Adjust an Asset Icon Touch Area

The area that is sensitive to the operator's touch can be expanded around an asset's icon. In some cases, the icon is too small to be easily selectable. The recommended size of the touch area is at least a 9mm (or 0.35 inches) square or greater. This reduces the likelihood of an operator missing the target icon when selecting.

Expand the touch sensitive area around an asset icon.
  1. Go to Design > Asset Icons > Show Touch Areas and toggle Show Touch Areas on. Any icon that has an expanded touch area will display a semi-transparent halo around the icon representing the area sensitive to an operator's touch.
    The show touch areas button
  2. To expand the touch area around an icon click open a map from Project Explorer, select an asset icon and on it. A bounding box will appear and the icon's properties will show in the Properties panel.
  3. In the Properties tree menu, expand Layout. Highlight Icon Touch Area (%). The default is 100 corresponding to the exact current dimensions of the icon. Increase the percentage to how large you want the touch sensitive area to be.
    Icon Touch Area property
  4. You can view the size of the expanded touch area on the asset and adjust as needed.
    Show touch area on an icon