Scaling the viewing range when using object viewer

[Anonymous]

I'm wondering if there is a way to increase the range you see when using object viewer on a surface. For example if you have a surface that has very little elevation change how can you make it easier to pick out where those small elevation changes are?

[rkmcswain]

Apply a exaggeration factor to your triangles in the surface style before viewing the surface in the viewer.

I know of a different application whose object viewer lets you change the vertical exaggeration in real-time, inside the viewer. That is super handy since different areas of your surface may need more or less exaggeration.

[AllenJessup]

Welcome to the forums. I've never seen anything that would accomplish that. Hopefully someone else may know how.

If you have the Surface exaggerated in the drawing. You can select the Surface and use 3DOrbit. That will orbit using only the selected surface.

Allen

[Anonymous]

Thanks! The exaggerating of the elevations worked the way I was hoping for. Now is there a way to smooth out the peaks. The difference in elevation is where I want it but I would like to see it smooth and more realistic. 

[AllenJessup]

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@Anonymous wrote:

but I would like to see it smooth and more realistic. 

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The only way I know of doing that is to Smooth the Surface. That's Smooth the Surface not the Contours. See:AeccSmoothSurface

Allen

[neilyj666]

By exaggerating the Z value you are removing the realism are you not? Furthermore any small peaks and troughs ore exaggerrated also so making them even more peakier/troughier.

[rkmcswain]

  neilyj wrote:
By exaggerating the Z value you are removing the realism are you not?

Yes, which is desired when the total difference in elevation across the site is only a few feet, which is almost everything I work with.