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Configuring the display settings

Open and configure the display settings for an imported surface model.


Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:


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.

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Right click the surface you want to work with and select display settings.

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The display settings dialog appears with the surface tab active

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in the table.

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You can see that the surface color fill layer is turned on and the others are off,

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which is how the surface appears.

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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

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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

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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.

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There is nothing to display turn the surface color fill layer. Back on,

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expand the ramp. Drop down

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here.

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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

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the plan view changes to reflect the new scheme.

01:57

This example shows fewer colors than the rainbow scheme.

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The more colors that the theme contains,

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the more varied the colors will be on the surface

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and the more detailed the key.

02:08

Select the rainbow theme again

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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

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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.

Step-by-step:

Once you have imported a surface model, you can change the way it appears in the Plan View by adjusting the Display Settings.

  1. In the Tree View, right-click the surface and select Display Settings.
    The Tree View with the Surface menu displayed, and Display Settings selected.

 

  1. In the Display Settings dialog box, Surface tab, in the table, turn the available layers on and off so that the surface displays as desired. For example, turn the Surface Color Fill OFF.
  2. Turn ON the Data.
    The Display Settings dialog box with settings configured so that Surface Color Fill is off, and Data is on.

 

Notice that the Data view displays the survey points, in this case, as orange circles.

The Plan View with survey points displayed

  1. In the Display Settings dialog box, turn ON the Triangles

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.

  1. Zoom in to see the points.

Points that are very close together are more accurate.

The Plan View, zoomed in to show areas of accuracy

  1. Zoom out and pan the view to see the edge.

Where the triangles are larger, the surface is much less accurate because the points are so far apart.

The Plan View with areas of the surface called out to indicate less accuracy

  1. In the Display Settings dialog box, turn OFF the Data
  2. Turn OFF the Triangles—with no layers active, there is nothing to display.
  3. Turn the Surface Color Fill layer back ON.
  4. Expand the Ramp drop-down.
  5. Choose the color scheme you prefer for the thematic map that controls the view.

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.

The Plan View’s key indicating the meaning of colors in the thematic map

 

  1. In the Display Settings dialog box, select the rainbow theme again.
  2. Make note of the level values it is indicating.
  3. Click and drag the color arrows to change the points at which the colors change in the key.
  4. To restrict the key values to a minimum or maximum, turn ON the Restrict to Minimum and Restrict to Maximum Or, edit the values in the type boxes.
  5. To control the opacity of the surface, click and drag the control bar at the bottom to be either more Opaque or more Transparent.
  6. When you are finished editing the Display Settings, click Close. Your changes are automatically in effect.
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