1Manage maps
a. To hide a map, select a map from the list and click ‘Hide’. To show a map, select a map from the list and click ‘Show’. b. To change the opacity of a map, select a map from the list, change the opacity value, and click ‘Change’. c. To hide markers, click ‘Hide’ under ‘Manage markers’. To show markers, click ‘Show’. d. To show legend of DEM, soil or landuse map, check respective box. To hide the legend, either close the legend or uncheck the checkbox next to it. e. To View a map in 3D click ‘View in 3D’. A new interface with 3D visualization capabilities appears. Details of the 3D view options are discussed below. f. If any WMS (Web Map Service) layer has been loaded, click ‘Remove WMS layers’ button to remove the map.
2View SwaNET project in 3D
SwaNET 3D visualization options allows users to change base map, overlay map, background color, vertical scale etc. It also allows users to publish the 3D view as a 3D model and share with others.
Base image control a. To change the base map, select a map from the dropdown list next to ‘Base Image’. If the map has legend, the legend is displayed on the right side. To overlay background map or to load an image from local computer, select ‘Local’ from the map list. A prompt appears asking whether to use background map. To overlay background map (image displayed on the background map) on the map, click ‘OK’. To upload an image from local computer, click ‘Cancel’. A file browser interface appears. Browse to the image location, select the image and click ‘Open’. The selected image is overlayed on the 3D view. b. To change the offset value of the base map, enter a new offset value in the box next to ‘Offset’ and click anywhere in the 3D view window. c. To change the opacity of the base map, select a new opacity value from the dropdown list next to ‘Opacity’. d. If the base map is solid, the color of the solid map can be changed. Click the color bar next to ‘Color’ and select a new color. Please note that this color also applies to the enclosure for the base map. To match the solid color (enclosure color) with the background color, click ‘Match color’. e. To show the enclosure for the base map, select ‘Show’ from the list next to ‘Enclosure’. To hide it, select ‘Hide’ Overlay image control a. To change the overlay image, select a new image from the list next to ‘Overlay image’. b. To change the offset value of the overlay map, enter a new offset value in the box next to ‘Offset’ and click anywhere in the 3D view window. c. To change the opacity of the overlay map, select a new opacity value from the dropdown list next to ‘Opacity’. Global control a. Click anywhere inside the 3D view area with the left mouse button and move the mouse to rotate the current view. Scroll the wheel on the mouse to zoom in or out. b. To maximize the visualization interface, double click on the empty space on the top of the 3D view interface. To view original size, double click again. c. To change the vertical exaggeration of the 3D view, enter a new value in the box next to ‘Zscale’, and click anywhere outside the box. d. To change the background color of the 3D view, click on the color bar next to ‘Background’ and select a new color. e. To animate the 3D view, click ‘Animate’. To stop the animation, click ‘Stop Animate’. f. To download the current 3D view as in image, click ‘Download Image’. The image is downloaded as a PNG file. Publish the 3D model in MAGNET4WATER Model Network a. Click ‘Save 3D model’. b. A prompt appears asking for the model name. Give the 3D model a name. Click ‘OK’. c. Another prompt appears asking for model description. Provide a brief model description. Click ‘OK’. d. Finally, another prompt appears asking whether to make the model public. A public model can be viewed by anyone using a MAGNET4WATER platform, while a private model can only be viewed by the user. Click ‘OK’ to make it public or ‘Cancel’ to keep it private. The model is published in MAGNET4WATER model network and can be viewed by clicking ‘Load 3D Model’ from the main SwaNET interface. If the model is public, it can also be viewed in DataNet. Please refer to DataNet help pages on how to view the 3D models.