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Coverage Shapes

An introduction to Coverage shapes

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Written by Ashok P
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Three shapes in the General Floor Plan stencil have additional features: the Camera W/Coverage, Dome Camera W/Coverage, and Motion Detector W/Coverage.

These shapes are intended to simulate the actual coverage of a device.

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Shape Data Window

All user adjustments are available as shape data fields in the Shape Data window.

To see the Shape Data window, select the shape, click the View tab, then select Shape Data from the Task Panes dropdown.

The following image highlights the additional shape data fields for Coverage shapes.

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If you don't want to show coverage for these shapes, you can right-click and uncheck the option.

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Coverage Style

Sometimes transparency doesn’t print well, mainly when exported to PDF.

By using the coverage style options None, Fill Only, Line Only, and Line and Fill, you can customize the output to suit your needs best.

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Coverage Sweep Angle

You can change the sweep angle in 10-degree increments, ranging from 0 to 360 degrees.

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Coverage Color

You can customize the color of the coverage beam with the following colors: Blue, Green, Orange, Red, Purple, Yellow, and White.

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When you are showing coverage, a control handle is available to reposition the coverage as needed.

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