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Transcript
00:03
Once you have imported a surface model,
00:05
you can change the way it appears in the plan view by adjusting the display settings
00:10
to do so
00:11
in the tree view.
00:12
Right click the surface you want to work with and select display settings.
00:16
The display settings dialog appears with the surface tab active
00:20
in the table.
00:21
You can see that the surface color fill layer is turned on and the others are off,
00:26
which is how the surface appears.
00:27
Currently you can turn these layers on and off so
00:31
that the surface displays how you like to view it.
00:33
For example, turn the surface color fill off and then turn on the data layer.
00:40
The data view displays the survey points
00:42
in this case as orange circles
00:46
to understand what the software is doing.
00:48
Turn on the triangles layer as well.
00:52
Now the surface forms a mesh based on those points
00:57
anywhere within the boundary of this surface.
00:59
The program can calculate a level based on linear interpolation
01:04
zoom in to see the points that are very close together
01:08
here.
01:09
You can assume that this level is very
01:10
accurate because the levels between them are interpolated
01:14
using weighted averages to determine the level at any point on the surface
01:19
zoom out and pan the view so that you can see the edge
01:22
where these triangles are larger.
01:24
The surface is much less accurate because the points are so far apart.
01:29
Turn off the data layer and turn off the triangles and with no layers active.
01:34
There is nothing to display turn the surface color fill layer. Back on,
01:41
expand the ramp. Drop down
01:43
here.
01:44
You can choose the color scheme you prefer
01:46
for the thematic map that controls the view.
01:49
When you select one of the other themes,
01:51
notice that the key in the top left corner of
01:53
the plan view changes to reflect the new scheme.
01:57
This example shows fewer colors than the rainbow scheme.
02:01
The more colors that the theme contains,
02:03
the more varied the colors will be on the surface
02:05
and the more detailed the key.
02:08
Select the rainbow theme again
02:11
According to the key.
02:12
It is reading levels somewhere between -16 and 65 m
02:18
in the display settings dialog,
02:20
you can adjust the values to define where one color blends into another
02:25
next to the vertical color scheme,
02:27
notice the colored arrows which matched the color swatches
02:31
in the plan view key.
02:32
You can click and drag the color arrows to change
02:34
the point at which the colors change in the key.
02:38
You can also choose to restrict the key values to a minimum or
02:41
maximum by turning on the restrict to minimum and restrict to maximum options.
02:47
Or you can directly edit the values in the available type boxes.
02:52
This is extremely useful when looking at flooding
02:55
to remove tiny flood depths.
02:57
The bar control at the bottom allows you to control the opacity of the surface as well
03:02
simply by clicking and dragging the control
03:04
to be either more opaque or more transparent
03:08
When you are finished editing the display settings
03:10
simply close the dialog in your changes are in effect.
Video transcript
00:03
Once you have imported a surface model,
00:05
you can change the way it appears in the plan view by adjusting the display settings
00:10
to do so
00:11
in the tree view.
00:12
Right click the surface you want to work with and select display settings.
00:16
The display settings dialog appears with the surface tab active
00:20
in the table.
00:21
You can see that the surface color fill layer is turned on and the others are off,
00:26
which is how the surface appears.
00:27
Currently you can turn these layers on and off so
00:31
that the surface displays how you like to view it.
00:33
For example, turn the surface color fill off and then turn on the data layer.
00:40
The data view displays the survey points
00:42
in this case as orange circles
00:46
to understand what the software is doing.
00:48
Turn on the triangles layer as well.
00:52
Now the surface forms a mesh based on those points
00:57
anywhere within the boundary of this surface.
00:59
The program can calculate a level based on linear interpolation
01:04
zoom in to see the points that are very close together
01:08
here.
01:09
You can assume that this level is very
01:10
accurate because the levels between them are interpolated
01:14
using weighted averages to determine the level at any point on the surface
01:19
zoom out and pan the view so that you can see the edge
01:22
where these triangles are larger.
01:24
The surface is much less accurate because the points are so far apart.
01:29
Turn off the data layer and turn off the triangles and with no layers active.
01:34
There is nothing to display turn the surface color fill layer. Back on,
01:41
expand the ramp. Drop down
01:43
here.
01:44
You can choose the color scheme you prefer
01:46
for the thematic map that controls the view.
01:49
When you select one of the other themes,
01:51
notice that the key in the top left corner of
01:53
the plan view changes to reflect the new scheme.
01:57
This example shows fewer colors than the rainbow scheme.
02:01
The more colors that the theme contains,
02:03
the more varied the colors will be on the surface
02:05
and the more detailed the key.
02:08
Select the rainbow theme again
02:11
According to the key.
02:12
It is reading levels somewhere between -16 and 65 m
02:18
in the display settings dialog,
02:20
you can adjust the values to define where one color blends into another
02:25
next to the vertical color scheme,
02:27
notice the colored arrows which matched the color swatches
02:31
in the plan view key.
02:32
You can click and drag the color arrows to change
02:34
the point at which the colors change in the key.
02:38
You can also choose to restrict the key values to a minimum or
02:41
maximum by turning on the restrict to minimum and restrict to maximum options.
02:47
Or you can directly edit the values in the available type boxes.
02:52
This is extremely useful when looking at flooding
02:55
to remove tiny flood depths.
02:57
The bar control at the bottom allows you to control the opacity of the surface as well
03:02
simply by clicking and dragging the control
03:04
to be either more opaque or more transparent
03:08
When you are finished editing the display settings
03:10
simply close the dialog in your changes are in effect.
Once you have imported a surface model, you can change the way it appears in the Plan View by adjusting the Display Settings.
Notice that the Data view displays the survey points, in this case, as orange circles.
The surface forms a mesh based on those points. Anywhere within the boundary of this surface, the program can calculate a level based on linear interpolation.
Points that are very close together are more accurate.
Where the triangles are larger, the surface is much less accurate because the points are so far apart.
Notice that the key in the top-left corner of the Plan View changes to reflect the new scheme. The more colors that the theme contains, the more varied the colors will be on the surface, and the more detailed the key.
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