3D Linear Symbol Editor Interface

3D Linear Symbol Editor Interface Structure

Basic Structure of 3D Linear Symbol Editor Interface

The following figure shows the interface layout of 3D Linear Symbol Editor:

  • Symbol Properties: The Symbol Properties area is used to set or modify the properties of 3D linetype symbols, including symbol number and symbol name.
  • Subline Management area: The Subline Management area is used to manage the sublines that make up the 3D linetype symbol. Subline Management includes adding and deleting sublines, moving the hierarchy of sublines, and setting the type of sublines.
  • Preview area: displays the results of 3D line type symbols made and edited by the user in real time. The preview area provides basic preview operations to meet various preview requirements of the user.
  • Snapping Setting: The snapshot is a "photo" of the production result of the current 3D linetype, which is saved as a picture. When applying 3D Symbol to the 2D map, this picture is used for symbolization. The user can set the snapshot and Clear Snapshot of the currently made 3D linetype.
  • Sub-line Property Settings area: Used to set the relevant properties of the sub-line. Make 3D linetype symbols of different styles by setting various attributes of the subline. The properties that can be set for sublines vary depending on the type of subline. For more details, see the description in the "Structure of the Subline Property Settings Area" section of this page.
Structure Diagram of 3D Linear Symbol Editor

Structure of the child line Property Settings area

  1. Structure of Cross-section Subline's Property Settings Area

    The following figure (left) shows the composition of the Property Settings area of the Cross-section Subline. The functional areas of the Property Settings area of the Cross-section Subline are divided as follows:

    • Interactive Edit area: The Interactive Edit area is the drawing area where the cross-section of the Cross-Section Subline is drawn. The Interactive Edit area provides drawing and editing tools for a variety of geometries, a scale, and a background grid.
    • Recently used section list area: provides a list of sections recently used to make 3D linetype symbols, as well as the function of Import Symbol, which is convenient for users to quickly construct the required sections and reduce repetitive work.
    • Texture Settings area: It provides the functions of setting the line color of the section, the picture used by the map, and the Repeat Times of the map.
  2. Structure of Property Settings area of Model Subline

    The following figure (right) shows the composition of the Property Settings area of the Model Subline. The functional areas of the Property Settings area of the Model Subline are divided as follows:

    • Recently Used Model List area: Provides a list of models used to make 3D linetype symbols recently, including 3D Markers or models imported by the user. The user can select a model in the list as the model used by the current Model Subline.
    • Model Subline Virtual -real mode setting area: It is used to Set the virtual-real mode of the Model subline to obtain richer Model Subline types. For a description of the Model Subline Virtual-real Mode, see: Set Model Subline Virtual-real Mode "Contents in the Make a Model Subline.
    • Model Offset and angle setting area: used to Set the offset of Model in X, Y and Z directions and the Rotation angle of the model.
Cross-section Subline Property Settings Area Structure Diagram Structure Diagram of Property Settings Area of Model Subline

Browse operations in the preview area

In the 3D Linear Symbol Editor, the spatial effect (composed of X, Y, and Z axes) of the currently produced or edited 3D linear symbol will be displayed in the preview window of the preview area in real time, as shown in the following figure. The user can change the perspective through the mouse mode to preview the 3D linear effect. The following is a detailed description of its operation.

Preview line symbols
  1. Mouse operation mode:
    • Press and hold the left mouse button and drag to translate the 3D linetype preview.
    • Slide the mouse wheel to zoom in and out of the 3D line preview, that is, zoom in and out.
    • Press and hold the mouse wheel and drag to change the pitch angle of the 3D linetype preview.
    • Press and hold the right mouse button and drag to zoom in and out of the 3D linetype preview, that is, zoom in and out.
    • : Restores the 3D linetype preview in the preview window to the Default View Point.

    The above mouse operation modes for browsing the 3D linetype effect can be used together to realize the multi-angle and multi-directional preview of the 3D linetype effect, which is convenient for the user to adjust the 3D linetype.