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5.2. Creating buoyfields

5.2.1. Toolbar

A single toolbar button is used to create all types of buoyfield:

After clicking on this button, a dialog pops up which invites you to select one of the buoyfield patterns listed on the previous page: using a drop-down list.

After selecting one of the patterns a set of editable properties are displayed in the property editor window.

5.2.2. Properties

A number of the properties edited from this window are common to all buoyfield types:

BuoyLifeTime		the time for which the buoys remain active (represented as the time between the start and finish DTG)
Color		the colour to plot the buoys and the buoyfield label
JigPoint		the location from which this buoyfield is referenced. As in any location, the jig point can be edited by double-clicking on the plot or using an edit panel. Note that the depth assigned for the jig point is used as the depth for all of the buoys. If the jig point is assigned by double-clicking, the depth value can then be set by clicking on the "Edit" button.
KingpinBearing/Range		the range and bearing of the kingpin for this pattern from the jig point
LabelVisible		whether to display the labels for buoys in this buoyfield
Name		the name of this buoyfield
Number		the total number of buoys in this field
StartDateTimeGroup		the DTG of the first buoy laid
SymbolScale		the scale of the symbols drawn to represent buoys.
SymbolType		the type of symbol to be used to represent buoys
TimeDelta		the time between each buoy dropped (each buoy will have the DTG of the previous buoy plus this TimeDelta, except the first buoy which takes the value of StartDateTimeGroup)

Once you have completed editing these parameters, press the Build button, which will create a buoyfield using the defaults indicated. The properties for the buoyfield as a whole will open up in the properties window. From these properties you make any necessary corrections to the name of the buoyfield, or the location of the name relative to the buoys themselves.

The buoyfield which is produced will look something similar to that shown below.

5.2.3. Example Buoyfield

Figure 5-6. Example of a buoy-pattern

The buoys themselves are represented using the Label type described elsewhere in this documentation. As Label objects, the user is able to right-click on any buoy and interactively edit the label colour/location, or double-click on the symbol to open the label up in the editor to access the full set of parameters.