ERDAS IMAGINE ®

Configuration Guide for

Windows
December 2007
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Conventions Used in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . ........ . . . ix
Special Characters and Fonts . . . ........ . ........ . .. x
Special Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . ........ . ........ . .. x

Installing ERDAS IMAGINE

for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Preparation for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Temporary File Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ERDAS Software Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
License File . . . . . . . . . . .... . ........ . ........ . .. 5
Hardware Key . . . . . . . . .... . ........ . ........ . .. 6
License Tools . . . . . . . . . .... . ........ . ........ . .. 6
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Local Installation . ........ . . ........ . ........ . .. 6
Add-on Modules . . ........ . . ........ . ........ . .. 6
Licensing . . . . . . . ........ . . ........ . ........ . .. 7
The ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing ERDAS IMAGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Installing IMAGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Running IMAGINE in Demonstration Mode . . . . . . . . . 18
Licensing IMAGINE 9.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing Geodatabase Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IMAGINE Geodatabase Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing IMAGINE Geodatabase Support . . . . . . . . . 22

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Installing the Example Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing Example Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing Example Files from the Data DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Uninstalling Leica Geosystems Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Install Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Licensing ERDAS IMAGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Software Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Licensing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
System ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Node Locked Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing a Node Locked License File . . . . . . ........ . . 42
Merging New License Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . 44
Replacing a License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . 45
Using a Floating License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Configuring the License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Preparing Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Leica Geosystems Software Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installing the License Server Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Setting up a License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Licensing Leica Geosystems Software . . . . . . ........ . . 58
Adding a License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . 59
Merging a New License on the Server . . . . . . ........ . . 62
Replacing a License File on the Server . . . . . . ........ . . 63
Start TCP/IP Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . 63
Customizing the License Servers . . . . . . . . . ........ . . 64

Configuring ERDAS IMAGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Windows Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Out of Memory/Data Lost . . . . . ........ . ........ . . 68
Nothing Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . ........ . . 68
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . ........ . . 69

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 Spool RAW Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
No Pre-Rasterize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Pre-Rasterize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Adding Fonts to Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Create an .fdb File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Example .fdb Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Font to Symbol Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adding Thai Font Support to Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Configuring IMAGINE VirtualGIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Stereo Configuration for Windows Systems . . . . . . . 103
ERDAS IMAGINE Preference Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ERDAS IMAGINE Image Files (Native) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Preface

About this Manual The ERDAS IMAGINE® Configuration Guide provides step-by-step
instructions for installing ERDAS IMAGINE software, licenses, and
configuring peripherals. Sections regarding viewer preferences and
adding fonts to annotation are also included for your reference.
The sections about configuring peripherals tell you how to set up a
tape drive and/or a tablet digitizer so that each can be accessed by
ERDAS IMAGINE software. The sections are not intended to provide
every detail about installing and configuring an input or output
device. You should still refer to the manufacturer’s documentation
for each device.

Documentation This manual is part of a suite of on-line documentation that you

receive with ERDAS IMAGINE software. There are two basic types of
documents, digital hardcopy documents which are delivered as PDF
files suitable for printing or on-line viewing, and On-Line Help
Documentation, delivered as HTML files.
The PDF documents are found in <IMAGINE_HOME>\help\hardcopy.
Many of these documents are available from the Leica Geosystems
Start menu. The on-line help system is accessed by clicking on the
Help button in a dialog or by selecting an item from a Help menu.

Conventions Used In ERDAS IMAGINE, the names of menus, menu options, buttons,
and other components of the interface are shown in bold type. For
in This Book example:
“In the Raster dialog, select the Fit to Frame option.”
Raster is the name of a specific dialog and Fit to Frame is an option
within that dialog.

Terminology When asked to use the mouse, you are directed to click, shift-click,
middle-click, right-click, hold, drag, etc.

• click — designates clicking with the left mouse button

• shift-click — designates holding the Shift key down on your

keyboard and simultaneously clicking with the left mouse button

• middle-click — designates clicking with the middle mouse button

• right-click — designates clicking with the right mouse button

• hold — designates holding down the left (or right, as noted)

mouse button

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 • drag — designates dragging the mouse while holding down the
left mouse button

Special Characters and Certain characters and font styles have special meaning in ERDAS
Fonts IMAGINE documentation.
<words>
When you see words enclosed in < >, substitute the proper
information for these words. For example, when you see
<IMAGINE_HOME> in this document, replace it with the name of the
drive and directory where ERDAS IMAGINE is installed on your
system.
Prompts
Words that appear in the above font style represent program
prompts that appear on the screen.

Commands, Entries
Words that appear in the above font style are used to show
commands that you need to enter, and examples of data that you
may enter as a response to a program prompt. A word enclosed in
brackets [ ] at the end of a prompt is the default answer for that
prompt. Press the Return key to accept the default answer.

Special Paragraphs The following paragraphs are used throughout the ERDAS IMAGINE
documentation:

These paragraphs contain strong warnings or important tips.

These paragraphs direct you to the ERDAS IMAGINE software

function that accomplishes the described task.

These paragraphs lead you to other sections of this manual or

other specified manuals for additional information.

These paragraphs draw your attention to useful information.

NOTE: Notes give additional instruction.

Shaded Boxes
Shaded boxes contain supplemental information that is not
required to execute the steps of a tour guide, but is noteworthy.
Generally, this is technical information.

x Preface
Installing ERDAS IMAGINE
for Windows

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Preparation for Installation

Introduction This document provides updates to installation and configuration

instructions for ERDAS IMAGINE V9.2 for Windows 2000, and
Windows XP Professional.

NOTE: This manual contains important updated information that is

crucial to the successful installation and operation of your software.
Please read this manual before trying to install or run ERDAS
IMAGINE. LGGI Template Document

It is strongly recommended that you have full administrator

privileges to install ERDAS IMAGINE on a Windows operating
system.

System As with any advanced software, greater system resources result in

greater performance. The following tables detail the minimum
Requirements
system requirements to run ERDAS IMAGINE V9.2.

Computer/Processor Intel Pentium 4 or higher, or any 100% compatible computer

Memory 1 GB or higher strongly recommended
Disk Space 4.5 GB (includes ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2, Geodatabase Support,
IMAGINE Example Data, and Global Elevation Data)
Media Reader CD-ROM drive for IMAGINE installation
DVD-ROM drive for Example Data installation
Display Super VGA 1024 X 768 X 32 or higher

DirectX 9 or higher

Operating System Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher

Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or higher

Windows Sever 2003 SP1 or higher (only supported for License Manager)

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP1 or higher (requires Intel EM64T or AMD64
processor)
Software OpenGL 1.1 or higher (for IMAGINE VirtualGIS® and Image Drape utility)*

Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher (for online documentation)

Microsoft Developer Visual Studio .NET 2003 (required for IMAGINE Developers’ Toolkit)

Internet Explorer 6 or higher using Java 1.4 or higher runtime

Preparation for Installation 3

Display Devices The ERDAS IMAGINE drape utility, IMAGINE VirtualGIS and Leica Stereo
Analyst™ require OpenGL. Microsoft Windows provides a generic OpenGL
driver for supported graphics cards. However, an OpenGL optimized
graphics card and driver are recommended for these applications.
Peripherals One Microsoft Windows compatible mouse (Intellimouse recommended)
Software security requires one of the following:
o Ethernet card with TCP/IP configured (if not using hardware key), or
o One Centronics parallel port, or
o One USB port
Hardcopy Devices Microsoft Windows supported hardcopy devices. **
ArcGIS Interoperability ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 can be installed on the same computers as ArcGIS
versions 9.0, 9.1 or 9.2 and will not cause conflicts with these versions.
Please refer to the LPS System Specifications for limitations which might
occur between installations of LPS 9.2 and ArcGIS.
Geodatabase Support There are two methods for providing Geodatabase support in ERDAS
IMAGINE 9.2.
Both will only provide support to geodatabases of version 9.2 or earlier.
Install (and license) a copy of ArcGIS (V9.0 or 9.1, or 9.2 only), or
Install the IMAGINE Geodatabase Support CD (requires no additional licensing of ArcGIS)

Temporary File Several processes in ERDAS IMAGINE create temporary files. On a

system with multiple disk drives, the drive that contains the default
Location
directory (c:\temp) may not have enough space. Be sure to set the
Temporary File Directory in the User Interface and Session
category of the Preference Editor to a directory with sufficient disk
space (the actual amount you need depends on the size of the files
and applications you use with ERDAS IMAGINE).
Some temporary files may not be deleted automatically, causing the
temporary directory to become overloaded. If this happens, exit
ERDAS IMAGINE and delete the files in the temporary directory.
If the Temporary File Directory in the Preference Editor
specifies a nondirectory file or a nonexistent directory, no error
message is reported and the c:\temp directory is created and used
for temporary files.

