Creating a surface with contours

To created contours on the terrain surface you need to create contours then update the terrain surface with the contours you created.

Click the Window Appearance button (Blue Diamond

  • On the General tab select Frame, under the show box in the upper left corner of the panel.
  • On the Frame tab, you have the option to have contours as one color (mono color) or height color (color based on the elevation)
  • Next on the Frame tab you select the Set heights & Colors to set the intervals you want the contours to be on
  • hit apply

Now you have created contours so you need to turn the terrain surface back on with contours.

  • On the General tab select Rendering, under the show box in the upper left corner of the panel
  • On the Rendering tab, you need to check the show contour box in the upper right-hand corner
  • hit apply

Now you should have a surface with contours included.

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