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Drawing a Coverage Area

3WXM supports concave polygons, which have an internal angle greater than 180 degrees. When drawing a polygon, make sure that two sides of the polygon do not intersect each other, as shown in the following figure. Also make sure start and end points and the vertices are not too close.

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If you are using a complex concave polygon as a coverage area, computation of MAP access points might take longer than the computation for an area with a less complicated shape.

When drawing a coverage area, make sure it extends just short of external walls. If the coverage area includes external walls, 3WXM accounts for the external walls when computing how many MAP access points are required for the coverage area. This might lead to an inaccurate MAP count.

In the Insert Area group box in the Define Coverage page, click one of the following icons and draw the object as described in the following table.

ObjectAction

Diagonally drag the cursor over the area where you want the circle to appear.

(circle)

Diagonally drag the cursor over the area where you want the square to appear.

(square)

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HP Manager Software manual Drawing a Coverage Area, ObjectAction