Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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is displayed in the container. This attribute does not affect the container when no PCX picture is used. Note: To use
the border, the Scale setting must be turned on.
Scale: Determines whether or not a PCX image will be scaled to fit the size of the Mini Plate Container.
Caution: If the Scale attribute is turned on and the aspect ratio (ratio of the width to height) of the container is
different from that of the PCX image, the image will be distorted to fit the container. If you want to make the container
size fit the size of the image, start with the container sized bigger than the image and the Scale attribute turned off.
Then link the image and after it is displayed, resize the container to fit the image while pressing
S. The S key
prevents the image size from changing while the container is resized.
Convert: Determines whether or not Turbo will attempt to match (convert) the color palette in the PCX image
with the one it uses.
Name: Sets the name of the mini plate. The name can be up to 12 characters long and can include spaces. The
mini plate name will appear in the Select Mini Plate window when the Open Mini Plate function is selected in the
System Button Attributes window and the Select button is pressed (see Section 4.11).
Moveable When Locked: Allows a mini plate to be moved even when the Graphics Security Lock control
on the graphics plate’s control block is turned on. The Graphics Security Lock is normally turned on when a
graphics plate has been completed to prevent an operator from inadvertently altering the appearance of the
graphics plate (see Section 2.8.1). When this is done and the Moveable When Locked attribute of a mini plate is
turned off, the mini plate will remain fixed in the same position it occupied when it was created (saved).
Save: Makes the mini plate, including the Mini Plate Container object and all objects placed in it, accessible to all
graphics plates. To permanently save the mini plate, you will need to save it to a dataframe file by exiting the
graphics plate and pressing
(.
A Mini Plate Container looks like any other container object as is shown in Figure 4.39 below:
Fig. 4.39 A Mini Plate Container Object
Mini plates always display on top of other objects and they open in the same position on the graphics plate as when
they were created (saved). This is why the Moveable When Locked attribute can be very valuable—enabling
you to uncover objects underneath a mini plate. Mini plates can also be nested. That is, a System Button to open
one mini plate can be located on another mini plate. In this way, the second mini plate is opened from the first.
Editing a mini plate is easy. Open it with a System Button and make desired changes. Then right click ({) on the