User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
Setting Up Your System
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
2.11 Using Overlays
The Tools-1 > Overlay > Add Overlay and Tools-1 > Overlay > DragDrop Overlay
commands let you bring logos, customized legends, or other kinds of pictures into your system,
and then place them on your map at a specific pixel location. Overlays retain their screen
position, no matter how you switch your views.
2.11.1 Creating new Overlays
1. The Setup > Overlays/Icons > Overlays command lets you
associate a bitmap in your /fastrac/Overlays subdirectory with
a meaningful mnemonic. Select the command to open the
Overlay List menu.
2. Select the Add option to create a new overlay, or select Edit to
modify an existing overlay. Either way, a menu labeled
Overlay appears.
3. In the text box labeled Name, type the name you want to
appear in the Overlay List.
4. In the Filename textbox, enter the filename of the picture
you wish to use for your overlay (or click the Browse
button to select it from a menu).
5. Click the Preview button to verify that you have selected
the picture you want.
6. Press ENTER or click OK to save the overlay and return to the Overlay List.
To permanently remove an overlay name from the Overlay List, left-click on its name, then click
the Delete button.
When you are finished working with overlays, click Done.
2.11.2 Adding an Overlay to a View
There are two methods for adding an overlay, using the commands Tools-1 > Overlay > Add
Overlay and Tools-1 > Overlay > DragDrop Overlay, respectively. Add Overlay allows you
to apply the overlay to a fixed screen position with a single click. DragDrop Overlay lets you
add the overlay, then move it by clicking and dragging before fixing its position.
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