Adding objects

Once the network map is created, you can start adding objects to it.

The Toolbar to the right of the map provides the following tools:

  • Selection: allows you to move and edit groups, assets, shapes, and images on the map;
  • Shapes: allows you to add geometric shapes, text, and images to the map;
  • Links: allows you to create connections between individual devices and groups.

Before adding an object or when a single object other than a node is selected, you can change its properties using the Toolbar. For example, you can change a shape’s fill or rotation, add text to the map, or create a label for a link:

Nodes

You can add an unlimited number of nodes to the map, each representing an asset or group from the Network tree. To add a node, simply drag an asset or group from the Network tree on the left side of the window onto the map.

The same Network tree node can be added to the map multiple times.

Map nodes are displayed as icons that indicate the type and online status of the corresponding nodes in the network tree.

Shapes

You can add various predefined geometric shapes to the map by selecting them from the Toolbar and drawing them on the map.

The following shapes are available: rectangles and squares, ellipses and circles, rhombuses, triangles, right triangles and isosceles triangles, pentagons, hexagons, and arrows.

Hold Shift while drawing a shape to maintain equal proportions and create special cases such as a circle, square, or isosceles triangle.

You can also add text and images to the map.

Links allow you to visualize connections between nodes in your network infrastructure.

To create a link between two devices, select Links on the Toolbar and draw a line between the corresponding map nodes.

You can change the type of all links in the map settings on the Control panel.
The style of an individual link can be changed using its properties on the Toolbar.

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