Feature Attribute Tags

Feature Attribute Tags

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Command Activation

p	GeoPlus→Feature Tag
Keyboard	Main Menu	Toolbar

Definition

Feature Attribute Tags provide tools to customize printouts and assign feature characteristics for ASCII exporting. The most common use for Tags is to produce inspection reports that contain only the feature reported values you require.

Applying Feature Attribute Tags

The Feature Tag dialog provides the necessary tools to assign attribute tags, see figure 1. To activate Feature Tags, highlight the feature in the inspection report and right-click to activate the feature sub-menu. Choose <Feature Tag>. Optionally you may use the keystroke <p> or menu options.


figure 1, Feature Tags Main Dialog	figure 2 - Right-Click

The Feature Tag dialog will appear preconfigured to the highlighted feature. Within the dialog, there are three columns of check boxes which are defined as:

PE: Print Exceptions. When a check is placed against an attribute, the Report Control Center will add that feature and attribute to the printed inspection report. Only tagged features will be printed allowing control over the printing process. The symbol " • " is placed next to the attribute in the full displayed inspection report indicating it has been tagged.

SPC: ASCII Export Control. When a check is placed against an attribute, Geomet will export this attribute to an ASCII text file. The exporting process is automatic during an inspection run, or can be done manually through the drop-down menu selection [File→Export→Export ASCII SPC Data] The symbol " § " is placed next to the attribute in the full displayed inspection report indicating it has been tagged for SPC exporting. The configuration of the exporting formats is controlled in the System Options.

Feature Tag Buttons

Button	Description
Modify	Commits the current changes made to attribute tags to the current record.
Next Feature	Retrieves the next feature from the inspection report and displays its current values and attributes.
Clear	Clears all flags on the current feature, commit the changes with the Modify button.
More / Less	Expands the Feature Tag dialog to show a slider which can be used to scroll through the features in the inspection report.
1 Set Tags	Activates a Feature Tag Default tool that allows customized default setting for using the one-touch controls, Apply Tags and Tag All.
Apply Tags	Applies the attribute tags to the current, highlighted feature for Print Exception control based on the default tags set in the Feature Tag Default under 1 Set Tags.
Tag All	Applies the attribute tags to all features in the inspection report for Print Exception control based on the default tags set in the Feature Tag Default under 1 Set Tags.
SPC	Applies SPC tags to all reportable attributes on the current highlighted feature. Saves the changes and moves to the next available feature.
PE	Applies Print Exception tags to all reportable attributes on the current highlighted feature. Saves the changes and moves to the next available feature.
Auto PE/SPC	Applies SPC and Print Exception tags to all reportable attributes on the current highlighted feature. Saves the changes and moves to the next available feature.

Highlighting Features

figure 3, Expanded Feature Tags Main Dialog

There are several methods to move between inspection report features while in the Feature Tag dialog. Using the <More> button will expand the dialog to show a slider control, see figure 3. With your mouse, move the pointer which will retrieve and display a feature in the tag dialog. If you want to hide the slider control, press the <Less> button.

Using the keyboard left and right arrows will move the highlighted feature and update the tag dialog. The left arrow moves to the previous feature with every press. The right arrows moves forward. You can also type in a specific feature number in the "Feature Number" control.

The <Next Feature> button behaves the same as the right arrow. NOTE: Always commit the tags by using the <Modify> button before moving to another feature.

Auto Tags Group

<SPC>, <PE>, <Auto SPC/PE>

This group of controls provides a single function to add checks for all attributes of the current selected feature. Using a 3D Point in Cartesian format as an example, press the <PE> button and two actions will occur. The first action will place a Print Exception check on the X, Y and Z reported values. The second action will move the feature pointer to the next feature available for tags.

Custom PE Tags Group

This group of controls applies a previously defined template of tags that controls which attributes will receive a Print Exception tag. The application of this template can be on a single feature, or the entire inspection report with one action.

<1 Set Tags>

Default Tag Assignment

This command provides access to the Feature Tag Defaults Tool which is used to build a Print Exception template shown at right. There are three selectable attributes for features. These are Position, Size and Attitudes.

The Position column controls the PE flags for X, Y, and Z reported positions in Cartesian and the Polar-Radius, Polar-Angle in Polar mode.

The Size column controls the PE flags for all reported Width, Radius and Diameter sizes.

The Attitudes column controls the PE flags for all reported 2D and 3D projection angles and Normal Vectors of features.

The Feature Tag Defaults Tool can also be started outside of the Feature Tags tool through the menu [GEO-Plus©→Set Feature Tag Defaults].

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