Link by Entity Type

This method assigns specific Entity Types to the links between the origin object and the target object or objects. This linking method is preferable when you have created an Entity Type such as ‘Staff’, where the Entities are likely to engage in a series of activities unique to their type.

When Linking by Entity Type from an Entrance or a Populated Zone, you must associate the origin object with an Entity Supply Type first. You can do this on the first ‘Parameters’ tab of the ‘Edit <object name>’ dialog box which appears after you have drawn and placed a Spatial Object.

To select more than the Default Supply Type, you must first create new Supply Types. For further information, see Creating and editing Supply Types .

To link by Entity Type:

Ensure the Edit <object> dialog is displayed.
Click on the Links tab.
Select Link by Entity Type.
Click OK to close the dialog box.
Add links between the origin object and the target object or objects.
For each link you place, the ‘Link Parameters’ dialog box is displayed. The portion labelled ‘Objects’ contains details of the origin object and the target object it is linking to.
In the lower portion labelled ‘Linking by Entity Type’, drag and drop Entity Types you want to assign to the linked object from the Entity Types ‘Available’ pane into the Entity Types ‘Selected’ pane.
You can also do this by using the following buttons to move the available Entity Types from the Available pane of the dialog box to the Selected pane:
- To move all Entity Types into the Selected pane, click the >> button.
- To move a single Entity Type into the Selected pane, click on the item and click the > button.
- To move all Entity Types back into the Available pane, click the << button.
- To move a single Entity Type back into the Available pane, click on the item and click the < button.
Click OK to save your changes.