🔧 Preferences Command: The Preferences command 🖱️ is a crucial tool for navigating the InfoSewer system settings ⚙️. Remember, any tweaks you make in the Preferences dialog box should be confirmed by hitting 'apply' ✅ before exiting. The preferences you set here will often show up as the default options in other dialog windows. Don't worry, you can always tailor those settings in the respective dialog boxes if needed.
🚀 Operation Settings: Here, you can detail the distinct operation settings 🔄.
🖥️ Display Settings: This is your go-to spot to customize the visual aspects of the display 🌈.
🏷️ ID and Description: Set your IDs and descriptions right here for easy reference 📝.
🗺️ Labelling: Want to personalize your Map labels? This is the place 📍.
📌 Selection Settings: Here, you can define your project selection criteria 🎯.
🔎 Default Symbol: Adjust the default symbol sizes for all InfoSewer data elements right here 🔲.
🔍 Display Tab: This tab is your control center for visual effects and features within InfoSewer 🎨.
Show Flow Direction: Decide if flow arrows should appear in the InfoSewer project. If it's off, the flow arrows won't pop up, even if the corresponding checkbox is marked in the Control Center's settings 🚫🔀.
Show Inactive Elements: This lets you choose if inactive elements in the project are visible. If it's on, elements outside the active set will be shown in the designated Inactive Element Color 🌚.
Highlight Active Element: Highlight selected elements in InfoSewer with a neat box when this is on 🌟.
Show Nodes in Overview Map: If activated, all nodes make an appearance in the Map Overview box 🌐.
Locate Node Map Extent %: This value, which must be above zero, works with the current map extent to determine the zoom's graphical size 🔍.
Link Locate Zoom Factor: Another essential value for determining the zoom size in relation to the link's extent box 🔗.
Decimal Placement: Control the precision of decimals when model results are showcased in the project 📊.
Color Settings: Define colors for domain highlighting 🔴, selection highlighting 🟡, and inactive elements 🟢.
🔨 Operation Tab: This section lets you control how data is managed in InfoSewer.
Auto Length Calculation: This feature, when on, automatically computes the length of digitized pipe segments 📏.
Auto Record Saving: This determines if changes to records are instantly saved when you switch to another record for editing in the same dialog box 💾.
Auto Database Packing: This preference, when activated, automatically erases database records tied to a deleted element ❌.
Delete Confirmation: Decide if you want a prompt to confirm delete operations 🗑️.
Auto Manhole Set: This controls how manhole sets are loaded in the current project 🕳️.
Auto Link Node Inclusion: It defines if nodes linked to activated links are also turned on for a hydraulic simulation 🔗.
Length Scaling Factor: This applies a universal scaling factor to all pipes added post this setting 📐.
Auto Output Settings: These settings control the automatic updating, retrieval, and memory of output results after simulations 🔄.
Enable Output Save As: This decides if simulation results are saved with an InfoSewer project when that project gets a new file name 💽.
Export Simulation Result for External Application: When turned on, this generates modal outputs in a .dbf format for easy spreadsheet access 📊.
Auto Link Delete: This controls if the link(s) attached to a node set for deletion will also be deleted ⛓️.
Current Selection Settings: These settings determine how selections are made graphically in the InfoSewer project 🖍️.
Digitize (Next Node/Next Link): Choose a different data element from the dropdown for InfoSewer to create when digitizing the network 🔗.
Text Editor: Here, you can choose an ASCII text editor for reviewing output reports 📜.
📂 Project Tab: This tab lets you input project-specific information into InfoSewer.
Title: The project's file name 📖.
Description: A brief summary of the InfoSewer project 📃.
Engineer: The main engineer overseeing the hydraulic model 👷.
Notes: Any additional notes or comments 📝.
🔄 Transform Tab: This is where you can shift, scale, or spin the InfoSewer project from one coordinate to another.
Option: Choose the kind of translation you want to perform 🔀.
Origin: The starting point for the move, scale, or rotation operation 📍.
Move, Scale, Rotate: Set the specific parameters for each type of transformation 🛠️.
🔖 Labels Tab: This lets you control how ID labels look during an InfoSewer project.
Scale Text: Decide if InfoSewer should keep node and pipe labels at a consistent map scale 📏.
Text Size, Font & Color: Customize the appearance of the labels 🖍️.
Show Node/Link ID Label: Choose if nodes and links in the project should be labeled with their ID 🏷️.
💡 Suggest ID Tab: Here, you can modify InfoSewer's defaults for data element labeling and more.
ID Suggestion: When on, InfoSewer uses the information from this dialog box for creating new data elements 📌.
ID Prefix, Next, Increment, Description: Customize how the next data element or set will be named and described 📝.
🎨 Symbols Tab: Adjust the visual size of the InfoSewer data elements here.
Scale Symbol: Decide if InfoSewer should keep the data elements' size consistent when zooming 🔄.
Symbol Size, Color, Line Width: Fine-tune the appearance of the data elements in the display 🖌️.
🗺️ Map for InfoSewer: Control the look of the project with the Map Properties tab.
Scrollbars: Choose if you want the horizontal and vertical scrollbars on the map display 🔄.
3D Appearance, Border Style, Background: Customize the display's aesthetics 🎨.
Snap to Grid Point, Show Grid Point, Grid Spacing, Origin: Adjust grid settings for the project 🌐.
🖱️ Selection Settings: Control your InfoSewer selection settings with the Preferences - Selection Settings command. Remember to save your changes before closing the dialog box! Access this by going to InfoSewer Control Center -> InfoSewer button -> Tools sub-menu, then select Project Preferences -> Selection Settings.
Selection Shape, Mode, Tolerance: Define how you want to make selections in the project 📌.
OK and Cancel: Save your settings or exit without saving from the dialog box, respectively ✅❌.
