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<TD class=s12b align=middle>Terrain Profile tool </TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The Terrain Profile tool displays the terrain elevation
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profile along a defined path, and related information on this profile such
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as maximum and minimum elevation values and slope. The terrain profile can
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also compare between the base terrain and an elevation layer.</P>
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dir=ltr></SPAN>To use the Terrain Profile tool:</P>
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<P class=ListFirstLevel>1.<SPAN
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dir=ltr></SPAN>Enter the following parameters:</P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in">Mode</P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Select the profile mode. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Normal</B> – Display a profile only for the
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selected polyline(s). </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Compare</B> – Compare the selected polyline's
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profile to that of a specified elevation layer. </P></TD></TR>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in">Quality</P></TD>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in">Determines the
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distance between sample points along the polyline for which the
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terrain profile is being calculated. High Quality will yield a more
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accurate result, but take longer to calculate.</P></TD></TR>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in">Elevation
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Layer</P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Select the elevation layer to which to compare
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the defined polyline. This parameter is only available if Compare is
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selected in the Mode field. </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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dir=ltr></SPAN>Select one of the following methods of designating the
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polyline(s) for which the terrain profile should be calculated:</P>
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<LI><B>Follow Line</B> - A terrain profile is created along the drawn
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line. In the 3D Window, click the left mouse button to place the line
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waypoints, and right-click to complete the line.
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<LI><B>Selected Group</B> - A terrain profile is created for each of the
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polylines in the selected group. Select the required layer from the
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Project Tree, and then click Selected Group.
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<LI><B>From Clipboard</B> - A terrain profile is created for each of the
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polylines in the clipboard. </LI></UL></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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dir=ltr></SPAN>A terrain profile graph opens, displaying the terrain
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elevation profile. </P>
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<P><B>Note: </B>When you click any point on the graph, the corresponding
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point on the polyline in the 3D Window is displayed in the center of the
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screen. </P>
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dir=ltr></SPAN>If you want to export the terrain profile to a shapefile
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layer, click <B>Export to Layer</B>. </P>
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<P><B>Note</B>: When a terrain profile created for multiple lines (in a
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group or from clipboard), is exported to a layer, the line color on the
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graph corresponds to the color of the points that make up the line in the
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layer.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px">Flot
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