Graphic Control on Slope Analysis Models

[Rossford]

I am doing a slope analysis project, but in whatever mode I use, 2D triangle, 2D contours with colored slopes, 3D grid, etc. the client is objecting to the pixilated nature of the slope areas.  He says some programs have a feature that cleans up various color areas into one color for graphic clarity, using some kind of blur effect.  The VW graphics look like those hurricane maps with a lot of swirling that is hard to look at.

 

Also, I have having loads of trouble with the preformatted slope analysis report.  I seem to have it narrowed down to the fact that there can be only one site model in a drawing for it to report accurately.  Anyone else experience this?  (I had actually be overlaying site models to get all the graphic and info I needed, and even making sure the criteria for the report was by "on site model layer only" in the graphic settings, and also in the report criteria, the reports seem to pick up every site model and / or crash the program.

 

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[bcd]

I can't think of a solution for this, except to choose hues that are closer together for various slope categories, make sure you use the max number of categories, and perhaps increasing the density of the 2d contours

[Rossford]

Thanks. I am using the max number of categories, and there is a limit to how close the hues should be to represent the slope differences.  I tried a few more settings, and in a way, using the 3D grid color slopes method works better with bigger squares rather than smaller ones, but in irregular site shapes tends to not render the partial squares at the edges.  Seems like there should be a fix for that, as well.

[Jeff Prince]

On 8/24/2021 at 10:06 AM, Rossford said:

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

I believe your choices are:

1. become or hire a marionette programmer

2. switch to Rhino and use one of the many grasshopper tools to achieve what you want.

[Rossford]

Jeff P,

 

I think so.  The client mentioned that firms he talked to that use ACAD also get the same problem with mesh generated slope models.  He didn't say what program they transferred it over to to get the more solid looking areas he was looking for.