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How to create Multiple SC Plots Report
ThisdocumentshowstwowaystocreateinasemiautomaticwayreportswithmultipleSCfromthe
ScannerdatausingActix.
MethodOneRequirementsoftware
Actix ImagePrinterPro($29.99) AllOfficeConverterPlatinum($79.95)
Howto:Installallthesoftwarerequired.
ConvertImagePrinterProinyourpreferredprinter.
OpentheImagePrinterProconsolefromStart >AllPrograms >ImagePrinterPro
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AdjusttheImagePrinterProparameters
StartActixasusualandloadtheScannerlogfile(s),ifaremorethanonecreatesasuperstreamforeveryfrequency.Findtheparametersthatyouwanttoprint.
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Selectjustoneofthisandshowitinanewmap.
Adjustthemapasyouwant,forexamplesize,cells,etc.
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Onthemaptoolbarselectbatchprocessingbutton.
IntheBachPrintwindowsclickontheAttributesbutton,thiscantaketimedependingoftheprocessingcapabilitiesofthecomputer.
IntheEditAttributeswindowsfindandselectalltheattributesthatyouneedtoplotintheAvailableAttributelistandusetheaddbuttonto addtheselectedattributestotheCurrentAttributes,whenyoufinishclickokbutton.
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Afterthisyouwillfindalltheselectedplotsinthebatchprintwindows,verifythattheBatchPrintscheckboxareselect.
ClickontheSetupbutton,thiswillopenthepagesetupwindowsInthiswindowsverifythatthePageSizeoptionisLetter,thesourceisAutomaticselectandtheorientationisLandscape.
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ClickontheOptionsbutton, thisopenthePrintMapwindows;inthiswindowsverifythatthemapsizeisFixtoPage,MapContentisCenteredonWindowsandthePrintBordercheckboxisunchecked.
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IntheLegendtab,checktheShowLegendbox,checktheallowlegendtooverlapmapandFixedLegendSize;alsointheLegendPositionselectthebestplaceforthelegendinthemap.
IntheTitletab,selectPrintTitleandwritetheMapTitle;ondisplayselectAboveMapandunchecktheboxWithBorder;inAlignmentselectCenter.ClicktheOKbuttonandyouwillcomebacktothePageSetupwindow,inthiswindowsclickonOKbutton
again.
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BacktotheBatchPrintwindowsclickonthePrintbutton.
ThiswillopenthePrintProgresswindows,theprintingprocesswilltakeatimedependingofthecomputerwhereisrunning.
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Whenfinistheprocess,isopenaSaveFileAswindowsyoucanspecifyanynamethatyouwant,butinWindows7,thefileissavedontheuserdatadirectory(C:\Users\username)andisnamednewfilename.pdf
ThisPDFfilehasalltheplotsthatwereselected.
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NowruntheprogramAllOfficeConverterPlatinumandclickonthebuttonAddFile,findthefilenewfilename.pdfandaddittothelist.TheOutputFileTypeselectstheDOCtab.SelectatSaveFolderwheretosavetheconvertedfile.ClickontheConvertbuttonandwaitthattheprocessisfinis.AtthedirectoryspecifiedinSaveFolderyouwillfindafilecallednewfilename.docthatcontainsallthemaps.
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MethodTwoRequirementsoftware
Actix ImagePrinterPro(29.99) LCCmadesoftwaretocreatereports.
ThissecondmethodusesthesameproceduretogeneratethePDFfilefromActixthatisusedinthe
MethodOne.
ThisoptionneedtodevelopproprietarysoftwaretogeneratethecustomreportsfromthePDFfile.
AdvantagesandDisadvantages
Thistwomethodhasadvantagesanddisadvantages.
MethodOne:AdvantagesItiseasyandfasttodeploy
LCCdontneedtodevelopnothing.
DisadvantagesThereportsaretosimplesandneedtobeadjustedmanually.
LCCneedtobuytwoadditionalsoftware
MethodTwo:AdvantagesThereportscanbecustomized.
LCCneedtobuyjustthevirtualprinterdriver
DisadvantagesThissolutionneedtimetobedeveloped.
