Contents

 

1. Introduction

 1.0 Mouse Cursors Explanations
 1.1. Keyboard shortcuts
 1.2. Mouse shortcuts
 1.3. Status bar shortcuts
 1.4. Right click mouse menus
  1.4.1. Design screen
  1.4.2. Library
  1.4.3. Objects
  1.4.4. Symbols
  
1.4.5  Library mode
  1.4.6  Communication Mode

 

2. Definitions

 2.1. Object
 
2.2. Active Objects
 2.3. Symbols
 2.4. Project files
 2.5. Library files
 2.6. AVSnap modes of operation

 

3. Screen Layout and Menu Bar

3.1. Title Bar
3.2. Menu Bar
3.3. Text Format Bar
3.4. Page Selection Tabs
 3.4.1. Deleting pages  
 3.4.2. Renaming Pages
 3.4.3. Moving Pages
3.5. Project/Library Design Window
 3.5.1. Switching between Project and Library mode
3.6. Status Bar
 3.6.1. Shortcuts
 3.6.2. Information
3.7. Link to Altinex Web site
3.8. Library Selection Tabs
 3.8.1. Refreshing Library
3.9. Symbol Selection Window
 3.9.1. Placing symbols on the page
3.10. Maximizing working area

 

4. Modes of Operation

 4.1. Project mode
 4.2. Library mode
 4.3. Presentation mode
 4.4. Read Only mode
 4.5. Communication mode
 4.6. Control mode
 4.7. Control Run mode
 4.8. Flow Chart mode

 

5. Password protection

5.1. Protect Projects
 5.1.1. Enter password
 5.1.2. Remove password from file
5.2. Protection with expiration date
 5.2.1. Set Date to Expire
 5.2.2. Set number of days to expire
 5.2.3. Enter name and phone number
5.3. Protecting Libraries

 

6. Page formatting

 6.1. Page size/orientation
 6.2. Page size using Custom
 6.3. Page templates
 6.4. Page link
 6.5. Page scale
 6.6. Displaying dual dimensions
 6.7. Dimension accuracy
 6.8. Rotating Objects and Symbols
 6.9. Fast Draw options to increase speed
  6.9.1. Object selection (filled, by lines)
  6.9.2. Fast draw mode and Fast draw bitmap fill
  6.9.3. Fast update to limit number of pixels
 6.10. Rotate angle/interval
 6.11. Grid setting
 6.12. Lines settings
 6.13. Set page as hidden  

 

7. Multiple pages  

 7.1. Adding pages to project
 7.2. Moving pages/re-arranging order
 7.3. Deleting pages
 7.4. Copying pages
 7.5. Setting Template pages
 7.6. Setting hidden pages

 

8. Introduction to Snap Points  

 8.1. Snap points creation
 8.2. Snap point properties
 8.3. Snap point Numbering
 8.4. Editing snap points in Project Mode

 

9. Importing images

 9.1. Importing BMP/JPG
 9.2. Importing GIF
 9.3. Sizing imported images
  9.3.1. Constrain keys (Ctrl)
 9.4. Cut and Paste operations
 9.5. Using screen capture
 9.6. Exporting images using printer driver

 9.7  Designating Transparent Color

 

10. Drawing tools

10.1. Line tool + format
 10.1.1. Text in the Line object
 10.1.2  Converting Lines to Cable
10.2. Text tool+ format
10.3. Arc tool+ format
10.4. Rectangle tool + format
10.4.1. Text in rectangle object
10.4.2  Trimming inside / outside
10.5. Ellipse tool + format
10.5.1 Trimming inside / outside
10.6. Dimension tool
 10.6.1. Dimension scaling
10.7. Cable tool
 10.7.1. Arrows for Cable Tool
 10.7.2. Text for Cable tool
 10.7.3. Formatting cable tool
 10.7.4. Properties for cable tool
 10.7.5  Converting cable to lines
 10.7.6  Cable crossing
 10.7.7  Trimming Cable
 10.7.8  Extending Cable
 10.7.9  Draw Assist
10.8 Zoom and Pan
 

