HP Netsight manual Align Objects in Grid, Align Objects in Ring

Creating Network Maps

Align Objects in Grid

The Grid tool allows you to align all selected objects into a grid formation starting in the upper-left-hand corner of the map window.

1.If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to align. (Remember, neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active.)

2.Press and hold the Ctrl key, and select the object(s) you wish to align in a grid formation. You can also select objects using the click-and-drag selection method, or via the Edit—>Select All or Edit—>Select All Nodes options on the primary window menu bar.

3.Once you’ve selected the objects you wish to align, release the Ctrl key and

click on the Grid tool , or select Layout—>Arrange—>Rectanglefrom the primary window menu bar.

The selected objects will be aligned in a grid shape according to preset parameters, and placed in the upper-left-hand corner of the map window. Objects remain selected after the alignment is complete; you can move the grid as a whole by clicking and holding the mouse button, and dragging the grid of objects to the desired map location.

You can adjust the vertical and horizontal spacing of your grid using the Align and Space

TIP Evenly tools described in the previous sections.

Align Objects in Ring

Using the Ring tool , you can arrange selected objects into a single ring.

1.If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to align. (Remember, neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active.)

2.Press and hold the Ctrl key, and select the object(s) you wish to align in a circle formation. You can also select objects using the click-and-drag selection method, or via the Edit—>Select All or Edit—>Select All Nodes options on the primary window menu bar.

Note that all selected objects will be used to form the ring, which may be too large to be

TIP displayed in your map window. To prevent this from happening, use fewer objects in your ring, or adjust the spacing between objects, as described below.

3. Once you’ve selected the objects you wish to align, release the Ctrl key and click the Ring tool , or select Layout—>Arrange—>Ringfrom the primary window menu bar. The arrow cursor will turn into a crosshair cursor.

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