Section Properties Dialog

This dialog lets you customise the content and layout of the section displayed in the Long Section Window .

The dialog is displayed when Properties is selected from the context menu displayed by right-clicking the Long Section Window.

The dialog contains two tabs:

• Content - allows scaling of y axis, labelling and attributes to be displayed in the relevant section window to be customised
• Layout - allows layout attributes including colours and fonts to be customised

Content tab

The Content tab allows scaling of y-axis, labelling and attributes to be displayed in the relevant section window to be customised.

Example dialog for a Long Section

Option	Description
Vertical scaling	Set manual vertical scale limits for the relevant section window or allow ICMLive Operator Client to manage the view scaling itself. Select the Auto Scale option to enable automatic scaling. The options are: Re-scale on Zoom and Scroll- adjust the scales to display the currently visible data at the largest possible scale. Include Results - adjust the y-axis scale to include display of simulation results Include Ground Level - adjust the y-axis scale to include display of ground level Check the Manual Limits button to set user defined height limits for the data displayed on the view. In the two boxes, enter the height above datum for the top and bottom of the display.
Grid labels	Use the Show Link and Show Node check boxes to show or hide link and node custom labels at the bottom of the window. Click on the Field Settings button to change the data that is shown on the labels. This displays the Network Label Field Settings dialog.
Displayed link length	Select an option for the method of displaying link lengths in the long section: Link length - display long section using the value specified in the Length field of the link. The next node or link will start from the point specified by that distance. From section spacings - display long section based on any internal chainage found for the link. Use when displaying river reaches to show chainage between river sections taking into account user specified section spacing. Regular - display long section with nodes at regular intervals to generate a schematic layout. Use to avoid node overlaps around shorter links when real lengths of links are varied.
Show strip plan	Choose whether the simple plan, running along the top of the display, is shown. The strip plan identifies the relative position of nodes along the section. The strip plan is effectively a one-dimensional representation of the GeoPlan Window display. Nodes and links are displayed using the options set up on the GeoPlan Properties dialog.
Show node chamber	Use this check box to show or hide the below ground part of the manhole. With the box unchecked, the node is shown as a single line, thus simplifying the view. Checking the box allows you to see a visual representation of the water level rising in the manhole.
Show ground model	Use this check box to show or hide the line representing heights from the currently loaded ground model.
Show vertical labels	Use this check box to show or hide the vertical labels for nodes and river reach sections.
Show 2D levels	Check the Show 2D Levels box to include display of a line representing levels calculated from 2D simulation results See the InfoWorks ICM help for further details on 2D simulations). Where a link intersects a 2D Zone mesh element a level will be plotted on the long section. The level value plotted is calculated as the sum of the height at the centroid of the mesh element plus the 2D level result.
Show total head	Use this check box to show or hide the line representing link total head results Total head is calculated as: H + v2/2g where: H = level above datum (mAD) v = velocity (m/s) g = acceleration due to gravity (m/s2)

Layout tab

The Layout tab allows attributes including colours and fonts to be edited.

Example dialog for a Long Section

Example of font settings for a Long Section in InfoWorks ICM

Option	Description
Colours	In this section, specify colours for the different components of the section window of interest. Long Section Window: Link line colour - colour of lines displaying links Link fill colour - link fill colour Ground line colour - colour of line displaying ground level determined from connected node ground level values Ground fill colour - colour of fill beneath ground line Ground model colour - colour of line displaying ground level determined from currently loaded ground model Manhole line colour - colour of line displaying location of manholes Manhole fill colour - manhole fill colour Left bank colour - colour of line displaying left bank profile Right bank colour - colour of line displaying right bank profile Flood level colour - colour of line representing level in 2D mesh - where a link intersects a 2D mesh Total head colour - colour of line displaying total head results Secondary water level colour - colour of line displaying water level for simulation opened as alternate results for comparison
Show horizontal gridlines	Tick this check box to display dashed horizontal lines for each tick mark.
Use 3D effect	Tick this check box if to apply a visual 3D effect to manholes and links.
Axis font	This section allows customisation of the axis labels font on the Section Window. The attributes that can be edited are: Typeface and Text Size.
Grid font	This section allows customisation of the grid labels font in the Long Section Window. The grid labels are displayed at the bottom of the window. The attributes that can be edited are: Typeface, Text Size, Text Background, Text Background Colour. The labels display the IDs of the objects contained in the long section by default, (see Content tab to learn how to change the data shown on the labels). Text Background can be set to : None (no background applied). Flag. Every grid data will have a background corresponding to the object's flag. User. This enables the Text Background Colour palette to allow you to choose a colour. In this case, the whole grid will have the selected colour as the background throughout the grid. Text Background Colour is only enabled if Text Background is set to User.
Reference font	This section allows customisation of the autolabels displayed on the Long Section. The attributes that can be edited are: Typeface and Text Size. The autolabels are usually under the form of vertical text indicating the node IDs.

Buttons

The following buttons are available on the dialog:

Button	Description
Load	Displays the Load Network Editor Properties Dialog which is used to load a previously saved set of section window settings.
Save	Displays the Network Editing Properties - Save Options Dialog which is used to save the current section window settings.
OK	Closes the dialog and applies changes to the section window.
Cancel	Closes the dialog and does not apply any changes to the section window.
Apply	Applies changes to the section window without closing the dialog.
Help	Open related help topics.