Positioning a Terrain

You can position a terrain by adding or editing its geolocation through the Geolocation dialog box. The Geolocation dialog box is the primary tool used to set up a geolocation and modify it.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Import CRS.
  • Import a terrain.
See Also
Using Geolocation and B.I. Essentials

Add Geolocation to a Terrain

You can add a geolocation to a terrain.

  1. From the BIM section of the action bar, click Edit Geolocation .
  2. In the Geolocation dialog box, click Current location is not geolocated.

    The terrain is now geolocated.

Edit the Geolocation of a Terrain

You can edit the geolocation of a terrain to position it.

  1. From the BIM section of the action bar, click Edit Geolocation .
  2. In the Geolocation panel, click the icon.

    The icon turns blue, and you can select a coordinate reference system (CRS) and modify the geolocation by longitude and latitude.

    When right-clicking the coordinate labels in the context menu, commands are available. For more information, see Context Menus.

  3. Optional: Click to display the CRS information.
  4. To copy the azimuth from the Robot when it is snapped to the geometry, right-click Azimuth in the Geolocation panel and select Paste robot azimuth.

    The azimuth corresponds to the Robot W-axis.

  5. Drag the Robot in the work area and click Origin is not shifted, click to shift it to robot location to specify an origin.

    For more information, see Shifting the Origin.

  6. Expand the CRS section to access the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Replace Lets you search for a CRS that can be used.
    Open Lets you open the CRS in use.
    Deactivate Lets you turn off geolocation on an object.
    Remove Lets you remove geolocation by deleting geolocation extensions attached to the product reference.
  7. Expand the Address section of the panel to enter an address.

    This address is now stored as a Where tag.

    For more information about 6WTags, see Filtering with 6WTags.