Placing irrigation controllers

The Controller tool places an irrigation controller object, representing the electronic devices that are programmed to control valves. Controllers with parameters from a selected manufacturer are available, or a controller can be placed as a custom controller with parameters that can be specified after placement. Controllers do not connect to irrigation networks.

1. Click the tool, and then click Controller from the Tool bar. From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it. Select from one of the manufacturer libraries, or select the custom resource from Custom.vwx and set its properties after placement.

Parameter	Description
Save Controller	Saves the selected controller as a red symbol definition in the active file; this would typically be done for a custom controller
Controller Name	Names the object, which is useful for labels, irrigation schedules, and other worksheets
Note	Adds a note about the object, which is useful for labels, irrigation schedules, and other worksheets, and also for making notes when saving red symbol definitions
Catalog Data
Get From Catalog	Opens the Catalog dialog box, for obtaining catalog data for the selected object (typically, this is for adding catalog data to a custom object that has none). See Concept: Using the irrigation catalog.
Data	Displays the manufacturer data; this informational data is editable for each controller object
Comment	Adds an informational note to the catalog data
Save In Catalog	Opens the Catalog Item Edit dialog box, where the custom data can be further edited and then added to the catalog
Graphics
Symbol Name	Displays the name of the symbol used to represent the controller
Replace Symbol	Selects a different controller symbol; specify the symbol from the list.
Symbol Scale	Scales the symbol with respect to the layer scale by the specified scale factor; a factor of less than one decreases the size of the symbol, while a factor of more than one increases its size
Attach Tag/Label	Automatically attaches a Tag/Label object to the object. The last selected tag/label for the object type is applied; click the tag/label to edit its properties (see Adding labels to irrigation objects).