User Interface - Overview

Novapoint Rehab uses three movable and re-sizable windows: Horizontal Map, Vertical Map, and Diagrams windows. These windows can be organized after the user's preferences. Novapoint Rehab also has predefined layouts for these three windows.

Horizontal Map

The Horizontal window shows the horizontal alignment of the project (current line calculation). The alignment can be shown in either a left-to-right direction, or orientated with the North direction pointing upwards on the screen depending upon the current view settings. The line calculation and its markers are color-coded - green for straight line, blue for transition curves, red for curves, and blue for chainage.

Cross marks and circle marks are fixed points necessary for the line calculation. It is possible to change the position of a fix point. They cannot be deleted or created, since the fixed points are connected to elements.
Green fix points belong to elements locked with two fixed points. The first fix point is a cross and the second is a circle.
Red fix points belong to elements locked in one fix point only.
For description on calculation method, refer to the topic Line Calculation.
For description on editing the line calculation, refer to the topic Editing Horizontal Alignment Element(s) (in the section Edit under Menu).
In the top left corner of the Horizontal window, an aerial view over the whole alignment is shown, with the current view marked in a darker color.
In the top right corner, a north arrow is shown (only when viewed in left-to-right mode).
User chooses the active element by pointing and single clicking on it.
A double-click opens the Edit dialog for elements. A right-click opens the shortcut menu with appropriate commands.
When the cursor is moved along the alignment, the normal to the alignment is shown at the cursor’s position.
The active element is marked with a thicker width. When the cursor is pointed at a fix point, the fix point is marked with a filled, yellow circle.

Vertical Map

In the vertical window, the vertical alignment of the project is shown (current line calculation). The alignment is shown as a graph with the chainage on the X-axis and the height (elevation, Z-value) on the Y-axis. The alignment is color-coded - straight elements are green and curves are red.

Cross marks and circles are fixed points necessary for the line calculation.
Green fixed points belong to straight elements, the first fixed point is a cross, and the second is a circle. Blue crosses represent the vertical angular points.
For description on editing the vertical alignment, refer to the topic Element Properties (in the section Edit under Menu).
In the top left corner of the Vertical window, a view over the whole vertical alignment is shown, with the current view marked in a darker color.
User chooses active element by clicking on it.
Double-clicking an element opens the Edit dialog for elements.
A right-click opens a shortcut menu with appropriate commands.

Diagrams

This window displays information to the user. The user cannot edit the alignment explicitly in the diagrams.

The top diagram, Vertical offset, shows the offset between measured points and the vertical alignment calculation. Where the calculated line is above the measured point, the vertical offset is shown as above the 0-level (positive offset). The scaling of the vertical offset diagram can be set in Options.
Next diagram, Horizontal offset, shows the offset between measured points and the horizontal line calculation. Where the calculated line is to the right of the measured point, the continuous black line is below the 0-level (negative offset). The scaling of the horizontal offset diagram can be set in Options.
The Curvature diagram shows the curvature of the horizontal alignment. If Show 3 (and/or 7-) point radius in the Settings dialog is used, these calculated points are visible in the Curvature diagram. The diagram also shows the vertical alignment, with its angular points and vertical radii indicated with gray fields and arrowheads.
In the bottom of the window, the chainage is displayed.