Zooming in on Contour Data
Although there isn’t an explicit function for zooming in on contour data, you can achieve the same effect by selecting data and exporting it to a WzContour Tool. The WzContour Tool used to display the subsetted data can be the original tool, if you want to maintain the contour attribute settings; or it can be a new WzContour Tool, if you want to view the original data and the “zoomed” data simultaneously.
To “zoom” in on a subsetted area of data, do the following:
1. Select the data you want to zoom in on using the Data Selection button from the button bar.
2. (Optional) If you want to view the zoomed data and the original data simultaneously, you may want to start another WzContour Tool at this time.
note | You can view the subsetted data and the original data with the same attribute settings, if you first save the original tool as a template and then start the second tool by opening the template. Click here for information about saving and restoring the WzContour Tool as a template. |
3. Select File=>Export Selected Data from the menu bar. The Export Selected Data dialog box appears.
4. In the Export Selected Data dialog box, choose the name of the WzContour Tool in which to display the selected data.
5. Click OK or Apply. The selected data is displayed in its expanded form in the selected WzContour Tool.
note | The contour attributes for data that is redisplayed in the original WzContour Tool will remain the same; however, if the “zoomed” data is displayed in another WzContour Tool, the contour attributes will change to the settings of that tool. |