Refer to the “Microsoft Windows System Guide” for information

on configuring spool directories.

Exception IMAGINE Subpixel Classifier does not use the Temporary File
Directory preference. Temporary files are stored using the Windows
system environment variable TMP. You will need between 100 MB
and 250 MB of free disk space to hold temporary files, depending on
the size of the image being processed.

4 Preparation for Installation

 If you wish to change the TMP environment variable, first exit
ERDAS IMAGINE and other programs. If needed, create a new folder
where the temporary files will reside. Access the System control
panel using Start | Settings | Control Panel. Start the System
control panel.
Under Windows 2000 or XP Professional, select the Advanced tab
and then select Environment Variables.
Create or select the TMP User Variable. Modify the value to reflect
your desired temporary file location. Select Set and then Apply. Exit
the control panel.

Installation Tips The following is a list of general tips for proper installation of
IMAGINE.

• To properly install ERDAS IMAGINE on a Windows operating

system, it is strongly recommended that you have full
administrator privileges.

• The Administrator must create a user account for each user. This
gives each user a username and password for logging into the
system. A unique home directory for each user is highly
recommended in order to make use of ERDAS IMAGINE’s user-
specific preference capabilities.

• The first time you run a new installation of ERDAS IMAGINE on a

Windows operating system, you must be logged in as a user with
full administrative privileges.

Refer to the “Microsoft Windows System Guide” for information

on setting up user accounts.

ERDAS Software This section gives you an overview of the ERDAS IMAGINE software
security system.
Security
License File For each unique ID, there is a license file provided by Leica
Geosystems. This file protects the software against unauthorized use
and determines which modules you can use, the number of users,
and when, or if, the modules expire. If the license file generated for
a unique ID specifies multiple users, then the License Manager can
be used to “float” licenses around a network.

Preparation for Installation 5

Hardware Key Although ERDAS IMAGINE V9.2 does not require the use of a
hardware key, it can use the hardware key provided with previous
installations of IMAGINE to provide a unique System ID number. The
hardware key is a device that attaches to a parallel port on the
computer. It is installed between the computer and any other
peripheral device which may be connected to that port. It does not
interfere with the normal use of the parallel port.

License Tools In the case of a remotely licensed installation of ERDAS IMAGINE,

the License Server acts as a license server by allowing multiple
licenses to be “floated” from a single computer.

See "Software Licensing" on page 39 for an explanation of

license serving functionality.

In addition to the License Server, there are some advanced licensing

tools supplied by FLEXlm.

For more information on the FLEXlm tools, see the FLEXlm End
Users Guide provided in the
<IMAGINE_HOME>/help/hardcopy/enduser.pdf document.

Installation The ERDAS IMAGINE installation process may include add-on

modules. Running any of these add-on modules requires purchasing
a license for them.

Local Installation A local installation copies all necessary files and configures a
machine to run ERDAS IMAGINE independently. It copies executable
files to disk. All of the ERDAS IMAGINE modules and components
reside only on the designated machine; network access is not
required.

Add-on Modules You can also incorporate add-on modules into an existing installation
of ERDAS IMAGINE software.
In some cases, the module is included in the list of module
components you access during installation. For example, you can
choose VirtualGIS from the components list. If you have selected
the add-on module during installation of ERDAS IMAGINE, then you
can also incorporate its license file as you do the license file for
ERDAS IMAGINE.
If you did not choose the module at the time of ERDAS IMAGINE
installation, you can reinsert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and begin
again. This time, select only the module you wish to install. You can
also enter the license file separately.

6 Preparation for Installation

 Other add-on modules to ERDAS IMAGINE may come on separate
CD-ROMs. In this case, simply insert the CD-ROM into the
appropriate drive, and follow the installation instructions provided
with the module. You can add the new license file at the end of the
installation process.

Licensing For any installation, the licensing can be local or remote (via the
License Server). The remote option requires a network connection.

See "Software Licensing" on page 39 for instructions on how to

use ERDAS License Server.

The ERDAS The ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master panel provides access to
different components of ERDAS IMAGINE. Following is a description
IMAGINE CD-ROM
of what each one of the options does.

Install Products allows you to install ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 or read

the Release Notes for IMAGINE and the add-on modules.
Visit Our Website will open an internet browser and take you to
http:www.gi.leica-geosystems.com
Browse CD Contents will display the file on the current CD in a
Windows Explorer.
Contact Us displays the contact information which enables you to
get in touch with Leica Geosystems.
Exit will close the CD-ROM master panel.

Preparation for Installation 7

8 Preparation for Installation
Installing ERDAS IMAGINE

Description This section contains the steps for completing a local installation of
ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 software on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Professional system. The dialogs used in the setup look the same
regardless of system.
A local installation is one in which the ERDAS IMAGINE program files
are run from the machine on which they are installed.

It is strongly recommended that you have full administrator

privileges to install ERDAS IMAGINE on a Windows operating
system.

If you attempt to install ERDAS IMAGINE on a a Windows 2000 or a

Windows XP Professional system without Administrator privileges, a
dialog opens instructing you that you are not able to install the
software with the current privileges. Log out, log back in as a user
with administrative privileges and then install IMAGINE.

Installing Follow these instructions to install ERDAS IMAGINE.

IMAGINE
1. Start Microsoft Windows.

You should close all running applications before installing ERDAS

IMAGINE.

2. Log in as a user with full administrative privileges.

You must be logged in as a user with full administrative

privileges to successfully install ERDAS IMAGINE.

3. Insert the ERDAS IMAGINE installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

The ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master panel opens automatically.

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 NOTE: If your preference settings deactivate the autorun, you can
also access this panel by selecting Start -> Run from the Microsoft
application bar and entering <CD-ROM>:\Launch in the text box
(where <CD-ROM> represents the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive).

4. Click Install Products from the ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM Master

Panel.
The Product Selection Panel is displayed.

10 Installing ERDAS IMAGINE

 5. From the Product Selection panel, click on the ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2
to Open the IMAGINE 9.2 panel.

6. Click ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 to launch the Setup Wizard.

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 Installing ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 does not install the Example data
used in the Tour Guides. To install the Example Data , you must
run the separate Example Data installer after you have installed
IMAGINE.

The ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master panel remains active in the

background and the ERDAS IMAGINE V9.2 Setup window opens.

Installing IMAGINE
The Welcome dialog opens.

NOTE: If, at any time, you wish to terminate the ERDAS IMAGINE
Setup, click on the Cancel button located at the bottom of the
dialogs, select Yes, and then click the Exit button located on the
ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master panel.

1. Click Next in the Welcome dialog.

12 Installing ERDAS IMAGINE

 The License Agreement dialog opens. Please read the license
agreement in its entirety. You can use the arrows or Page Down to
view all of the LGGI Software License and Limited Warranty
Agreement.

2. If you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the Leica
Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC Software License Agreement,
select the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio
button. If not, select the I do not accept the terms in the license
agreement radio button and click Cancel to exit the installation
program.

3. If you accept the terms in the License Agreement, click Next in the
License Agreement dialog.
The Destination Folder dialog opens. This dialog allows you to specify
the name of the directory in which the IMAGINE files will be installed.
All files required to run ERDAS IMAGINE are installed in this
directory.

Installing ERDAS IMAGINE 13

 4. If you would like to change the installation directory, click the
Change... button to access the Change Current Destination Folder
dialog.

Select directory here...

...or enter the directory

name here.

If you would like to create a new directory in which to install

ERDAS IMAGINE, type the path in the text box or click the New
Directory button .

5. Click to select or type the directory in which you would like to install
ERDAS IMAGINE.

6. Click the OK button to return to the Destination Folder dialog.

7. Click the Next button at the bottom of the Destination Folder dialog.
The Select Features dialog opens. This dialog enables you to select
the ERDAS IMAGINE modules you want to install.

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 Select the modules
you wish to install
from this list

NOTE: For an explanation of the icons and their meanings, click the
Help button.

8. Click to select the ERDAS IMAGINE modules you want to install.

For example, if you have purchased ERDAS IMAGINE Professional
and Vector modules, and this is a new installation, you need to select
at least the Essentials, Advantage, Professional, Radar
Interpreter, and Vector modules.
The following table is provided to assist you when selecting modules
to install.

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 ... You Must Select These (or they must already be installed).

Essentials

Advantage

Professional

AutoSync

OrthoRadar

Radar Interpreter

StereoSAR DEM

INSAR DEM

Data Prep
IMAGIZER

Vector

VirtualGIS

Stereo Analyst

NITF 2.1

Online Help

Loader for Oracle

Vector Feature

for Oracle
Georaster Loader

Enterprise Editor
IMAGINE
To Install
These
Modules...

