Use the Height Analysis tool to provide colour information regarding the height differences across the surface. This enables you to ensure the sculpted relief is within the constraints of the production line.
Click the
Height Analysis
button on the
3D View toolbar to display the height analysis colour information on your relief. By default, any part of the relief over 0.001 mm high is green, anything below this height is black. You can modify these parameters, and add further heights, using the
3D Graphics Options panel, which you can access by selecting
Edit > 3D Graphics Options.
- Solid Colours — Select this option to display the height relief analysis as solid colours. When deselected, the colours are blended together.
Solid Colours selected
Solid Colours deselected
— Click the colour swatch to display the
Colour dialog. This enables you to choose the colour for each height.
— Enter a value in this box. Any part of the relief which exceeds this value is displayed in the assigned colour.
— Click to add another height. You can add up to 140 different heights.
— Click to delete a height from the list.
Below lowest height — The colour swatch specifies the colour of any area of the relief below the lowest height. Click the colour swatch to change the colour. This parameter is active only when
Solid Colours is selected.
- Export Settings — Click to export your current Relief Height Analysis settings to .xml.
- Import Settings — Click to import an .xml file containing Relief Height Analysis settings.
Click Apply to display the colour information on the relief. The panel remains open so you can continue to adjust the parameters if necessary.
Click Close to close the panel. Any changes that have not been applied are discarded.