Metis Smart Modeling - Masks
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| - | + | In the “Modeling” menu, make sure to select the “Mask” sub-menu. | |
| + | Create a new or select an existing mask and then click on the “Edit” button. | ||
| + | In the mask editor window, click on the “drop down” icon at the top. | ||
| + | This adds a “drop down list” graphic on the design board. | ||
| + | This graphic can be resized by clicking and holding on the sides or corners. | ||
| + | It can be moved anywhere on the design board. | ||
| + | The graphic can also be edited using the properties section at the lower left-hand side. | ||
| + | To reposition the drop down list, use the X1 and Y1 fields. | ||
| + | For example, set X1 to 130 and Y1 to 40. | ||
| + | Now move to the “Content” tab. | ||
| + | Click on the edit icon for the “Option 1” field found on the right. | ||
| + | This opens a new window where the “Option 1” entry can be renamed for all the available languages. | ||
| + | For example, rename it to “2 GB.” | ||
| + | Once the entry has been appropriately renamed, confirm. | ||
| + | Repeat the previous steps for the “Option 2” entry. Rename it “4 GB.” | ||
| + | To add another entry, simply click on the “Add” button. | ||
| + | Repeat the previous steps to rename the “Option 3” entry to “8 GB.” | ||
| + | The “Up” and “Down” arrows found on the “Content” tab allow the user to sort the entries as desired. | ||
| + | Next, a value needs to be set according to each of the entries. For example, the three entries values are set to 2, 4, and 8 respectively. | ||
| + | Now click on the “Link” tab. A link is made to an entry in order for Metis to use the inputted field value in a model. | ||
| + | Click on the “Add” button. This opens a new window where the user can link the graphic to a position or a variable. | ||
| + | Search for a position. | ||
| + | For example, enter “DDR” in the “Description” field and launch the search. | ||
| + | Select a position from the matching results. | ||
| + | For example, “DDR2 1GB.” | ||
| + | The position is now linked with the graphic. | ||
| + | Note: Only one link can be defined per graphic. | ||
| + | The final step is to activate the graphic using the “Activation” tab. | ||
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| - | <mediaplayer width=' | + | {{Video |
| + | | <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Inserting_a_dropdown_list_OK.mp4</mediaplayer> | ||
| + | | Inserting and setting-up a drop-down list in a mask. | ||
| + | }} | ||