List of ARINC661 useful MapItems

This article presents a list of ARINC 661 useful MapItems and some of their Use Cases.

List of MapItems

The following table shows the list of MapItems.

MapItem Type	MapItem ARINC ID	Supplement	Usage	Applied on
NotUsed	A661_NOT_USED	2	Allows to remove a MapItem from the Buffer. See MapItems	MapHorz and MapVert
ItemStyle	A661_ITEM_STYLE	2	Allows to the style of the following MapItems in the Buffer. See MapItems	MapHorz and MapVert
LegendAnchor	A661_LEGEND_ANCHOR	2	Allows set the position of a Legend	MapHorz and MapVert
LegendAnchorRotated	A661_LEGEND_ANCHOR_ROTATED	2	Allows set the position and the rotation of a Legend	MapHorz
Legend	A661_LEGEND	2	A Legend on the Map positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz and MapVert
LineStart	A661_LINE_START	2	The start of a set of lines, positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz and MapVert
FilledPolyStart	A661_FILLED_POLY_START	2	The start of a polygon, positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
TriangleStripStart	A661_TRIANGLE_STRIP_START	2	The start of a triangle strip positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
TriangleFanStart	A661_TRIANGLE_FAN_START	2	The start of a triangle fan positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
TriangleSegment	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT	2	A triangle segment positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
TriangleSegmentDouble	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT_DOUBLE	2	A double triangle segment positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
TriangleEnd	A661_TRIANGLE_END	2	The end of a triangle positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
TriangleEndDouble	A661_TRIANGLE_END_DOUBLE	2	The end of a triangle positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
LineSegment	A661_LINE_SEGMENT	2	A segment in a set of lines, positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz and MapVert
LineArc	A661_LINE_ARC	2	An arc in a set of lines, positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz and MapVert
SymbolGeneric	A661_SYMBOL_GENERIC	2	A symbol, positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz and MapVert
SymbolRotated	A661_SYMBOL_ROTATED	2	A symbol which can rotate, positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz and MapVert
SymbolTarget	A661_SYMBOL_TARGET	2	A symbol which can rotate and have a variable length part, positioned in real-world coordinates	MapHorz and MapVert
SymbolRunway	A661_SYMBOL_RUNWAY	2	A symbol which represents a runway (with a real-world length and width)	MapHorz
SymbolOval	A661_SYMBOL_OVAL	2	A symbol which represents an oval in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
SymbolRectangle	A661_SYMBOL_RECTANGLE	2	A symbol which represents a rectangle in real-world coordinates	MapHorz
DrawLineToCursor	A661_DRAW_LINE_TO_CURSOR	2	Draw a line between the MapItem and the cursor	MapHorz

List of MapItems properties

The following table shows the list of properties for each MapItem.

