• Zooming and Angle of View

o        To zoom in or out, right click and drag the mouse (Main scene or selection window).

o        To rotate the station or the item in the selection window (top right), simply left click the mouse and drag.

 

  • The Information Window

o        The information window (bottom right) provides real time instructions and information at any time.

 

  • Selecting and Placing Objects

o        To add, remove, or reset an item, select the corresponding radio button and click on a thumbnail of the item to select it

 

  • Moving and Orienting Objects

o        To move or rotate an item, select the corresponding radio button and click on a thumbnail of the item to select it. The move mode brings up a compass, which shows the direction of the move. Simply click on the scene and drag to move the selected item to the desired position. The information window will provide real time distances (in meters) of the moving object from other objects. The rotate feature rotates an item 45° counterclockwise.

§         Check or uncheck the component move checkbox to toggle between station browse and component move modes.

 

  • The Fence

o        To scale the fence check the fence scaling checkbox and select the desired fence wall. Then click on the upper part of the scene to shrink or lower part of the scene to elongate.

 

  • Reports

o        To generate a Codes & Standards report about any item, select the Gen. Report radio button, Select a  jurisdiction and click on the desired thumbnail.

§         Click on the title of any Code or Standard to go to its related website.

§         For a Site Level Report click on the corresponding button

o        To generate a site-wide general report, click on Site Level Query button. This will generate a Codes & Standards report about all the items present in the current design.

§         Click on the title of any Code or Standard to go to its related website.

§         To generate a Distances & Clearance Report click on the corresponding button. This report also informs of the fence dimensions and area.

q       For a Closest Distances Report click on the corresponding button.

 

  • Save or Load Station Designs

o        To save the current station design, click on the Save Design button. A new window will open where you can enter a file name or click on an   existing file name to overwrite it. Click on the Save button.

q       To delete a saved design. Click on the Delete hyperlink in front of the file name.

q       To load a previously saved design, click on Load Design button and then click on any of the saved file names.

 

  • Performance

o        Use the performance slider to adjust the scene size for better performance.

 

  • Remaining Features

o        The remaining features are self-explanatory.

 

  • Recommended System

§         Pentium® III processor or higher

§         Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition

§         128 MB of RAM or higher

§         Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher

§         Desktop Setting at 1152 x 864 pixels resolution or higher

§         High Speed Internet Access