GMS:3D Scatter Point Display Options

3D Scatter Point Module
3D Scatter Point
Interpolating with 3D Scatter Points
Converting 3D Scatter Points to Other Data Types
Bounding Grid
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3D Scatter Point Display Options
3D Scatter Point Tool Palette
Active/Inactive Points
Inverse Distance Weighted
3D Scatter Point Commands

The properties of all 3D scatter data that GMS displays on the screen can be controlled through the 3D Scatter tab of the Display Options dialog. This dialog is opened by right-clicking on the File:3DScatterFolder.GIF 3D Scatter 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 following table describes the display options available for the 3D Scatter Point module.

Display Option	Description
Active scatter point set	The name of the active scatter point set is listed at the top of the dialog. The symbol selected using the Scatter point symbols option (described below) applies to the active scatter point set. This makes it possible to use a different set of symbols for the points in each set so that the sets are easily distinguishable.
Scatter point symbols	The Scatter point symbols item is used to display a symbol at the location of each scatter point. The widget to the left of the toggle is used to bring up a dialog listing the available symbols. The color of each of the scatter points in a set may be changed in this dialog also. The color of the scatter points can be adjusted according to the following options: Specified – used the color specified next to the scatter point symbols Data – the color ramp is used to assign a color to each of the symbols according to the value of the active scalar dataset
Inactive scatter points	Individual scatter points can either be active or inactive. The Inactive scatter points option is used to show inactive scatter points and to set their color.
Scatter point scalar values	The Scatter point scalar values option is used to display the value of the active dataset next to each of the scatter points.
Scatter point labels	The Scatter point labels item is used to display the scatter point label next to each scatter point.
Scatter point numbers	The Scatter point IDs item is used to display the scatter point ID next to each scatter point.
Symbol legend	The Symbol legend item is used to display a symbol legend listing each of the scatter point sets by name and showing the symbol associated with the scatter point sets.

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The Display Options dialog showing the 3D Scatter Point Set tab.