The Figure 1 shows RMC's options of a grid layer. These options are summarized in the Table 1.
Figure 1. Grid tab
Table 1. RMC's options for a grid layer.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Properties | Set properties of the selected layer, it describes in detail below |
| Show Properties | Set properties of the selected layer, it describes in detail below |
| Show Labels | Show labels by L or I, J indices of the grid. it describes in detail below |
| Zoom to Layer | Zoom to the selected layer |
| Grid Indexing | Show different options for indices of the grid |
| Export To | Export the selected layer to an external file with a different optional format. It describes in detail below |
| Remove | Delete the selected layer |
| Create New Splines Layer | Create a new splines layer in the layer control panel |
| Create New Overlay Layer | Create a new overlay layer in the layer control panel |
| Turn All Layers Off | Show off all existing layers in the layer control panel |
| Turn All Layers On | Show on all existing layers in the layer control panel |
Properties
Figure 2. Grid Layer Properties- General Tab
Figure 3. Grid Layer Properties- Label Tab
Show Properties
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| None | Only the grid is displayed |
| Orthogonal Deviation | The grid cell is colored based on its orthogonality. A legend is displayed showing the scale and mean value |
| Cell Aspect Ratio | The grid cell is colored based on its aspect ratio. A legend is displayed showing the scale and mean value |
| Cell Area | The grid cell is colored based on its area. A legend is displayed showing the scale and mean value |
| Cell DX | The grid cell is colored based on its size along the X axis. A legend is displayed showing the scale and mean value |
| Cell DY | The grid cell is colored based on its size along the Y axis. A legend is displayed showing the scale and mean value |
Show Labels
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| None | Only the grid is displayed |
| Cell L index | The L index number of the grid cells is displayed |
| Cell I,J Indices | The I and J indices number of the grid cells is displayed |
| Node I,J Indices | The I and J indices number of the grid node is displayed |
Grid Indexing
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Transpose I - J Indices | The I and J indices of each cell are switched. |
| Flip I Indices | Only I indices are modified while J indices are unchanged. |
| Flip J Indices | Only J indices are modified while I indices are unchanged. |
| Rotate Indices Clockwise | The cell indices are moved along clockwise. |
| Rotate Indices Counter-Clockwise | The cell indices are moved along counter- clockwise. |
Export To
The grid cells can be exported to several file format as shown in Figure 7.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Export To Grid+ | The file of the grid cell will has format *cvl |
| Export To RGF Grid | The file of the grid cell will has format *RGF |
| Export To EFDC Grid | The file of the grid cell will has format *inp, which can import directly to EEMS model |
| Export To Shapefile | The file of the grid cell will has format *shp |
| Export To KML | The file of the grid cell will has format *kml |
| Export To Outline | The file of the grid cell will has format *p2d |
Figure 7. Export the grid cell