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PowaMaster makes use of the left and right buttons on your mouse.
Note:
The mouse pointer changes to the Precision Select pointer (Settings\Control Panel\ Mouse) when the mouse pointer is moved over an element. This provides useful feedback to confirm for example that the User has selected a busbar when connecting lines.
LEFT BUTTON
This mouse button is used to select commands from the Toolbar, Speed Menu or Pull-down Menus.
It is also used to place components on the working area.
Should you want to move (drag) a node to another position:
1.Select the particular node by pointing on it and pressing the left mouse button.
2.Keep it pressed down and move the mouse.
3.Release the left mouse button if the node is at the desired position.
RIGHT BUTTON
This mouse button is used to:
•Reset
•Refresh Screen
•Node Edit / Results
•Cancel command by right clicking on the working area (white-space). For example, if the User selects to add a bus-bar and has finished adding bus-bars, then Right Click in white-space to close the Bus-bar form.
MOUSE-WHEEL
For Users that have a mouse with a wheel, the following can be performed:
•Mouse-wheel up/down – Scroll up/down.
•Shift + Mouse-wheel up/down – Scroll left/right
•Ctrl + Mouse-wheel up/down – Zoom in/out
A number of graphs exist within PowaMaster in order to display for e.g. protection operating curves or load profiles.
The user can perform the following functions on the graphs:
•Zoom In - Left Click the mouse and hold the button down. Drag the pointer in a downward direction.
•Zoom out - Left Click the mouse and hold the button down. Drag the pointer in a upward direction.
•Pan - Right Click the mouse and hold the button down. Drag the pointer left, right, up or down.
Single Bus Dragging
With the mouse click on the Bus with the left button and while keeping it depressed, move the mouse to the position where you would like to position the Bus and release the button to fix the position.
To Drag Multi-Section Lines connected to the Bus as well, keep the Shift key on the Keyboard depressed as well while moving the mouse.
Branch Dragging
With the mouse click on the Branch Section End Points with the left button and while keeping it depressed, move the mouse to the position where you would like to position the point and release the button to fix the position.
To Drag Multi-Section Lines connected to the Branch Section as well, keep the Shift key on the Keyboard depressed as well while moving the mouse.
Group Dragging
To Select everything in the Project, use the Select All Command from the Edit Main Menu OR just Press Ctrl+A.
To Select areas of the network use the Select tool and drag a window around the area to be selected.
To Remove or Add items to be dragged, hold the Shift Key while clicking on the items with the left button.
Items forming part of the Group Drag will be grayed.
With the mouse, click on any of the grayed items with the left button and while keeping it depressed, move the mouse to the position where you would like to position the Group and release the button to fix the position.