Step 2: Defining Project Settings

After you start a new project, the Project Settings dialog box opens automatically, so that you can define your project settings. At this stage you must define a coordinate system for the project. Once the coordinate system is defined it should not be changed. See “Setting Project Coordinate System” in the “Project Management” chapter for more information.

You can also define at this point project information, output format, the directories, the project ruler and minimum and maximum elevation values. These settings can be redefined at a later stage if the need arises.

§  In the Information tab, you can rename a project and type a project description, and keywords associated with the project. See "Setting Project Information" in the "Project Management" chapter for more information.

§  In the General tab, you determine the format used to create the 3D terrain output, and the relative ratio of compression to quality for the image and elevation data. See “Setting Output Format” in the “Project Management” chapter for more information.

§  In the Directories tab, you define the location of the MPT file, the temporary directory and source and pyramid file directories. Here you also have a check box that tells the program to keep the directory names network compatible. See “Setting Directories” in the “Project Management” chapter for more information.

§  In theRuler tab, you define the project ruler, which is a geometric progression that defines the resolution (UPP) sub-division in the MPT file. See “Setting the Project Ruler” in the “Project Management” chapter for more information.

§  In theMin and Max elevation tab, you crop extreme values by setting the range of elevation values. See “Setting Min and Max Elevation” in the “Project Management” chapter for more information.