Set Distance Grid Properties
Use the Distance Grid Properties dialog to define how many overlaying grid line settings should be generated and in which order they appear. Grid lines at the top of the list are in the foreground and cover the following lines of the table.
Ways to access
In the Tilos Explorer, expand Project Data > Distance Axis Definition > Distance Grids. Click the icon to edit the properties inside the Equation Properties dialog.
Open the dialog Distance Grid Properties for a chosen grid via the Grids tab.
Options
Name - Set a user-defined name that will be displayed within the Tilos Explorer. See also the detailed description within the properties of the distance grid line.
Display distance in relative coordinates - Activate this option to display the distance coordinates for 'Start' and 'End' as relative. According to this option, an equation must be selected.
Click the icon to add a new grid line.
Click the icon to delete a selected grid line from the table.
To change the order of the grid lines (foreground = top, background = bottom) click the icon 'Move Up' or 'Move Down'.
To edit the properties of the current grid line click the icon 'Properties' and open the dialog 'Distance Grid Properties'
Exchanging Data with other Programs
Use your computer's clipboard to exchange data types from this list with other programs and vice versa. For more information, see the Export via the Clipboard and Import via the Clipboard help topics.
Import/export using the clipboard
Click either:
Export to Clipboard - Use this to copy all of the data in the list to your computer's clipboard to make it available to paste into other programs, such as Microsoft Excel for MS Project, Asta Powerproject, and Primavera:
First, click Export to Clipboard, check/uncheck boxes for all of the fields you want to include/exclude in the Fields for Clipboard Import/Export dialog, and change the Column Numbers and Column Letters to re-arrange the order of the exported columns.
Review the Clipboard preview at the bottom of the pane to see the order and fields that are ready for export and click OK.
Finally, paste from the clipboard into MS Excel or a similar tabular program by clicking in a cell and pressing Control + V.
Import from Clipboard - Use this to copy all of the data on your computer's clipboard to the open Tilos list.
First, copy from MS Excel or a similar tabular program to the clipboard by selecting the data types you need in Tilos and pressing Control + C.
With one of the Project Data or Library lists open in Tilos, click Import from Clipboard, check/uncheck boxes for all of the fields you want to include/exclude in the import in the Fields for Clipboard Import/Export dialog, and change the Column Numbers or Column Letters to re-arrange the order of the imported columns.
Review the Clipboard preview at the bottom of the pane to see the order and fields that are ready for import and click OK. The data is pasted into your open Tilos list.
Fields that can be exported/imported
Display, Start (distance), End (distance), Display Label, Entire distance, Interval, Distance unit, Snap, Line width, Entire time, Start date, Start time, End date, End time, Equation, Profile, Sector Profile, Display only, Profile values, and Color Lines by Sector Color
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