3D Viewer Overview

The 3D Viewer is an extension of the 2D GIS in Aarhus Workbench.

This topic is divided into:

Getting Started

To get started first create a 3D node from the Create button on the 3D ribbon in Aarhus Workbench. This adds a 3D Viewer node to the workspace manager. Just as with sections, the 3D Viewer is opened by checking the box in front of the 3D Viewer node.

Initially the 3D Viewer is empty. Nodes can be added from Aarhus Workbench or loaded from files in the 3D Viewer.

Select a Workbench Manager node or a layer from the GIS Layer control and click the Add Layer button on the 3D ribbon in Aarhus Workbench to bring a copy of the node or layer into the 3D Viewer. GIS background layers can similarly be copied to the 3D Viewer using the Add GIS MAP button. Unlike with sections, 3D Viewer nodes have no node management in the Aarhus Workbench workspace manager, the 3D Viewer instead uses its own workspace manager like tree structure with its own node management and node selection.

The 3D view is to the right of the nodes. See Keyboard Shortcuts for help in navigating the 3D view. The keyboard shortcuts are also available within the 3D Viewer by clicking the Keyboard/Mouse shortcuts button in the lower left corner.

Selecting a node in the workspace manager also update the Node Information in the bottom of the workspace manager and the color scale in the bottom of the 3D View.

The node information include Min and Max Values, Min and Max Elevation, Cell Count and Volume. The Volume is an estimate of the actual volume of the 3D grid objects based on the fully included cells given the used Threshold and DOI Type as well as any Volume cuts made to the 3D grid.

Finally the coordinate system and an option to display the position can be found in the lower right corner of the 3D Viewer.

Ribbons

Each ribbon has its own description on the following pages, that also open by pressing F1 after having selected the ribbon. Much of this information is also available as mouse over hints on the different ribbon buttons.