Adding a North Arrow to a Multi-plot
Updated March 09, 2017
This article applies to:
- Terrain 3D
- Terrain Forestry
- RoadEng Civil
- RoadEng Forestry
The tutorial files referred to in this article can be installed from the Updates section of support.softree.com or from your CD/Flash Drive provided at time of software purchase. See Getting Started for additional information on tutorial files and the location of file install folders.
It is possible to add a north arrow to Multi-plot. The Terrain Module is shipped with several standard north arrows you can also create your own custom one. To add a North Arrow.
1. In Multi-plot window in Terrain (or RoadEng ) choose menu Edit | New Sub View | Terrain.
2. Browse and find file C:\Users\Public\Documents\softree\roadeng\Library\North1.ter. This will allow you to position a North Arrow on your Multi-plot sheet. You can also try file North2.ter.
3. If your plan view is rotated you can set the rotation angle.
Figure 1: Screen Layout file extensions