11. Objects

 11.1. Default format of objects
 11.2. Locking objects
 11.3. Grouping objects
 11.4. Rotating grouped objects
 
11.5  Object transparency
 11.6  Resizing objects

 

12. Symbols

 12.1. Adding symbols to design page
 12.2. Connecting symbols with Cable
 12.3. Viewing snap points on objects
 12.4. Copy/Paste symbols
 12.5. Assigning designators (Auto/Manual)
 12.6. Modifying snap point properties
 12.7. Modifying Symbol properties
 12.8. Convert from Diagram Symbol to Outline
 12.9. Convert from Outline Symbol to Diagram
 12.10. Creating library from Design page
 12.11. Importing Symbol prices

 

13. Analyzing design

 13.1. View Materials
 13.2. Place Materials List on design sheet  
 13.3. Copy Paste to Excel
 13.4. View Cables
 13.5. Place Cables List on design sheet
 13.6. Copy Paste to Excel

 

14. Library design

 14.1. Basic concepts
 14.2. Switching to Library Mode from Project Mode
 14.3. Returning to Project mode
 14.4. Drawing objects
 14.5. Defining defaults in first symbol
 14.6. Setting up first symbol in the library
 14.7. Copying info from the first Symbol
 14.8. Inserting BMP/JPG
 14.9. Adding Snap points
  14.9.1. Defining snap point properties  
 14.10. Identifying type of symbol 
 14.11. Searching Libraries

 

15. Template pages

 15.1. Designing Templates
 15.2. Assigning Template to Design page
 15.3. Hide Template pages
 15.4. Locking template pages

 

16. Project design  

 16.1. Starting project
 16.2. Assigning Template pages
 16.3. Locking Template pages
 16.4. Hiding Template pages
 16.5. Assigning page names
 16.6. Selecting Libraries to be used
 16.7. Verifying physical layout of the facility
 16.8. Drawing system diagram
 16.9. Drawing System equipment layout  
 16.10. Identifying cable requirements
 16.11. Gathering data sheets on products used in design
 16.12. Generating list of Cables
 16.13. Generating List of Materials
 16.14. Generating PDF files
 16.15. Generating JPG/BMP files
 16.16. Capturing screen images
 16.17. Cleaning everything up
 16.18. Protecting project with password
 16.19. Presenting project to a client  

 

17. Presentation Mode

 17.1. Entering Presentation Mode (F5)
 17.2. Formatting page for presentation
 17.2.1. Aspect ration of the display
 17.3. Shortcuts
 17.4. Zoom In/Out and Pan
 17.5. Panning image during presentation
 17.6. Linking to other pages
 17.7. Hiding pages
 17.8. Self running presentation
 17.9. Securing presentation for distribution
 17.10. Setting expiration date for presentation  

 

18. Control Mode

18.1. Switching to Control Mode
18.2. Active Components
 18.2.1. Button object
 18.2.2. Slider object
 18.2.3. Progress progress
 18.2.4. Application application
 18.2.5. Image object
 18.2.6. COM object
 18.2.7. TCP object
 18.2.8. Timer object
 18.2.9  Clock object
 18.2.10 Video object
18.3 Code Window
  18.3.1 Search function

 

19. Introduction to Programming

 19.1. Keywords/Operators
 19.2. Variables
 19.3. Variable types
 19.4. Windows function
 19.5. Switching pages
 19.6. Receiving / Transmitting data through port
 19.7. Port Settings
 19.8. Timer functions
 19.9  Writing and reading files
 19.10 Generating Random Numbers
 19.11 Standard Functions
 19.12 Non-Standard Functions
 19.13 Global Exchange Variables
 

20. Advanced Programming

  20.1 Layers selection

21. AVSnap Meeting

 21.1 Initiating AVSnap Meeting

 21.2 Uploading files