Setting Fill Properties on a Frequency Basis

If the contour map should have a two different fill types at a regular interval, the easiest way to create this interval would be to use the advanced contour levels method. To set fill properties for advanced 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 Fill button to display the Fill dialog.

  6. Set the Fill Pattern, Foreground Color, Background Color, and Background Mode for the fill.

  7. Set the First value to the first contour fill position that will have the properties applied.

  8. Set the Set value to the number of contour intervals to apply this property.

  9. Set the Skip value to the number of contour intervals to not apply this property.

  10. Click OK to return to the Levels for Map dialog.

  11. Click OK in the Levels for Map dialog to create a contour map with the same fill properties for all contours on the map.

Fill Dialog

Click the Fill button on the Levels page in the contour map properties dialog to open the Fill dialog.

The First, Set, and Skip fields in the Fill dialog specify which contour levels are modified.

Affected Levels

The Affected Levels settings are used to modify the contour levels on a frequency basis. These settings can be found by clicking the Fill button on the Levels page in the contour map advanced levels dialog. The First, Set, and Skip fields allow you to specify which contour levels are modified.

First

The First field indicates the first contour level affected by the change. The number refers to the contour level position in the list (starting with 1) and not the actual contour value.

Set

The Set field indicates the number of levels to apply the changes.

Skip

The Skip field indicates the number of contour levels to skip when assigning the specified properties.

The Affected Levels settings are used to modify the contour levels on a frequency basis. To use Affected Levels with fills

  1. Click on the contour map to select it.

  2. In the Properties window, click on the Levels tab.

  3. Set the Level method to Advanced.

  4. Click the Edit Levels button next to Contour levels.

  5. Click the Fill button.

  6. Set the First contour level to apply the properties to, the number of levels to be set, and the number of levels to skip.

  7. You can set the Affected Levels as many times as you want before leaving the dialog. For example, entering First=one,

Levels

First = 1

Set = 1

Skip = 4

First = 2

Set = 4

Skip = 1

 

0

Yes

No

 

10

No

Yes

 

20

No

Yes

 

30

No

Yes

 

40

No

Yes

 

50

Yes

No

 

60

No

Yes

 

70

No

Yes

 

80

No

Yes

 

90

No

Yes

 

100

Yes

No

 
 

image\rbfill.png

This is an example of a map
using multiple fill styles.

See Also

Adding Color Fill between Contours

Assigning Color Fill Based on a Fill Spectrum

Assigning Color Fill to Specific Contour Levels

Creating a Filled Contour Map Containing NoData Areas

Displaying a Filled Contour Map without Contour Lines