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Create Contours As
Select the type of feature to use when creating contour lines (polyline or
polygon).
Save Contours Into Filename
Enter a name for the new SDF file that will store your contour line features.
Hillshade Settings dialog box
Use this dialog box to specify the settings for shading applied to raster-based
surfaces in AutoCAD Map 3D.
To specify hillshading settings (page 1200)
Click Analyze tab ➤ Feature panel ➤ Surface Hillshade.
NOTE This functionality applies only to raster-based surface data brought into
AutoCAD Map 3D using Data Connect. You cannot create a surface from other
raster data.
The Hillshade Settings dialog box includes the following options:
Direction
Specify the direction from which the light should come, for example, East
or West. Enter a direction value into the edit box, drag the yellow disk in
the compass to the position you want, or use Settings.
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.
Date, Time, Location Settings
Click to specify sun settings in the Sun Properties palette using date, time
and location. Then, redisplay the Hillshade Settings dialog box and click
Import.
Import
Click to import changes you made using Settings.
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