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IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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3.10 Saving a Graphics Plate
We briefly addressed storing and saving a graphics plate in Section 2.8.2. However, before leaving the subject
of Designing Graphics Plates, it is appropriate to address the saving of graphics plates more thoroughly.
During the normal operation of Turbo the settings of all controls are stored in memory. When a new dataframe file
is opened, the settings contained within it, including the contents and attributes of all graphics plates, replace the
ones in memory. So the settings stored in memory represent the current state of the IQ System. (There are a few
exceptions, such as when a drone makes changes to the system independently of the host computer. But those
exceptions are beyond the scope of this discussion.)
When a dataframe file is saved, all the settings in memory are written to the file—including the contents and
attributes of all graphics plates that are also stored in memory. Therefore, saving a graphics plate involves two
steps: 1) Store the graphics plate into memory, and 2) Save the contents of memory to a dataframe file.
Turbo makes it very easy to store a graphics plate into memory because it will not let you leave the graphics plate
without first offering to store unsaved changes into memory as shown below in Figure 3.30.
Selecting Yes will cause the graphics plate to be stored into memory. Selecting No will cause it not to be stored and
all changes that were made since it was last stored will be lost. Selecting Cancel will cause the graphics plate to
remain open.
Section 2.8.2 also showed how to manually store a graphics plate into memory at any time by opening the
graphics plate control panel from the graphics plate and clicking on the Store button.
After leaving a graphics plate, it is easy to save a dataframe file by pressing ( and choosing one of the save
options as discussed in Section 2.9. Remember: If you do not save the contents of memory to a dataframe
file, they will be lost when Turbo is shut down or the computer is turned off.
Fig. 3.30 A Prompt to Store Changes Into Memory Before Exiting a Graphics Plate