Layouts of the Tiles based on Templates |
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13.1. The window is called through the menu 'Mode -> The layouts of the tiles based on templates'. This window contains templates; you can fill them with specific tiles, set the coverage angle, seam parameters, offset from the base point and cover the current surface. The window remembers its location. The coverage mode exists in this window, and it is also possible to record the filled template and call it for coverage in the main program window.
The list of templates is in the left part of the window, it is not editable for the user. It will be updated with new templates in subsequent versions of the program.
In the right part of the window, a list of already added covers to the project is displayed. Double-clicking on the 'Project Coating' button (at the top of the list), you can call up the materials datebase, select and add new covers. When added, they will be automatically added to the project cover directory.
After selecting the template, the filling is done as follows. The first template tile (purple) is highlighted with the left mouse button, while the template tile is highlighted with a red frame, a suitable tile is selected from the list of tiles to the right and a selected tile template is filled with a double-click on it. In this case, the remaining tiles of the template can be filled with the same tile, if possible, or the empty tiles of the template are adjusted to the size of the filled tile. Then select the second template tile (brown) and the action is repeated. The third (blue) is filled in the same way. The color of the fourth template is green. Some identical tiles of the template are filled with only one tile, it is not allowed to fill them with different ones.
Using the buttons 'Base point', you can position the template relative to the base point. The angle of rotation of the template is specified in the section 'The Angle of rotation'. You can select a fixed value or enter an angle in degrees. The 'Set up' button rotates the template to the desired angle, while the automatic 'attaching' of the template to the boundaries of the quadrant borders. The offset of the template relative to the base point is specified in the 'Shift' section. The 'Set Up' button moves the template to the specified point. There is the second way to move the template – using the button The button
The button Using the button
The button In order to record a customized layout using the template, use the button Layouts are stored in the \Templates subdirectory of the program, the extension of the layout files is *.tpl. Name of the layout is given automatically = The name of the first template tile collection + XXX (three-digit number), you can edit it before recording. The recorded layouts are displayed on the right side of the main program window when the 'Layouts based on templates' button is turned on.
If you call the form in the single coating mode, then in the lower left corner of the window there are options for covering the current surface with a customized layout directly from this window. If you are in the room mode, these options will not be displayed.
If two surfaces are created on the wall, the cover can be switched from one to another by the option 'Surface1 / Surface2'. By selecting 'Do not delete / Delete the last one/ Delete all', you can specify a preliminary operation before covering the layout. The system remembers the sequence of coverage by layouts on templates. Using the button
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