BHD Generic - Setup Data Items

Selecting Setup Data Items

Which items to select for display depends upon the particular application and upon user preference. The following example should be sufficient to illustrate the principles. It is not likely that all the items selected in the example would be used in the real world.
These are the items under Setup Data.

 General

Click on Setup Data and then General.

Items are selected by double clicking on any Available Items.

Values for these items are drawn from the General section of a template database previously created using the Database Setup program.

Modify Properties as required.

Refer to General for further explanation of these items.

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Geodetics

  Click on Geodetics.

Select any of the Available Items which are drawn from geodetic entries in the template database.

In dredging heights are critical so in this example the Chart Datum Name is chosen.

Modify Properties as required.

Refer to Geodetics for further explanation of these items.

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Objects

Click on Objects.

Use to select a Vessel (Object) . 

The first entry is always [Reference Vessel]

This means that the first object defined in the template database is used (the software gives it an Object Id of 1).
In Db Setup you will see a 'square' icon in front of the vessel name. 
The rest of the list shows all other available objects defined in the current selected QINSy database.

Double click on any Sub Items to be displayed.

Modify the Name Properties if necessary.

Refer to Various for explanations of the various properties.
Refer to Objects for further explanation of these items.

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Fixed Node

Click on Fixed Node.

Use to select a Fixed Node.

Select a Node. Modify Fixed Node Properties if necessary.

Double click on any Sub Items to be displayed.

Modify the Name Properties if necessary.

Refer to Various for explanations of the various properties.
Refer to Fixed Node for further explanation of these items.

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