Determining Pattern Distances

FX provides distances only for patterns that have already been plotted (traced). The total distance of the pattern and the distances between the nodes automatically appear in the Patterns grid.

  1. Click Route Definition > Edit or click Edit:  Edit button

    The Patterns Edit dialog box appears.

  2. Select the Distances tab.
    The patterns of both directions appear in the frames. (For circular routes, the patterns only appear in the left frame.)
    Distances Tab
  3. From the lists of patterns, select the patterns whose distances have not been calculated.
  4. Optional: To select all patterns, click Select All.
  5. Click Apply.
    The distance of the selected patterns appear in the Dist (Distance) column in the Patterns grid. If a pattern has not been plotted, a message appears stating that a pattern has not been plotted and distances can only be given for plotted patterns.
  6. Click Close.
    Note: If a distance value is negative, the total distance is also shown as negative. Negative values are shown in red and bold type in both the Pattern and Stop Pattern screens.