Set Time Scale Line Properties
Using this Time scale Line Properties dialog you can set one line of a complex time scale.
Options
Name - Enter a name for the scale entry. This name is displayed as legend in the scale entry.
Visible - Deactivate this option and the scale entry within the scale is hidden.
Label - Enter here text and/or a data field for the scale entry. Using the F8 Key you can see a list of all available Data Fields.
Note: The language of a time scale is set in the Tools > Options > Configuration tab.
Scale settings
Interval - Enter here the interval for repetition.
Unit - Enter a time unit for the repetition.
Zero Point
For all relative data fields, the from date decides as of which date is counted.
For the calendar week the from date decides on the beginning of the week (week day).
For the year the from date decides on the beginning of the year (01.01.xx).
Width - Enter the width for the scale entry. (If the time scale is horizontal, the width of the time scale is automatically set.)
Height - If the time scale is vertical in a view, the height is set automatically. (Enter the height for a horizontal time scale).
Hide Values - If you activate this option, the values from the interval are hidden. This is useful if you have entered Additional Points on a scale entry.
View Range - Should only the values of a scale be shown only in a certain time area, activate this option and enter a Start and End for the values.
Text
Placement - Select the text placement:
Center (after line) - Text is shown between 2 scale lines: After the first line
After line - Text is shown after the scele line.
On line - Text is shown on the scale line.
Before line - Text is shown before the dash.
Center (before line) - Text is shown between 2 scale lines: before the first line
Alignment - Select the text alignment:
Left - Within a scale line.
Center - Within a scale line.
Right - Within a scale line.
Rotation - Decide if the text should be entered horizontally or vertically.
You may need to set the Width for the horizontal direction.
Font - List of all fonts available and registered on the computer.
Size - Selection of possible text sizes. Another value can be entered as a positive whole number.
Font Color - Color pallet of the User Defined Colours or the system colours and the shades of grey.
Formatting - Select the format Bold, Italics and/or Underlined .
Presentation
Line Width - Line width of the separation lines. The value is shown in points (pkt) (1 inch equals 72
Line Color - Line color of the separation lines. You will see the color pallet of User Defined Colours or the system colours and the shades of grey.
Background Color - Color pallet of User Defined Colours or the system colours and the shades of grey.
Display Additional Points
Using additional points, you can enter text on a date of a time scale, e.g. appointments, construction stop, etc.
Activate the option Additional Points, to show the values in the scale entry.
Additionally, activate the option Hide Values, to remove the values from the interval.
Create new entries in the additional points table using the button Add .
Enter the Date for the additional point.
Enter a text in the column Data Field. You can also use the valid data fields, however these must be entered manually.
Using the button Import Points from Clipboard you can read previously copied tables (two columns: date and text) in the Windows Clipboard.