In the Concepts section it was explained how the criteria are listed in a tree list. This section explains how to create and customise your own criteria from the Parent Heeling Arms and Criteria provided with Hydromax.

 View a video that shows how to for example create a custom heeling arm criterion.

The tree works in much the same way as the file folders in Windows Explorer:

Ø  Click on the “+” sign to expand the folder (or double click on it).

Ø  Click on the “-” sign to collapse the group (or double click on it).

Ø  Click on an item’s name or icon to select it

Ø  Once selected, click again on the on the item’s name to edit its name

Some short-cut keys for the tree list:

Several options are available by right-clicking on a criterion or criterion group:

Criterion right-click menu

Include for Analysis:

Toggle whether the criterion (or all criteria within the group) should be evaluated.

Intact:

Toggle whether the criterion (or all criteria within the group) should be evaluated for intact conditions.

Damage:

Toggle whether the criterion (or all criteria within the group) should be evaluated for damaged conditions.

Lock:

Toggle whether the criterion (or all criteria within the group) are locked. If a criterion is locked, this prevents inadvertent editing of its parameters. Locking is used for criteria belonging to specific codes where the required values are fixed.

Add Group:

Add a new criterion group.

Cut:

Cut the criterion (or whole criterion group) to the clipboard. This may then be pasted into another location in the tree.

Copy:

Copy the criterion (or whole criterion group) to the clipboard. This may then be pasted into another location in the tree.

Paste:

Paste the criterion (or whole criterion group) from the clipboard to the selected location

Rename:

Renames the criterion or group. This may also be done by selecting the label, then clicking again in the label.

Delete:

Deletes the criterion or all the criteria and sub-groups within the group.

New custom criteria sets may be created by first creating a new criterion group and then dragging the desired criteria into the criterion group. By holding down the Ctrl button a copy of the criterion being dragged is created (unless it is a parent criterion, in which case a copy will be made regardless of whether the Ctrl key is held down or not). Alternatively use the Copy and Paste functions from the right-click context menu (see above).

It is extremely important to ensure that all criteria groups have unique names. If duplicate group names exit, then loading the criteria file may cause unexpected results. As criteria (and new groups) are loaded they are inserted into the first group that is found with a name that matches the name of the group to which the criterion should belong. If there are groups with the same name, all criteria that should be in a group of that name will end up in the first one and none in the second.

Criteria may be moved from one group to another by dragging them with the left-mouse-button or by using the cut and paste functions in the right-click context menu (see above). Note that if you drag a criterion from the Parent Criteria group a copy will be made and the original will not be deleted.

You can use the Criteria Tree Right-click Context Menu to copy and paste criteria. Alternatively, you can hold down the CTRL-key while moving the criteria you will copy the criteria.

Criteria may be selected for analysis by ticking the tick box to the left of the criterion. Other functions are available from a menu activated when the right button is clicked on your mouse. To select an entire group, right-click on the group and choose Include for Analysis from the menu.