About the Regions window

The Regions window displays details of all regions defined in the EV file. You can activate, rename, and delete regions. The number and type of selected regions are displayed in Panel 1 of the status bar.

To display the Regions window:

On the View menu, click Regions.

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Click on the Windows and dialog boxes toolbar.

The following columns of information are displayed (see About regions for more information):

ID is the unique region identifier.
Name is the region name.
Active displays a tick when the region is active on an echogram.
Type is the region type.
Class is the region class.
Notes displays notes associated with the region. Notes can be added using the Region Browser or outside Echoview by editing exported region definitions.
Start displays the date and time of the first ping in the region.
End displays the date and time of the last ping in the region.
Dimension displays the region dimension.
Detection Settings displays the source variable, applicable detection settings, and the name of the region detection configuration used to create a detected region. The displayed information depends on whether the region was created using school detection, fish track detection, or multibeam school detection.

Click a column heading to sort the list by that column.

Activated regions

Clicking on a particular line will select that region in the Regions window.

Double-clicking on a line will activate the selected region. Activated regions will appear on echograms with an outline one pixel wider than other regions and are the current region for analysis and export.

Open echograms will synchronize to display the activated region if Synchronize echograms to activated region is selected on the Interface page of the Echoview Configuration dialog box.

Shortcut menu operations

With the Regions window in focus, select a region and right-click to display the following options:

Rename

Select a region, right-click, and select Rename.

Delete

Choosing Delete from the Shortcut menu (right-click) will delete the selected region(s) from the EV file.

Select All

Selects all regions in the Regions window.

Activate

Selecting Activate makes the selected region active for analysis, export, and synchronization.

Activate Next

Choosing Activate Next from the Shortcut menu (right-click) activates the next region.

Tip: Use the keyboard shortcut F to scroll through regions.

Activate Previous

Choosing Activate Previous from the Shortcut menu (right-click) activates the previous region.

Tip: Use the keyboard shortcut R to scroll in the reverse direction.

Linked region analysis results

The Regions window can be used to scroll through region analyses on an echogram. When viewing either the Integration Results dialog box or Analysis Results dialog box, select Linked to use this feature. As you activate new regions, the Results dialog box will update automatically for the activated region.

Note: If more than one echogram is open, analysis results are calculated using the most recently active echogram.

3D region synchronization with multibeam echograms

Synchronize 3D regions on multibeam echograms through active 3D regions in the Regions window. The first multibeam ping that the 3D region intersects is displayed.

Display multibeam echograms and open the Regions window.
On the Regions window, double-click a 3D region or you can use the Regions window shortcuts to activate a region and move to the next or previous 3D region.