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| There are a couple of ways you can position your asset, depending on what information you already have to hand. | There are a couple of ways you can position your asset, depending on what information you already have to hand. | ||
| - | If your asset has never been placed on the map, go into the [[details|details]] of the asset, scroll to the bottom of the property list, and click the **Set** button. | + | If your asset has never been placed on the map, go into the [[detail_page|details]] of the asset, scroll to the bottom of the property list, and click the **Set** button. |
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| ===Setting via the Map=== | ===Setting via the Map=== | ||
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| * Press **Set Position** on the right-hand side of the page. | * Press **Set Position** on the right-hand side of the page. | ||
| * Click on where the asset is located on the map. Then adjust its size by moving the mouse, clicking when the size is correct. | * Click on where the asset is located on the map. Then adjust its size by moving the mouse, clicking when the size is correct. | ||
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| ===Setting Numerically=== | ===Setting Numerically=== | ||
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| If you happen to know the location of your asset already, you can simply type it in, along with the size and rotation. | If you happen to know the location of your asset already, you can simply type it in, along with the size and rotation. | ||
| - | Note however that if you must enter the position of your asset //in the coordinate system of your environment//. For floorplans and empty environments, this is in **pixels**. | + | Please be aware of your [[world units]] when entering them in. |
| - | For environments built using the environment creator, these will be in the coordinate system of the original document - this allows you to use GPS, UTM or other geographical coordinate systems. | + | {{:ardiadminguide:positionnumeric.png?400|}} |
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| ===Setting in ARDI-VE=== | ===Setting in ARDI-VE=== | ||
| - | You can set the position of your asset using ARDI-VE. See the section on [[ardi-ve:changing location|changing locations]] in the ARDI-VE manual for more information | + | You can set the position of your asset using ARDI-VE. See the section on [[ardiveadmin:moving_an_asset|changing locations]] in the ARDI-VE manual for more information |
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| ===Following A Path=== | ===Following A Path=== | ||
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| Click the button, then enter the following details... | Click the button, then enter the following details... | ||
| + | ^Field^Meaning^ | ||
| |Starting From|The asset the relationship begins from| | |Starting From|The asset the relationship begins from| | ||
| |Following|The relationship to follow| | |Following|The relationship to follow| | ||
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| If you set 'Buffer' to 3 and 3, the asset would be located at **D** at '0' and **G** at '100' instead. | If you set 'Buffer' to 3 and 3, the asset would be located at **D** at '0' and **G** at '100' instead. | ||
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| ===Connected To An Asset=== | ===Connected To An Asset=== | ||
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| Click on **Connect To An Asset** then fill in... | Click on **Connect To An Asset** then fill in... | ||
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| |Follow|The asset you want to follow| | |Follow|The asset you want to follow| | ||
| |Offset (X,Y,Z)|The distance away from the asset| | |Offset (X,Y,Z)|The distance away from the asset| | ||
| Note that the 'distance' shown here are relative to the //forwards direction of the parent asset//. It is much easier to adjust these offset values by editing them in ARDI-VE. | Note that the 'distance' shown here are relative to the //forwards direction of the parent asset//. It is much easier to adjust these offset values by editing them in ARDI-VE. | ||
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| ===Following An Asset=== | ===Following An Asset=== | ||
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| Click on **Follow An Asset**, then fill in.... | Click on **Follow An Asset**, then fill in.... | ||
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| |Follow|The asset you want to follow| | |Follow|The asset you want to follow| | ||
| |Offset (X,Y,Z)|The distance away from the asset| | |Offset (X,Y,Z)|The distance away from the asset| | ||