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FiGuRE 2.1 The same surface is shown in four different configurations using four different
styles (from left to right): using contours, elevation banding, TIN lines and contours, and slope arrows.
Notice that when you
click a contour, the
entire surface object
is selected and all
the contours appear
highlighted.
FiGuRE 2.2 The contours on the left are displayed using proposed layers that are typically
darker and more prominent. The contours on the right are displayed using existing layers that are
typically lighter, so they appear more as background information.
2. Click one of the contour lines in the drawing to select the surface object.
3. If the Properties palette is not visible, click Properties on the Home
tab of the ribbon.
4. In the Properties window, change the Style property to Elevation
Banding (2D). The surface will display as colored bands, representing
different ranges of elevations, similar to the second image in Figure 2.1.
This is the style that
was assigned to the
surface when you first
opened the drawing.
Note that both of the
last two styles dis-
played contours but on
different layers. Some
of the contours change
to the new color as a
result of this change
5. Change the Style property to Contours & Triangles. The surface
should now appear similar to the third image in Figure 2.1. The
triangles are the fundamental framework of the surface and give it
the shape that it haster.
6. Change the Style property to Contours 1' and 5' (Design) (0.5m and
2.5m (Design)). The surface should now resemble the left image in
Figure 2.2.
7. Change the Style property to Contours 1' and 5' (Background) (0.5m
and 2.5m (Background)).
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