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Navigating the model view

Navigate the view of an imported surface model.


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to adjust your view of the surface model.

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You can use the navigation tools in the toolbox or you can use your mouse.

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For example, if you want to zoom in on a specific area of a surface in the toolbox,

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expand the tools node

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and click band zoom.

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Then in the plan view, click and drag to draw a rectangle over the area.

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You want to zoom in on

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as soon as you let go of the mouse button, the view instantly zooms into that area.

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To pan the view, simply click and drag anywhere in the plan view model.

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Using the left button of your mouse

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to zoom in and out,

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scroll the mouse wheel and it will zoom in on whatever is centered in the view.

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The tree view also has some view controls that affect the entire surface model,

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expand the surface node and you can see that the contours, surface color fill,

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legend and three D.

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View are all active in the current view,

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click the contours checkbox to turn off the view of the contours,

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click it again to turn them back on,

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continue to explore the model view navigation tools. If you get lost

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from the toolbox, click view extents to see the entire model view

Video transcript

00:03

to adjust your view of the surface model.

00:05

You can use the navigation tools in the toolbox or you can use your mouse.

00:09

For example, if you want to zoom in on a specific area of a surface in the toolbox,

00:15

expand the tools node

00:17

and click band zoom.

00:20

Then in the plan view, click and drag to draw a rectangle over the area.

00:23

You want to zoom in on

00:25

as soon as you let go of the mouse button, the view instantly zooms into that area.

00:31

To pan the view, simply click and drag anywhere in the plan view model.

00:35

Using the left button of your mouse

00:38

to zoom in and out,

00:39

scroll the mouse wheel and it will zoom in on whatever is centered in the view.

00:44

The tree view also has some view controls that affect the entire surface model,

00:49

expand the surface node and you can see that the contours, surface color fill,

00:54

legend and three D.

00:56

View are all active in the current view,

00:60

click the contours checkbox to turn off the view of the contours,

01:04

click it again to turn them back on,

01:06

continue to explore the model view navigation tools. If you get lost

01:11

from the toolbox, click view extents to see the entire model view

Step-by-step:

To adjust your view of the surface model, you can use the navigation tools in the Toolbox, or you can use your mouse.

  1. To zoom in on a specific area of a surface, in the Toolbox, expand the Tools node and click Band Zoom.
    The Toolbox with Band Zoom selected
  1. In the Plan View, click and drag to draw a rectangle over the area you want to zoom in on.
    The Plan View with a selection window drawn over an area
  1. Let go of the mouse button, and the view instantly zooms into that area.
    The Plan View showing a zoomed-in view of the area of the model that was selected using Band Zoom.
  1. In the Toolbox, click View Extents to return to the full model view.
  2. To pan the view, using the central wheel of your mouse, click and drag anywhere in the Plan View model.
  3. To zoom in, scroll the mouse wheel forward.
  4. To zoom out, scroll the mouse wheel backward.
    A zoomed-out view of the model after scrolling the mouse wheel
  1. To control the view of the entire surface model, in the Tree View, expand the Surface node. 

In this example, the Contours, Surface Color Fill, Legend, and 3D view are all active in the current view.

  • The Tree View with the Surface node expanded, and the options displayed.
  1. Click the Surface Colour Fill checkbox to turn OFF the view of the surface.
  2. Zoom out in the Plan View.
  3. Click the Contours checkbox to turn OFF the view of the contours.
  4. Click the Legend checkbox to turn OFF the view of the legend.
  5. Click all 3 checkboxes again to turn them back ON.
  6. Continue to explore the model view navigation tools. If you get lost, from the Toolbox, click View Extents to see the entire model view.
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