Scaling draped images

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Scaling draped images

Often new drape image will require scaling so that reference points in the original image are at the same location as those same reference points in the draped image.

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hmtoggle_plus1How To: Scaling draped images

img_1 Make sure the Ground surface has no transparency and the draped image is showing.

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img_2 Turn on the original image with approximately 50% transparency, and make sure the original images elevation is above the Ground surface.

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img_3 Make sure that the model view is looking down (i.e. top view) if in the 3D model.

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img_4 Locate a single feature that can be clearly identified in both the original image and draped image:

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img_5 Turn off the original image to identify which image is the draped image.

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img_6 Turn on the original image so both images can be seen again.

img_7 Click the Scale Drape Image button:

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img_8 Select the start point (i.e. feature in the drape image) and the end point (i.e. feature in the original image).

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img_9 Once the end point is selected the drape image will be re-applied with the new scale factor:

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img_10 Check some other points of reference between the two images.