Assigning the Same Line Properties to all Contour Levels

The easiest way to assign the same line properties to all contour levels is to use the simple levels method:

1. Click on an existing contour map to select it.
2. In the Properties window, click on the Levels tab.
3. Change the Level method to Simple.
4. Set the Major contour every value to one. This means that all contour lines are major contour lines.
5. Open the Line Properties section under Major Contours. Set the Style, Color, Width, and Opacity.

If you have customizations on individual levels, you can still set the same line properties from the advanced levels dialog. To assign the same line properties to all contour levels:

1. Click on an existing contour map to select it.
2. In the Properties window, click on the Levels tab.
3. Change the Level method to Advanced.
4. Click the Edit Levels button next to Contour levels to open the advanced levels dialog.
5. Click the Line button to display the Line dialog.
6. In the Line dialog, choose Uniform contour lines.
7. Click the Style and Color buttons to open the line style and color palettes. Select the style and color to use for all of the contour lines. To eliminate the contour lines from the contour map, set the line style to "Invisible."
8. Enter a number into the Line width box to set the line width. A Line width of 0.00 is one pixel wide.
9. Set the First value to 1. This is the first contour line that will have the properties applied.
10. Set the Set to 1. This tells the program to set only one line.
11. Set the Skip to 0. The zero tells the program to skip no lines. This means all lines will have the same properties.
12. Click OK to return to the Levels for Map dialog.
13. Click OK in the advanced levels dialog to create a contour map with the same line properties for all contours on the map.

See Also

Assigning Gradational Line Properties

Assigning Line Properties to Specific Contour Levels

Index Contours

Setting Line Properties on a Frequency Basis