Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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4.11 System Button
System Buttons look like typical On/Off Buttons but they are used to make system changes such as loading and
engaging the settings in a dataframe file or opening another graphics plate. To place an System Button on a
graphics plate, choose Button (System) from the Toolbox. The System Button Attributes window (Figure
4.31) will then open so you can configure it. Its attributes are described below:
Function List: Selects the specific function that the System Button will perform. Each one is described below:
Fig. 4.31 The System Button Attributes Window
Load Dataframe: Causes the System Button to load and engage the settings in a dataframe file. When this
function is selected, the Name attribute will be activated so you can enter the file name of the dataframe file.
Change Plate: Causes the System Button to open a different graphics plate. Using it, you can navigate from
one graphics plate to another without ever returning to the graphics plate Control Block screen. When this
function is selected, the Plate # attribute is activated so you can enter the number assigned to the graphics plate
in its control block.
Note: The present graphics plate is automatically saved in memory when using a System Button to switch to
another graphics plate. Therefore, there is no prompt to save changes.
Open Mini Plate: Causes the System Button to open a mini plate (see Section 4.13 for a description of mini
plates). Important: The mini plate must already exist. If it doesn’t, you should press the Cancel button and
create the mini plate before creating the System Button for it. When this function is selected, both the Name
attribute and Select button are activated so you can enter or select the name of the mini plate which will be linked
to the System Button.
Close Mini Plate: Causes the System Button to close a mini plate (see Section 4.13 for a description of mini
plates). When this function is selected, neither the Name or Plate # attributes are active. This is because the
System Button must be placed onto the Mini Plate Container of the mini plate it is intended to close. When this is
done, the System Button will automatically link to that mini plate.