Distance Overlay

What the Distance Zone Overlay is

Distance Zone Overlay

The Distance Zone Overlay is an Overlay which can be used for displaying zones around constructions. One example of such a zone could be a zone around a wind turbine that resembles the noise contour. The distance zone is always a circle situated around the affected construction(s). The radius of this circle can be adjusted in the function value tabel. There also is a "Count Hits instead of Distance" option to count the number of occurrences of the construction(s) in the zones. When added to your project, the distance zone overlay can be activated by clicking the corresponding icon in the overlay panel on the right site of the 3D World. An example use case for this overlay can be found on the Usecase Distance Overlay page.

The Distance Zone Overlay can be found as the DISTANCE_ZONE Overlay in the editor.

Adding and removing the Distance Zone Overlay

Adding and removing overlays is a generic process, however, certain overlays are dependent on other assets being present too, such as indicators, terrains, vacancy, images, etc. For more information please refer to the respective main articles for the specific overlays.

How to add the Distance Zone Overlay:

1. Select in the editor 'GEO DATA' from the ribbon
2. Select 'Overlays' > 'Edit overlays' from the ribbon bar
3. Select the DISTANCE_ZONE Overlay from the drop down menu on the bottom of the left panel or pick directly from the menu that opens when you select Overlays
4. Select 'Add' from the bottom of the left panel
5. The overlay icon will now appear in the right overlay bar

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  1. Select GEO DATA

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  2. Select Overlays

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  3. Select desired overlay from drop down menu on the bottom of the left panel or pick directly from the menu that opens when you select Overlays

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  4. Select 'Add' from the bottom of the left panel

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  5. The overlay icon will now appear in the right overlay bar

How to remove an overlay:

1. Select in the editor 'GEO DATA' from the ribbon
2. Select 'Overlays' > 'Edit overlays' from the ribbon bar
3. Select the desired overlay from the list of active overlays on the left panel
4. Select 'remove' from the bottom of the left panel
5. Confirm the removal in the pop up confirmation message

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  1. Select GEO DATA

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  2. Select Overlays

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  3. Select desired overlay from the list of active overlays on the left panel

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  4. Select 'Remove' from the bottom of the left panel

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  5. Confirm the removal in the pop up confirmation message

Sometimes it can be convenient to duplicate an already existing overlay. To do so, follow the steps for removal, but select 'Duplicate' in stead of 'Remove'.

Selecting Count Hits instead of Distance option

How to Select the Count Hits instead of Distance option:

1. Select in the editor 'GEO DATA' from the ribbon
2. Select 'Overlays' from the ribbon bar
3. Select the DISTANCE_ZONE Overlay from the drop down menu on the bottom of the left panel
4. Select General in the right panel
5. Check-mark the "Count Hits instead of Distance" option in the right panel

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  1. Select GEO DATA

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  2. Select Overlays

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  5. Select Count Hits instead of Distance option