Measure Mode

In Measure mode, the Measure tab is displayed as shown below.

Figure 1 - The Measure tab.

TruView always opens the Measure tab by default. When in Measure mode, the Pan/Zoom Mode icon is selected.

You can move your viewpoint in, out and around the scene allowing you to investigate your exact area of interest. You also have the ability to measure between two points or get the coordinate information for a single point. Note that the values are not placed in a permanent markup. Rather they disappear when you change modes. This mode only reports the data in the properties table at the left of the screen. You must use Markup Mode to place a dimension markup.

The following menu appears when you click the Right mouse button.

Figure 2 - Measure mode right mouse button options.

Markup - Changes the mode to Markup
Delete Hotlink - Deletes the selected hotlink
Print - Prints the current TruView display

Markup Mode

In Markup mode, the Markup tab is displayed, as shown below.

Figure 3 - The Markup tab.

When in Markup mode, the Markup Mode icon is selected.

This mode lets you markup the scene using geometry like lines and rectangles, or text. When in markup mode, the view is frozen like a screen capture, and markups are placed together as a group on a saved view. You can have many saved views, each with its own group of markups and its own name.

The following menu appears when you click the Right mouse button

Figure - 4 - Markup Mode right mouse button options.

Deselect Entity/Object - Deselect the last entity or object selected
Rectangle - Allows you to draw a rectangle in the view
Circle - Allows you to draw an ellipse or circle in the view
Line - Allows you to draw a line in the view
Text - Allows you to add text in the view
Distance - Allows you to measure the distance between two points in the view
Position - Allows you to obtain the coordinates of a point that you select in the view
Unlock - Changes a 2D view to a 3D view. When in Markup Mode, you can return to Pan\Zoom Mode by selecting Unlock
View/Hyperlink - Changes the mode to View
Pan/Zoom - Changes the mode to Measure
Print - Prints the current TruView display

View Mode

In View mode, the View tab displays, as shown below.

Figure 5 - The View Tab.

When in View mode, the View/Hyperlink Mode icon is selected.

This mode lets you move from view to view. By switching views, you can see the unique markups stored in each view, and can even navigate to any hyperlinks that might also be stored. Hyperlinks are added in Markup mode, and can be accessed in View mode simply by clicking on them.

The following menu appears when you click the Right mouse button.

Figure 6 - View Mode right mouse button options.

Markup - Changes the mode to Markup.
Measure (Pan/Zoom) - Changes the mode to Measure.
Print - Prints the current TruView display.

Switching Modes

There are several ways to switch between modes in TruView. In some cases, the modes automatically switch to a new correct mode as you perform actions. For example, if you click on a markup tool, the system automatically switches you to the Markup Mode.

TruView always starts with Measure Mode activated. The Measure tab is selected and the Pan\Zoom Mode icon is highlighted. To reenter Measure mode, select the Measure icon, the Measure tab, or one of the 3D Measurement/HotLink icons shown below.

Figure 7 - The 3D Measurement/HotLink icons.

To enter Markup mode, select the Markup Mode icon, the Markup tab, or one of the 2D Markup tools shown below.

Figure 8 - The 2D Markup icons

To enter View mode, select the View Mode Icon or the View tab.

View Mode allows you to pan and zoom through the view. You can also move to a previously saved Markup view by clicking on the view name in the tab.