The Multiple Arena Setup

Use the Multiple Arena Setup to configure multiple arenas which are regularly distributed (for example, four open fields placed on a 2x2 grid). Taking into account the number of arenas and their layout (that is, the number of arenas on rows and on columns), EthoVision XT creates a virtual grid in which the arenas are initially evenly distributed. You can then configure the multiple arenas with the Multiple Arena Setup.

There are two ways to open the Multiple Arena Setup:

▪The Multiple Arena Setup window opens automatically, when you copy an arena to all other arenas.

▪In the Arenas and Zones section, click the Arrange Arenas button.

Arranging arenas

The following options are available in the Arrange Arenas window:

1.Move Grid. You can move all shapes (including zone shapes) both horizon­tally and vertically, by using the slider, by pressing the up/down arrows of the corresponding box or by entering a number in a box.

 

2.Scale Arenas. To resize all shapes by using the sliders, by pressing the up/down arrows of the corresponding box or by entering a number in a box.

 

By default the option Keep proportions is not selected. If you select this option, both the height and width of all shapes are changed while the original shape and position is kept. If you do not select the option Keep proportions, you can resize the height and width of all shapes separately.

3.Rotate Grid. To rotate all shapes. The shapes rotate around the geometric center of Arena 1.

 

4.Arena Spacing. To change the space between the shapes.

 

BY default, the option Keep proportions is not selected. If you select this option, spacing is done both in horizontal and vertical direction relative to Arena 1. If you do not select Keep proportions, you can change the space between the shapes separately in the vertical and horizontal direction (relative to the first row and first column, respectively).

To reset the Multiple Arena Setup

Set the values back to zero. Make sure to deselect the option Keep proportions. Alternatively, press the Cancel button; this resets all configurations.

To view details in multiple arenas

If you have multiple arenas, you can view or hide layers and labels of all arenas for better viewing. In the Arenas and Zones section, right-click an arena and select one of the options:

▪To show/hide the border of all arenas, select Show All Arenas or Hide All Arenas, respectively.

▪To show/hide the fill color and the label of all arenas, select Show All Fills and Labels or Hide All Fills and Labels, respectively.

▪To show/hide a zone group or a zone, in all arenas, right-click that group or zone and select Show in All Arenas or Hide in All Arenas, respectively.

To apply a color to all arenas

1.Change the color of one arena.

2.In the Arena Settings window, right-click the row of that arena and choose Apply Color to all arenas, or right-click the color field and select Apply to All Arenas.

 

To apply the color of a zone in all arenas

This changes the fill color for a zone in all arenas where a zone is defined with the same name.

1.Make sure the zone is present in all Arenas, and has the same name for all of them.

2.In the Arena Settings window, change the fill color of the zone in one of the arenas.

3.Right-click the row of that zone and choose Apply Color to all arenas, or right-click the color field and select Apply to All Arenas.   

 

To change the contour color of a zone in all arenas

note  The color of the contour of a zone depends on the color selected for the zone group (layer). By changing the contour color of a zone, you also change the contour color of all zones in that group.

1.In the Arena Settings window, change the color for the zone group the zone belongs to. To do so, click the color cell for the row with the zone group name.

 

2.Right-click the row of that zone group and choose Apply Color to all arenas, or right-click the color field and select Apply to All Arenas.