The DATA TOOLBAR controls the colours and text displayed on the screen.
Display Manager
Shows the Display Manager dialog box, which floats on top of the Pumpsim™ windows and can be kept open at all times if desired.
Fig. 2.4.1: The display manager window, with explanations of its components.
- The Display Manager control provides options as to what graphics details and colours to display. The display manager contains five (5) tabs which change the colour display between data types.
- The Display Manager controls many of Pumpsim's™ advanced display functions. At the core of the manager is the ability to display any type of flow data as a colour range, including the ability to hide or apply transparent to data outside of a set range.
Ranged Data
The data which creates the colour legend is automatically ‘ranged’ to fit the model data values. It may occasionally require resetting if new or changed values are present in a model (after a simulation for example), or the values do not divide the colours as you would like. The data can be re-ranged by either manual typing in new values, or allowing Pumpsim™ to automatically choose new values by selecting the RESET button.
OPTIONS (Right Click Mouse Button)
- Reverse Spectrum – Reverses the colour range direction
- Restore Colours – Restores the colours to the default Pumpsim™ palette.
- Auto Range – Restores the range to the full spectrum of available pipe data values.
Hint: The Display Manager will initially default to automatically range and set colours for the displayed data. If the range values are manually adjusted, or the colours are changed, the Display Manager will no longer automatically range and adjust colours for the data displayed. To restore or recalculate the range and colours, simply click the ‘Auto Range’ or ‘Restore Colours’ buttons.
Hint: Pumpsim™ will store a custom colour and data value range for each type of data type. This setting is saved with the Pumpsim™ file.
Levels
Selects which levels (elevation ranges) are displayed on screen. To select or de-select all levels, choose the check box adjacent to the level name. To change a level name, right mouse click on the existing level name and type in the new name.
Fluid Types
Selects and colours the Fluid Types to be shown on screen. Fluid Types are designed to allow the user to colour pipes according to water quality or purpose (for example fresh or exhaust water). Fluid Types behave in much the same way as primary or secondary layers. To change a fluid type name, right mouse click on the existing fluid type name and type in the new name.
Primary / Secondary Layers
Selects which primary or secondary layers are displayed on screen. Layers are a way to show selected pipes (such as a decline system or a shaft system) on screen while hiding other pipes. Primary and Secondary layers can be set to individual pipes in the Edit Box.
To change a Layer name, right mouse click on the name and type in the new name. Names can also be changed directly from the pipe Edit Box, or in the Preset Box available from the Settings menu.
Data Category Drop-Down
Limits the data types shown in the adjacent pull down menu, to the category type specified.
- Flow – Shows data types such as water flow volume, velocity, mass flow and density
- Pressure – Shows pressure related data such as relative to surface, barometric and friction loss
- Attributes – Shows pipe resistances, friction factors and shock loss numbers
- Descriptors – Shows pipe specific identifying traits, such as index or unique numbers and primary and secondary layers numbers
Data Type Drop-Down
Displays screen data related to the Data Category specified in the left hand pull down menu. Each data category will have a unique selection of data types that are made available when the category is changed.
Warning: Some data types (such as pressures) may not be correctly set until after a successful simulation. While Pumpsim™ saves previously simulated values in a file, these values may not be valid if further changes and modifications have been made to the model.
Dynamic Text Size
Dynamically rescale the text on the screen so that it can be easily adjusted for clarity or presentation. The "AA" button will toggle between zoom scaled text (which grows larger or smaller the closer to the object graphics) or constant size text (which remains the same size regardless of zoom level).