Elevation Tracking

Dynamically track elevations on one or two terrain surfaces.

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TERRAINELEVATIONTRACK

 

 

This function allows you to dynamically track the elevations on one or two surfaces, as the mouse is moved over the project. When tracking elevations on two surfaces, the height difference between the tracked elevations is displayed in addition to the elevations themselves.

Procedure

  1. The Elevation Tracking options display.

  1. Select the base surface and optional second surface, and then click OK. As the cursor is moved over the terrain, elevations are interpolated from the selected surfaces and displayed in the window.

  2. When tracking a single surface, the following information displays:

Surface 1 height = 1561.000

When tracking two surfaces, the following information displays:

Surface 1 height = 1560.907 : Surface 2 height = 1562.000 : Diff. = 1.093

  1. Click to insert a new DTM point, or press [Esc] to exit the function.

  2. If you insert the new DTM point, the Point Details display.

  1. Fill in the relevant details and click OK.