2D and 3D Network Editor

The 2D and 3D Network Editor is an all-new tool used for viewing, modifying, and re-adjusting networks in an interactive 2D or 3D interface.
Access this tool with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-E, View->2D/3D network editor…, or the Project Options/General/Show 2D/3D Network Editor menu option.


Visuals:

  • Stations are shown as transparent dots with size and shading depending on their distance from the camera perspective.

  • Station names are drawn beside each station.

  • Dotted lines are drawn between stations (grey-black), with shading depending on distance from camera.

  • Blue dotted lines are drawn vertically between stations and the 3D ground plane.


Camera Perspective Controls:

  • Movement (move camera up/down/left/right/in/out in relation to network): arrow buttons

  • Cam Rotation (rotate camera around network): bold arrow buttons

  • Reset Camera: Reset camera movement and rotation


Drawing Perspective Controls:

  • Pan and Zoom (pan network around on screen and zoom in/out of current drawing perspective): arrow buttons, +/- buttons

  • Scale to Fit: fit current drawing perspective onto screen so all stations are visible

  • Point Rotation (rotate stations around the camera): bold arrow buttons

  • Reset Rotation: reset station rotations relative to camera

  • Center: center network drawing on screen


Options:

  • Error Style: Display residual errors in sizes ordered based on either Number of Errors at connection or Magnitude of largest error at connection

  • Drawing Style: Choose between 3D Network or 2D Network drawing styles

  • 2D Viewing Style: When in 2D Network drawing style, choose between Top-down, Left-facing, Right-facing, Front-facing, or Back-facing perspectives

  • Station Distances from Camera: View a list of all of your network stations and how far each is from the current camera perspective

  • Shortcuts: View all keyboard shortcuts for 2D/3D network editor functions and movement controls


Adjustment Controls:

  • Click on a residual error (red circle) to view all residual errors at that station connection.
    From here, select a specific residual error to view it and press the "Remove from Adjustment" button to comment the corresponding observations out of your input .IOB files

  • Alternatively, double-click a residual error to open the relevant IOB file to the associated observation

  • Apply Changes and Process Network: Apply and save all of the current changes (removed observations) to your network and re-run the adjustment.
    This will automatically reload the drawn network



Note: some features are only available in the 3D network drawing style

Mitch Palmer