Essentials†

Advantage

Professional

AutoSync

OrthoRadar

Radar
Interpreter‡

StereoSAR DEM

INSAR DEM

IMAGIZER
Data Prep

Vector

VirtualGIS

Stereo Analyst

NITF 2.1

Online Help

Vector Feature
Loader for Oracle

Georaster Loader
for Oracle

IMAGINE Enter-
prise Editor

†IMAGINE Essentials includes the MrSID encoder that utilizes the MrSID compression
technology patented by LizardTech.
‡The Radar Interpreter may be installed as an add-on module to IMAGINE Advantage
or as part of IMAGINE Professional. Either way, it must be selected explicitly.

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 9. Click the Next button at the bottom of the Select Features dialog.
The Ready to Install the Program dialog opens.

10. Click the Install button at the bottom of the Ready to Install the
Program dialog to begin the actual installation.
A status bar displays, tracking the progress of the installation:

When the status bar reaches 100%, the Registering Components

dialog is displayed.

Installing ERDAS IMAGINE 17

 When the Registration is finished, the Installation Complete dialog
is displayed.

11. To specify the license file or license server, check the Launch
License Manager check box.

Raster formats, vector formats, geometric models, resample

methods, and the help index can only be configured by a user
with Administrative privileges. If you deselect this checkbox,
IMAGINE will configure all of the formats and indices the first
time you run IMAGINE.

12. Click Finish in the Installation Complete dialog.

The Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging License Manager will
display after the Installation process finishes. The License Manager
allows you to license your installation of ERDAS IMAGINE.

For information on using the License Manager and on setting up

a license server, see "Software Licensing" on page 39.

Running IMAGINE ERDAS IMAGINE will allow you to evaluate the software for thirty
days before you are required to purchase a license. Follow these
in Demonstration steps to run ERDAS IMAGINE in the Demonstration mode.
Mode
You must have Administrative privileges to run IMAGINE in the
Demonstration Mode.

If you have already run a previous version of IMAGINE in

Demonstration mode, you cannot run the new version of
IMAGINE in Demonstration Mode.

18 Installing ERDAS IMAGINE

 1. To start ERDAS IMAGINE, use the Microsoft task bar to select Start |
All Programs | Leica Geosystems | Geospatial Imaging | ERDAS IMAGINE
9.2 | ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 from the menu.
This runs the eml.exe program in <IMAGINE_HOME>\Bin\NTx86. As
an alternate, a shortcut can also be made to ERDAS IMAGINE and
placed on the desktop.
When you run IMAGINE in Demonstration Mode, the Welcome to
ERDAS IMAGINE dialog opens.

This dialog will allow you to use the software in the 30-day
demonstration mode, to license the software by specifying a license
file, to license the software by identifying the computer serving
floating licenses or to request a license from the ERDAS Licensing
web page.

2. Select Run ERDAS IMAGINE in Demonstration Mode and click Continue.

The ERDAS IMAGINE in Demonstration Mode dialog displays.

This dialog gives you information about your demonstration license,

including the date it expires. Click OK to Continue.

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 The ERDAS IMAGINE Demonstration Mode will continue to work for
30 days after it is first started. After the 30 day Demonstration
period has passed, the ERDAS IMAGINE Demonstration Mode dialog
appears without the continue button. This dialog allows you to locate
the license file, to specify the location of the license server or to
request a license file from the ERDAS web site.

See "Software Licensing" on page 39 for further details

Licensing IMAGINE 9.2 uses a form of licensing called FLEXlm. This program
will use a license file to secure all modules.
IMAGINE 9.2

For information on Licensing IMAGINE and other Leica

Geosystems software products, see "Software Licensing" on
page 39.

20 Installing ERDAS IMAGINE

Installing ERDAS IMAGINE 21
Installing Geodatabase Support

Description This section contains the steps for installing support for ArcGIS
Geodatabases in ERDAS IMAGINE. With IMAGINE, you will have
common access to ArcGIS vector data sources.

If you have ArcGIS, ArcMap, ArcCatalog installed on your

system, there is no need to install Geodatabase Support.
IMAGINE will automatically interact with ArcGIS.

IMAGINE Geodatabase ERDAS IMAGINE introduces the use of ESRI’s ArcObjects

Support environment to better interact with the latest generation of ArcGIS
software and data formats. The use of ArcObjects means that ERDAS
IMAGINE is better able to act as an “extension” to ArcGIS, providing
advanced image processing and remote sensing capabilities, while
transparently interacting with ESRI’s new data formats, such as the
Geodatabase.
The following is a list of the types of read-only operations which exist
within ERDAS IMAGINE and which therefore can now be applied to
the data sources accessed in the Geodatabase.

• Display vectors on top of an image

• Include vectors in a map composition

• Display attributes associated with vectors in a table or the new

Form View

• Apply attribute-based symbolization to features

• Use features (points, lines, polygons) in supervised classification

• Use features in Spatial Models

• Use features in the Surfacing Tool

• Use features to define Areas of Interest (AOIs) to geographically

constrain any type of process that supports AOIs.

The following list of types of edits would only apply to the Personal
Geodatabase.

• Edit features (if the feature source is editable)

• Edit attributes (if the feature source is editable)

• Add/Create columns (if the feature source supports this)

Installing Geodatabase Support 21

Installing Follow these instructions to install IMAGINE Geodatabase Support.
IMAGINE
Geodatabase It is strongly recommended that you have full administrator
Support privileges to install ERDAS IMAGINE on a Windows operating
system.

If you attempt to install Geodatabase Support on a Windows system

without Administrator privileges, a dialog opens instructing you that
you are not able to install the software with the current privileges.
Log out, log back in as a user with administrative privileges and then
install Geodatabase Support.

1. Start Microsoft Windows.

It is strongly recommended that you close all running

applications before installing ERDAS IMAGINE Geodatabase
Support.

2. Log in as a user with full administrative privileges.

You must be logged in as a user with full administrative

privileges to successfully install ERDAS IMAGINE Geodatabase
Support.

3. Insert the ERDAS IMAGINE Geodatabase Support installation CD into

the CD-ROM drive.
The IMAGINE Geodatabase Support Setup master panel opens
automatically.

22 Installing Geodatabase Support

 NOTE: If your preference settings deactivate the autorun, you can
also access this panel by selecting Start | Run from the Microsoft
application bar and entering <CD-ROM>:\Launch in the text box
(where <CD-ROM> represents the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive).

4. From the Geodatabase Support for ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master

panel, click on the Install Geodatabase button to launch the setup
options.
The Geodatabase Support for ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master
panel remains active in the background and the ERDAS IMAGINE
Geodatabase Support Install Shield Wizard opens and fills the
screen.

Installing Geodatabase Support 23

 5. Click Next in the Welcome dialog.
The License Agreement dialog opens. You can use the arrows or Page
Down to view all of the ERDAS Software License and Limited
Warranty Agreement.

6. If you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the ERDAS
Software License and Limited Warranty Agreement, select the
appropriate radio button and click Next (if not, click Cancel to abort
the installation).

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 The Begin Installation dialog displays

7. Click Install to begin the installation of Geodatabase Support for

ERDAS IMAGINE.

Do not remove the IMAGINE Geodatabase Support CD-ROM

from the drive while performing the installation.

The Updating Windows Installer dialog displays.

The ArcGIS9.2 Geodatabase Support dialog is displayed.

Installing Geodatabase Support 25

 The ArcView Setup dialog is then displayed and the progress bar
shows the status of the installer.

When the installation is complete, the Finished dialog will open.

8. Click Finish to close the installation program.

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28 Installing Geodatabase Support
Installing the Example Data

Description This section contains the steps necessary for installing the ERDAS
IMAGINE and LPS Example Data on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Professional system. The dialogs used in the setup look the same
regardless of system.
The Example data are used to complete the ERDAS IMAGINE and the
LPS Tour Guides.

Installing The Example data used in the Tour Guides is included on a DVD-ROM
labeled IMAGINE and LPS Example Data Disk.
Example Data

Installing ERDAS IMAGINE and LPS will not automatically install

the example data used in the Tour Guides. To install the
Example Data, you must run the separate Example Data
installer.

Installing Example Files

from the Data DVD

1. Insert the ERDAS IMAGINE & LPS Example Data DVD into the DVD-
ROM drive.
The master panel opens automatically.

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 NOTE: If your preference settings deactivate the autorun, you can
also access this panel by selecting Start -> Run from the Microsoft
application bar and entering <DVD-ROM>:\Launch in the text box
(where <DVD-ROM> represents the drive letter of your DVD-ROM
drive).

2. From the ERDAS IMAGINE & LPS Example Data master panel, click
on Install Example Data to launch the setup options.

30 Installing the Example Data

 NOTE: If, at any time, you wish to terminate the Example Data
Setup, click on the Cancel button located at the bottom of the
dialogs, select Yes, select Finish in the Installshield Wizard, and then
click the Exit button located on the ERDAS IMAGINE Example Data
DVD-ROM master panel.

