Placing irrigation controllers
Tool |
Tool set |
Controller
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Irrigation |
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.
To place a controller on the drawing:
Click the tool.
Click Controller on the Tool bar to select a resource from the Resource Selector. Select from one of the manufacturer libraries, or select the custom resource from Custom.vwx and set its properties after placement. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.
Click once to place the controller.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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 |
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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 |
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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). |