Graphics Library Entry [Q11701]

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Q11701 - INFO: Graphics Library Entry

Allows you to setup Graphics Library. Graphic files can be associated with a task, piece of equipment, inventory item or employee. Job Cal Plus supports raster and vector file types. Common Raster files types are;.bmp, .jpg and .gif . The only vector file supported is Autodesk .dxf files, which are AutoCAD files.

Use the button bar to navigate to and from the next record, add, or delete records. Changes are automatically saved. See Working with records for more information.

There are 2 main steps to inserting graphics.
Step 1: Store the locations of the graphic files that you wish to use in your database.

Go to the Edit menu and select Graphics from the menu items at the top of your main screen.
Click the Load Graphic button and select the graphic file from the browser window.
You'll see your image load and now you can enter a name, description and assign the graphic type (Equipment, employee, etc..)

NOTE: If you have a network license please review the Universal Naming Convention to properly select the file path for shared graphics.

You have some additional options if you have loaded a DXF file. You can:

Click on the graphic to zoom in on a particular area
Click the Zoom Center button, which will zoom to the center of the display, not the center of the graphic.
Click on the Zoom 100% button, the original view of the graphic will be displayed.
You can save a DXF file or a zoomed in view of a DXF file as a bitmap file by clicking on the Save DXF File As BMP File button.

STEP TWO: Now you need to assign your graphic files to a specific task, employee, piece of equipment, or inventory item. Open one of your Entry Windows; Task, Equipment, Inventory or Employee. For our example we will choose the Equipment Entry Window and click on the Graphics Tab.

Click the Add Graphic button. This will open the graphics list window. Choose the graphic from the list and click OK.

You can change the graphics associated with each record, view the graphics and print the graphic with your work orders (see General Options to specify what graphics to print on a work order.)