Grid layouts

 

All image views are displayed using a fixed grid layout, and there are no overlapping image windows. Use the layout manager to configure the number of fixed grids displayed on each monitor.

 

Each grid can display the images as a stack of images, or as an N x M matrix (the way images appear on printed film). To change the series layout, refer to the section change series layout.

 

To loading images into the viewer, first select the screen layout. From the grid toolbar, select the number of grids you want to appear on each monitor. To have a single grid span across all monitors, select the special grid button showing two monitors with an arrow across them.

 

 

The layout appears on the emulated monitors in the layout manager. To change the layout, click a different grid button. To resize the frames in the default grid, place the cursor over the border lines in the emulated monitor, click the left mouse button, and drag the line to the desired size.

 

Using the frame splitting tool, you can customize the layout to create any grid format you desire to display images. Each frame created operates the same as any of the layout manager default grid frames. You can insert any group of images into customized frames and apply window and level, zooming factor, orientation, etc.

 

You can save customized layouts as templates, and reapply the layout by selecting the template from the layout manager. The hanging protocol assistant may apply it automatically.

 

To customize a layout, follow this procedure:

  1. Select the closest grid layout from the grid layout tool bar, or click Settings/Grid Layouts

  2. To split any one of the available frames into two independent frames, click on the frame you want to split into two frames, and click Settings/Grid Layouts

  3. Under split selected cell, choose the position of the new frame relative to the selected frame.

  4. A new, empty frame appears next to, above or below the original frame. 

  5. To remove a frame, repeat this procedure, except select join selected cell from grid layouts.

A custom grid layout allows the user to save and reuse a custom grid design rather than recreate it each time it is needed. To design a custom grid layout, observe this procedure:

  1. Click the custom grid button on the Grid layouts toolbar.

  2. Enter the number of desired images in a row and in a column.

  3. Click OK.

  4. Click the SAVE button, , located beside the templates toolbar.

  5. Enter the name of the new custom grid lay out.

  6. Click OK.