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5.3.1 Add/Delete Mariners Objects
This function enables the user to manually add marine objects like buoys
( ), wrecks etc. into the currently loaded chart.
The entries are saved and can later be worked on (deleted, moved etc.).
Manual entries are logged within the View update Log File function (see chapter
5.2.5) as Mariners Objects and in the text box from the Object info window.
Objects placed as Marine Objects
…
can be deleted.
Procedure: (see Figure: 1 − 23)
Step 1 Select DNC Option (see Figure: 1 − 1)
Step 2 Select Add/Delete Mariners Objects... The Dialog Box appears
(see Figure: 1 − 23).
Step 3 Select an Object
Step 4 Specify the representational form of a object within the chart.
If the object has not been assigned to a clear representational form,
one of the forms offers (Point, Line or Area) can be selected.
Step 5 Specify the object Attributes.
For each object, a list of attributes is provided.
An object can only be positioned and placed on the chart when all
attributes have been specified and assigned.
The entries of the Attribute List must be worked through in order.
Step 5.1 Select the 1st entry using the cursor the “Value of attribute” window is
opened. Some of the entries can by specified by means of predefined
attribute values using the scroll bar.
Other entries must be specified manually using the keyboard .
The attribute
scale maximum and scale minimum refer to the current
chart scale and specify the zoom range in which the object can be
displayed (e.g. scale maximum 1000 and scale minimum 500000).
Step 6 Select Place Objects . The object can now be placed on the chart via
the cursor or, in case of manual input, by entering the Specify
Location value (Latitude and Longitude).