Display Options

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Configure display options for the model view or a viewport.
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The following options control what objects are displayed in the model view or viewport.

Features Description
Points Select the checkbox to display points.
Lines Select the checkbox to display lines.
Polygons Select the checkbox to display polygons.
Blocks Select the checkbox to display blocks.
Shapes Select the checkbox to display shapes.
Texts Select the checkbox to display texts.
Images Select the checkbox to display Images.
Tables Select the checkbox to display Tables.
Terrain Models Select the checkbox to display terrain models.
Point Clouds Select the checkbox to display point clouds.
Alignments Select the checkbox to display alignments.
Viewports Select the checkbox to display viewport boundaries in the model view when the viewports View Type is configured to Plan.
Vertices Select the checkbox to display vertices.
Intersection Vertices Select the checkbox to display an alignments intersection point vertices when Alignments and Vertices are displayed.
Circular Arc Centres Select the checkbox to display circular arc centres in the model view.
When circular arc centres are displayed:
  • You can display height labels for the vertices.
  • Pick the vertices when creating objects.
  • Selecting the circular arc will also select the arc centre.

The following options control the appearance of objects displayed in the model view, drawing or viewport.

Appearance Description
Point Symbols Select the checkbox to display symbols assigned to points.
Default Point Symbol Select the checkbox to display the Default Symbol for points without a symbol.
Line Styles Select the checkbox to display the line styles assigned to lines.
Line Weights Do one of the following:
  • Select the checkbox to display line widths for lines and point symbols using the Weight property.
  • Clear the checkbox and the Line Widths checkbox to display the line width using a single pixel.
    Note:
    • If the Line Widths checkbox is selected and the lines Width property is non zero the lines width is used to display the line objects in preference to the weight.
    • The Plan Unit Scale is used to display line weights.
Line Widths Do one of the following:
  • Select the checkbox to display a line object using the lines Width property.
  • Clear the checkbox to display the line object using the lines Weight property or a single pixel.
    Note:
    • If the Width property is zero and the Line Weights display option is selected the Weight property is used to display the line object.
    • If both the Weight and Width property is zero, or if both the Line Widths and the Line Weights display options are unselected, the line width is displayed using a single pixel.
    • Point symbols are displayed using the Weight property or a single pixel only.
Background Images in 3D Do one of the following:
  • Select the checkbox to display georeference images or images from an image service in the 3D view.
  • Clear the checkbox to only display background images in the Plan view or as a texture for terrain model faces in the 3D view.
Polygon Style Select one of the following:
  • Fill - Polygons are displayed with their fill pattern visible.
  • Edges - Polygons are displayed with their edges visible.
  • Fill and Edges - Polygons are displayed with their fill pattern and edges visible.
Polygon Fill Colour Select one of the following:
  • Object - Each polygon uses the colour from its individual display appearance settings.
  • Height (Banded) - Each polygon is coloured according to interpolated height using the selected Height colour band.
Shape Style Select one of the following:
  • Faces - Shapes are displayed with their faces fill colour visible.
  • Edges - Shapes are displayed with their edges visible.
  • Faces and Edges - Shapes are displayed with their faces fill colour and edges visible.
Shape Face Colour Select one of the following:
  • Object - Each shape uses the colour from its individual display appearance settings.
  • Height (Banded) - Each shape is coloured according to interpolated height using the selected Height colour band.
Point Cloud Colour Select one of the following:
  • Point - Each point uses the colour from its individual display appearance settings.
  • Scan - Each point is displayed using the colour set for the point cloud in Manage Point Clouds.
  • Classification - Each point is coloured according to its assigned classification.
  • Intensity - Each point is coloured according to its relative intensity to other points in the same point cloud.
  • Height (Banded) - Each point is coloured according to its height and the selected Height colour band.
Scan Point Size Type the minimum size in pixels that point cloud scan points are to be displayed at.
Scan Point Distance Factor Type the factor used to scale the size of point cloud scan points based on the distance from the camera. Enter zero to show points at a fixed size regardless of distance to the camera. A non-zero value causes points closer to the camera to be displayed at a larger size.
Curve Quality Type the quality value to use when displaying curves (e.g. circular arcs and splines). A larger value results in smoother curves but comes at the expense of performance.
Transparency Select one of the following:
  • None - Display opaque objects.
  • Full - Use transparency effects to display all polygons, terrain model faces, shapes and blocks. The level of transparency can be configured using the Transparency Value control.
  • By Layer - Use the transparency value configured for the objects layer to display polygons, terrain model faces, shapes and blocks.
Transparency Value When Full transparency is selected, type the value to use for the transparency effect. A lower value results in objects being more transparent.

The following options control the terrain models displayed in the model view or viewport.

