Display Options
The Display Options page is found on the Oneline Display Options dialog. This page contains the following option settings:
Display Detail
The Display Detail box allows you to control how much information is shown on the oneline display. This option is available only in run mode. All elements on a oneline diagram are automatically visible in edit mode. There are four choices for run mode detail filtering:
Minimal Show the oneline background, branch circuit breakers, generator MW output, and load MW/MVR.
Moderate Show all Minimal information, along with bus voltages and all line flow pie charts.
Complete Show all information.
Custom Selecting this option and then clicking the Set…button opens the Custom Detail Dialog, which allows you to customize the oneline diagram to hide objects that do not meet your desired specifications. This dialog looks and works very similar to the Select By Criteria tool, allowing you to choose objects filtered by area, zone, voltage, and screen layer.
Of course, in order for a certain display object to appear, it must have been placed there by the person who designed the oneline.
Emphasize Specific Objects
This option allows you to choose to "emphasize" desired elements on a oneline diagram. The emphasis is in the form of the emphasized elements being in full color, with de-emphasized elements being muted colors.
To choose emphasis of certain elements, first check the box labeled Do Emphasis. When you first check this box, it will open the Emphasis Filter dialog, which looks and works very similar to the Select By Criteria tool. You can choose the oneline elements you wish to emphasize, and include filtering by area, zone, voltage, and screen layer.
The degree of emphasis (muting of de-emphasized elements) can be controlled by the Emphasis Amount slide bar.
Background Color
Select Change Background Color to select a different color for the oneline diagram background color. Select the Set as Default Background Color option to set the background color as the default for all oneline diagrams.
Use Absolute Values for MW Line Flows
If checked, this option will cause all MW flow text fields for lines to be displayed as the absolute value of the flow. Otherwise, the MW flow text fields will be positive near the source end of the line and negative near the sink end of the line. The value of this option is stored in the system registry, and will be used by bus view and substation view diagrams when a oneline diagram with saved oneline options is not available.
Use Absolute Values for Mvar Line Flows
If checked, this option will cause all Mvar flow text fields for lines to be displayed as the absolute value of the flow. Otherwise, the Mvar flow text fields will be positive near the source end of the line and negative near the sink end of the line. The value of this option is stored in the system registry, and will be used by bus view and substation view diagrams when a oneline diagram with saved oneline options is not available.
Use Absolute Values for MW Interface Flows
If checked, this option will cause all MW flow text fields for interfaces to be displayed as the absolute value of the flow. Otherwise, the MW flow text fields will be positive near the source end of the interface and negative near the sink end of the interface. The value of this option is stored in the system registry, and will be used by bus view and substation view diagrams when a oneline diagram with saved oneline options is not available.
Enable Mouse Wheel Zooming
When this box is checked, zooming can be done with a mouse wheel. The default is off.
This option applies to all onelines instead of just the presently selected oneline.
Show Oneline Hints
When this box is checked, hovering the cursor over an object will briefly display information about the object in a popup hint.
This option applies to all onelines instead of just the presently selected oneline.
Visualizing Out-of-Service Elements
Out-of-service elements can have optional visualization settings that makes them "stand out" in relation to in-service devices on the oneline diagram. The options for out-of-service devices includes Use Dashed Lines,
Browsing Path for Oneline Diagrams
This option applies when you have Oneline Links included on a oneline diagram. Rather than specify the full path and name of a oneline diagram as a oneline link, you can specify the file name only. When the link is clicked in Run Mode, Simulator will check all directories listed here, in order, to try and find the oneline file name stored with the link.