Press the Enter, F3, or F12 key after you specify the parameters, or press the F4
key to specify more parameters.
By pressing the F4 key, the following display appears to specify those
characteristics.
Define Line Detail
Mark: ᑍL2 Measurement method: Row/Column
Type choices, press Enter.
Start position:
Across . . . . . . . . . . 19 1-999
Down . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1-999
End position:
Across . . . . . . . . . . 5 1-999
Down . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1-999
Element . . . . . . . . . . Name
Line type . . . . . . . . . 1 1=Solid, 2=Dashed, 3=Dotted
Line width . . . . . . . . . ᑍMEDIUM ᑍNARROW, ᑍMEDIUM, ᑍWIDE
.-1.
Line placement . . . . . . . 1 1=Middle, 2=Border
Bottom
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Change measurement method F12=Cancel
The following table explains each field in this display.
Field Name Description
Measurement
method
This field shows the measurement method used to specify the position.
You may change this field by pressing the F6 key.
Start position The position parameter consists of across and down values. These
values specify the horizontal and vertical start position of the element
being defined.
End position The position parameter consists of across and down values. These
values specify the horizontal and vertical end position of the element
being defined.
Field Name Description
Mark Shows the element mark. A mark is either a system-assigned mark or
a user assigned-name, and is the same as that shown on the display.
A mark is six characters long, the first character is an asterisk (*), and
the last character is a blank. The middle four characters are:
For a system-assigned mark, the middle four characters are one
character for the element type followed by a three-digit sequence
number. For line elements, the element type is L and the sequence
number is 001 to 999.
For a user-assigned name, the middle four characters are four
characters specified as the value for the element name.
Measurement
method
Shows the measurement method used to specify positions. You can
change this value by pressing F6. You can also select centimeters or
inches for the measurement unit in the Define Overlay Specifications
display or the Define PFD Specifications display by specifying unit of
measure.
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