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- Contours: Execute the Export Contours command to create a Contours dataset for the chart. Note that if you want to have two contour data sets (see the text in section Export Contours) the command must be executed two times, and the first Contours data set must be renamed before executing the command the second time.
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- Export as Line Feature, Contours (Line Feature) or Polygon Feature.
In ArcMap line data are defined in two types of features: Lines Features and Polygon Features. Lines (polylines) are open-ended lines, and Polygon Features are closed lines defining an area. A polygon is always connecting the last point to the first point in the line. Geocap not differ on line data, and do not check if it the lines are open or closed.
The selected feature type is dependent on the data to copy. For instance, the Frame and Boundary data sets should be copied as Polygon Features, while the contour lines should be saved as Contours (Line Feature).
The Contours (Line Feature) option stores the lines as line features even if there are closed contours in the data set. The contours are sorted on increasing depth to easier check the depth levels in the dataset. Each line element will also be saved as a row in the ArcGIS data table. This makes it possible to use the Editor tool in ArcMap to select and edit or delete small contour lines. - Also export to Point Feature class: When turning on this option the lines data can also be copied as a point data set with the postfix _points in the feature name. This is necessary if any attributes of points in the line should be used in the map document.
The next options are appropriate for all data types, both Points, Lines, Polygons and Rasters.
Vertical Options:
- Flip Z values means that the z values in the data geometry is multiplied with -1 to convert to elevation (height) with positive values upwards, instead of depths with positive value downwards.
- Set Vertical Coordinate system: When vertical reference system is known it can be defined by using this option. The system can be an elevation or a depth system. First select the region (Africa, Asia, Europe, World etc), and then a system in the region.
If a depth system is selected the Z values do not need to be flipped.
Note: The option only sets the actual vertical reference system and no shift between the systems is performed.
Target database: The name and path to the database selected for copying to.
Output Spatial Reference:
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