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Didger 5 Full User's Guide

This document provides information about importing data into and using the software Didger. It describes how to import data files, vector files, and scanned images. It also explains the differences between using a digitizing tablet or scanner, what a digitizing tablet is and how to install the correct drivers, and the advantages of each input method. Finally, it outlines the user interface of Didger including the plot window, toolbars, and various managers for layers, properties, coordinates, and data.

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Didger 5 Full User's Guide

This document provides information about importing data into and using the software Didger. It describes how to import data files, vector files, and scanned images. It also explains the differences between using a digitizing tablet or scanner, what a digitizing tablet is and how to install the correct drivers, and the advantages of each input method. Finally, it outlines the user interface of Didger including the plot window, toolbars, and various managers for layers, properties, coordinates, and data.

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Didger

Data Files
If you have a data file containing XY coordinates and additional information such as
IDs, elevation, etc. you can import the file into Didger with the File | Import
command.

Vector Files
If you have a vector file, such as a .DXF or .SHP, the file can be imported into Didger
with the File | Import command.

Tablets vs. Scanners


To accurately digitize points from a paper source document, you need a digitizing
tablet. If you do not have a tablet, you can use a scanner and import an image into
Didger instead.

What is a Digitizing Tablet?


A digitizing tablet consists of a flat drawing area and a pointing device that can be
either a mouse-type pointer (puck) or a pen-type pointer (stylus). Tablets use a high-
resolution internal coordinate system over which you place your paper document. You
position the pointer on the paper document and digitize information directly. When you
click the pointer, Didger converts the coordinates from tablet coordinates to project
coordinates. In this way, you can obtain a precise and accurate representation of your
data on the computer.

There are 32-bit and 64-bit WINTAB drivers available for most digitizing tablets. If you
do not have a driver for your tablet, contact the tablet manufacturer to see if they
have the drivers available. Tablet and driver installation can vary depending on the
manufacturer and model of your tablet. Refer to the users guide for your tablet to
determine the correct installation procedures. The bit version (32-bit or 64-bit) of your
tablet must match the bit version of Didger. If you have a 64-bit version of Didger,
you must have a 64-bit version of the tablet driver for the tablet to communicate
effectively with Didger.

The advantage to using a tablet is that large paper documents are easier to
manipulate on large tablets. Tablets also require less memory than large images.

Scanners
A scanner converts a paper document into an image. Once the image is imported into
Didger, you can calibrate it and then you can digitize information using your
computer's mouse. Scanners use their own software to scan the document into an

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Chapter 1 - Introducing Didger

image file. The advantage of using a scanner over a tablet is that once the image is
scanned, the external hardware is no longer needed to digitize the information off the
paper document.

Didger User Interface


Didger contains a single plot document window. Images and drawn objects are
imported, referenced, displayed, and edited in the plot document.

This is the Didger plot window with the Layer Manager, Coordinate Manager,
and Property Manager on the left and the Data Manager on the bottom.

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Didger

Didger Layout
The following table summarizes the function of each component of the Didger layout.
Component
Component Function
Name

The title bar lists the program icon, program name, and the saved
Title Bar Didger file name, if any. An asterisk (*) after the file name
indicates the file has been modified since it was last saved.
Menu Bar The menu bar contains the commands used to run Didger.
The toolbars contain Didger tool buttons, which are shortcuts to
menu commands. Move the cursor over each button to display a
Toolbars tool tip describing the command. Toolbars can be customized with
the View | Toolbars/Managers | Customize command. Toolbars
can be docked or floating.

The plot window contains the images and drawn objects in the
Plot Window
current project.

The status bar shows information about the activity in Didger. The
status bar is divided into four sections. The left section displays the
number of selected objects or a brief description of menu
Status Bar
commands under the cursor. The second section shows the cursor
coordinates. The third section displays the current layer name. The
last section contains the projection information.
The Layer Manager controls all aspects of layers, such as the
Layer Manager addition and removal of layers. The Layer Manager is initially
docked on the left side above the Property Manager.

The Property Manager allows you to edit any of the properties of


Property Manager
a selected object.

The Coordinate Manager contains the vertex coordinates of a


Coordinate
selected object. The project’s Display Units are set in the
Manager
Coordinate Manager.
The Data Manager displays information about the objects in the
Data Manager current project such as object type, visibility, IDs, attributes, layer,
point count, perimeter length, area, and polygon direction.

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