Symbol Format Settings for 1-Point Symbols

Settings for 1-point symbols such as units, installations and equipment. The other format settings of symbol.army are described under Symbol Format.

Symbol Format settings for 1-point symbols

Size and shadow

Symbol Size — the height of the base frame of the symbol, in millimetres. Choose 10, 15, 20 or 25 mm, or enter a value from 0.1 to 99 mm. The default is 20 mm.

Size presets 10, 15, 20 and 25 offered by the field 'Symbol Size (mm)'

The Symbol Size sets how large the symbol is shown in the Main Window (in the Vector Graphic (SVG) display). The size of a downloaded image is set separately under Export Format.

Show Shadow — if the flag is set, the base frame of the symbol casts a shadow. Default: on.

Military symbol with the base frame casting a shadowMilitary symbol with the frame shadow switched off
ShadowNo Shadow

Frame and fill

Symbol Filled — if the flag is set, the base frame of the symbol is filled. Default: on. With Colored switched on, the fill uses the colour of the affiliation:

AffiliationFill colour
Friend, Assumed Friend, Exercise Friend, Exercise Assumed FriendLight blue (#80E0FF)
Hostile, Suspect, Joker, FakerLight red (#FF8080)
Neutral, Exercise NeutralLight green (#AAFFAA)
Unknown, Pending, Exercise Unknown, Exercise PendingLight yellow (#FFFF80)

With Colored switched off, the fill is white. Without Symbol filled, the frame stays empty.

Military symbol with the base frame filledMilitary symbol with the base frame left unfilled
Symbol FilledSymbol not filled

Optional Frame Format — some symbols can be drawn with or without a frame — mainly equipment. The symbology library defines for every symbol whether its frame is fixed or optional. Choose Framed (default) or Unframed: Unframed only affects symbols with an optional frame; all other symbols keep their affiliation frame.

Select 'Optional Frame Format' in the 1-Point Symbols options, set to Framed
Equipment symbol drawn with its frameThe same equipment symbol drawn without a frame
FramedUnframed

Modifier text

Modifier-Text Size — here you can change the text size of the modifiers around the symbol. The value corresponds to % of the height of the Base Symbol, from 1% to 99%. The default is 33%.

Military symbol with modifier text at the default 33% sizeMilitary symbol with modifier text enlarged to 60%
Size 33%Size 60%

Bold Modifier-Text — if this flag is set, the modifier texts are shown in bold. Default: off.

Military symbol with modifier text in normal weightMilitary symbol with modifier text in bold
NormalBold

Modifier-Text Color — sets the colour of the modifier texts. By default the colour is chosen automatically.

Military symbol with modifier text in the standard blackMilitary symbol with modifier text in blue
StandardBlue Text

Modifier-Text Background — sets a background colour behind the modifier texts, to keep them readable on top of other graphics. By default the colour is chosen automatically.

Colour picker of 'Modifier-Text Background' with the colour #ffff80 entered Military symbol with its modifier texts on a yellow background

Colours

Line Color — sets the colour of the symbol lines. By default the colour is chosen automatically.

Military symbol with lines in the standard colorMilitary symbol with the signature lines in red
StandardRed Lines

Colored — determines whether the symbol is displayed in colour or in black and white. In black and white, lines and texts are black and the fill is white. Default: on.

Military symbol displayed in colorMilitary symbol displayed in black and white
StandardNot colored

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