SMS:Map Module Display Options

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The properties of all map data that SMS displays on the screen can be controlled through the Map tab of the Display Options dialog. This dialog is opened by right-clicking on the Map Data entry in the Project Explorer and selecting the Display Options command. (It can also be accessed from the from the Display menu or the Display Options Macro.)

The exact layout of the Display Options dialog for feature objects depends on the active Coverage type. Some options are available on all coverages, while other options are only available on certain coverage types. The following options are available in the Display Options dialog. The entities associated with the map module with display options are shown below. Some of these entities also show an Options button to the right. For these entities, additional display controls are available. The available map display options include the following:

Feature Objects

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Display Options dialog showing Map options with Area Property coverage

• Nodes
• Node IDs
• Refine Points
• Nodal Boundary Conditions
• Arcs
• Arc IDs
• Vertices
• Arc Boundary Conditions
• Polygon Fill
• Fill Colors
• Polygon IDs
• Legend
• Display of inactive Coverages

Drawing Objects

Each drawing object stores its own attributes specified by selecting the individual object. This dialog allows turning on or off all drawing objects of a specific type.

• Text
• Lines
• Rectangles
• Ovals

Arcs

Display the feature arcs.

• ID – Display the ID of the feature arcs.
• Vertices – Display the vertices along the arcs.
• Arc types – Arc attributes may be displayed depending on the coverage.
• BC Display Opts – Open a dialog with display options for the boundary condition specific to the active coverage.
• CL Flow Direction Arrow – Display an arrowhead showing the direction of center line arcs.

Polygons (fill)

Color fill the feature polygons. The display of the boundary of the polygons is controlled by displaying feature arcs.

• ID – Display the ID of the feature arcs.
• Polygon types – Polygon attributes may be displayed depending on the coverage.
• Show Materials / Mesh Type – Fill the polygons to display the materials assigned to the polygons or the mesh generation type assigned to each polygon.
• Material Opts – Set the display options of the materials.

Grid Frame

Set the display of the grid frame (Cartesian grid coverages only).

Inactive coverage color

Set the color for the display of all inactive coverages.

Legend

Turn the legend on or off for feature objects. The Options button opens a dialog that controls the title, font, location, and size of the legend. The Active button in this dialog signifies to show only the active coverage in the legend and the All button signifies to show all coverages in the legend.

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Map Module Display Legend Options dialog

Background Color

Set the background color of the Graphics Window.

Observation Coverage Only

• Calibration Target – Turn on/off calibration targets drawn next to observation points. The Interval and Two std. dev. options tell SMS to set the size of the calibration targets based on the interval or the standard deviation assigned to each point. The Scale tells SMS to scale the targets larger (>1.0) or smaller (<1.0) than the default size.
• Computed – Tells SMS to Use the active dataset or to Use the selected datasetfor displaying the calibration targets.

Related Topics

• Map Module
• Display Options