Software Zone

Software Zone is a boundary tool that creates area designations for control panel programming. Zone association appears on Appliance Lists.

To establish a Software Zone in a drawing, choose Software Zone from the Tools menu or click the Software Zone icon on the Alarm Tools toolbar.

On the Properties page, give the specific zone a name. Checking the Name box includes the title in the visible drawing field and checking Display Area adds the square footage enclosed. To alter the appearance of the zone label text click Choose Font. A crosshatch pattern can be added to further illustrate the area from the Crosshatch tab. The Boundary tab gives vertex locations relative to the current benchmark The Element tab displays the Software Zone’s Unique ID number and lists other elements to which it is joined. On the General tab, change an element's color, layer, line properties and rendered characteristics. Clicking OK on the Properties page equips the cursor to lay boundary lines in the drawing.

Left-click in the drawing field to set the origin point of the boundary. Continue clicking in strategic locations to define the shape of the zone. When the boundary encompasses the desired items, right-click to free the cursor of the Software Zone tool.