Terrain Models Description
Edges Select the checkbox to display terrain models with their edges visible.
Faces Select the checkbox to display terrain models with their Face Colour.
Face Colour Select one of the following:
  • Object - Each terrain model face is coloured according to the terrain models individual display appearance settings or in 3D mode, georeferenced images can be used to texture the faces.
  • Aspect (Banded) - Each terrain model face is coloured according to its aspect using the selected Aspect colour band.
  • Grade (Banded) - Each terrain model face is coloured according to its grade using the selected Grade colour band.
  • Height (Banded) - Each terrain model face is coloured according to interpolated heights using the selected Height colour band.
Smoothing Select the checkbox to give terrain model faces the appearance of being a smooth surface when viewed in 3D.
Contours Select the checkbox to view a preview of the contour lines in the model view for the projects terrain models. Ensure the terrain model objects are displayed and the layer containing the terrain model is visible.
Contour Interval Type the contour interval. If the interval is too small for the projects terrain models a message with the allowable range will display.

The following options control the labels being displayed in the model view.

Labels Description
Point Names Select the checkbox to display the names of points.
Point Layers Select the checkbox to display the layer names of points.
Heights Select the checkbox to display the heights of vertices. Vertices assigned the Default Height do not have their height values displayed.
Contour Heights Select the checkbox to display the heights of displayed contours.
Alignment Chainages Select the checkbox to display the alignment chainages.
Alignment Labels Select the checkbox to display alignment labels at significant vertices on the alignment.
Note:
  • You can define the labels displayed for straights, circular curves, transition curves and intersection points in the Naming Options.
  • The alignment name is displayed at the start of the alignment.
Thumbnail Images Select the checkbox to display a thumbnail of images in the model view if they are attributes of objects.

The following options control the measurements being displayed in the model view.

Measurements Description
Total Station Setups Select the checkbox to display tripods for vertices that represent total station setups.
Total Station Measurements Select the checkbox to display lines representing total station reduced measurements. An arrow indicates the direction of the observation.
Traverses Select the checkbox to display lines representing traverses.
GNSS Reference Setups Select the checkbox to display tripods representing GNSS reference stations.
GNSS Measurements Select the checkbox to display lines representing GNSS baselines. Arrows indicate the direction of the observation.
Fixed Stations Select the checkbox to display filled triangles representing fixed stations.
Free Stations Select the box to display hollow squares representing floating stations.
Error Ellipses Select the checkbox to display error ellipses based on the station uncertainty from the last adjustment.
Exaggeration Type the exaggeration to apply to the semi minor axis and semi major axis of the error ellipse when displayed in the model view.

The following options control the scaling of objects displayed.

Scaling Description
Plan Unit Scale Type the plan scale. This value is used to display point symbols, line thickness, images and text that are specified in Plan Units in the model view or viewport.
Vertical Exaggeration Type the multiplying factor to be applied to vertex height values. Used to exaggerate the vertical axis so that height differences are more easily identified.

The following options relate to lighting effects in a model 3D view or 3D viewport.

Lighting Description
Mode Select one of the following lighting effects:
  • Standard - Lighting effects are used in the 3D view. The light source in the 3D view is placed together with the camera.
  • Off - No lighting effect is applied. Objects in the 3D view will appear flat.
  • Sun - Lighting effects are used in the 3D view according to the Solar Azimuth and Solar Elevation settings.
Solar Azimuth Type the azimuth to the Sun from the model. Used when the Sun is selected as a the lighting Mode.
Solar Elevation Type the elevation angle to the Sun from the model. Used when the Sun is selected as the lighting Mode.
Shadows Click the checkbox to apply shadow effects in the 3D view if Sun is selected as the lighting Mode. The quality of the shadow effect can be configured in the Shadow Quality box.
Shadow Quality Type the relative shadow quality from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest). Higher settings produce higher resolution shades at the expensive of more graphics memory and computation.

The following options relate to colour banding in a model view or viewport.

Colour Banding Description
Mode Select one of the following methods to display height colour bands:
  • Smooth - The colour changes smoothly from one band to the next.
  • Discrete - The colour is the same for all data within a given band. The colour changes in discrete increments from one band to the next.
Aspect Select the colour band used to colour terrain model faces according to their aspect.
Grade Select the colour band used to colour terrain model faces according to their grade.
Height Select the colour band used to display objects according to their height.
Notes
  • Turn layer visibility on to display objects.
  • Labels are displayed at a fixed location relative to the object.
  • Press F7 to toggle the Point Names labels on and off.
  • Press F8 to toggle the Point Layers labels on and off.
  • Press F9 to toggle the Height labels on and off.
  • Configure the size of a label in General options.
  • Configure the precision of height labels in Precision options.
  • Select at least one of Faces, Edges, Contours or Vertices to view the terrain model in the model view or veiwport.
  • When in 3D mode, displaying Faces results in Georeferenced Images and Imaging Service images being used to texture the faces of terrain models.
  • Symbols for stations and measurements are drawn in the colour specified for the measurements.
  • Display settings are project specific.
  • Smooth and Discrete colour banding applies to height banding only.
  • A CAD viewport has a unique set of display options. You can edit the viewports display options when you edit the drawings viewport.
  • Point symbols, line styles, line weights and line widths are always displayed in the viewport regardless of the display settings.
  • Vertices, labels, default point symbols, shadows, contour previews and contour smoothing are never displayed in the viewport regardless of the display setting.
  • Vertices, labels, contour previews and image thumbnails will not be printed.
  • If an object has multiple images as attributes, only the first image is displayed as a thumbnail in the model view.
  • The draw order of a layer with transparency is significant to achieve the desired results. Draw transparent objects last.
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