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For Angle, specify how high in the sky the light is located, such
as near the horizon, directly overhead, or somewhere in between.
Enter an angle into the edit box, drag the yellow disk to specify
an angle, or use Settings
Click Settings to specify sun settings in the Sun Properties palette
using date, time, and location. Then, redisplay the Hillshade Settings
dialog box and click Import.
3 Click OK.
To turn hillshading on or off
1 In the
Display Manager (page 2060), right-click a surface layer, and click
Edit Display Style.
2 Do one of the following:
To turn off hillshading, set the Hillshade Band to 0.
To turn on hillshading, set the Hillshade Band to 1 and verify that
the Elevation Band is set to 1.
To change the vertical exaggeration
In the status bar, for Exaggeration, select a vertical exaggeration value from
the list. Select Custom to specify a value that is not in the list.
A higher number makes the elevation changes appear more extreme. A lower
number or a decimal value makes it appear less extreme.
Quick Reference
MAPHILLSHADE
Specifies settings to use when shading 3D raster-based surfaces
Click Setup Hillshade Settings.
Menu
MAPHILLSHADECommand Line
Hillshade Settings dialog boxDialog Box
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