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3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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Figure 36. Viewing Layout object properties
Youcanchangethefollowingparameters:
• Material:Selectthematerialtypefromthedrop‐downlist.
• a:Specifythelengthoftheobject.
• b:Specifythewidthoftheobject.
• Angle:Specifytheangleatwhichyouwanttheobjecttobeinclined.
• ApplyRotation:Specify
therotationoftheobject.Click<Apply>toapplytherotationincrementallytotheobject.
5.4 ManagingMaterialRepositories
Plannerprovidesasetofmaterialsintherepositoryusingwhichyoumodelthelayout.Youcanperformseveralfunctionslike
viewingpropertiesofadefaultmaterial,addinganewmaterial,modifying,anddeletingtheuser‐definedmaterials.Theseare
storedintwotypesofrepositories:GlobalMaterialRepositoryandLocal
MaterialRepository.Planneralsoallowsyouto
importorexportmaterialtypesfromonerepositorytotheother.
Note:Alltheuser‐definedmaterialsareavailableintheindoorlayoutonly.
Whilemodelingthelayout,youcanalsoselectthematerialtypefromthedrop‐downlistontheToolbar.Theiconofthe
materialinuseappearsadjacenttothisdrop‐downlist,representedbythecolorandpatternassignedtothematerial.
5.4.1 GlobalMaterialRepository
GlobalMaterialRepositoryisamaterialobjectlibraryofPlannerwhichlistsandprovidesmaterialobjectsglobally,acrossall
Plannerprojects.ItisagloballyavailablefilesavedasObjectproperties.xml.
ToviewtheGlobalMaterialRepository,gotoToolsÆGlobalMaterialRepository.
Figure 37. Global Material Repository
YoucanperformthefollowingfunctionsfromtheGlobalMaterialRepositorydialogbox: