Planning tool
Learn how to access and use the Planning Tool.
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Learn how to access and use the Planning Tool.
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Save your work regularly
While working on the Planning project, save your progress regularly to a local drive on your computer or to a network drive. If you quit or refresh the page, your progress will not be saved.
From the Site Dashboard select Planning from the Ellipsis dropdown menu to open the Planning tool.
Planning tool file
A Planning tool file is saved as <Descriptive Name - Site #.dryad>, where<Site #> is the Site Id which is shown in the breadcrumb of the Site Management app. You can use a more descriptive file name but it must use the .dryad extension.
Save your work
Any work is lost if you do not save your work before closing.
The main menu provides access to saving and opening planning projects.
Open: Open a saved Planning tool file on a local or network drive.
Save: Save and store your progress locally.
Export to CSV: Export device coordinates to a CSV file.
Help: Links to an the Planning tool tutorial.
Quit: Close the Planning tool.
The Toolbar provides access to the tools for estimating coverage requirements.
Select: Use to select paths, areas or Gateways on the map.
Draw path: Use the Path tool to define high-density deployment areas such as hiking paths, rail lines, power lines.
Draw area: Use the Area tool to define lower density deployment areas such as forested areas.
Plan connectivity: Use the Connectivity tool to define the number and placement of Border Gateways and Mesh Gateways to build up a successful Mesh Network in the Site.
Comments: Use the Comment tool to add relevant comments to the plan.
You view the Site in Terrain view, Map view, 3D view and Fire risk view.
Select the Terrain icon at the lower-left edge of the map.
Terrain view shows the topology of the path and how it may affect message transmissions to/from the sensors.
Select the Fire Risk icon to display an overlay that indicates areas of high to low risk of fires.
Select the 3D View icon to show a 3D map of the Site.
It shows areas that may cause connectivity issues such as hills and valleys. It also may show areas that are challenging for deployments such as steep hills that may be difficult to traverse.
The Comments tool allows users to include additional information about the deployment or any other relevant topic. They can be added anywhere on the map.
Add comment: Select Comment and then click anywhere on the map to add a comment. Remember to save the project.
Deleted comment: Select a comment icon. Erase the text in the Comment field to delete the comment item, then save the project.
