Commands
The valve diagram editor offers the following commands, and these may be called up through the toolbars on the relevant graphic window:
can only be called if
input mode is active for graphic commands.
All these commands are only applicable to the associated window.
Adjustment to the extreme values
The window's co-ordinates are adjusted to the extreme values of the movement
Measurement of distance
The horizontal and vertical distance to the current point from the point first clicked with the left mouse button is displayed at the top right hand corner of the window (please hold the mouse button down for this).
Current position
The absolute horizontal and vertical position of the point currently clicked with the left mouse button is displayed at the top right hand corner of the window (please hold the mouse button down for this).
The following commands only apply in the graphic window for the position:
Horizontal shift
Moves the selected point horizontally
In the velocity window for synchronous functions: shift along a straight line in the position window.
The left-hand edge of the graphic area can be temporarily moved in this way, so that the scale can be more easily read.
Vertical shift
Moves the selected point vertically
Shift
Moves the selected point
Insert point
Inserts a point at the cursor position
Delete point
The selected point is deleted, as is the corresponding section