Working with objects in maps—advanced operations (T45d)
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1. If you are adjusting the contents of the group you can recreate the group whenever you wish with the required objects in their desired positions If you wish to add objects to or remove objects from a group or rearrange its contained objects you must dissolve the group and create a new one with the required objects and arrangement See Creating group objects for instructions If you wish to edit the properties of a contained object you can do this directly without dissolving or opening the group Seesee Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a and Editing properties of selected objects in Map composition introduction T45a gt gt To dissolve a group Select the group and choose Dissolve Group from the Edit menu INTREPID will delete the group object and release the objects that were within it Dissolving groups containing other groups It is common practice to have several levels of groups within groups For example you may have some objects within a margin which is contained in a border In this case if you dissolve the border you will still only have one object the margin If you then dissolve the margin you will release the individual objects Dissolving aligning groups If you dissolve an aligning group the objects remain in the position they had when the group existed They do not return to the position they had before the creation of the group changed their position Dissolving groups with Det2. bottom edge the bottom object Objects in a VCentre group are centred vertically along a horizontal centre line through a rectangular region enclosing all of the objects gt gt To create a Top VCentre or Bottom group Select the objects you wish to include using one of the methods described in section Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a then choose Top VCentre or Bottom as required from the Create Aligning Group cascade of the Edit menu 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt Library Help Top INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 8 Library Help Top 4 Back gt The Left HCentre and Right groups The Left HCentre and Right groups are vertically aligning groups They align their objects in a vertical column but do not change their vertical position 1 e when you create the group the objects may move sideways but they will not move up or down INTREPID positions objects as follows Objects in a Left group have their left edges in line with the left edge of the left most object Objects in a Right group have their right edges in line with the right edge of the right most object Objects in a HCentre group are centred horizontally along a vertical centre line through a rectangular region enclosing all of the objects gt gt To create a Left HCentre or Rig
3. composition introduction T45a 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 3 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt The order of objects in a group The order of objects in a group is sometimes important If you select a number of objects to include in a group using the SHIFT click method the order in which you select the objects becomes the order of the objects in the group If you select the objects by dragging a rectangular area in the Map Composition window to enclose them Map Composition determines their order by their position from left to right and from bottom to top in the area that you defined Non Aligning groups A Non Aligning group does not affect the position of its contained objects at the time you create it Use Create Group in the Edit menu or Margin or Border from the Annotation menu to create a Non Aligning group Box groups The Box group is the simplest type of group It groups its objects without changing their position or creating margins or borders around them A Box will tightly surround its contained objects The sizes and positions of the contained objects determine the size and position of a Box gt gt To create a Box Select the objects to be included and choose Create Group from the Edit menu Margin groups The Margin group simply creates a margin around its objects The margin effectively increases the apparent s
4. INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 1 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d Topics already covered Section Working with objects introduction in Map composition introduction T45a covered the following topics e Placing new objects into the composition Objects composed before placing on the screen Objects composed on the screen Selecting objects e Moving objects Deleting objects e Object display detail Editing properties of selected objects Object properties section guide Topics covered in this chapter This chapter describes how to e Arrange the apparent layers for overlapping objects Create groups of objects that then behave as a single object As well as containing the objects these groups can Include a margin around the outside of the group Include a border around the outside of the group Align the objects in the group in various ways Most of the object operations use options from the Edit menu File Geographic Annotation Cut Step Forward Step Back Bring To Front Send To Back Create Group Dissolve Group Create Aligning Group gt gt YSpace HSpace Edit Detail Edit Object Arranging objects that overlap If you have selected an object that overlaps one or more other objects you can determine which object appears to be on top and the order of objects in the appare
