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than the absolute elevation. This shader allows you to easily identify things like the portions of the
terrain that face south, or any other direction. The colors to use for each direction are user
configurable on the Shader Options panel.
• If any custom shaders have been created, they will be available as well.
Use the Enable Hill Shading option to view elevation data as shaded relief. With this option off, the map
appears flat, with elevations distinguished by color only. With it on, shadows are generated using the loaded
elevation data along with the remaining settings on this panel.
The Elevation Display Units option allows you to modify the units that elevations will be displayed in on the
status bar as you move the cursor over loaded elevation data.
The Lighting Direction options set the position of the light source (the "sun") for performing hill shading.
Note that cartographic azimuth and altitude are used. This means that 0 azimuth means the sun is to the north,
90 azimuth means the sun is to the east, and so on. An altitude of 90 means that the sun is directly overhead,
while an altitude of 0 means the sun is on the horizon.
Use the Ambient Lighting to brighten up dark looking data sets or dim bright looking data sets.
The Vertical Exaggeration setting is used to control the exaggeration of relief features.
The Hill Shading Shadow Darkness setting is used to control how dark that hill shading is allowed to make
shaded areas. By default, the value of 0 allows shaded areas to go all the way to black. By moving this slider
to the right you can cause shadowing to be capped in high relief areas, thus allowing the use of other controls
to better bring out detail in low-relief areas.
The Hill Shading Highlight from Direct Light setting is used to display a whitened highlight area in terrain
areas that are getting direct sunlight based on the lighting angle selected. The slider controls the amount of
whitening highlight applied to those direct sunlight areas.
To enable the display of water on elevation data sets, check the Show Water On Elevation Data option.
The Water Transparency controls the clarity of displayed water if configured to display water. Clearer water
shows more underlying relief to show through, while opaque water allows none.
The Water Level setting controls the level at which water is displayed. The default is set at an elevation of 0
meters above sea level. Use this to simulate different flood and sea level change scenarios.
The Water Color options allows you to set the color of the water. The default is blue.
Shader Options
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The Shader Options panel (pictured below) controls options for the display of elevation data using the
daylight, gradient, slope, and HSV shaders (described above).
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