Scenes

Three kinds of windows are available in Isatis.neo to display your data (imported data, results of estimation, etc):

• the Map window: to display data with a 2D rendering,
• the 3D Viewer: to display data with a 3D rendering,
• the Section Viewer: to clip data along various consecutive planes with a 2D rendering.

In the case of a 2D map, the display is defined by:

1. the projection system defined when creating the Isatis.neo project,
2. decorations (axis, grid, compass, scalebar) displayed through the Map window and/or the Preferences.
3. the list of displayed items organized by layers,
4. the layer order,

5. for each item:

   • the displayed data (file / table / variable / macro / vector),
   • the kind of representation (depending on the data geometry),
   • the graphical properties (color, line style, labels, etc) depending on which type of data we display.

The units 3 to 5 form the Map content. This content can be saved in the project through the creation of a object names a «2D scene».

In the same way in the 3D Viewer, respectively in the Section Viewer, the list of displayed objects as well as their graphical properties can be saved in a «3D scene», respectively in a «Section».

However, the Section Viewer requires the definition of parameters which determine the section(s). These parameters are set in the Section properties of a dedicated 3D scene.

Note: Data can also come from files outside the project, as geographic vector file (contained in an ESRI shapefile for example) or a 3D object.

Note: In 3D, the order of the different items does not matter.

A scene is a remaining object created by the user, stored in the project. Scenes are identified their type (2D/3D/Section) and a name (defined by the user). They can be renamed or deleted through the Scenes Manager.

When closing and opening later your project, scenes you saved are still reachable. A scene you saved can be displayed at anytime. When you save a scene, you save its content (not an image), consequently if the values of a variable have changed (for example if you run a kriging with different parameters), its display will automatically be updated.

• To create a new scene, you can click on in the Scenes Manager or next to the open scene tabs and then define if you want to create a 2D, a 3D or a Section scene and its name.
• To display an existing scene, you can select the scene in the Scenes Manager and then click , or directly by a double-click.
• You can modify the scene content by adding / removing items or changing graphical properties and then save the modifications by clicking Scene / Save Scene (Ctrl+S) or under a new scene by clicking Scene / Save Scene as.
• Scene content can be sent in the Reporting tab by clicking .