether the names of links are shown in the Schematic Editor. Source defaults to displaying link names.
Track (Schematic Editor options toolbar)
This button 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
This button controls whether the Overview Panel is shown in the Schematic Editor. The default state of this control is off. You can use the Overview Panel to obtain a thumbnail view of your entire schematic.
Pan
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
This button is a popup menu containing three options:
- 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.
- Tool tips locked - when selected, clicking any node in the Schematic Editor causes a small floating window to appear next to every node.
Select Analysis Type
Selects the type of analysis to be performed. Synonym for . The options are:
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