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Viz World Plug-ins Guide

Version 17.0 | Published January 10, 2019 ©

3D Border Control

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The 3D Border Control plug-in controls the attributes of a group of 3D Border objects. The plug-in controls the applied material, border width, edge softness and visibility.

Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Geometry plug-ins -> Maps_Obs

Note: The 3D Border Control plug-in does not build the 3D Border objects. The controlled 3D Border objects should be built before the 3D Border Control is used.

The 3D Border Control plug-in has two modes:

  • Control for defining the control mode.

  • Width for setting the border parameters.

3D Border Control Properties

Control

  • Container: Contains the placeholder for the top container of the 3D Border objects. All controlled 3D Border objects must reside directly under the top container. Any lower level containers are not effected.

  • Control Mode: Defines how the objects are grouped when controlled by the 3D Border Control plug-in. When set to Level, the 3D Border objects are grouped by their data type (that is country, region and sub-region).

Control Mode Level

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  • Draw: Defines what data types are drawn. 3D Border objects with other data types are not switched off:

    • Country: Shows 3D Border objects displaying country borders only.

    • Region: Shows 3D Border objects displaying region and sub region borders only, according to the user selection. Available options are; Region (draws region borders), Sub-Region (draws sub-region borders) and Both (draws both region and sub-region borders).

    • All: Draws all border types (that is country, region and sub-region).

Control Mode Group

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  • Group: Defines the group number that is visible and controlled by the 3D Border Control plug-in. Groups are defined in the 3D Border plug-in in the Advanced tab’s Set Groups parameter.

Width

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  • Fixed (px): Uses a fixed width when drawing the line. This parameter causes the line to maintain the same width regardless of camera position/distance. Available parameters are Width and Fade Edge.

    • Width (px): Sets the line width in pixels.

    • Fade Edge (%): Sets the percentage of softness added to the edges of the line. When set to 0%, the line edges are sharp and when set to 100%, the edges are soft.

  • Scaling: Varies line width according to the camera distance from the map when selected. Available parameters that allow the user to set the line attributes are Width, Minimum Width, Maximum Width, Minimum Draw Width and Fade Edge.

    • Width (km): Sets the line width in meters on the map. The closer the camera to the map, the wider the line drawn.

    • Minimum Width (px): Sets the minimum line width in pixels. If the calculated line width (according to the Width parameter) is smaller than the Minimum Width value, then the Minimum Width value is used.

    • Maximum Width (px): Sets the maximum line width in pixels. This value is used when the camera distance is small and the line width should have been larger than the Maximum Width value (in pixels).

    • Minimum Draw Width (px): Sets the minimum line width in pixels. If the calculated line width (according to the Width parameter) is smaller than the Minimum Draw Width value, and larger than the Minimum Width parameter, then the line is not drawn.

    • Fade Edge (%): Sets the percentage of softness added to the edges of the line. When set to 0%, the line edges are sharp and when set to 100%, the edges are soft.

  • Fixed (mm): Uses a fixed width, in Viz units, when drawing the line. This parameter causes the line to maintain the same width regardless of camera position/distance. Available parameters are Width and Fade Edge.

    • Width: Sets the line width in pixels.

    • Fade Edge (%): Sets the percentage of softness added to the edges of the line. When set to 0%, the line edges are sharp and when set to 100%, the edges are soft.