Introduction
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Click on the Radar Group in the Configuration Tree, then on the radar Settings button in the Configuration Panel to enable the Radar Group settings panel:
Click on Edit and this will open the Radar Mini Control:
Select Radar Data and then select Raw from the Source menu, and the raw data will appear on the PPI:
Return to the Radar Group settings panel and select Contour ☰:
Select Create Contour:
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For the first time that you create a Contour Area an Add Contour Area wizard will appear:
This will allow you to quickly apply an appropriate sized contour area by adjusting the shape, width and length of the area, if you know the size in advance. If you do not know the size then don’t worry. Click OK:
A Contour Area plot will appear around the radar on the PPI display:
Use the standard Ctrl+Click+Drag and node manipulation: https://navtechradar.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TUN/pages/206602339/Creating+and+Editing+Entities#Carriageway to fit the Contour Area to the carriageway:
Once you are finished, select Save on the Radar Group settings panel.
Next, select the Contour ☰, and select Update Contour:
The raw data will now be cropped to the Contour Area, indicated by the dashed orange perimeter.
If you wish to adjust the Contour Area, select Edit on the Radar Group settings window, and the plotting nodes will once more become available. Always Update Contour after any adjustments.
To revert back to the entire circle of raw data, select Clear Contour, under Contour ☰
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The Contour Area Wizard will only be displayed if a Contour Area has not already been created, or if the existing Contour Area has been deleted. |
Video
the following video demonstrates how to create, save and update a Contour Area manually:
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Follow steps 1 - 6.
On the Radar Settings window, select the Contour Area dropdown.
The co-ordinates for the default Contour Area plot will be listed in a nodes' co-ordinates table.
Select a row, then type into the X and Y columns to edit the position of the Contour Area plot nodes.
You will need to use the standard node manipulation on the PPI to create a new row of node co-ordinates.
Select Save, then Update Contour.
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