3. Click Next in the Welcome dialog.

The License Agreement dialog opens. You can use the arrows or Page
Down to view all of the Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC
Software License and Limited Warranty Agreement.

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 4. If you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the Leica
Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC Software License and Limited
Warranty Agreement, select the appropriate radio button and click
Next (if not, click Cancel to abort the installation).
The Custom Setup dialog opens. This dialog is where you to select
which example data sets you want to install.

Select the modules

for which you
wish to install
example data
from this list

For an explanation of the icons and their meanings, click the

Help button.

5. Click to select the example data you want to install (by default they
are all selected for you).

6. Click the Next button at the bottom of the Custom Setup dialog.

7. If there is not enough space on the selected drive to install the

example data, the Out of disk Space dialog displays, so you can
choose a new location in which to install the data.

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 This dialog displays the available space on your system.

8. Click OK to close this dialog and return to the installation wizard.

The Example Data must be installed in the same directory as

ERDAS IMAGINE and/or LPS.

If there is not enough space for all of these programs and the
Example Data, you can select a subset of the Example Data to
install from the select components dialog, or you can reinstall
IMAGINE and LPS in a location that has sufficient space.

The Ready to Install dialog displays.

9. Click the Install button at the bottom of the Ready to Install dialog
to begin installing the example data.
A status bar displays, tracking the progress of the installation.

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 10. When the installer is finished, the Installation Complete dialog
opens:

11. Click Finish to close the installer.

34 Installing the Example Data

Uninstalling Leica Geosystems Software

Introduction When uninstalling Leica Geosystems software, it is important to

remember to uninstall all of the modules and fixes in the reverse
order from how they were installed. This can be a confusing process,
because you might not remember what that order was.
To help with the uninstallation process, you can now use the Leica
Geosystems Install Manager. This program displays all of the Leica
Geosystems software that is installed on your system, and the order
in which each of the modules was installed.

Using the Install Start the Install Manager from the Start Menu.
Manager
1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Leica Geosystems -> Install
Manager. The Install Manager opens.

Groups all of the

Geospatial Imaging
modules

Description of the
selected module

Click to uninstall
the selected module

The Modules Installed list displays all of the Leica Geosystems

modules that have been installed on your system.

The modules are sorted into independent groups. For example,

the Leica Virtual Explorer module above is independent of the
Geospatial Imaging modules and may be removed at any time.

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 2. Select a product or fix from the Modules Installed list. The selected
module is described in the Module Description field.
If the selected module was the last module installed in that group,
the Remove button is enabled.

3. Click the Remove button to uninstall the selected module.

4. Continue removing modules until you have uninstalled the module

that you wanted to remove.

5. If necessary, you may now reinstall any of the modules that were
removed but that you would like to keep on your system.

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Licensing ERDAS IMAGINE

37
38
Software Licensing

Licensing the Leica Geosystems software uses a form of licensing called FLEXlm.
This program uses a license file to secure all modules.
Software

For more information on using the FLEXlm Licensing tools, see

the FLEXlm End Users Guide file provided in
<Software_HOME>/help/hardcopy/enduser.pdf.

You must have administrative privileges to set or change the

security settings on a Windows operating system.

You need to do the following before licensing your software:

• Get your System ID number.

For more information, see System ID on page 40.

• List the modules for which you need licenses.

• Determine the number of licenses you need.

• Determine the type of license you need (that is, floating or node
locked).

• If you are going to use floating licenses, install Leica Geosystems

license server on the server.

For more information, see Installing the License Server Tools on

page 53.

Software Licensing 39
System ID The System ID is the unique identification number used to identify
your system. This number is needed to issue a license file to you.
To find your System ID, start the License Manager tool from the
Windows Start menu. Select Programs -> Leica Geosystems ->
Licensing Tools -> License Management.

The System ID field gives an ID of your system from the selected

System ID Source. This ID is a unique ID derived from components
of your system.
The System ID Source dropdown list indicates the source of the
System ID. The software can obtain ID numbers from the following
sources:

• CPU IDs

• Hard Disk Serial Numbers

• Hardware Keys

• Local Area Connection

• Network Cards (Default)

You can change the System ID source by selecting an item from the
System ID Source dropdown list.

40 Software Licensing
 We recommend that you select a System ID Source that remains
constant for as long as you use the software. For instance, you
should not choose the network card associated with your
laptop’s docking station if you want to use the software while the
laptop is not docked.

Removing the hardware used to obtain the System ID changes

your system ID and causes previous license files to be invalid.
Contact Leica Geosystems for information on obtaining new
license files.

The License Source(s) list names the computer that is running the
LGGI license server. If the computer has no license file, this list is
empty.
The Hardware Security Key Driver section only appears active if
you have a hardware key from a previous version of LGGI software
installed on your computer system. The new Leica Geosystems
software installs all new Sentinel drivers automatically. If the driver
is not present, you can click the Install Driver button and follow the
instructions.

Using Node Once you identify your System ID, you can get a license file. You can
request a license file online by visiting the Leica Geosystems
Locked Licenses
licensing Web page at:
http://gi.leica-geosystems.com/Codewords/
Customers outside the USA should contact their local distributor for
more information.
You need to know the following information before you request your
license file:

• The System ID for the computer running the software.

• The modules for which you need licenses.

NOTE: Save the license file in an easily accessible location.

All node locked license files have the .lgl extension.

Software Licensing 41
Installing a Node Locked Once you obtain your node locked license file keyed to the System
License File ID for the computer on which the software is to run, you can install
it on the system.

Automatically Installing the License File

To install a license file, double-click it in Windows Explorer. The
license file is automatically loaded.

Manually Installing the License File

Advanced users might want to manually install the license file. Follow
these steps to manually install the license file.

1. Start the License Manager tool from the Windows Start menu. Select
Programs -> Leica Geosystems -> Licensing Tools -> License
Management.
The License Manager dialog opens:

Click the Help button for On-Line Help about loading the license
file.

2. Click the Add button in the License Source(s) section.

The License Source Information dialog opens.

42 Software Licensing
 3. Click the Node locked license button to display the node locked
license setup options.

4. Click Load to add the node locked license file.

You can also drag and drop the .lgl file into the text area.

5. Browse to the location where you saved the license file (.lgl), and
then click Open.

6. The license file displays in the node locked license setup list.

Software Licensing 43
 7. Click OK.
The License Manager dialog opens. The new node locked license
source displays in the License Source(s) list.

Node locked license

file has been successfully
added

8. Click OK to close the License Manager and begin using the Leica
Geosystems software.

Merging New License If you purchase new modules or multiple Leica Geosystems
Files programs (such as ERDAS IMAGINE and Leica Photogrammetry
Suite), you might receive multiple node locked license files. The new
license files must be merged with the existing license files to run all
of your software.

Automatically Merging the License File

To merge the license file, double-click it in Windows Explorer. The
license file is automatically merged with the previously loaded
license file.

To replace an existing license file, see "Replacing a License File"

on page 45.

44 Software Licensing
 Manually Merging the License File
Advanced users might want to manually merge the license files. The
steps for manually merging a license file are identical to the steps for
"Installing a Node Locked License File" on page 42.
When you click OK to add your license file, it is automatically merged
with the existing file.

Checking for the New Modules

To check and ensure that your new license has been properly loaded,
check the list of licensed modules for the upgraded modules.

1. Click the Module Information tab on the Leica Geosystems

Geospatial Imaging License Manager dialog.

2. Make sure that lggm_nodelocked_license_file.lgl is selected in

the License Source(s) list.

3. Make sure your newly licensed software module and version is in the
list of licensed modules. Scroll down if necessary.

Replacing a License File It might be necessary to completely replace the license file. To
replace the license file for an expired module or install a completely
new license file, follow these steps:

1. Start the License Manager tool from the Windows Start menu by
clicking Programs -> Leica Geosystems -> Licensing Tools ->
License Management.
The License Manager dialog opens:

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 Click the Help button for On-Line Help about loading the license
file.

2. Select lggm_nodelocked_license_file.lgl in the License

Source(s) list.
The Modify and Remove buttons are activated.

3. Click Remove.
A dialog opens asking if you would like to delete the license file from
the hard disk.

4. If you would like to delete the license file, click Yes. Otherwise, click
No.

5. Double-click the new license file to install it in the License Manager.

6. Click OK to close the Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging License

Manager dialog.
Your new license file is installed and ERDAS IMAGINE is ready to run.

To manually install the license file, follow the instructions in

“Manually Installing the License File” on page 42.

For instructions on replacing a license file on a license server,

see "Replacing a License File on the Server" on page 63.

46 Software Licensing
Using a Floating If you have already set up a license server, you can add that server
to the list of available licensing sources for this installation.
License Server

You must configure the license server and start the license
service before attempting to use a floating license.

For instructions on configuring a license server, see Setting up a

License Server on page 58.

