Interacting with WFA

Map Navigation

The 3-D map canvas can be used with a mouse, trackpad, and keys to navigate. However, it is highly recommended you use a mouse with a scroll wheel because the map canvas is a full 3-D environment that supports tilting and rotation. Using the trackpad and keys are cumbersome.

• Use your mouse to click and drag the map in any direction

• Use mouse wheel to zoom in/out of the map

• Tilt the map by holding down the right mouse button and moving your dragging your mouse

• Use trackpad finger gestures to zoom in/out of the map or pan in a direction

• Double-tap the trackpad to zoom in

• Use keyboard arrows to pan in any direction

• Use A,W,S,D keys rotate the camera

• Use + or – on the keyboard to zoom in/out in the center of the map

• Right-click the Zoom to Default Extent tool to set a custom default extent

• To reset, click Zoom to Default Extent in the Navigation Tools

Identify Map Features

Many map features support on-click identification. Enable Feature Identify in the Navigation Tools and click on a feature to see available information.

Moving Panels

As of Wildfire Analyst v2.0, users may arrange and dock panels in the application.

Click and drag the panel header to move it to a new location. If you see this, you can dock the panel next to another panel or stack panels on top of each other.

Move your panel on top of one of the location indicators to dock or stack it.

Stacked panels show tabs along the bottom so you can select the panel you want to view.

You can also auto hide panels by clicking the pin icon in the upper right corner of the panel. Hidden panels will show their panel names along the side of the application. Hover over a panel name to display it.

Use the pin icon to turn off the auto-hide feature.