If on, the software writes the contour elements in a way that enables the update of the contours using the Update Displays tool and the removal of contours using the Erase Display tool.
This requires a MicroStation fence drawn in the design file. If on, contours are displayed only inside a MicroStation fence. If on, labels are drawn along contour lines. If on, ticks are drawn along contour lines. If on, major contours are drawn at Every distance. If on, basic contours are drawn at Every distance. If on, minor contours are drawn at Every distance. Soft line strings – smooth elements for which TerraModeler computes smoothening, best quality, large elements.Line strings – sharp elements, suitable for preview.Curves – smooth elements for which MicroStation computes the curvature, may overlap each other, compact elements.Preview – elements are recalculated and redrawn whenever the view is updated.Write to file – elements are written and stored in the design file.Display only – elements are stored in RAM and redrawn whenever a view is updated.The contours for the selected surface model are displayed. Click OK to the Display contours dialog.(Optional) Save the settings into a file on a hard disk by using the Save settings As command from the File pulldown menu.Ĭlick Cancel to the Display contours dialog if you just want to save a contour settings file for automatic contour line production.
Load a previously saved settings file into the dialog using the Load settings command from the File pulldown menu.This can be done using commands Contour options, Contour label options, and Contour tick options from the Options pulldown menu in the Display contours dialog. Define settings for the symbology of contour lines, labels, and ticks.Define settings for contour generation.Labels, ticks, and depression line symbology are available in display modes Write to file and Display only, but not in Preview mode. Further, depressions can be displayed using different symbology settings than for hills. In addition to the contour lines, the software can create labels and ticks for the contours. If more than three contour types have to be distinguished, you may use the Modify Contour Symbologytool in order to assign a different level and symbology to contours that are already drawn into the design file. You can select which of the contour types is displayed and at what intervals. Minor, basic, and major contours can be distinguished from each other by line color, weight, or style. TerraModeler supports three different types of contours. Soft line strings – smooth elements for which TerraModeler computes the smoothing by inserting additional vertices.Line strings – sharp elements suitable for mathematical design surfaces or for surface verification.This results in fairly compact elements but can cause contours to intersect each other. Curves – smooth elements for which MicroStation computes the curvature.See Utility / Produce contours for more information. The settings file stores all information related to contour lines, labels, and ticks, except the name of the surface model. The tool can also be used to save a contour settings file that is required for producing contour lines automatically in a batch process. You can generate quick contours which are suitable for verifying the surface model or higher-quality contours to be plotted on paper. Display Contours tool draws contour lines for a surface model.