Guide Point Scales
Setting up Point Scales is done before setting up any events. Most carnivals allocate more points to grand final events than they do to heats. Often relays attract more points than an individual race. To do this determine what points will be allocated to which events and then create a point scale for each.
Push the Maintain Point Scales button. The dialog displayed allows you to add, delete and modify point scales. Push the Add Point Scale button. Enter an appropriate description (say Heats). The Heats points scale will appear in the list on the left. Select it by clicking on it.
It is now necessary to enter a place and a point for each place that may be obtained in an event using this point scale. If this point scale will be used for an 800m heat in which there may be up to 20 competitors then we must enter points for each place from 1 through to 20. It is always better to have more entries here than we need. You will notice on the bottom left of the dialog an option to automatically create entries for places and points. This is very useful when you want to allocate a single point for all competitors no matter what place they come. Simply put in the number of places you wish to create and the point you wish to associate with those places and push the Create button. You will see them appear in the list. Now you can go through and change them manually if needed.
Create all the point scales you need. Normally only a few are required. One for heats, relays and finals is usually sufficient. Push the Close button when you are ready.