In this article, we will give you a quick introduction into understanding and configuring directional signs.
Directional Signs are used to display ‘directions to locations’ and ‘messages’ on a digital sign. The purpose of having these signs is to help pedestrians and drivers navigate through external spaces.
We will go straight to explaining the layout of Directional signs. Please ensure that you have already created a Digital Sign Identifier and added a Digital Sign to Map Editor.
These two articles are useful to read before going through this one if needed:
Directional signs walkthrough
1. In the PAM navigation menu, go to 360 Planner > Digital Signs
2. Select DIGITAL SIGN MAP tab
3. Use the search bar to type in sign name or use the filters or select your directional digital sign on the map
The right-hand side section will pop up when you select a sign .
4. The layout says ‘Directional’ which means we are on the correct sign
5. The sign type is V3.2
We have four different sign types. For more information on them, click here
6. Activating pixel design will make the wordings in pixel font.
Content slots section
Content slots allow you to place both Destination and Messaging Dictionary items in each slot to display Directional sign content.
7. Destination dictionary items will always have a light blue glow around it
8. Messaging dictionary items will always have a yellow glow around it
You can put have both destination and messaging items into the same content slot.
9. The reason why the Destination dictionary items in Content slot 1 (i.e. Experience Parking A,B,N,O) are greyed out is because where these locations have been disabled in Map Editor. This means that the dictionary items (Experience Parking) linked to these locations are hidden and aren’t currently in use.
10. You can configure each slot by clicking the settings gear icon
11. This lets you adjust the text size
13. This lets you adjust and indent the text
14. This lets you put in a line underneath the slot. (i.e. Lake Park has a line underneath to separate it from Maintain Social Distance)
15. This lets you put the 2nd item the next space to avoid overlap.
16. Change text colour
17. Change background colour
18. To replace text and background colour with other options, you will need to open up the Dictionary item in the Dictionary section.
Read this article to learn how to do this here
19. You can see a preview of all the changes you do instantly.
20. Save changes
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Tidying up content slots
In this example, we will show you how to arrange your content slot dictionary items to look good on your directional sign
1. Notice how Listen for announcements looks like inside DSM preview. This means that visitors to your site will see it exactly like that which isn’t a good look and could be confusing.
2. However inside Content slot 4, Listen for announcements is seen as 1 long dictionary item name.
3. To fix this, go and click on the Settings icon
4. Click on the left arrow line. This will take Listen for announcements to the next line below while making sure it is still part of the Lake Park section
5. We can see in the preview that it now looks a lot neater and more organised. Minor adjustments such as these will help enhance the feel and look of your directional signs
6. Save changes
