Terrain Properties – ARCHLine.XP

The Properties panel displays a list of all important property settings. You can change the current settings by clicking on any of the available fields.

Click on the Terrain properties in the Building - Properties menu to have a look at the properties.

Visualization

Colour	Select the 2D representation color of the lines.
Line weights	The Line weights property provides an option to display different thicknesses of the selected objects. The thickness of the lines remains constant regardless of the scale of the view. In the Print layout, line weights are displayed and printed in real units.
Line type	Select the 2D representation line type of the lines.
Layer	Select the layer that the lines placed on.
Draw Order	Select the 2D representation priority of the lines. The higher the value, the lower the lines will be displayed when several objects are overlapping.

Additional properties

In the Terrain properties dialog it is possible to define two materials for the terrain, one for the terrain surface and another one for the terrain body. In addition, you can also add plateau and road materials.

Arc resolution	This value specifies the resolution at which the program displays arcs and splines that constitute the contours of the terrain when creating the 3D model.
Horizontal surface elevation	Specifies the base height of the terrain
Hide points and lines of the terrain in 2D within the areas of plateaus and roads	Cover them with a filled region of Plateau or road
Terrain surface material	Material for the terrain surface
Body material	Material for the terrain body
Plateau	It displays a dialog to set up the detailed plateau settings
Plateau material	Material for the plateau. if you create a new zone, this will be the default material if other material is not selected.

Edit Plateau properties

It displays a dialog to set up the detailed plateau settings

Road Properties

Cross section profile and materials	A cross section profile can be assigned for the road. The road cuts parts from the surrounding terrain according to its cross-sectional profile.
Road material	Material for the road surface
Road width	Specifies road width
Radius of rounding	Specifies the radius of the circle to use in rendering rounded corners.

Road - Cross section profile and materials

It displays a dialog to set up the detailed road settings

You can define different materials for different parts of the road (e.g. sidewalk, green area, road, etc.). This new feature allows you to create more complex and lifelike roads on the site without having to make modifications later.

Elevation information

Show heights	Display or hide height information
Elevation text style	Specifies the text style used to display the elevation values of terrain points.
Elevation text position	Specifies the position of the displayed elevation value relative to the terrain point.
Rounding Off, decimals or closest fraction (inch)
Show numbering	Display or hide the numbering values of terrain points
Numbering text style	Specifies the text style used to display the numbering values of terrain points.
Numbering text position	Specifies the position of the displayed numbering of the terrain point relative to the terrain point.

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