Datamine Discover KB - Scaled Output

How do I create a custom titleblock and company logo to reuse in Scaled Output?

kbadmin — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 01:00:24 GMT

The default Titleblock used by Discover is stored in -

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Encom\Discover\Config\Titleblk.tab

This can be customised, to simply register and add a company logo, or to do further customistations to the layout of the vectors and text boxes.

Custom Logo
To add a company logo to a titleblock, the image file must be registered in non-earth centimetres, to the position in a Titleblock map window.
Once you have registered the image, save it as "Logo.tab" in the same folder as the default Titleblock file.

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Encom\Discover\Config\

Or if using a custom titleblock, store it in the same folder (it can be on a shared network drive).

It will then be automatically included in the Scaled Output process.

Custom Titleblock

To create a custom Titleblock, including a Company logo, for use in the Scaled Output tool, firstly open the default template which is located in the Discover Configuration files directory (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Encom\Discover\Config\Titleblk.tab).

Then use File->Save Copy As to a new folder and name, which maybe a shared network folder or any other location.

Once you have finished editing the titleblock, then add this custom Titleblock to the scaled output tool, by navigating to Scaled Output->Configure->Add.

For more details on customising the Titleblock and logo files, see Appendix A in the User guide.

I cannot change my Frame size

kbadmin — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 01:09:46 GMT

Occurrence

In Scaled Output or Print Sections, I cannot change the Frame Size! It is disabled and says "as selected".

Solution

When you start Scaled Output, if you have a polygon selected it will use this as the frame size.

Close Scaled Output, and go to TABLE>Selection>Clear, and then try again.

How to restore a scaled map window size or scale to display correctly in a Layout Window

Josh Knight — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:08:02 GMT

Occurrence

The Scaled Output utility enables a portion of a map window to be automatically displayed in a layout frame at a specific scale for a selected page size. The newly created map window is synchronized to the layout
frame so that if the source map window is zoomed, panned or re-sized then this will be reflected in the layout window and the output map may no longer be correctly scaled.

Solution

Even if the map window has been modified significantly through zooming and panning or re-sizing, the quickest and easiest way to restore the correctly scaled map window view during the initial Scaled
Output session is to go up to the Scaled Output menu (if it is still open) and select the Restore Map Window menu option.

If the scaled output menu has been closed, then layouts can be reverted or modified by -

1. Simply double left click on the Layout frame and enter the correct original scale in the Map Scale option. In case the map window has been resized, also tick Fill Frame contents.

Plan sections are not supported in the Add Section to Layout tool, only vertical sections can be plotted.

Drillhole plans can be printed using the standard Scaled Output tool to generate a plot.

Error: Cannot draw a grid for map XY units in degrees if not a Lat/Lon coordinate system

kbadmin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:54:12 GMT

Occurrence

When creating a Map grid, or during Scaled Output, I receive the error -
"Cannot draw a grid for map XY units in degrees if not a Lat/Lon coordinate system"

Solution

Navigate to Map>Options and ensure the Distance units are NOT set to Degrees. These can be set to meters, feet, etc.

If you wish to label the Map grid with degree units, you will need to change the Projection of the Map window, under Map>Options>Projection, to a Lat/Lon coordinate system.

Layout window frames are blank or not refreshing

kbadmin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:05:34 GMT

Occurrence

When I zoom in or out, the layout window appears blank or is corrupted.

Solution

In MapInfo Pro 9.5.1 or later, go to Options->Preferences->Styles and turn on 'enable enhanced rendering'.
We also recommend turning on Anti-Aliasing.

You can correct existing open layouts, by going to Layout->Options and turn on 'enable enhanced rendering'.

The Scaled Output layout window does not match the associated mapper window

kbadmin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:47:43 GMT

Occurrence

After pressing the 'Accept Map Position' option of the Scaled Output process, the content of the Frame Object in the the�layout window does not match that of the source mapper window. Portions of the Frame Object are blank and/or ''zoomed in'.

Solution

In the initial Scaled Output dialog� (Scaled Output->Re-Specify Parameters), press the Configure button.

In the Configuration dialog, check that the Max Window Dimensions parameters are set to less than your physical screen/monitor size.
Note that on a very small screen these will need to be set lower than the default.

How do I customise the page frame size in Drillholes>Add Section to layout?

kbadmin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:11:50 GMT

Solution

The frame sizes availble are determined by those available in the Discover Scaled Output tool.
To create a custom frame size navigate to Discover>Scaled Output>Config and create a custom frame, which then can used in the Drillhole Module Add Section to Layout tool.

How do I save or restore the scale/extents/position of a map window linked to a layout window/frame object?

Josh Knight — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:57:22 GMT

The Frame Object in a Layout Window is dynamically linked to its source mapper window.
Zooming or resizing this mapper window will have a direct impact on the Frame Object view.

If you intend altering the mapper window scaling or extents (for example, in order to zoom in and
resize labels or change object styles), the following options are available for saving or returning to
the mappers original settings:

1. If the Scaled Output menu is open and active for the current layout, use the
Scaled Output>Restore Map Window command to return the mapper window to its original scale
and extents

2. To save the current mapper’s state before making any changes to the mapper scale/ size, enable
Discover’s Map Window>Save Mapper State option. To restore this saved setting, select the Map
Window>Restore Mapper State option. Note that this is a one-off save and restore option that only
applies to the mapper that was current when the Save Mapper State option was selected.

3. If the Layout is reused regularly, save the mapper scale/extents permanently using the Discover
Map Window>Standard Views menu option. Any mapper can then be set to the scale/extents
required for your layout window at any time. This is a highly recommended option.

4. Another useful tool is to right click in the Mapper, and select Previous View.