1. Log on to the computer running Leica Geosystems software as a user

with administrative privileges.

2. Click Start -> Programs -> Leica Geosystems -> License Tools
-> License Management.
The Leica Geosystems License Manager dialog opens:

Click the Help button for On-Line Help about specifying a license
file server.

3. Click the Add button next to the License Source(s) list.

The License Source Information dialog opens.

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 4. Click the License server information button to display the license
server setup options.

5. Enter the name of the computer that is configured as the license

server in the Server Name field.

You can also click the Browse button to locate the license
server.

6. If the license server is running on a non-standard port, check the

Use Custom Port check box and enter the port number.

7. Click OK.

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 No License Server Found
If there is no license server configured on the chosen system, the
following message window opens:

1. Click Yes to close the message window.

2. Double-check the server name and port number.

3. If the server name and port number are correct, click Yes to add the
license server, and then make sure the license server on that
computer was set up correctly and the license service has been
started.
If the server name or port number is incorrect, click No, and then
enter the correct server name or browse to the correct server.

4. Click OK in the License Source Information dialog.

License Server Successfully Added

If the license server was successfully added, the License Manager
opens. The License Source(s) list reflects the addition of the floating
license server.

The license server

has been successfully
added

Click OK to close the License Manager dialog and begin using your
LGGI Template Document software.

Software Licensing 49
50 Software Licensing
Configuring the License Server

Preparing Your This chapter explains the steps for preparing your Windows system
to run the Leica Geosystems license server. There are two main
System
sections to this chapter: Installing the License Server Tools and
Setting up a License Server.
The license tools are installed as part of every Leica Geosystems
software package, such as ERDAS IMAGINE.

If you have already installed Leica Geosystems software, you

can find instructions for configuring the license server in Setting
up a License Server on page 58.

You only need to install the license tools if the computer you are
setting up to serve licenses over the network does not have Leica
Geosystems software installed on it.
The system setup and the software installation should be performed
by an administrator who is familiar with the Windows system and its
documentation.

We strongly recommend that you have full administrator

privileges to install the license tools on a Windows operating
system.

If you attempt to install the license tools on a Windows system

without administrator privileges, a dialog opens instructing you that
you cannot install the software with the current privileges. Log out,
log back in as a user with administrator privileges, and then install
the license tools.

Configuring the License Server 51

Leica Geosystems When performing an installation with node-locked licensing, security
is built-in and automatic. Each computer is individually secured with
Software Security
its own license file. If circumstances dictate, as in the case of an
installation with remote licensing, you can secure all copies of the
software from a single computer, called the license server.
Leica Geosystems software security is optionally controlled through
the use of the license server program that is always running on at
least one computer in the network. The license server secures all
copies of Leica Geosystems software that operate on the network.
Each license server must have a license file. You can request a
license file from the Leica Geosystems Licensing Web page at
http://www.gi.leica-geosystems.com/Codewords/.

If you want to use remote licensing, you must determine on

which workstations the security program, Leica Geosystems
License Server, is going to reside before you begin installing
software.

All Leica Geosystems programs communicate with the license server

using Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). TCP/IP
must be configured on each computer that relies on the license
server for security. See your Windows documentation or on-line help
for more information on TCP/IP.
Two tasks must be performed prior to accessing a remote license
server:

• Start TCP/IP services on all workstations relying on the remote

license server for their licenses.

For information on starting TCP/IP services, see "Start TCP/IP

Services" on page 63.

• Start the license server.

If you are installing the license server software on a computer

that is connected to a network with other computers running
Leica Geosystems software, perform the procedures in Installing
the License Server Tools on page 53.

For more information on using the FLEXlm Licensing Tools, see

the FlexLM End Users Guide located in
<Software_HOME>/help/hardcopy/enduser.pdf.

52 Configuring the License Server

Installing the Use these instructions to install the LGGI license server on a
computer connected to a network.
License Server
Tools
If you installed LGGI software on this system, the licensing tools
are already installed. See Setting up a License Server on page
58 to configure the license server.

1. Start Microsoft Windows.

You should close all running applications before installing ERDAS

IMAGINE.

2. Log in as a user with full administrative privileges.

You must be logged in as a user with full administrative

privileges to successfully install ERDAS IMAGINE.

3. Insert the ERDAS IMAGINE installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

The ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master window opens:

NOTE: If your preference settings deactivate the autorun, access this

window by selecting Start -> Run from the Microsoft application bar
and entering <CD-ROM>:\Launch in the field (where <CD-ROM>
represents the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive).

Configuring the License Server 53

 4. Click Install Products in the ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM master
window.
The Product Selection window opens:

5. Click the ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 button. The IMAGINE 9.2 window
opens:

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 6. Click the Licensing Tools button to launch the Setup wizard.
The Welcome window opens:

NOTE: If you want to stop the Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging

Licensing Tools setup at any time, click the Cancel button located at
the bottom of the dialogs, select Exit Setup, and then click the Exit
button located on the CD-ROM master window. Click Yes in the
following message window that opens:

7. Click Next in the Welcome dialog.

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 The License Agreement dialog opens. You can use the arrows to view
all of the Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC Software
License and Limited Warranty Agreement.

8. Do one of the following:

• Click the I accept the terms in the license agreement button

if you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the Leica
Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC Software License
Agreement.

• Click the I do not accept the terms in the license agreement

button, and then click Cancel to exit the installation program if
you do not agree to the terms and conditions.

9. Click Next in the License Agreement dialog if you accepted the terms
in the License Agreement.
The Ready to Install dialog opens:

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 10. Click the Install button to begin the installation.
A status bar opens, tracking the progress of the installation:

When the status bar reaches 100%, the Installation Complete

dialog opens:

11. Click Finish to close the Installation wizard.

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Setting up a Now that you have installed the Leica Geosystems license server,
you are ready to load your floating licenses.
License Server

Before you load a new license file or change an existing license

file, you must make sure that the license service has been
stopped.

Licensing Leica Once the license tools are installed, you need to obtain a floating
Geosystems Software license file. You can request a license file from the Leica Geosystems
Web page at http://gi.leica-geosystems.com/Codewords/.
You need to know the following information before you request your
license file:

• The System ID number for the computer running the installed

license server.

• The name of the computer on which the license server program

was installed.

• The modules for which you need licenses.

• The number of licenses you need for each module.

NOTE: Save the license file in an easily accessible location.

All floating license files have the .lgs extension.

58 Configuring the License Server

Adding a License File The sections that follow explain how to add a license file.

Stopping the License Service

1. Select Start -> Programs -> Leica Geosystems -> Licensing

Tools -> License Server Setup. The License Server Setup Tool
dialog opens:

2. Click Stop if the license server status in the Configure Server

section is running.

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 Automatically Installing the License File
To automatically install a license file, double-click it in Windows
Explorer. The license file is loaded automatically.

Manually Installing the License File

Advanced users might want to manually install the license file. Follow
these steps to manually install the license file.

You must have administrative privileges to properly run the

Install License Server setup.

1. Click Start -> Programs -> Leica Geosystems -> Licensing

Tools -> License Server Setup. The License Server Setup Tool
dialog opens:

Before you load a new license file or change an existing license

file, you must make sure that the license service has been
stopped.

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 2. Click the Load button. The Open file dialog opens and lets you
browse to the license file location.

You can also drag and drop the license file into the License File
area.

3. Select the license file, and then click Open.

The contents of the license file are loaded into the License Server
Setup tool.

4. Make sure that the Create Windows 2000/XP Service button is

selected.

5. Check the Start license server automatically after reboot check

box to have the license server automatically start each time the
operating system is rebooted.

6. Click OK to close the Leica Geosystems License Server Tools dialog.

The following message window opens:

7. Click Yes to begin serving licenses over the network. If you have
additional licenses to add, click No and proceed to "Merging a New
License on the Server" on page 62.

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Merging a New License on You need to merge the additional licenses on the license server if you
the Server are going to license several different Leica Geosystems software
products from the same license server or if you received more than
one license file to serve.

Automatically Merging the License File

To automatically merge a license file, double-click it in Windows
Explorer. The license file is automatically merged with the existing
file.

Manually Merging the License File

Advanced users might want to manually merge the license file.
Follow these steps to manually merge the new license file with the
existing license file.

It is highly recommended that you back up your old license file

before proceeding.

1. Perform the steps in “Manually Installing the License File” on page

60.

2. Click Yes in the following message window to merge the license

files:

Note that the license field changes to show the information in your
new license.

3. Click the Start button to start the license server.

4. Click OK to close the Leica Geosystems License Server Setup tool.

Your new license file is installed, and your software is ready to run.

62 Configuring the License Server

Replacing a License File It might be necessary to completely replace the license file. To
on the Server replace the license for an expired module or install a completely new
license file, follow these steps:

1. Select Start -> Programs -> Leica Geosystems -> Licensing

Tools -> License Server Setup. The License Server Setup Tool
dialog opens.