MapItem Type	MapItem ARINC ID	Properties
NotUsed	A661_NOT_USED	-
ItemStyle	A661_ITEM_STYLE	ItemStyleSet: the Item Style for the next MapItems in the buffer. See ItemStyle MapItem for more information
LegendAnchor	A661_LEGEND_ANCHOR	X: X position of the anchor Y: Y position of the anchor RelativePosition: true if the anchor position is relative to the previous MapItem[1] In that case, the X and Y positions are in 1/100th of millimeters, else they will be defined in world coordinates in the parent MapHorzSource parent widget
LegendAnchorRotated	A661_LEGEND_ANCHOR_ROTATED	X: X position of the anchor Y: Y position of the anchor RelativePosition: true if the anchor position is relative to the previous MapItem[1] In that case, the X and Y positions are in 1/100th of millimeters, else they will be defined in world coordinates in the parent MapHorzSource parent widget Orientation: the orientation of the Legend LegendFlip: true if if the legend is flipped over when the map rotation makes the text inverted.
Legend	A661_LEGEND	LegendString: the string of the legend. See also Legend MapItem for more information EndFlag: unused
LineStart	A661_LINE_START	X: X start position Y: Y start position
FilledPolyStart	A661_FILLED_POLY_START	X: X start position Y: Y start position FillStyleIndex: the color index for the fill. See fill and color style for more information
TriangleStripStart	A661_TRIANGLE_STRIP_START	X: X start position Y: Y start position X2: X2 start position Y2: Y2 start position
TriangleFanStart	A661_TRIANGLE_FAN_START	X: X start position Y: Y start position X2: X2 start position Y2: Y2 start position
TriangleSegment	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT	X: X start position Y: Y start position FillStyleIndex: the color index for the fill. See fill and color style for more information
TriangleSegmentDouble	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT_DOUBLE	X: X start position Y: Y start position X2: X2 start position Y2: Y2 start position FillStyleIndex: the color index for the fill. See fill and color style for more information
TriangleEnd	A661_TRIANGLE_END	X: X start position Y: Y start position FillStyleIndex: the color index for the fill. See fill and color style for more information
TriangleEndDouble	A661_TRIANGLE_END_DOUBLE	X: X start position Y: Y start position X2: X2 start position Y2: Y2 start position FillStyleIndex: the color index for the fill. See fill and color style for more information
LineSegment	A661_LINE_SEGMENT	X: X start position Y: Y start position EndFlag: true at the end of the list of segments
LineArc	A661_LINE_ARC	InboundCourse: X start position Radius: the radius of the arc CourseChange: the course change of the arc EndFlag: true at the end of the list of segments See also LineArc MapItem for more information.
SymbolGeneric	A661_SYMBOL_GENERIC	X: X position of the Symbol reference point Y: Y position of the Symbol reference point SymbolType: the symbol type RelativePosition: true if the symbol is relative to the previous MapItem[1] In that case, the X and Y positions are in 1/100th of millimeters, else they will be defined in world coordinates in the parent MapHorzSource parent widget EndFlag: true at the end of the list of segments See also Symbol MapItems for more information.
SymbolRotated	A661_SYMBOL_ROTATED	X: X position of the Symbol reference point Y: Y position of the Symbol reference point SymbolType: the symbol type RelativePosition: true if the symbol is relative to the previous MapItem[1] In that case, the X and Y positions are in 1/100th of millimeters, else they will be defined in world coordinates in the parent MapHorzSource parent widget Orientation: the orientation of the symbol EndFlag: true at the end of the list of segments See also Symbol MapItems for more information.
SymbolTarget	A661_SYMBOL_TARGET	X: X position of the Symbol reference point Y: Y position of the Symbol reference point SymbolType: the symbol type RelativePosition: true if the symbol is relative to the previous MapItem[1] In that case, the X and Y positions are in 1/100th of millimeters, else they will be defined in world coordinates in the parent MapHorzSource parent widget Orientation: the orientation of the symbol Length: the length of the symbol variable part EndFlag: true at the end of the list of segments See also Symbol MapItems for more information.
SymbolRunway	A661_SYMBOL_RUNWAY	X: X position of the runway reference point Y: Y position of the runway reference point RelativePosition: true if the runway is relative to the previous MapItem[1] In that case, the X and Y positions are in 1/100th of millimeters, else they will be defined in world coordinates in the parent MapHorzSource parent widget Orientation: the orientation of the runway Length: the length of the runway EndFlag: true at the end of the list of segments
SymbolOval	A661_SYMBOL_OVAL	X: X position of the oval center Y: Y position of the oval center Radius: the radius of the oval in the main axis Orientation: the orientation of the oval in the main axis AxisRatio: the oval axis ratio FillStyleIndex: the color index for the fill. See fill and color style for more information
SymbolRectangle	A661_SYMBOL_RECTANGLE	X: X position of the rectangle center Y: Y position of the rectangle center MajorSideLength: the length of the rectangle major side Orientation: the orientation of the rectangle in the main axis relative to true North AxisRatio: the rectangle ratio b etween the minorn side to the major side FillStyleIndex: the color index for the fill. See fill and color style for more information
DrawLineToCursor	A661_DRAW_LINE_TO_CURSOR	X: X position of the point to draw to the cursor Y: Y position of the point to draw to the cursor RelativePosition: true if the point is relative to the previous MapItem[1] In that case, the X and Y positions are in 1/100th of millimeters, else they will be defined in world coordinates in the parent MapHorzSource parent widget

ItemStyle MapItem

The ItemStyleSet property specified the style to use for all MapItems following the ItemStyle MapItem, up to the next ItemStyle MapItem encountered in the Buffer.

