Description | Example | Return message | Group

VO SurfaceLines

Set lines in a 3D Grapphics window to be drawn on terrain.

Syntax

VO <ScenarioPath> SurfaceLines {LineOptions}

Description

Use the VO SurfaceLines command to place or at least enable surface lines to appear on terrain. This is a scenario-level setting that affects the following lines:

  • Area Targets
  • Line Targets
  • Range Contour rings - On facility and place, when you select the Use terrain data check box and when on terrain following ground vehicles
  • Map Details
  • Object Lines - when you choose On for SurfaceLine and DrawAsGreatArc for 3D Object Lines
  • Lat/Lon Lines
  • Equator and Prime Meridian lines
  • VPF Data
  • Vehicles - Routes on terrain following ground vehicles; Ground tracks on non-ground vehicles and Swaths on non-ground vehicles

Valid values for {LineOptions} are described in this table.

{LineOptions}Description
OnTerrain {On | Off | WhenTerrainServerIsOn}If you set this to On and terrain is under the line, then the line will conform to the terrain. If you set this to WhenTerrainServerIsOn, then 3D Graphics will show the line when the visualization for a 3D window is using the terrain server.

For best performance, only set this to On when terrain is present.

Examples

To set lines to be drawn on terrain:

VO * SurfaceLines OnTerrain On

Return message

Group membership

This command belongs to the following group(s):

VO

VO Window

Version

11.0