Align streets to terrain

You can use the Align streets to terrain tool Align streets to terrain tool to align graph networks to a terrain (map layers with the elevation attribute defined) or to the y=0 level. You can access the tool in the following ways:

  • Click the Align streets to terrain tool Align streets to terrain tool on the main toolbar.
  • Click Graph > Align streets to terrain in the main menu.

Nonaligned graph network
Non-aligned graph network
Graph network aligned to a terrain.
Graph network aligned to a terrain.

Settings

The following parameters control the alignment:

Align function

The alignment function to apply to the nodes of the graph.

  • Project All—Projects all nodes onto the terrain.
  • Project Below—Projects the nodes located below the terrain only.

Terrain

The terrain to align the graph. All map layers with an elevation attribute plus the y=0 level are listed here.

Offset

The offset to add after alignment to the y-coordinate of the nodes.


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  1. Settings