Fill and color style

Fill and Color style index for mapItems refer to a paint element in the ARINC661 mapUI configuration.

Legend MapItem

By default a Legend MapItem is attached to the previous MapItem before the Legend, except when using the LegendAnchor MapItem before the Legend.

Legend strings can not have more than 16 characters, including the NULL character of the end of the string. To have more than 15 characters for a string, you must use several Legend MapItems, only the last one having a final NULL character.

LineArc MapItem

The properties of the LineArc MapItem have the following meaning:

• InboundCourse: A positive InboundCourse indicates a clockwise inbound course with respect to true north. A negative InboundCourse indicates a counterclock-wise inbound course with respect to true north.
• Radius: Turn radius Positive for clockwise turn (turn right), Negative for counter-clockwise turn (turn left) in nautical miles
• CourseChange: A positive CourseChange indicates a turn (Right or left depending on radius sign) of less than 180 degrees: the resulting angle is equal to: CourseChange ϵ [0;180]. A negative CourseChange indicates a turn (Right or left depending on radius sign) of more than 180 degrees: the resulting angle is equal to: (360 + CourseChange) in [0 - 180].

Symbol MapItems

The SymbolType property refer to a symbol element in the ARINC661 mapUI configuration. The style of the Symbol is specified in ther associated mapItem > element in the ARINC661 mapUI configuration.

List of interactive MapItems

The following table presents the interactive MapItem associated with each MapItem:

MapItem Type	MapItem ARINC ID	Interactive MapItem ARINC ID
LineStart	A661_LINE_START	A661_LINE_START_INTERACTIVE
FilledPolyStart	A661_FILLED_POLY_START	A661_FILLED_POLY_START_INTERACTIVE
TriangleStripStart	A661_TRIANGLE_STRIP_START	A661_TRIANGLE_STRIP_START_INTERACTIVE
TriangleFanStart	A661_TRIANGLE_FAN_START	A661_TRIANGLE_FAN_START_INTERACTIVE
TriangleSegment	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT_INTERACTIVE
TriangleSegmentDouble	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT_DOUBLE	A661_TRIANGLE_SEGMENT_DOUBLE_INTERACTIVE
TriangleEnd	A661_TRIANGLE_END	A661_TRIANGLE_END_INTERACTIVE
TriangleEndDouble	A661_TRIANGLE_END_DOUBLE	A661_TRIANGLE_END_DOUBLE_INTERACTIVE
LineSegment	A661_LINE_SEGMENT	A661_LINE_SEGMENT_INTERACTIVE
LineArc	A661_LINE_ARC	A661_LINE_ARC_INTERACTIVE
SymbolGeneric	A661_SYMBOL_GENERIC	A661_SYMBOL_GENERIC_INTERACTIVE
SymbolRotated	A661_SYMBOL_ROTATED	A661_SYMBOL_ROTATED_INTERACTIVE
SymbolTarget	A661_SYMBOL_TARGET	A661_SYMBOL_TARGET_INTERACTIVE
SymbolRunway	A661_SYMBOL_RUNWAY	A661_SYMBOL_RUNWAY_INTERACTIVE
SymbolOval	A661_SYMBOL_OVAL	A661_SYMBOL_OVAL_INTERACTIVE
SymbolRectangle	A661_SYMBOL_RECTANGLE	A661_SYMBOL_RECTANGLE_INTERACTIVE