5 Using 3D Guidance in theField
3. From the Select Lane dialog, move the cross-hairs to the line that you require:
To move the cross-hairs around the screen, use the arrow keys.
To zoom the current view in and out, press + or -.
All linework for the design, including the site map and any avoidance zones, is
shown in this dialog.
Tip – If several lines are grouped closely, move the cross-hairs to an area where the
lines are more easily seen. To move the cross-hairs large distances across the screen,
zoom out and then hold down an arrow key. This lets you move rapidly across the
design.
4. To select a lane using the one-click method, position the cross-hairs between
two lines and press Select Lane.
5. To de-select an existing lane, press Clear Lane.
6. To define one side of the lane as the red side, press Select Red Side. The line
closest to the center of the cross-hairs is selected. The selected line appears as
a thick red line.
7. Move the cross-hairs to the other side of the required lane and press Select
Green Side. The line closest to the center of the cross-hairs is selected. The
selected line appears as a thick green line.
Note – The red and green lines do not need to be adjacent to each other and the
red and green colors are arbitrary.
Tip – A selected lane is defined by two lines which are the sides of the lane. Red and
Green sides could also be thought of as side 1 and side 2 or left and right sides.
8.
To confirm the settings, press \; to exit without saving changes, press =.
To use lane guidance, from a guidance screen press Select Lane.
When a lane is selected:
l the Select Lane softkey color changes from gray to yellow and also displays a
green stripe (1) to indicate that a lane is selected.
l the lane sides are defined by thick green lines (2).
l the lane guidance indicator (3) consists of a line drawn across the lane, with
lane focus points defining the lane edges. The lane guidance indicator moves
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