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uniDEM Display Options

uniDEM supports multiple display options.

Windows

New Window

Opens a window in the display area that can be used to present DEM, imagery, mask and geometry data in 3D.
Note: This function can also be accessed with a right click on the display area or over the titlebar or another window.

Default shortcut: Ctrl-N

New Profile

Opens a window in the display area that can be used to show a profile of the elevations for one or more DEMs where a line has been drawn.
Note: This function can also be accessed with a right click on the display area or over the titlebar or another window.

Default shortcut: Ctrl-Shift-N

New Data Table

Opens a window in the display area that can be used to view the elevations numerically where the screen centre is located.
Note: This function can also be accessed with a right click on the display area or over the titlebar or another window.

Export Window to File

Exports the active window in the display area to a high dpi image for use in presentations or other media.

Resize Window

Allows pixel level description for the width and height of a window in the display area. This is useful in concert with the Export Window to File above.

Tile Windows

All windows are arranged properly.

Default shortcut: Ctrl-T

Reset Layout

Resets the uniDEM layout to the factory standard.

Close All Windows

Closes all windows in the display area.

Perspective

Toggle between perspective and orthographic 3D visualization.

Default shortcut: none

Lock Inclination

Synchronize view tilt between linked windows.

Default shortcut: none

Lock Azimuth

Synchronize view azimuth between linked windows.

Default shortcut: none

Set Z Offset

Set the view center to a fixed offset above the DEM. This can also be changed by dragging the mouse while holding down both right and left mouse buttons.

Default shortcut: none

Reset Z Offset

Reset the vertical offset to zero.

Default shortcut: none

Lock Z Offset

Disables right and left button mouse drag from changing the vertical offset.

Default shortcut: none

Ground Space

Renders terrain with gridding aspect representing actual ground space.

Default shortcut: none

Slow Rotation

Reduces the camera rotation speed controlled by mouse drag.

Default shortcut: none

Spin

Continuously rotate the camera around the screen center.

Default shortcut: none

View Level

As the camera is zoomed out, the rendered DEM grid is decimated to enable a larger extent to be shown.
View level 0 shows a 1:1 representation of the active data, and the resolution halves/doubles with each increasing/decreasing view level.

Default shortcut: none

Level Bias

Modify how the automatic view level is selected.

Default shortcut: none

Shader Quality

Select the detail level of the rendered DEM shader.

Default shortcut: none

Interpolate

Toggle whether imagery is interpolated in visualization.

Default shortcut: none

Horizon

Render the edges of the DEM farther to simulate a horizon.

Default shortcut: none