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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.