Issue
I have upgraded from a KeyACCIDENT version earlier than v13 and don’t know how to use the new plot features.
Solution
Plotting features have been overhauled in KeyACCIDENT v13 to give significantly increased flexibility and new functions. If you missed the introduction webinar or haven’t had chance to get used to the improvements, there are several resources.
1. On-demand webinar
You can watch the webinar introducing the new plot features HERE
There are 5 dropdown menus
Set them as shown below (the Area Of Practice dropdown disappears when you set Select Your Industry)
Note: KeyACCIDENT may be moved across to our Traffic Safety or Safety and Operations unit in the near future
Support of the product and the Product Manager remain the same
Scroll through to find this webinar (click LEARN MORE)
Scroll down and click on this image to play the webinar recording
2. How do I start a plot?
Plots can begin with the following:
- A polygon search or a database search with no area
- The Plot icon
if you already have active records from a search in the same session
- From a saved collection (Manage Records)
- Pick your collection and select Plot Locations
All of these methods open the Plot dialog. You can then pick the diagram type, how you want to position or group them, and a variety of other settings (see Help Manual videos)
Simple Plot offers a simpler plot dialog with reduced functionality
3. Help Manual
The online Help Manual contains notes and short video clips from the webinar
You may find this easier than watching the whole webinar
Chapter 4 of the online Help Manual contains a lot of resources
In the floating page navigation menu, all of the video clips start with VIDEO: so are easy to spot
See the video at 4.5.3 for details of plotting diagrams in grid, including balloon and stick diagrams
In the Database module, click here:
In the GIS module (AutoCAD), click here:
4. Tooltips
In the GIS module (AutoCAD), you can see tooltips for each function by hovering your cursor over the icon
Here is an example tooltip for Severity to front
As described, this useful feature brings higher severity plot diagrams above lower severity plot diagrams, as in this example: