Network editor toolbar

Toolbar button Name Description Keyboard / mouse

Network editor layout selection

 

Edit basic graphic parameters

Edit basic graphic parameters (List of base graphic parameters for network editors)

  

Toggle wireframe on

In 2D mode: If wireframe display is enabled, disable wireframe display.

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click the icon again.

You cannot activate or deactivate the Wireframe view in 3D mode.

In 2D mode, only the center lines are displayed in the wireframe display for links and connectors. Standard colors:

  • Blue: Links
  • Pink: Connectors

In the Wireframe view in 3D mode, areas are shown in the display type selected.

  

Toggle wireframe off

If wireframe display is disabled, change to wireframe display.

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click the icon again.

  

Toggle background maps on

If background map display is enabled, hide the background map.

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click the icon again.

  

Toggle background maps off

If the background map is hidden, display the background map (Using live maps from the Internet).

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click the icon again.

  

Search location

Open the input box and enter a search term, for example a postcode, a town name, a street name or another geographical designation. Matching suggestions are displayed as a list as you type. Select the desired location. Confirm with Enter. Its position is displayed in the background map.  

Legend on

The legend appears. The legend is displayed, if in the graphic parameters of the network editor, the attribute Show legend has been selected and the attribute Legend includes <Attribute> has been selected for at least one network object type.  

Legend off

Legend is hidden.  

Toggle selection

If network objects are overlapping each other at the position that you clicked, select the next network object.

For instance, for a link with the attribute Is pedestrian area, you can then select the other direction.

The button is only active if network objects lie on top of each other and one of the network objects on the top is selected.

 Tab

Copy selection

Copy the selected network objects to the Clipboard (Selecting and copying network objects)

  

Paste from clipboard

Paste network objects from the Clipboard into the Network Editor (Pasting network objects from the Clipboard)

  

Synchronization: Auto pan on

The display of the selected network objects is centered automatically in the Network Editor. If you change the selection of network objects in a different Network editor or synchronized list, the section in the Network editor is automatically adjusted to the new selection.

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click one of the following icons:

  • the  Auto pan button again
  •  Auto zoom button
  

Synchronization: Auto pan off

In the Network Editor, the section is not automatically adjusted to the selected network objects.

  

Synchronization: Auto zoom on

Display the selected network objects centered in the Network Editor and select the section so large that all the selected network objects are displayed. If you change the selection of network objects in a different Network editor or synchronized list, the section in the Network editor is automatically adjusted to the new selection.

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click one of the following icons:

  • the  Auto zoom button again
  •  Auto pan button

 

Synchronization: Auto zoom off

In the Network Editor, the section is not automatically adjusted.  

Show entire network

Choose a section size large enough to display the entire network.

 

Zoom in

(Zooming in)

Page down or move mouse wheel forward

Zoom out

(Zooming out) Page up

or move mouse wheel backward

Previous view

Display previous view. You must have previously displayed views. Alt + left arrow key

Next window section

Display next view. You must have displayed some previous views beforehand. Alt + right arrow key

Camera position selection

only in 3D mode:

  • Saving camera positions
  • Select saved camera position

 

Tip: Alternatively, you can adopt the camera position from attributes in the following lists and apply them to the current Network editor:

  • In the Camera Positions list, right-click a saved camera position. Then on the shortcut menu, click Apply to current Network Editor.
  • In the Keyframes list, right-click a saved keyframe. Then on the shortcut menu, click Apply camera position to current network editor.

Pan

Move entire network section. Selected and non-selected network objects are moved.

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click the icon again.

Arrow keys or pressed mouse wheel

Measuring distances

Measures 2D distance only (Measuring distances). The height of surfaces as well as z-values at intermediate points of links are not taken into account. You can measure upstream or downstream. Ctrl+M

Show route bundle for area/ramp activated

in 2D mode only: Show arrow band for each pedestrian route related to the selected area or ramp (Activating route bundle and selecting area or ramp)

  

Show route bundle for area/ramp deactivated

Do not show arrow band

  

Rotate mode (3D) on

only in 3D mode: Tilt or rotate the network display level vertically or horizontally (Navigating in 3D mode in the network).

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click one of the following icons:

  • the  Rotate mode (3D) button again
  • the  Flight mode button
  • the  2D/3D button

Hold down left mouse button and drag the mouse, or press the Alt key + hold mouse wheel down

Rotate mode (3D) off

Rotate mode is not selected

  

Flight mode (3D) on

only in 3D mode: Move current camera position over network (Flight over the network)

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click one of the following icons:

  • the  Flight mode button again
  • the  Rotate mode (3D) button
  • the  2D/3D button
  

Flight mode (3D) off

Flight mode is not selected  

Export image (Screenshot)

Opens the Save as window. You can save a screenshot of the Network editor as a graphic file to a directory of your choice. You can saved data in the following file formats:

  • *.png
  • *.jpg
  • *.tiff
  • *.bmp
  • *.gif
 

2D/3D

2D mode is currently displayed. Switch to 3D mode

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click the icon again.

  

2D/3D

Currently shows 3D mode. Switch to 2D mode.

The icon remains selected and the function remains active, until you click the icon again.

  

Edit 3D graphic parameters

Edit 3D graphic parameters (Editing 3D graphic parameters), (List of 3D graphic parameters)

The 3D graphic parameters only affect the network objects in 3D mode.

  

Superordinate topic:

Using network editors

Information on editing:

Showing Network editors

Zooming in

Zooming out

Displaying the entire network

Moving the view

Measuring distances

Defining a new view

Displaying previous or next views

Zooming to network objects in the network editor

Selecting network objects in the Network editor and showing them in a list

Using named Network editor layouts