DOCUMENTATION
Release
Notes
Generalities
Navigation mode
Installation of SnMap charts
Installation of Primar official ENCs
Navionics charts
Grib weather module
Tidal Currents module
SNTides Water Heights module
Routing+Polar Module
AIS Module
WEB Layers
Nautical Guides database
Nmea Playback
Charts Workshop
INTRODUCTION:
Disclaimer:
Required
configuration:
Package
Installation:
Generalities:
Multi-Windows functionality:
General layout of the different tool bars:
On line help
Scrolling and zooming around the screen:
Scrolling can
be performed in several ways:
Zoom forward
and backward can be done by:
Selection tool
:
How do the
,
and
tools
work?:
Commercial
charts compatibility:
Raster and Vector SnMap:
Official ENCs:
Installation
Navionics Charts
Legacy Navionics Charts (for XP):
Installation
BSB Charts and other Maptech formats:
SoftChart charts :
EasyNav charts:
Google-Earth interface:
Land Topologic IGN charts :
Aerial photography of the French coast:
USGS/DRG charts:
Obtaining a
License:
Limitations of
the Demo version:
Obtaining a free temporary license
Navigation mode:
Charts
Libraries:
Switching from one chart to another in a library
Using Chart Thumbnails:
Charts Auto loading parameters:
Initial parameters:
GPS Interface Configuration:
GPS and Grid Datum:
Configuration of other instruments:
Navigation Preferences:
Moving boat on screen:
Great Circle routes:
Sound correction:
Declination of the place of navigation:
Current Track parameters:
Automatic track simplification:
Color choices:
Navigation options:
NMEA Interface:
NMEA Simulator:
Navigation control:
Instant mark, or MOB:
Center boat:
Auto Load:
Automatic Zoom to the most detailed chart:
Grid parameters:
Heading Line and Range Ring:
Detailed charts bounding boxes
Hide Non navigable areas:
All displays on top/in background
Popup-info:
Night/ Daylight vision:
Uploading/Downloading Routes, Tracks and
Waypoints to/from a GPS:
Upload/Download Dialog box:
Garmin GPS:
Valsat MLR GPS:
Text Files:
Clock synchronization:
Interactive tools:
Distances and Bearing Tool:
Waypoints definition:
Common properties to several waypoints:
Routes definition:
Danger Areas definition:
Creation de Annotations:
Specific implementation of notes related to
routes (racing usage):
Tracks properties:
Reshape of routes, danger area, waypoints and
notes:
Track Analysis:
Track Simplification:
List of Referenced objects:
Displays:
Grib Weather module
Introduction
GRIB License:
Release Notes:
Grib
control window
Opening Grib files:
Choosing the date of the forecast:
Notes:
Choice of displayed information and their
representation:
Information under the cursor:
Advanced
parameters
« General » Tab:
Tabs specific to each kind of forecast:
Expert configuration:
Tidal
Currents module
Introduction
Currents license :
Release Notes:
« Currents »
control window
Opening currents file:
Choice of date:
Choice of representation of currents:
Information under the cursor:
Advanced
parameters
« General » Tab:
« Display » tab :
Expert configuration :
WXTide
specifics :
Display mode
Interactions between ScanNav and
WXTide :
Precision of information :
Charts Workshop:
Building
Charts:
Workshop mode tools:
-1st
Tool: Moving tool
-2nd
Tool: Manual rotating tool
-3rd
Tool: Manual Scaling tool
-4th
Tool: Crop tool
Adjustment
Tool (5th tool):
Vertical or Horizontal Alignment:
Adjustment Origin è destination:
Practical advises to use adjustment:
Georeferencing
charts:
6th
Tool:
Projection
parameter:
Datum
parameters:
Points
and reference Grid:
Georeference
by one point and a distance:
Scan
defaults corrections:
Tool
number 7
Tool
number 8:
Definition of the
navigable area
Update
of existing charts
1.
Creation of the mini-map:
2.
To integrate modifications to the original chart :
Zoom-In
window:
Other
operations on charts:
Exporting
and Saving Charts:
ScanNav charts internal format:
« Menu-File-Save
(or Save As) »:
Menu-File-Optimize
for Navigation:
Chart
Thumbnails generation:
Organization
of charts on disk:
Exporting standard raster images of the chart:
Printing
of charts:
IMPORTANT
WARNING: