Image plot items Inserting and editing Clip Art in Plot and Log Sheets

 

• Introduction

• Inserting Clip Art

• Deleting Clip Art

• Moving and Resizing Clip Art

• Editing Clip Art Properties

• Rotating Clip Art

Introduction

Images can be inserted into plot and log sheets as scalable plot items. To insert, move or edit clip art, Page Layout mode must be toggled ON. If this mode is not active, you will see a dotted line around highlighted screen components. This mode is toggled using theManageribbon andLayout Mode

The following image types can be inserted into sheets:

• Bitmap (*.bmp, *.dib)

• JPEG (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe, *.jfif)

• GIF (*.gif)

• TIFF (*.tif, *.tiff)

When moving or resizing a plot item: By default, objects will 'snap' to neighbouring items to allow you to align things more easily. You can override this behaviour by holding down the <CTRL> key during resizing. You can maintain the aspect ratio of a plot item by holding down the <SHIFT> key during resizing using one of the corner sizer bars (using one of the central bars will automatically alter the aspect ratio regardless).

 

Inserting Clip Art

1. Activate theManageribbon and selectImagefrom thePlot Itemdrop-down list

2. In the Open dialog, define the file type, browse and select an image file, click Open.

3. In  the Clip Art Properties dialog, define Height and Width parameters, click OK.

4. Check the image that has been inserted at the top left corner of the sheet. 

Deleting Clip Art

1. Right click on the image with the pointer.

2. Select the Delete Clip Art option from the context menu.

Moving and Resizing Clip Art

1. In Page Layout mode, select (click) the item.

2. To move, click-and-drag inside the box to move OR, in the Properties control bar, edit the X and Y values.

3. To resize, click-and-drag one of the displayed grabs OR, in the Properties control bar, edit the Height and Width values.

Editing Clip Art Properties

1. Double-click on the image or right-click and select Clip Art Properties.

2. In the Clip Art Properties dialog, edit parameters, click OK

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Rotating Plot Items

All plot items can be rotated, either during or after insertion, when in Page Layout Mode. Only plot items with a green rotation symbol can be rotated. This is done by using a click-and-rotate action on the rotation symbol when the rotation cursor (curved two headed arrow) is displayed. This symbol is shown below associated with a Scale Bar:

Releasing the left mouse button will set the plot item with the new orientation.

 

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