2.0

Changing the Pond Settings
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NOTE
Generally, highlighted contours are drawn at larger intervals and in a
different color than normal contours. For example, normal contours might
be drawn every 1 ft in blue and highlighted contours every 5 ft in red.
4 Type the layer names for the contours in the Layer boxes, or accept the default
layers.
5 Specify the colors for the contours in the Contour color boxes. You can type a
color number in the box, or you can click on the color tile and select a color
from the standard color selection dialog box.
6 Specify how contours are created by selecting one of the following options:
NOTE
If you are using a template for slope control, select either Path Distance or
Slope Changes.
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Elevation: Select this option to create contours at specified intervals. Enter
the interval in the edit box to the right of the Elevation option. How the
elevation is applied to the contours depends on whether you select the
Relative or Absolute setting (see step 2). To create continuous contours
(unsegmented), select the Continuous check box. If you clear the
Continuous check box, and an elevation can't be found at a slope control
line, then the contour will stop and start and become segmented, creating
multiple contours at a single elevation.
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Path Distance: Select this option to create contours at specified intervals
along the pond slope template that you apply to the pond. Enter the desired
distance between contours in the box to the right of the Path Distance
option. These distances are along the slope of the template you specify, not
in the direct Z direction. For example, a distance of 5 feet along a template
with 1.5:1 slopes will produce contours at a 3-foot interval in the Z direction,
based on the 3-4-5 triangle rule. Therefore, it is difficult to create even-
elevation contours with this option. Use this option only if you are using a
template for slope control. For an illustration of the Path Distance setting,
see Path Distance Setting Illustration at the end of this topic.
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Slope Changes (normal contours only): Select this option to create
contours based on the changes in the slope of a pond template that you
apply to the pond. Use this option only if you are using a template for slope
control. Do not use this option if the template you are using is one
continuous slope because no contours will be created. For an illustration of
the Slope Changes setting, see Slope Changes Setting Illustration at the end
of this topic.
NOTE
These settings are available only if the Normal and/or Highlight option(s)
are selected.