2. Click the Clear All button.

3. Click Yes to clear the contents of the License File field.

4. Perform the steps in "Adding a License File" on page 59.

Start TCP/IP Services Every computer you want to use the license server to license Leica
Geosystems software must have the TCP/IP services properly
configured.

Windows 2000
To configure TCP/IP services for Windows 2000, follow these steps:

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel on the Microsoft task bar.

2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon.

3. Right-click the Local Area Connection button and select

Properties.

4. Click the Protocols tab in the Network dialog.

5. Click the Install button if Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is not

included in the list.

6. Select Protocol, and then click Add. The Select Network Protocol
dialog opens.

7. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the list of Network

Protocols, and then click OK.

NOTE: The hostname and the IP address of each computer you want
to use the license server to license Leica Geosystems software must
be listed in your hosts file or be accessible through a Domain Name
Server (DNS). To edit the hosts file, use Notepad to open (or create)
the directory called
<WindowsDir>\system32\drivers\etc\hosts for Windows
2000.

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 Windows XP
To configure TCP/IP services for Windows XP:

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel on the Microsoft task bar.

2. Click Network and Internet Connections.

3. Click Network Connections.

4. Right-click the Local Area Connection button and select

Properties.

5. Click the Install button if Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is not

included in the list.

6. Select Protocol, and then click Add. The Select Network Protocol
dialog opens.

7. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the list of Network

Protocols, and then click OK.

NOTE: The hostname and the IP address of each computer you want
to use the license server to license Leica Geosystems software must
be listed in your hosts file or be accessible through a Domain Name
Server (DNS). To edit the hosts file, use Notepad to open (or create)
the directory called
<WindowsDir>\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.

Customizing the License The FLEXlm Licensing software lets you customize the license
Servers servers. To accomplish this, use the tools in Start -> Programs ->
Leica Geosystems -> License Tools -> FLEXlm Tools.

For more information on using the FLEXlm Licensing Tools, see

the FlexLM End Users Guide located in
<IMAGINE_HOME>/help/hardcopy/enduser.pdf.

64 Configuring the License Server

Configuring ERDAS IMAGINE

65
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Windows Printing

Introduction This chapter provides information about how to set up your map
composition for printing.

The above map composition is used in the following example. The

map composition measures 48” × 68”.

NOTE: This map composition is not included in the

<IMAGINE_HOME>/examples directory.

This document is based on the premise that the printing to be done

can be executed on an HP plotter using an HPRTL print driver on
Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional.

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Troubleshooting Sometimes when you are trying to print a map, system resources are
consumed by the printing process, and the attempt to plot fails.
There are several ways in which a printing failure might manifest
itself. Depending on the type of print device being used, the
indications of failure vary. The most common, of course, is that you
do not successfully print the desired map. The symptoms of failure
shown below are common for HP 600 to 3500 plotters. This includes
the 1055 series.

Out of Memory/Data Lost This is a printer panel message that is displayed when the printing
application overwhelms the printer memory with data. This
commonly occurs when postscript print drivers are used to attempt
a print job that sends more data to the print device than the print
device has memory to handle.
In ERDAS IMAGINE, this situation can also occur if you do not choose
to Rasterize before printing. In the case where the you do not
choose to Rasterize before printing, the map composition should
be processed using the In computer memory option. Commonly,
when the system runs out of memory, the composition is partially
printed. It is not unusual that whole elements of the map
composition might be missing.

Nothing Prints In another example, you send your map composition to print, and
the process initiates successfully. However, as soon as the print job
switches from spooling to printing, the job is deleted from the queue.
There are no results to speak of. The only potential error message is
from the OS: Your system is running low on virtual memory.
Please close some applications. This is dependent on your
system’s virtual memory settings.
It is advisable that you increase the default Windows virtual memory
settings. On Microsoft Windows systems, there are initial and
maximum size settings for the virtual memory that are made
available to applications. The default minimum memory is
acceptable, but the overall may need to be increased.

Changing Memory Settings

Increasing overall memory can be accomplished by:

• increasing the maximum on the existing paging file.

• creating an additional paging file (if there is not sufficient free

disk space on the drive or partition where the other paging has
been created).

It is also common that, when the Commit Charge value on the

Windows Task Manager exceeds ~ 1 GB, nothing prints. Eventually,
this occurs when processing without Rasterize before printing and
In computer memory.

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Preferences

Strip Height
The Strip Height is set to 64 by default. This is an acceptable strip
height. This is the height of each strip of data that is sent to the
plotter.

Printing Data Transfer Compression

Printing Scale Factor is the scaling factor at which the output data is
created. This scale applies to the output frame size. For example:
none = 1x
low = 2x
medium = 4x
high = 8x
For example, if the image that is being put into a frame is 5000 ×
6000 pixels, and the frame in which the image data is going to be
printed is 17”× 20”, and you are plotting at 600 dpi, then there are
5000 pixels with which to fill 10200 dots.
Scaling is always constrained to the smaller of the dimensions to
maintain geometric fidelity. In the example above, a scaling factor
of 2 would be appropriate. If a scaling factor of one were used,
ERDAS IMAGINE would create a file big enough to fill the output map
frame. This is, in essence, quadrupling the size of the raster data
needed to be sent to the plotter.
Moreover, a scale factor of two is a good trade-off in that little
annotation degradation occurs. If the Printing Scale Factor is too
high, text annotation can become pixelated.

Spool RAW Data In order to print successfully in ERDAS IMAGINE, data must be
spooled to the printer as the RAW datatype. These steps show you
how to set your printer driver to always spool the RAW datatype.

1. From the Windows Start button, click Settings -> Printers to

display the Windows Printers dialog:

2. Right-click on the icon for the desired printer, and click Properties
to display the Printer Properties dialog:

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 General tab

Click the
Processor button

3. From the General tab, click on the Print Processor button to open
the Print Processor dialog:

Check the Always spool

RAW datatype
checkbox

4. Check the Always spool RAW dataype checkbox.

Scenarios You may encounter the following scenarios when printing:

No Pre-Rasterize These steps work for a moderate size map composition (e.g., 24” ×
36” at 600 dpi). The no pre-rasterize scenario does not create a
temporary file: all processing is handled in memory. This scenario
can lead to the situation where nothing prints when the limits of
system memory are exceeded. Any time the Commit Charge exceeds
1 GB, the print job is removed from the queue.

Preparation
ERDAS IMAGINE must be running.

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 You must have a map composition displayed.

NOTE: The map composition displayed in this scenario is not supplied

with the examples data.

The following picture shows a Map Composition ready to print:

Open the Map Composition Dialog

1. In the Map Composer dialog, click the Print icon .

This brings up the Print Map Composition dialog. The Print Map
Composition dialog opens on the Printer tab. In this tab, you can
select a printer you have configured.

For information about how to configure a printer, see the most

recent ERDAS IMAGINE Installation Guide.

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 The Printer tab allows you to
select a configured printer that
can print the map composition

2. Click the Print Destination dropdown list and choose an

appropriate printer.

NOTE: If you do not have any printers configured on your computer,

then the only options that appear are Image File and EPS File.

In this example, the HP DesignJet

2500CP by HP printer is chosen
as the Print Destination

The Print Destination you select displays in the Print Map

Composition dialog. Now, you can set configuration parameters.

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 The printer you chose
displays in the Print
Destination window

Click the Change printer

configuration button

3. Click on the Change printer configuration button.

The Properties dialog for the printer you select displays. In this case,
the title of the dialog is HP DesignJet 2500CP by HP.

In the Properties dialog,

click on the More sizes
button

4. Click on the More sizes button.

The Paper Sizes dialog opens. In this dialog, you can set the paper
size required for your particular map composition.

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 Set custom paper
size in this area

5. Click in the Custom paper size section of the Paper Sizes dialog and
type the size of the paper. In this case, the appropriate size is 36” ×
26”.

6. Click OK in the Paper Sizes dialog.

You are returned to the Paper Size tab of the Properties dialog.

Choose the Landscape

orientation

7. In the Paper Size tab of the Properties dialog, click the Landscape
orientation radio button. This option conserves paper.

8. Click the Layout View tab in the Properties dialog.

The Layout View information displays.

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 The Layout View tab shows that the width is 36”, and the height is
26”. The 36” dimension runs across the 36” width of the roll of
paper.

9. Click the Options tab in the Properties dialog.

The options display. In this tab you make color and paper selections.

10. In the Options tab, click the checkbox for Manual color.
You are going to come back to the Color control setting in a
moment.

