How can I transfer my Encom PA licence to another machine?
1. Install and run Encom PA on the DESTINATION computer and view the Encom Licence Manager. If the software doesn't directly take you to this licensing program it can be accessed from the File>Licensing menu option. 2. Click on the Activate Software tabdialog and note the 7-digit Hardware I ...
Is it possible to do coordinate conversion of grid files in Encom PA?
You can use the Reproject option from the Grid Utility to reproject coordinates from one coordinate system to another. This utility can be accessed from the Gridding menu of Encom PA. Once the Grid Utility dialog is open, load the grid that you wish to reproject into the dialog, or if it is alr ...
How to combine 2 grids so that new grid has grid1 values inside a polygon and grid2 values outside a polygon.
You would need to start by using the Grid Utility "Clip" option (Gridding>Grid Utility menu option) to clip each grid using the dividing polygon in a 2D vector file (.TAB, .MIF, .SHP) so that it behaves as a cookie cutter. i.e. for Grid1 apply the polygon as a vector file and clip the area in ...
Cannot open the Aircraft Database in the Flight Path Simulator utility
If trying to use the Flight Path Simulator utility in Encom PA and you get the following message when running SimFlightPath on a Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 machine: "There was an error opening the aircraft database. You cannot generate flight paths without an aircraft database. Please ...
How to change the Application Look in Encom PA
Encom PA now uses the Microsoft .NET application look, giving the interface a fresh appearance. Previous application frames and a range of colour themes are also available, e,g, Windows XP, Office 2007. To change the Application look, access the View menu and select Application Look.
What system requirements are recommended to run Encom PA?
Encom PA 9.0 requires either the Windows® Vista (Service Pack 1, 32-bit or 64-bit), Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2) or Windows® 2000 (Service Pack 4) operating system to run. It is recommended that Encom PA is operated on a Pentium 4 series PC. A minimum of 512 megabytes o ...
Encom 3D Grid File Format
The attached Adobe document details the format and structure of the Encom 3D voxel grid file format (.e3d) .
Is Encom PA 8.0 Microsoft Vista compatible?
All versions of Encom PA 7.0.31 and newer are compatible with Miscrosoft Windows Vista.
I cannot see the Data Manager window in Encom PA
If the Data Manager window does not automatically appear underneath the Workspace Tree when you first execute Encom PA check that the Data Manager button is selected in the Main toolbar. If the Data Manager window still does not appear select the View>Toolbars>Reset Arrangement menu option.
Toolbars are automatically stacked vertically on the left-hand side of the screen.
When the orientation of your toolbars are automatically stacked vertically on the left-hand side of the screen (see image below), select View>Toolbars>Reset Arrangement to horizontally align your toolbars along the top of the screen.
How can I read the X and Y coordinates for a location on a 2D map?
Set the mouse cursor to pointer mode using the Select/Navigate toolbar button click with the left mouse button anywhere inside a 2D Map or Profile/Graph display window. In the status bar at the bottom left hand side of the screen the XY Indicator will display these coordinates. To display the "Z ...
Is there a way to close a database in Encom PA without closing the session completely?
Select the File>Close Datasets... menu option and in the Select Datasets to Close dialog select the database that you wish to close from the Currently Open Datasets list. Click on the right arrow button to move the highlighted dataset to the Datasets to Close list on the right hand side of th ...
Changing the X and Y fields in a Database
By default, Encom PA automatically reads the X, Y, Z and Line fields as how they are named in the database being loaded. After a database is loaded, these coordinate fields can be changed to be other fields, eg “X_AMG, Y_AMG and Z_AMG or Sample” by the following two methods: 1. Open ...