Set visual effects in InfoAsset Manager

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Set visual effects in InfoAsset Manager

Step-by-step guide

In InfoAsset Manager, the GeoPlan allows control of visual effects, such as selection color, hill shading settings, theme keys, and theme graphic quality.

To access the visual settings:

  1. Right-click the GeoPlan and select Properties & Themes.
    The GeoPlan, with the context menu expanded, and Properties & themes being selected and called out with a red arrow.
  2. In the Properties and Themes dialog, switch to the Visual tab to explore the various options.
  3. Click Apply to see the effect of changes on the GeoPlan.
    In the GeoPlan Properties and Themes dialog, the Visual tab active and the Apply button highlighted in red.

To change the Selection Colors for objects displayed on the GeoPlan:

  1. In the Selection Colors group, click More (…) next to one of the options, such as Network.
  2. In the Color picker, select a new color.
  3. Click OK.
    On the Visual tab, the Selection Colors group called out with a red arrow and More (…) highlighted in red next to Network. The Choose Selection Color dialog is also open, with a color selected and OK highlighted in red.

Hill shading simulates a light source (the sun) and can be pointed towards the model. The best hill shading effects are found by trial and error and vary depending on the ground model.

  1. In the Hill shading group, select On.
  2. Adjust the settings accordingly.
    On the left, in the Hill shading group, the On option selected and called out with a red arrow. On the right, the GeoPlan with an example of hill shading applied.

To fine tune theme visibility in the key window or in printouts:

  1. In the Theme Keys group, select Change themes shown in key window or Change themes shown in print legend.
  2. In the Thematic key window, select or deselect themes as needed.
  3. Click OK.
    On the left, the Theme Keys group of the Visual tab, with Change themes shown in key window selected and highlighted in red. On the right, in the Thematic key window, a list of theme layers with checkboxes next to each.

The Graphic Quality slider governs the switching between two different types of Microsoft Graphics Device Interface, GDI and GDI+, which are responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices, such as monitors and printers.

The Graphic Quality slider set to Medium, with additional positions for Low, High, and Highest.

The Miscellaneous group includes additional settings to select or deselect, as needed.

  1. For example, when using a ground model, enable Show ground level in coordinates panel to display the ground level on the status bar.
    On the left, the Miscellaneous group of settings, with Show ground level in coordinates panel selected and highlighted in red; and on the right, the GeoPlan updated to show the ground level in the status bar, called out with a red arrow.

Video quiz

Which settings can you use to emphasize the contours of a ground model displayed on the GeoPlan?

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