5 user annotation mode – Triton Perspective User Manual

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1.5.2.5 User Annotation Mode

Drawing tools are available under the Modality > Annotation
menu or by selecting the 'Pen' toolbar button. When selected, an
annotations window will appear as shown below:

All user annotations placed in the Map View from this dialog
will appear as items under the Annotation > User heading in the
file tree. Various shapes and text options are available.

Options include:

Ellipse: Dimensions are determined by clicking and dragging to the desired size

Rectangle: Dimensions are determined by clicking and dragging to the desired size

Triangle: Dimensions are determined by clicking and dragging to the desired size

Polygon: Dimensions are determined by clicking and dragging to the desired size

Fixed size Ellipse: Dimensions of the annotation are entered by the user prior to
insertion of the character on the map.

Fixed size Rectangle: Dimensions of the annotation are entered by the user prior to
insertion of the character on the map.

Text: A text box used to mark and describe features on the map.

Common Annotation Tools

After selecting an annotation mode, the user may preselect the annotations attributes from
this same dialog.

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