String Editor

On the String Editor tab of the Vizex Options form, accept or modify the defaults that are applied when you edit strings or points in Vizex.

Clear properties on adding a new string or point

When points or strings are digitised in Vizex, the next point is auto-populated with the same values (of the file attributes) from the previous point.

Select this option to clear properties on adding a new string or point.

Prompt to edit properties on adding a new string or point

Select this option to display an Edit Properties dialog whenever a new string or point is added to the display.

Expansion Distance

When editing strings and outlines, use this setting to determine the distance to be used when expanding string contours using the String Expand String tool (on the Vizex Tools and Pit Design toolbar).

This setting does not apply when the display is in Pit Design mode.

String Simplify Tolerance 

When editing strings and outlines, use this setting to determine the tolerance to be used with the String Simplify tool (on the Vizex Tools toolbar). The default string simplify tolerance value is 0.1.

Nudge Increment and Multiplier

In Vizex, you can use the keyboard arrow keys to nudge selected strings, points, or annotations in the plane of the screen, by a specified increment, or by a specified increment and multiplier.

The Up and Down arrows move the selected objects in a positive and negative Y direction. The Right and Left arrows move the selected objects in a positive and negative X direction.

The CTRL or SHIFT keys can be used in combination with the arrow keys to modify the increment:

• CTRL will move by increment / multiplier.
• SHIFT will move by increment * multiplier.

The Nudge increment defaults to 1.0. The Nudge increment multiplier defaults to 10.

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