Edit the Terrain Properties

Terrain properties are the ground thickness, and the default material categories for ground surface and sections. You can edit the properties of an existing terrain as follows:

  1. Select the terrain.
  2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  3. Select Properties.
    Thickness of ground [m]
    The thickness of the modeled ground layer (d) at the lowest terrain point. If the value is 0, the terrain consists of just the surface in the model.
    Note: If you want the terrain to form a terrain line for the elevation views of the building, set the ground thickness to 0. See Ground Level Line From Terrain Model.
    Material to ground
    Select the material (A) of the ground surface, used in shading and in a rendered model, from the list. The list contains a number of pre-selected LightWorks materials. You can select any LightWorks material by selecting the final option on the list, More. Select the material from the browser.
    Material to section
    Select the material for the ground section (B), used in shading and in a rendered model, from the list. The list contains a number of pre-selected LightWorks materials. You can select any LightWorks material by selecting the final option on the list, More. Select the material from the browser.
    Select 2D line properties
    The default drawing properties of terrain lines in a drawing are defined in the system settings with the line name TERRAIN.LINE2D. You can edit the properties by clicking Select 2D line properties. Select a predefined property set from the list, or select the Line font, Layer, Pen and Scale properties individually.
    Select 3D line properties
    The default drawing properties of terrain lines in a model are defined in the system settings with the line name TERRAIN.LINE3D. You can edit the properties by clicking Select 3D line properties. Select a predefined property set from the list, or select the Line font, Layer, Pen and Scale properties individually.
    The 3D line properties of the terrain affect the presentation of the terrain in the elevation views. If you do not want the terrain to be visible in the elevation views, hide the terrain before updating the views.
    Note: If you want the terrain to form a terrain line for the elevation views of the building, select layer "93 Dashing ground line" or "94 Clipping ground line” in the 3D line properties. See Ground Level Line From Terrain Model.