Mixed wheels

The Graphs tab features the Ancestors and Descendants wheels.

The Mixed wheels have been added as well.

To access them, click on the Graphs tab from the main screen, then on Mixed Wheel.

The mixed wheel lets you display both the ancestors and descendants of the primary person.

Navigate

Use the + and – buttons to zoom in and out. You can also hold down the CTRL key (Windows) or Cmd key (Mac) on your keyboard and zoom in/out using the mouse wheel.

Hold down the left-click on the wheel to drag it. Use the target button to reposition the wheel in the center.

Right-clicking on one of the wheel’s boxes will open the same contextual menu as in the Ancestors and Descendants wheels.
The menu provides the following information about the selected person:

• his/her relatives,
• the option of placing him/her as the primary person; the wheel is then recalculated,
• the option of printing the Person Sheet for the person you selected,
• the option of defining him/her as the root person,
• the option to add him/her to the Bookmarks,
• the option to highlight/unhighlight the Ancestors or Descendants branch, depending on whether the selected person is part of the primary person’s ancestors or descendants,
• the option to show all occurrences and better visualize the various boxes in case of duplicate branches.

Wheel settings

Just as with the other wheels, you are offered a panel of options that can be removed using the cross . Click on the burger button to reopen it.

Click on the drop-down menu under Spouse to select the spouse, if there is more than one, and thus view the primary person and selected spouse’s descendants only.
If the primary person has a child with another parent who is unknown or cannot be found, then a “?” will appear to allow you to see his/her descendants only.

Click on the drop-down menu to select the number of Ancestor Generations to be processed (between 4 and 12 generations). Do the same to select the number of Descendant Generations.

Note: the more generations you select, the greater the load on your computer’s processor. If your computer is overloaded or has a weak processor, it will have difficulty displaying lots of generations. Keep this in mind, and above all avoid having other software or your web browser open simultaneously, as these will also put a strain on your processor.

Apply colors based on the following filters:

• by generation. The wheel displays a different color for each Ancestor and Descendant generation. Use the slider to select the desired starting color.

• by gender. To show the male/female breakdown. Move the cursor to select the color for men, for women and for persons of unknown gender ( i.e. stillborn babies). By unchecking a category, you can choose not to select a color, in which case gray will be applied.

• by Ahn. Number. Move the cursor to select the color. Please note that Ahnentafel numbering is applied in relation to the root person and only in the ascending line. There will therefore be no coloring option for descendants.
  If the primary person is not one of the ancestors of the root person, not all of his/her ancestors will be colored.
  You can, however, check the Not Ahn. Number box to apply a particular coloring to individuals who are not in direct line with the root person.

• by Complete Person. Move the cursor to select the color. This option allows you to visualize how much work is left to do. “Completeness” varies according to your Heredis preferences. For more details, see the Heredis’ Preferences article, “Completeness of data” paragraph, Event Icons.
  You can also choose to color Incomplete person by checking the related box.

• by Marked/Unmarked Person. Marking allows you to easily identify persons according to a specific criterion, i.e. all those who died in the city of Lyon. See the article The different data fields, “Flags and their use” paragraph.

• by birth Place. See the Location Wheels article for details on how to use it.

Check Options boxes to display:

• Empty boxes, for ancestors only, as it is impossible to predefine a number of children per person for descendants. You will then see the work remaining to do on ancestors.
• Duplicate branches to identify the presence of “implexes” in your genealogy thanks to the red text. Right-click on a duplicate branch and choose “Show all occurrences” if you have several duplicate branches, so you can easily spot in which generation they occurred. See the Implex (duplicate branches) article for more details.
• Untraceable parents so you can locate “treetops” that don’t require further research.
• Persons with no descendants to view the end of a descendant’s branch.
• Confidentials to hide/unhide data on persons marked as confidential.
• Use Gregorian Dates to convert Republican calendar dates into dates understandable to all.
• Flags. If you have set tags for the persons in your genealogy and you tick the box, the persons present will be marked with the flag(s) icon(s).

Finally, click on the drop-down menu to select the format for:

• Given Names

• Places mentioned in the wheel

Export to PDF format for printing

Are you happy with the result? Would you like to print this wheel and show it to your family?

Click on the cogwheel to Export to PDF format for printing.
The pop-up window lets you set the PDF export parameters.
Select your export options before printing.

Make sure you have chosen the right format for printing this wheel.
Click on the drop-down list to modify it if necessary.
Standard paper sizes are preset.

If your wheel is very large and you’d like it in a specific size, choose to customize it.
Modify the height and width. Ask your professional printer about this if necessary.

You can manage the number of pages to be set in height and width, as well as the page orientation, then modify the size.
Enter the size in centimeters for width and height.
If you’re having the document printed by a professional printer, ask for the maximum paper size.

Note: PDF format allows a maximum size of 500 cm by 500 cm. If you need your wheel to be larger than this, remember to remove the overlap (“assembling link-up zone”).
The overlap leaves a white strip at each end of the paper for mounting.
If your professional printer can provide a large enough roll of paper, click on the Delete assembling link-up zone button to remove this strip and have a continuous wheel even if its size exceeds 500 cm.

You can Hide page preview so pages are not displayed on the screen.

If you do not wish to display any title for your wheel, click on Hide title.

When you are done with options/settings for your wheel, go ahead and click on Export as PDF to generate the file for your professional printer.

Modify the file name if the one automatically generated does not suit you and choose where to save the file.
Confirm by clicking on Save.

All that’s left to do is open the PDF file and print it on your home printer, or email it to your professional printer.