Display Graphics Commands

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Notes:

1. These commands only affect the currently selected Graphics window.

Display

Display of Unit or Link Tags

Unit Tags

• Show all Unit tags: This command will display the Tags of ALL units on the selected Graphics flowsheet.
• Hide all Unit tags: This command will hide the Tags of ALL units on the selected Graphics flowsheet.
• Size all Unit tags: This command will change the size of the Tags of ALL units on the selected Graphics flowsheet to the size specified on the Graphics page of General Options (Menu command: Tools - general Options).

Link Tags

• Show all Link tags: This command will display the Tags of all Links on the selected Graphics flowsheet.
• Hide all Link tags: This command will hide the Tags of all Links on the selected Graphics flowsheet.
• Size all Link tags: This command will change the size of the Tags of all Links on the selected Graphics flowsheet to the size specified on the Graphics page of General Options (Menu command: Tools - general Options).

Link Breaks and Arrows

• No Breaks at Link Intercepts: All link breaks where lines cross one another will be removed.
• Horizontal Breaks at Link Intercepts: All Horizontal links will be broken where they cross vertical lines. Any breaks in vertical lines will be removed.
• Vertical Breaks at Link Intercepts: All Vertical links will be broken where they cross horizontal lines. Any breaks in horizontal lines will be removed.
• Apply Arrow style for Links: The default arrow style for links will be applied to all links on the graphics page. Please see General Options - Drawing for more information on where to set the default arrow style.

See also Link Intercept Methods

Zoom

Using the Mouse Wheel

Please also see ETip: Flowsheet Navigation using Mouse Control.

The Zoom and Pan mouse wheel action will depend on the settings on the Options - General - Mouse Tab, below are explanations for the default settings only:

Pan:

• The default mouse wheel action is set to Scroll the window vertically, so rolling the mouse wheel will pan the page up/down.
• To pan around the graphics window, hold down the Mouse wheel and drag the graphics in the required direction.

Zoom:

The user may use + Mouse wheel to zoom in or out the Graphics window.

While the Graphics window is active:

• Hold 'Ctrl' key down and roll the Mouse wheel towards you to Zoom OUT (decrease magnification) at the cursor position.
• Hold 'Ctrl' key down and roll the Mouse wheel away from you to Zoom IN (increase magnification) at the cursor position.
• Roll the Mouse wheel while holding 'Ctrl' and 'Shift' key for Zoom IN /OUT at the window centre (ie ignore cursor position).
• Single click on the mouse wheel button while holding 'Ctrl' to zoom back out to view the full graphics page (same as the zoom all command)

NOTES:

1. While zoom is active, the mouse cursor changes. You can even zoom in/out and pan with the mouse wheel while busy with some graphics commands such as inserting units.
2. To change the Mouse wheel action, please see General Options - Mouse

Using Commands

Command Button
Command Path	Graphics - Zoom
Short Cut Key	Ctrl+M

This command is used to move around and change the magnification of the active Graphics Window. The zoom command opens a floating toolbar:

• Clicking closes the toolbar.
• The next four buttons allow you to move around the Graphics Window, left, right, up or down respectively. The magnification of the drawing is not changed.
• The next two buttons increase (zoom in) or decrease (zoom out) your view of the drawing.
• The All icon zooms to fit the drawing on the Graphics Window.
• To view a portion of the drawing, with the zoom toolbar opened, drag a selection box on the Graphics Window with the left mouse button. To return to the overall drawing, either click on the All icon, or click once on the Graphics Window.