11. Click the Paper type dropdown list, and select the type of paper.

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 The Quality setting controls the dots per inch (dpi) that is used to
plot the map. There are different quality designations used by
different printer drivers. Some common HP quality designations are:

• Fast (draft) (300 dpi)

• Normal (final) (300 dpi)

• Best (enhanced) (600 dpi)

• Economy (300 dpi)

• Productivity (300 dpi)

• Photo (600 dpi)

So far, you have selected the

Manual color radio button as
well as the Paper type

12. Click on the Advanced tab in the Properties dialog.

The advanced options display in the Properties dialog.

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 Select the process
document setting in this
area

13. In the Process document section of the Advanced tab, click the
In computer radio button.
You need to select the In computer option in order to successfully
print the color calibration pages which follow.
A Hint dialog opens that warns of slower printing. You are going to
process the document in the computer memory when you do not
pre-rasterize anyway.

14. Click OK in the Hint dialog.

15. Click the Inked Area checkbox.

Your Advanced tab should now look like the following:

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 Select the In computer
option

Color control

1. Click the Options tab in the Properties dialog.

2. Click on the Color control button in the Options tab.

The Color Control dialog opens.

Select User defined

color correction

Start the Color

Correction Wizard

3. In the Printed color control section of the Color Control dialog,

click on the User defined color correction radio button.

4. Click on the Start Color Correction Wizard button.

The Start Color Correction Wizard dialog opens.

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 Select Use the current
document in your
application

5. Click the Use the current document in your application radio

button.
The next Start Color Correction Wizard dialog opens. It provides
information about using the current document as the basis for the
Color Correction Wizard.

Click OK

6. Click OK in the Start Color Correction Wizard dialog.

A Job Status dialog opens to show the progress of the document
capture.

7. Click OK in the Color Control dialog and the Map Composition dialog.

8. Depending on your preference settings, you may need to click OK in

the Job Status dialog to close it.
The Color Correction Wizard welcome dialog opens.

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 Click Next to advance to
the next panel of the Color
Correction Wizard

9. Click Next in the Color Correction Wizard dialog.

The next Color Correction Wizard dialog suggests a series of steps.

Click Next

10. Click Next in the Color Correction Wizard dialog.

Click Next

11. Click Next when the No transformation message is displayed above

the document preview.
The Brightness is adjusted in this step.

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 Choose the
Brightness option in
the Select
Transformation
section

The next dialog advises you to prepare the printer. Next, the sample
pictures are going to be printed.

Click Next to print

the sample images

12. Click Next to print the sample images.

13. Once you get the sample images from the printer, compare the
sample image printout to the map on your screen.

14. In the Picture Selected section, type the number of the image that
best represents the brightness of the map. In this example, 9 is the
best.

15. Click Back twice to define the contrast setting.

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 Click Back again

The Color Correction Wizard dialog that follows allows you to set
Contrast:

Select the Contrast option

16. Click on the Contrast radio button.

17. Click Next when the No transformation message is displayed above

the document preview.

18. Click Next to print the sample images.

19. In the Picture Selected section, type the number of the image that
best represents the brightness of the map. In this case, 8 is best.

Select the picture you

like best in the Picture
Selected field

20. Click Back twice to define the Color Balance setting.

21. Click Back again.

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 Click Back

Now, you can select the Color Balance option.

Select the Color

Balance radio button

22. Click on the Color Balance radio button.

23. Click Next when the No transformation message is displayed above

the document preview.

24. Click Next to print the sample images.

25. In the Picture Selected section, type the number of the image that
best represents the brightness of the map. In this case, 6 is best.

The picture number 6 is

the best for Color Balance

Click Next

26. Click Next in the Color Correction Wizard dialog.

Now, you have defined all three elements of the Color Correction
Wizard: Brightness, Contrast, and Color Balance.

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 27. Click on Finish in the Color Correction Wizard.
A dialog opens advising you that the color calibration was a success.

28. Click on OK in the Color Calibration Successful dialog.

You are returned to the Properties dialog. If you have the User
Defined Color Correction selected, it uses your color calibration.

29. Click the Advanced tab in the Properties dialog.

30. Click OK in the Properties dialog.

Return to the Print Map Composition Dialog

1. Click the Page Setup tab in the Print Map Composition dialog.

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 Your Print Map Composition dialog Page Setup tab should look like
this:

Click the Page

Setup tab

2. Click the Options tab of the Print Map Composition dialog.

The Options tab looks like this:

Click the
Options tab

3. Click the Preview tab of the Print Map Composition dialog.

Finally, your Preview tab should look like this:

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 Click the Preview
tab

4. Click OK to print your map.

Pre-Rasterize Another scenario involves the Pre-Rasterize option. If you want to

print large maps or print to higher resolution print devices, it is
probably necessary to utilize the Pre-Rasterize option in ERDAS
IMAGINE in conjunction with an HPRTL driver. There are similar
languages that can be utilized with plotters sold by other printer
manufacturers.

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 This map is large. It is 52” x 68”. It is printed at 600 dpi, and would
easily exceed the system limits for successful printing. This map
cannot print without pre-rasterization unless the Printer Data
Transfer Compression preference is set to high. Even then, the raster
data that is printed appears highly degraded as no higher than a
compression factor of low or 2 can be effectively used with this data.
Consequently, the Pre-Rasterize option is used in order to print
successfully.
The 52” height of the map corresponds with the 54” width of the
paper for the HP 3500. There are effectively 31200 pixels, or dots,
available for plotting at 600 dpi. The image in the map frame is
37000 pixels high. This map would be best processed with the
Printer Data Transfer Compression preference set to none, but
that would also quadruple the amount of data that is sent to the
plotter. So, you are going to use the default Printer Data Transfer
Compression preference low. This generally provides acceptable
results.

Preparation
ERDAS IMAGINE must be running.
You must have a map composition displayed.

NOTE: The map composition displayed in this scenario is not supplied

with the examples data.

1. In the Map Composer dialog, click the Print icon .

This brings up the Print Map Composition dialog. The Print Map
Composition dialog opens on the Printer tab. In this tab, you can
select a printer you have configured.

For information about how to configure a printer, see the most

recent ERDAS IMAGINE Installation Guide.

2. In the Print Map Composition dialog, select the printer from the Print
Destination dropdown list.

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 Select the printer from
the dropdown list

Once you choose your printer, the Rasterize before printing

option displays.

Click the Change printer

configuration button

Click to select the Rasterize

before printing option

3. Click the Rasterize before printing checkbox.

4. Click on the Change printer configuration button.

The Properties dialog opens. It has the name of the printer you
selected as the Print Destination.

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 Set the page size here

5. In the Application page size section of the Page Size tab, set the
paper size to 54” x 72”.

6. Click on the Layout View tab of the Properties dialog.

Click the Layout View tab

7. Look at the Layout View to verify the parameters.

8. Click on the Options tab of the Properties dialog.

The Options display.

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 Select Manual
color
Click the Color
control button
Set the Paper type
and Quality

9. Set the Paper type and Quality.

The Quality should be set to Photo or Best, which is 600 dpi if the
highest quality is desired.

10. Click on the Manual color radio button in the Options tab.

11. Click on the Color control button to check the Color Control
settings.
The Color Control dialog opens.

Select the User

defined color
correction radio
button

12. Set the Printed color control to User defined color correction.
This should still be set to the same values used in the previous
exercise, “No Pre-Rasterize”. If you did not perform the previous
exercise, the procedure for setting the User defined color correction
is fully described there, in “Color control”.

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 13. Click on the Advanced tab.

14. Click the In Printer radio button.

In the previous exercise, the In Computer radio button was set so
that printing could be done using the no pre-rasterize method in
ERDAS IMAGINE.

15. Click OK in the Advanced tab.

The Page Setup tab of the Print Map Composition dialog displays:

16. Verify the parameters on the Page Setup tab.

17. Click the Options tab.

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 Click the Options tab

18. Verify the parameters on the Options tab.

19. Click on the Preview tab.

Click the Preview tab

20. Examine the Print Preview.

21. Click OK in the Print Map Composition dialog to print.

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Adding Fonts to Annotation

Introduction This section describes how to add new fonts to ERDAS IMAGINE
annotation.

Create an .fdb File To add True Type system fonts to the ERDAS IMAGINE annotation
package, you must add the new fonts to a font data base (.fdb) file
in any of the directories specified in the ERDAS_FONT_PATH, which
is, by default, the <IMAGINE_HOME>/etc/fonts directory where
ERDAS IMAGINE is installed on your system.
You can create a new file or edit an existing file. You may use
<IMAGINE_HOME>/etc/fonts/fontlist.fdb as an example, but be
aware that the contents of the fields may look different for the OTL
fonts that are distributed with Leica Geosystems software, and that
your file should only have entries for your fonts.
If you create a new file, you can give it any name as long as it is in
one of the directories mentioned above. User-defined directories
may be used by adding them to the ERDAS_FONT_PATH
environment variable in the Environment tab of the ERDAS IMAGINE
Properties dialog. Note that a file named “a.fdb” in the current
directory overrides a file named “a.fdb” in the directory from which
you started ERDAS IMAGINE, which in turn overrides a file named
“a.fdb” in the etc/fonts directory.

