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Starting Geocap
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Start GeocapOn your start menu click Start > All programs > Geocap > Geocap 7.x.x - 64 > Geocap 7.x.x - 64 |
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Initial Setup
Geocap comes with a range of settings which can modified to make it easier to work with. One of these settings is the working directory which is the folder Geocap will open every time you browse for something. We will now set this directory and we will also turn on auto save.
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Set working directory and auto save- Click Tools > Options
- Click the browse icon for the Working Directory.
- Select the folder Geocap1 and click Select folder
- Click on Projects
- Check the box Automatically save all projects at regular time intervals
- Set the Time interval to 5
- Click OK
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Open the Atlantis project- Click File > Open > Project
- Browse to the location of the Atlantis project (Geocap1/Projects/Atlantis_3/db)
- Select the Atlantis.db file and click Open.
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Explore the project folder structure- Expand the different folders and observe the sub folders and datasets
- Right click on folders and datasets and look at the right-click menus.
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Display data- In the folder 2. Seabed / Grids tick the checkbox next to the atlantis seabed surface.
- Right click the dataset again and select Zoom to Data. This will make the display window center the graphics window around the dataset.
- In the folder 1. Maritime Lines / Coast lines tick the checkbox next to The Kingdom Of Atlantis coast line.
- In the folder 1. Maritime Lines / Base lines tick the checkbox next to Baseline_Atlantis base line.
- In the folder 1. Maritime Lines / 12 lines tick the checkbox next to Baseline_Atlantis + 12M limit line.
- In the folder 2. Seabed / Bathymetric Profiles / North Sea tick the checkbox next to all the bathymetric profiles
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Navigate using the mouse- Zoom in close to one of the bathymetric profiles displayed by press right mouse button and moving the mouse upwards.
- Pan along the seabed surface by pressing the middle mouse button (wheel) and moving the mouse in any direction.
- Zoom out again by press right mouse button and moving the mouse downwards.
- Rotate the displayed data by pressing the left mouse button and moving the mouse.
- Spin the data by holding down Ctrl on your keyboard, pressing the left mouse button and moving the mouse.
- Now try to increase the z-scale by scrolling the mouse wheel upwards.
Move around the 3D model an practice these elements for a few minutes.
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