TUFLOW Viewer - Batch Exporting Maps: Difference between revisions

<li> During Step 1 above, the '''Default Layout''' lets the user specify some items to add to the layout.

<li> '''Page Properties''' - defines the page size and the orientation of the exported maps. A page border is added by default, however can be turned off or edited in this section.<br>

<li> '''Legend, Scale Bar, North Arrow''' - the next three items will add common map items. Users can edit the properties of the item and add things like a background and border.<br>

<li> '''Label''' - Users can also add a custom label with dynamic text. This is useful if the user would like to add information to the map such as the result name, result type, or date the map was produced. This can be done by using the buttons on the right-hand side of the label properties. User's can also add their own text to the label, however this will be static.

* '''Dynamic Map Number''' - will add a map number to the label based on the order that the maps are exported.

* '''Dynamic Date''' - will add the date the map was exported.

* '''Dynamic Workspace Location''' - will add the workspace path to the label.

<li> '''Plots''' - These are dynamic plot objects that will be added to the maps. To add a plot, the plot must already be available in one of the TUFLOW Viewer plotting windows.<br>

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<li> Use the add button [[File: plus_icon_01a.png]] to add a plot.

<li> Set the position. This is only the starting position and can be moved later in the print layout.

<li> Set the plot properties. When the user clicks this button, TUFLOW Viewer will calculate the min/max for the plot axes. For lines on the cross-section and vertical profile plots, this can take some time as TUFLOW Viewer will need to step through every timestep to find the min/max values.<br>

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<li> '''Plot Title''' - can be useful to indicate where the plot was extracted from by aligning the title with labels in the print layout.

<li> Label position relative to the graphic object

<li> Label properties:<br>

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<li> Label font settings

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<li> '''Images''' - Adds static images (e.g. company logo) to the maps. Adding images can also be added / edited later in the print layout.<br>

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<li> Use the add button [[File: plus_icon_01a.png]] to add an image.

<li> Position - this is the starting position and can be changed later in the print layout.

<li> Image properties:<br>

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<li> Image size options - this can be changed later in the print layout.

* '''Time''' - timestep used for the map. If the result isn't loaded yet, the user will need to type this result type in manually.

* '''Output''' - output location of map.<br>

<li> Users can import a list of maps from a csv file using the '''Import''' button. This allows users to use a program such as MS Excel to populate the map list.<br>

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<li> '''Delimited File''' - csv (or other text file) containing the map list.

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<li> Once all layout items have been chosen and added, clicking '''Preview''' will allow the user to view how it's going to look.<br>

<li> Clicking the preview button will open up the layout in the QGIS print layout. In this layout, the user can modify, move, resize, add, and remove items in the layout. The following items must retain their IDs:

* The dynamic label must have the ID 'title'.