The first non-comment line of the .fdb file must be “version 3”.

You must have a seven-field entry in your .fdb file for every font you
want the annotation package to know about. All of the name and
string fields in the entry should be in quotes. Only the Font Language
Flag field is unquoted.
The following chart lists these fields and the information they specify.

Table 1: Font Fields

Field Number Field Name Font Information1

One Font Name Use the Font File Name below (without
variations) or use another name of your
choice. This is the name you see in the
scrolling list of available fonts in the Text
Style Chooser, plus any special weight
and/or slant attributes. 2

Two Font File Name This field is the Font Name as shown in
Fonts Control Panel.

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 Table 1: Font Fields (Continued)

Field Number Field Name Font Information1

Three ASCII This is a printer-downloadable file that
PostScript File goes with the selected font. It is the font
Name file that is included in the EPS file that is
created when you output your Map
Composition to an EPS file. When you
transfer the EPS file to another
application (e.g., Microsoft Word) and
print the document, this file is actually
downloaded to your PostScript printer. If
you do not specify a PostScript file in
this field, you are not able to create a
usable file.3

Four Windows Font When a font is selected, the Windows

Name font specified here is used in the
annotation text entry fields, where text
is entered or displayed. If you just want
the standard ERDAS IMAGINE text font
to be used, use the word “default” If you
want the font that you are adding to be
displayed in the text entry fields, use
the same name here that you used for
the font file name (Field Number Two).

Five Font Language This is the only field that must not be in
Flag quotes. It is the flag that indicates
whether the language for which this font
is used is written left-to-right or right-
to-left. If the language is written left-to-
right, use LEFT_TO_RIGHT for this field.
If the language is written right-to-left,
use RIGHT_TO_LEFT for this field.

Six Sample String This is the string that you want to use
for the text style sample in the Text
Style Chooser. For English, something
like “AaBbCc” or Abc123” is commonly
used, but you may wish to use some
other string, particularly for other
alphabets.

Seven Font Server This is the name of the font server to be

Name used to read the font. Use “MSW” for
this field.

1 This information is not an actual description of the fields in the .fdb, files, but in-
structions on where to find the information for the True Type fonts you are adding.

2
Weight attributes that are recognized in the Text Style Chooser are “Extra-Bold,”
“SemiBold,” “Bold,” “Heavy,” “Medium,” “Light” and “Thin;” the only slant attribute
that is recognized is “Italic.”

3
This file must be in the $IMAGINE_HOME/etc/fonts directory. If you do not have a
downloadable ASCII PostScript font file for this font, use the word “none.”

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Example .fdb Below is an example of an entry in an .fdb file for a font that uses
the standard ERDAS IMAGINE font in the text entry fields.
Entries
"Arial Thin"
"Arial Narrow"
"arial.ps"
"default"
LEFT_TO_RIGHT
"AaBbCc"
"MSW"

The fields are printed on separate lines for space reasons. They
should all be on one line in the .fdb file.

Below is an example of an entry for a font for which there is no

downloadable PostScript file. This example uses the same font for
the text entry fields as for the annotation itself.
"Suu kyi"
"Suu kyi"
"none"
"Suu kyi"
LEFT_TO_RIGHT
"AaBbCc"
"MSW"
See $IMAGINE_HOME/etc/fonts/fontlist.fdb for other examples.

Font to Symbol ERDAS IMAGINE contains a utility for converting font sets into
Symbol Libraries for use in Annotation layers. This utility is accessed
Utility
by clicking Utilities -> Font to Symbol from the menu bar on the
ERDAS IMAGINE icon panel.

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 Lists all the fonts View the characters
on your system

You may edit

the symbol name
to better identify it
This name appears
in the Category list
on the Symbol Chooser
dialog

1. To create a new symbol library, click on a font in the Font list. The
CellArray displays the characters and Symbol Names.

2. Select a row by left-clicking on the Row number.

3. Rename the Symbol by left clicking on the symbol name. In this

case, “Baskerville 38” has already been changed to “ampersand.”

4. If you change the symbol name, you will need to rename the Symbol
Library Category by left clicking in the Symbol Library Category field
and typing in a new name.

5. Click Apply.
The Symbol Library has been created. It references the font set on
your system and is ready to use in Annotation layers.

This utility references the fonts listed on your computer. If you

remove that font, the symbol library will be lost.

If you want to transfer the symbol library, you must also include
the referenced font set.

Adding Thai Font To display and edit Thai characters on annotation layers converted
from vector attributes, the following steps are required for setting
Support to
the language environment and adding font support.
Windows
You must have Administrator priviledges on your machine
before you can install or change Language Support facilities.

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 The following instructions are for Windows XP. There are slight
differences in Windows 2000.

1. Follow the instructions in Create an .fdb File on page 93 to add True

Type system fonts to the ERDAS IMAGINE annotation package.

We recommend the Arial Unicode MS Font Database file (FDB)

for use in IMAGINE Annotation since it has a complete set of
Unicode characters. The content of ArialUnicodeMS.fdb should
look like this:

version 3
"Arial Unicode MS"
"Arial Unicode MS"
"none"
"Arial Unicode MS"
LEFT_TO_RIGHT
"AaBbCc"
"MSW"

2. Install Thai language support and Windows IMEs (Input Method

Editors). For more information about IMEs, please see Microsoft
Global Input Method Editors.
To install language support, select Start -> Control Panel and
select Regional and Language Options from the control panel.

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 On the Languages tab, ensure that the checkbox Install files for
complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai) is
checked.
Click the Apply button. Reboot the computer when requested.
To install the Thai language, select Start -> Control Panel and
select Regional and Language Options from the control panel.

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 On the Advanced tab, under Language for non-Unicode
programs, select Thai then click Apply and OK. You may use
existing files if they are already installed. Reboot the computer when
requested.
Select Start -> Control Panel and select Regional and Language
Options from the control panel. Verify the addition of Thai font
support to the Windows OS by observing that the Install files for
complex script... checkbox on the Languages tab is disabled
(greyed out).
To install the IME, click the Details button on the Languages tab.
The Text Services and Input Languages dialog opens. On this dialog,
click the Add button.

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 Choose Thai from the Input Language dropdown list, then click OK.

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 Click OK on the Regional and Language Options dialog. You may
need to reboot the system once you have done this.

3. Now you may start IMAGINE with a GLT Viewer and open a
shapefile containing Thai characters. Then select Vector ->
Attribute to Annotation to convert vector attribute to annotation
in Thai font.

4. By selecting the Thai IME, you may type Thai characters into the
annotation layer.

Each time you switch languages, your computer must be

rebooted before the change takes place.

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Stereo Only Stereo-In-A-Window is supported for Windows 2000 and

Windows XP Professional. A stereo graphics emitter, an emitter
Configuration for
cable, liquid crystal glasses, and a stereo-capable graphics card are
Windows Systems required to use the Stereo-In-A-Window option.
Most stereo-capable graphics cards provide a control panel for
enabling and disabling stereo display (see your graphics card’s
instructions). The card must be stereo-enabled before starting
IMAGINE VirtualGIS.
Contact StereoGraphics (http://www.StereoGraphics.com) for the
specific cable needed to work with your system and graphics card.

ERDAS IMAGINE Several ERDAS IMAGINE preferences can be modified to improve the
performance of IMAGINE VirtualGIS. These changes may affect other
Preference
applications running within the ERDAS IMAGINE environment.
Settings
ERDAS IMAGINE Image The Memory Map File Size Limit and Memory Map Segment
Files (Native) Height preferences should both be set to 0.000. This disables
memory mapping. Some Virtual Worlds built in the Virtual World
Editor could be greater than the defaults displayed.

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Index Pre-rasterize 86
scenarios 70
spool RAW data 69
troubleshooting 68
Symbols
.fdb entries 95
.fdb file
R
create 93 Rasterize before printing 68

A S
Stereo configuration for Windows systems
ArcObjects 21
103
Stereo-In-A-Window 103
C Strip height preference 69
Color control 78 SysID information 40
Color Correction Wizard 78 System requirements 3
Configuring IMAGINE VirtualGIS for Windows
103
T
Temporary File Location 4
D Subpixel Classifier 4
Disk Space 3 The ERDAS IMAGINE CD-ROM 7

E U
ERDAS software security 5 uninstalling 35

G
Geodatabase Support 21

I
In computer 68
information
SysID 40
Install Manager 35
Installation 6

L
License Server
customizing 64

M
Memory settings 68

N
No Pre-rasterize 70

P
Print scaling factor preference 69
Printing
data lost 68
nothing prints 68
out of memory 68
preferences 69

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