5. ail setting If you dissolve a group that has a Detail setting Outline Draft Full If the dissolved group was contained in another group object that had a Detail setting Then INTREPID will use this detail setting for displaying the objects Otherwise If a previously contained object originally had its own Detail setting Then INTREPID will use this detail setting for displaying the object Otherwise INTREPID will use default settings for displaying the object See Object display detail in Map composition introduction T45a Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 10 Library Help Top 4 Back gt Difference between dissolving and deleting groups If you dissolve a group using Dissolve Group from the Edit menu INTREPID removes the group object The contained objects continue to exist independently in the composition or within any outer group object that contained the dissolved group If you delete a group using Cut from the Edit menu INTREPID deletes the group and all of the contained objects What happens in the MAPCOMP file In the MAPCOMP file that describes your composition dissolving the group deletes the group s Begin End block from around the objects in the group including any attribute information included for the group object INTREPID also inserts appropriate X and Y lines within all objects th
6. at were in the group to describe their position relative to the lower left corner of the object that now contains them Flexible boxes Library Help Top INTREPID uses flexible boxes to contain rectangles and images See Polygons in Including and editing map annotations T45c and Images in Including and editing map annotations T45c for information about these objects The size of a flexible box can be controlled by the size of the object within it If you are using the interactive Map Composition tool INTREPID processes these boxes automatically 2012 Intrepid Geophysics lt 4 Back gt
7. ht group Select the objects you wish to include using one of the methods described in section Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a then choose Left HCentre or Right as required from the Create Aligning Group cascade of the Edit menu The Centre group Library Help Top Centre groups normally contain only one object If there are several objects in a Centre box they will all coincide in the centre of the box In a Centre group INTREPID aligns the objects in the centre of a rectangular region enclosing all of the objects gt gt To create a Centre group Select the objects you wish to include using one of the methods described in section Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a then choose Centre from the Create Aligning Group cascade of the Edit menu 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 9 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt Dissolving groups You can dissolve a group releasing its contained objects to exist as separate objects Dissolving the group is equivalent to deleting the group object so any visible attribute that it has for example if the group object you are dissolving is a border will disappear You may wish to dissolve a group if e You no longer require the group object You wish to move one or more of the contained objects e You wish to add or remove objects
8. it Creating group objects gt gt To create or edit a group object 1 Ifyou are creating a new group object select the objects to be included See Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a for instructions about selecting objects 2 Choose Create Group from the Edit menu OR The required option from the Create Aligning Group cascade in the Edit menu OR e Margin or Border from the Annotation menu 3 If INTREPID displays a properties dialog box Margin or Border set its options as required then choose Apply or OK If you are creating an aligning group INTREPID will change the alignment of the objects as required INTREPID will create the group object The size of the group object will be sufficient to tightly fit around the objects Editing the properties and contents of group objects Library Help Top You can edit the properties e g width line thickness of the Margin Border groups See Margin groups and Border groups below for instructions If you wish to add objects to or remove objects from a group or rearrange its contained objects you must dissolve the group and create a new one with the required objects and arrangement See Dissolving groups below and Creating group objects for instructions You can edit properties of individual contained objects as described in Section Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a and Editing properties of selected objects in Map
9. ize of the group of objects If you include a Margin group object in an HBox or VBox INTREPID will allow for the Margin when positioning the object The inside edge of a Margin group will tightly surround its contained objects The sizes and positions of the contained objects determine the position and inside size of a Margin You can place a Margin around a Page This is a special case of the Margin group object and you should perform operations on the page margin using the Page Size option from the File menu See Page definition in Map composition introduction T45a gt gt To create or edit a Margin 1 Ifyou are creating a new Margin select the objects to be included If you are editing the properties of an existing Margin select the Margin object See Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a 2 Ifcreating a new Margin choose Margin from the Annotation menu If you are editing the properties of an existing Margin prepare to edit the Margin as described in Section Editing properties of selected objects in Map composition introduction T45a Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 4 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt 3 INTREPID displays the Margin dialog box Border groups Library Help Top Intrepid MapComposition Specify the size in mm of the margin along each edge i
10. lude in the order required bottom or leftmost first See Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a for instructions 2 Choose HBox or VBox as required from the Create Aligning Group cascade of the Edit menu Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 6 Library Help Top Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt HBoxes The HBox is one of the horizontally aligning groups INTREPID aligns the adjacent objects in a horizontal row with the first object on the left It vertically centres the objects around a horizontal line drawn through the vertical mid point of the first object You can insert space between the objects in an HBox gt gt To insert space between objects in an HBox 1 Select the HBox for the operation 2 Choose HSpace from the Edit menu INTREPID displays the HSpace dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Tool 3 2b Insert HSpace Space nn OK Cancel 3 Specify the space required in mm then choose OK INTREPID will separate the contained objects by the distance you specified Vboxes The VBox is one of the vertically aligning groups INTREPID aligns the adjacent objects in a vertical column with the first object at the bottom It horizontally centres the objects around a vertical line drawn through the horizontal mid point of the first object You ca
