A variable legend entity creates a legend displaying the material, sampler, well or other symbols in use all the boreholes on a fence report. This is a useful visual aid on a report. The legend is called variable because the set of symbol boxes that appears will vary from fence to fence, depending on which symbols are in use.

Note: This exercise requires the use of training.GPJ project and training.GLB library available from: download.aspx.  Instructions for unzipping and setting up these files is on: using gint downloaded examples.aspx.

Variable Graphic Legend Showing All

Material Graphics Used on a Fence

1. Go to REPORT DESIGN->Fences.

2. In the object selector select SIMPLE FENCE (or FINAL SIMPLE FENCE if SIMPLE FENCE is missing or incomplete).

3. Select File->Copy Page. Enter the following, then click OK:

   Field	Value
   Page Name to Copy To	SIMPLE FENCE WITH LEGEND
   Set Current Page To	First in Copy To List

4. Some modifications are required to the data frame layout. Click the Properties  icon. The FENCE REPORT PROPERTIES window appears. 

5. In the Data Frame tab, enter the following settings:

   Field	Value	Comments
   Frame Y	0.95	Elevates the frame bottom by .45" to make room for the legend.
   Frame Height	5.25	Shortens the frame by .25" so it doesn't run into the header.

6. Click OK to save the property changes.

7. Double-click on the ‘Distance Along Baseline (ft)’ entity. The TEXT PROPERTIES window opens.

8. In the Main tab, enter the following, then click OK:

   Field	Value	Comments
   Y	0.7	Elevates the text entity by .6" to keep it just beneath the elevated data frame.

9. Select Fence->Variable Legend. The VARIABLE LEGEND dialog box appears.

10. Enter the following values:

    Field	Value	Comments
    Field with Data	<<LITHOLOGY.Graphics>>	The data source will be the Graphic field in the LITHOLOGY table. Use the Data Tool.
    Symbol Type	Material Graphics	The legend will collect all material symbols used in the fence report.
    Number of Rows	1	We use a single-row legend to avoid having to compress the data frame too much.
    Row Spacing	0.4	Ignored in a single-row legend.
    Number of Columns	10	A maximum of 10 symbols can be displayed. To increase this we would have to narrow the column spacing or add a row.
    Column Spacing	1	Distance from the start of one symbol to the start of the next. Can also be thought of as column width.
    Rectangle Height	0.4	Rectangle height of each symbol.
    Rectangle Width	0.2
    Gap between Descriptions and Rectangles	0.05	Distance from the right edge of each rectangle to the left edge of its description.
    Text Height	0.08	Character size of description text.
    X	0.05	Alignment point is .05" to right of the report border.
    Y	0.5	Alignment point is .5" above the report border. This allows room for the .4" high graphic rectangles and a reasonable amount of text.

11. Click OK to save the legend properties.

12. Go to OUTPUT->Fences, select training.gpjand preview the report. (Cancel the User Report Variables window if desired.) The report appears as shown:

    

13. Close the preview.

See Also

Variable Graphic Log Report Legend: communities.bentley.com/.../12406.variable-graphic-log-report-legend.aspx

Variable Graphic Legend Showing All Material and Sampler Graphics Used in a Project: 12419.variable graphic legend showing all material and sampler graphics used in a project.aspx