Water

A Water item renders an infinite water plane at a specified altitude. It is useful for representing sea level, flood extents, or other water surfaces to contextualise bathymetric or coastal point cloud data.

Creating a Water Item

Right-click a point in the scene, choose Add New Item, then select Add Water.

Ribbon Settings

Basic

  • Altitude — The elevation (metres) of the water plane, relative to the scene's coordinate system. The valid range is approximately −100 m to 3500 m.

Scene Explorer Settings

Expanding a water item in the Scene Explorer shows the altitude control.

Right-Click Context Menu

OptionDescription
Edit NameRename the item.
Move ToMove the camera to view the water plane.
Remove ItemDelete the item from the scene.

Scene Node Metadata

KeyTypeDescription
altitudedoubleElevation of the water plane in metres.