To Create a Surface Style

A surface style defines how a surface is displayed in the drawing. You can apply the surface style to either a Triangulation surface, a grid surface, or a volume surface.

You can create and manage surface styles on the Settings tab in Toolspace.

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, right-click the Surface Styles collection and click New.
2. In the Surface Style dialog box, click the Information tab and enter a name and description for the surface style.
3. To define the display of surface borders, click the Borders tab and specify the settings.
4. To define the display of surface contours, click the Contours tab and specify the settings.
5. To define the display of surface grid, click the Grid tab and specify the settings.
6. To define the display of surface points, click the Points tab and specify the settings.
7. To define the display of surface triangles, click the Triangles tab and specify the settings.
8. To define the display of watersheds, click the Watersheds tab and specify the settings.
9. To define the display the analysis, click the Analysis tab and specify the settings.
10. To define the display of the various surface components, click the Display tab and specify the settings.
11. To view summary information about the style, click the Summary tab.
12. Click Apply.

Tutorial Exercise: Configuring a Style for Watershed Display