11. n insert space between the pairs of adjacent objects in a VBox 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 7 Library Help Top 4 Back gt gt gt To insert space between objects in an VBox 1 2 Select the VBox for the operation Choose VSpace from the Edit menu INTREPID displays the VSpace dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Tool 3 2b Insert YSpace Space mm _ OK Cancel Specify the space required in mm then choose OK INTREPID will separate the contained objects by the distance you specified Reordering objects in an HBox or VBox gt gt To reorder the objects in an HBox or VBox 1 2 3 Dissolve the group See Dissolving groups for instructions Select the objects in the new order you require top or leftmost first See Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a for instructions Create the box again The Top VCentre and Bottom groups The Top VCentre and Bottom groups are horizontally aligning groups They align their objects in a horizontal row but do not change their horizontal position i e when you create the group the objects may move up or down but they will not move sideways INTREPID positions objects as follows Objects in a Top group have their top edges in line with the top edge of the top object Objects in a Bottom group have their bottom edges in line with the
12. n the corresponding text boxes then choose Apply INTREPID will define or redefine the Margin as required The Border group simply creates a border around its objects The Border group will tightly surround its contained objects The sizes and positions of the contained objects determine the position and size of a Border You can place a Border around a Page This is a special case of the Border group object and you should perform operations on the page border using the Page Size option from the File menu See Page definition in Map composition introduction T45a gt gt To create or edit a Border 1 If you are creating a new Border select the objects to be included If you are editing the properties of an existing Border select the Border object See Selecting objects in Map composition introduction T45a If you are creating a new Border choose Border from the Create Group cascade in the Edit menu If you are editing the properties of an existing Border prepare to edit the Border as described in Section Editing properties of selected objects in Map composition introduction T45a INTREPID displays the Border dialog box Intrepid MapComposition Tool 3 1 Border colour Foreground Thickness C style sas Apply Cancel Specify the Colour Thickness and Style of the Border then choose Apply INTREPID will create the group and display the border around it 2012 Intre
13. nt underlying layers Some objects are opaque i e filled polygons and images and will obscure other objects apparently underlying them Other objects are transparent except for lines or symbols These objects will appear transparent but the solid parts of the lines or symbols will obscure underlying parts of other objects Library Help Top 2012 Intrepid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 2 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt gt gt To change the layer position of an object Select the object and choose the required overlapping object command from the Edit menu Bring to Front Make this object the apparent uppermost object Send to Back Make this object the apparent most underlying object Step forward Exchange the apparent layer of this object with that of the next object above Step back Exchange the apparent layer of this object with that of the next object underneath Group objects You can enclose a number of objects in a group After you have created the group it behaves as a single object For example when you click part of the group INTREPID selects the whole group and displays its name in the lower right corner of the Map Composition window When you move the group all contained objects move with it remaining the same distance apart When you edit the properties of a group object INTREPID allows you to select the contained object to ed
14. pid Geophysics 4 Back gt INTREPID User Manual Working with objects in maps advanced operations T45d 5 Library Help Top lt 4 Back gt Aligning Groups Aligning groups usually change the position of their contained objects at the time they are created Use the Create Aligning Group cascade in the Edit menu to create an Aligning group File Geographic Annotation View Cut Step Forward Step Back Bring To Front Send To Back Create Group Dissolve Group O TCP LE REGU RA None VSpace Centre Centre HSpace HCentre Edit Detail Centre L Edit Object VBox HBox Top Bottom Left Right The following diagram shows two objects and the extent of the rectangle that would contain them before they are placed into an aligning group The corresponding diagrams on the following pages show the position of these objects after they are placed into aligning groups The HBox and VBox groups The HBox and VBox groups align the objects adjacent to each other in a horizontal row or vertical column INTREPID bases the position of the group on that of the first object selected It aligns the other objects adjacent to the first object HBoxes and VBoxes will tightly surround their contained objects The sizes of the contained objects and the position of the first object determine the size and position of an HBox or VBox gt gt To create an HBox or VBox 1 Select the objects you wish to inc
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