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Build your own rules to visually 

Rule-based coloring graphically shows where rule matches appear in an assigned color/state, no matches, and those not available (meaning items that cannot be evaluated because they do not contain the information rules are attempting to match).

 

 

 

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titleAdding a rule

 

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titleEdit a rule

 To edit a rule,

  1. Select a rule to edit.
  2. Click Edit....
  3. Change the items in the Rule dialog window.
  4. Click OK.
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titleNote

If you've saved your rule to an exported xml file and have since changed it, remember to export it again to retain your changes for future use.

 

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titleDelete a rule

 To delete a rule,

  1. Select a rule to edit.
  2. Click DELETE.
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titleClear all rules

 To remove all the rules,

  1. Click CLEAR.
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titleImport / Export

Rules are not saved within user views or ACT3D files. If you create a rule that you want to use again, consider exporting the rule to an XML file to reuse it.

To export a rule,

  1. Click EXPORT....
  2. Navigate to the folder to save the rule.
  3. Provide a name for the file.
  4. Click Save.

 

To import a rule,

  1. Click IMPORT....
  2. Find and select the exported rule file.
  3. Click Open.
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titleCreate User View

To save results to a user view,

  1. After analyzing, click CREATE USER VIEW.
  2. Enter a name for the new user view.
  3. Check Make this the startup view if you want this to be the view seen when opening the ACT3D file.
  4. Click OK.
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titleNote

The rules are not saved with the user view; only the colored visualization.

If you wish to rerun your rules, export them before closing the rule-based coloring dialog to import them at a later time.

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titleReset

 Click RESET to reset the rule-based dialog.