Options
The Options window consists of up to three sections (depending on your access level), where you can manage global settings for tmcEditor:
General
Location Code (LCD):
- Last assigned
- Location code of the last added object.
- Highest assigned
- The highest assigned location code.
- Range from/to
- If the LCDs need to be within a certain range, the lowest and highest values can be entered here.
- Reuse LCD
- When adding objects, every next object will by default receive an LCD that is greater than that of the previously added object.
- If you delete a previously added object, this now unused LCD will not be reused.
- If you choose the 'reuse' option from the dropdown menu, the program will fill these holes, when they arise. This setting is however not recomended.
Area Shape File:
- Shape file
- Click on the field to the right of 'Shape File' and the on the folder icon to locate the directory where the shape file is stored.
- LCD field
- The field in which the LCD is located. Mandatory
- Name field
- The field in which the name is located. Optional
- Type field
- The field in which the type is located. Mandatory
Miscellaneous:
- Opens the internet settings window. Sometimes proxys or firewalls obstruct the connection to the internet. This window is used to remedy this problem.
- Send error file
- Here you can set the standard procedure in the case of an error occurring.
- Search Radius
- Coordinate Display Format
- Here you can choose if the coordinates displayed in the bottom right hand corner of the screen should be displayed in decimal degrees or in minutes and seconds.
- Use Extra Attributes
- Ticking this box gives you additional information in the point-window beneath the data tree. This information is for instance required when generating a one way street.
- Selected Line
- Opens a window that lets you customize the way the selected line will be displayed.
- Selected Point
- Opens a window that lets you customize the way the selected point will be displayed.
- Selected Road
- Opens a window that lets you customize the way the selected road will be displayed.
Search Road In Custom Layers
- Name Filed:
- Selected Road
- Opens a window that lets you customize the way the selected road will be displayed.
Link Editor
Link Editor → Enable
When using Link Editor this option should be enabled in order to activate the corresponding buttons and functions.
Network Database
→ Connection Settings
If you imported the network from a shapefile (see Import Network Database From Shapefile), all settings should already be in place. If not, click Connection Settings to open the corresponding window and enter the connection details according to the following instructions:
- Database Type
- Select Firebird (lokal) only!
- Database
- Click on the folder button
to select the database (file format ist FDB).
- User name
- Has to be sysdba.
- Password
- Has to be masterkey.
→ Layer Properties
Opens the window Edit Layer Configuration File where you can configure the map display of the network layer.
Network Cache Files
- Directory
- Click on the folder button to define where the cache file should be stored.
Display
- Network Link
- Define the color and pattern of network links on the map.
- TMC Link
- Define color and pattern of TMC links on the map
Add Point, Copy Point, Delete Point
When adding/coppying/deleting a point the program can complete existing Tmc links with new aditional links.
You can set the program to do so automatically: Complete Links
Since the program needs one or two seconds to complete the links this might however be an inconvenience.
In this case you can tell the program not to do so: Do not complete links
If you choose this option, you must however update the links (Link Editor → Update TMC links) once yo are done editing.
If you are only doing minor changes you can also set the program to Ask each time. This can however become irritating verry quickly.
Routing
Define a cost factor for the various road types. It depends on the structure of your network what makes most sense and gives the best results. As soon as you use the routing function you will see if the results make sense.
