Symbol3Dgroup

Set the style of the point layer

Instructions for use

Point Style group of the Style Settings tab for the Point Objects Setting Point Marker Style in the 3D layer of the Dataset Type of the point in the scene. All Marker Style settings are applied to the selected 3D layer in real time, that is, WYSIWYG.

Operation steps

Icon File

The Icon File "command will be used to set or clear the Icon File for Point Dataset displays added to the scene. Note: The function control in the "Point Style" group is only available if the 3D layer with the point Dataset Type is selected; otherwise, it is not available.

Click the Icon File Drop-down Button in the Point Style group on the Style Settings tab and select the Settings item from the drop-down menu.

The Point Icon Settings "panel as shown in the figure above pops up. Specify an Icon File at the Icon File " (Icon File formats include: *.png, *.jpg, *.jpeg, *.bmp, *.gif, *.sgm, *.3ds, *.mesh, *.obj, *.dae, *.x, *.osg, *.osgb, Where *.sgm, *.3ds, *.mesh, *.obj, *.dae, *.x, *.osg, *.osgb are Model Symbols).
In the "Billboard mode", the user selects the billboard mode through the drop-down arrow, and three modes are provided: Screen Align, ClampGround, and Rotation Free.
At the "Orbit Settings" ", the user can directly input the Rotation angle values in X, Y and Z directions, or click the up and down arrows on the right side of the text box to adjust the size of the Rotation angle.
At the "AnchorPoint Settings" ", the user can adjust the horizontal and vertical Relative relationship between the added icon and the source data point. The default position: the lower left corner of the added icon is aligned with the source data point. The unit of the anchor point is:%, and the value field is -100,100.
Horizontal: a positive value indicates a right offset, and a negative value indicates a left offset. For example, if it is set to 100%, it indicates that the Icon File is offset to the right by the length of the Icon File.

Vertical: a positive value indicates an upward offset, and a negative value indicates a downward offset. For example, if it is set to 100%, it indicates that the Icon File is offset upward by the width of the Icon File.
If the size of the icon needs to be fixed, check the "Fixed Size" check box, which is checked by default. When the size of the icon is fixed, the icon does not scale with the scaling of the scene.
If it is necessary to start instant refresh, ensure that the Point Icon Settings effect in the scene can be changed in real time after the parameters are modified, which is convenient for preview. Check "Start instant refresh", which is checked by default.
To Delete the set point Icon File, click the Icon File Drop-down Button in the Point Style group on the Style Settings tab, and select the Clear option from the pop-up drop-down menu. Click Marker Style to restore the system's default style.

Dot symbol

The Point Symbol command will be used to style the point symbols for the Point Dataset in the 3D Scene.

Click the Point Symbol Drop-down Button in the Point Style group on the Style Settings tab, and a point symbol resource list as shown in the following figure will pop up. The upper part of the list displays the user's Recent Symbols, and the lower part of the list provides the system's default root group symbol library. The user can Select the symbols in the Symbol list as required as the symbol style of the midpoint object in the current point layer;
You can also click the More Symbols button at the bottom of the point symbol resource list to set the symbol style for the point object in the pop-up Marker Symbol Selector "window.
When the user selects a point symbol style, all point objects in the current point layer will be displayed on the 3D sphere in the form of "bulletin board" in real time according to the selected point symbol style.

Color

The Color command sets the display color of the point symbol. Click the color button on the right to select and set the color of the dot symbol in the pop-up color panel.

If the point symbol has been designated to be displayed as an Icon File, the icon of the point symbol will be overlaid with the color set here after the Point Symbol Color is set; if the color of the point symbol is set to white, the icon of the point symbol will be displayed as the color of the original picture.

Transparency

The Transparency (%) command sets the transparency of the point symbol. You can enter the value in the spin box to the right of the label or click the up and down arrows in the spin box to resize the value. The value of transparency is any integer between 0 and 100, with 0 being completely opaque and 100 being completely transparent.

Size

The combo box shown in the following figure is used to set the Display Size of the dot symbol. Note: The setting of this key has an effect only if no Icon File is specified in the Icon File "key.

Enter a value in the combo box for the Marker Size setting and click the Enter key to apply the setting; or select the reference value provided in the combo box drop-down list to set the Marker Size. Marker Size is in pixels.

Icon Zoom

This item is used to set the zoom ratio of the Icon when an icon is used instead of a dot symbol. The setting can be applied by entering a value in the combo box to its right and pressing the Enter key; it can also be set by the reference value provided in the drop-down list of the Options combo box. Numeric unit for symbol scaling: percent (%). This setting is only available if the point symbol uses Icon File instead of the point symbol.