BHD - Profile Display

Objects

Terrain

Measurements

Lines

Sounding Grid

Setup

Scale

Grid

Object

Color

Select a Color for the object highlighted in the panel above, in this case the Boom.

Fill object shape

Select if you want to fill in the Object shape with its set color.

Show legend indicators

Small indicator symbols along the lower horizontal and the right hand vertical indicate the horizontal and vertical positions of each Object in the Profile Display.
When switched on the following parameters are shown:

Horizontal legend

Symbol

The selected Symbol is placed at the bottom of the display indicating the horizontal position of the object.

Use large symbol

For ease of recognition.

Use object color

Checked on: use the Color as set for the Object above. Checked off: select a Color in the line below.

Color

Select a color for the legend indicator symbol.

Vertical legend

Symbol

The selected symbol is placed at the right side of the display indicating the vertical position of the object.

Use large symbol

For ease of recognition.

Use object color

Checked on : use the Color as set for the object above. Checked off : select a Color in the line below.

Color

Select a Color for the legend indicator symbol.

Type

Sounding Grid - Select the sounding grid to use from the standard Windows browse dialog. Then select the correct layer in the next column.
If a sounding grid was selected in the 'Controller's Session Setup - Storage', the first defined layer will automatically be shown here, named Sounding Grid <Storage>.
When under-dredge and/or over-dredge is used, this is also shown.
If necessary remove the sounding grid chosen in the Session Setup here by using the  button.

Echosounder - Single observations from echosounders can be displayed in real-time. This enables you to analyze the depth readings in comparison to a previously created terrain.
When selecting a Multibeam system, the swath must be set.
Using direction starboard or port, the readings will show as a measured terrain when drawn as lines.

Safety Line - It is possible to add a nominal safety line. A line is displayed at the manually entered depth (in survey units).
This line can be used in case no design is available and a depth needs to be displayed.

QPD Processing - Select *.qpd processed files. Multiple files can be selected.

QINSy Mapping - Select a *.pro file. (This is the old format. It can still be used, but will be phased out. Use the *.qgf format instead.) It is only possible to select one file at a time, but you can add more.

QGF Design Model - Select a *.qgf file. (This is the new format.)

Sounding Grid <Storage> - If a sounding grid was selected in the 'Controller's Session Setup - Storage' it will automatically be shown here.

Water Level - Mean Actual Water Level, i.e. water surface, is shown.

Additional Terrain <Session> - A terrain from the Controller's Session Setup menu 'Additional Terrains' can be selected here.

Terrain

Line width

Enter a Width in pixels.

Color

Select a Color.

Fill type

Choose a type:
Solid fill - Area below selected layer Type will be filled completely with the selected color.
No fill - Only a line will be shown to indicate the terrain.
Hatch fill - Area below selected layer Type will be filled with hatch lines in the selected color.
Color banding - Only available for Sounding Grids.
Depths in the Profile Display will be shown in their own color ranges, similar to depths in a sounding grid shown in the Navigation Display.

Hatch selection

This option is only available when the fill type was set to Hatch fill.

Safetyline

Not available for layer type Sounding Grid.

Show additional safety line

For each selected layer an Additional Safety Line can be added. (Except for Sounding Grid.)
Largely unrelated to dredging, this is mainly used during a bundle tow, to indicate a safe depth for the bundle.

Offset value

Enter the Offset Value in meters and the Additional Safety Line will be shown offset from the selected layer.
A positive offset gives a line above the selected terrain.
A negative value gives a line below the selected terrain.

Color Banding

This option is only available when the layer type Sounding Grid is selected.
Depths in the Profile Display are shown in their own color ranges, similar to depths in a sounding grid shown in the Navigation Display.

Active layer

Select a Layer.

Active attribute

Select which values to show.

Reference layer

Select a Layer, if needed.

Reference attribute

Select which values to show.

Mode

Set which results to show: a difference layer or a cumulative layer.

Echosounder

Only when the layer types Echosounder or QPD Processing were selected will this option be available.

Show starboard & port view

Show Starboard and Port View of recorded data.
When switched off, no data is shown.
Only available when Layer Type was set to Echosounder.

Use nadir beam

Use the beam in the middle of the array to show depths when using a multibeam echosounder.
Only available when Layer Type was set to Echosounder.

Time span

Define how much echosounder data should be shown in the Profile Display (in seconds).

Measurement

Line Color

Select the Color to use for the measurement line drawn from node to a layer in the terrain, or to water level.

Label

Show

When you choose to Show the labels the next menu items appear:

Fill label background

The Label is filled and the text becomes white.

Offset right / left

When no Offsets are entered, the label is drawn halfway down the measurement line (in vertical and horizontal direction).
To change the Label location use an offset: -ve moves the label left, +ve moves it right.

Offset up / down

To change the Label location use an offset: -ve moves the label down, +ve moves it up.

Font

The Font of the label (font, font style, size and color) can be changed using the browse button

.

Trend

Not applicable to Backhoe Dredging operations.

Show position indicator

This option shows the position of the selected line as an open dot.
The line can only be seen when sailing perpendicular to it.
Use Settings - Origin - Front/Aft/Starboard/Port to get it in view.
When the line has not been given a height, it will be shown at 0 meters.

Show legend indicators

Indicator symbols in the legend show the position of the line.
The following parameters are shown only if Show Legend Indicators is checked

Horizontal legend

Symbol

Select a Symbol from the drop down menu.
This symbol appears in the legend at the bottom of the Profile Display.

Use large symbol

Use this for easier recognition. Only available when Triangle symbol was selected.

Color

Select a Color for the symbol.

Vertical legend

Symbol

Select a Symbol from the drop down menu.
This symbol appears in the legend to the right side of the Profile Display.

Use large symbol

Use this for easier recognition. Only available when Triangle symbol was selected.

Color

Select a Color for the symbol.

Use range from

Project Settings - Defined in the Console's Global Settings.
User Defined - Enter your own values.
Color Map - Each Color Map has associated Minimum and Maximum values that are loaded. (see  the Color Scale Editor program located in the lower pane of the Console).

Color map

Can only be selected if either User Defined or Color Map were chosen in the previous line.

Legend

Can only be selected if either User Defined or Color Map were chosen in the first line.

Maximum and Minimum

Are set automatically when Project Settings was selected. Otherwise they can be entered manually.

Swap color map

The colors are reversed. In the example above, white was the deep color before the Color Map was swapped.

Overflow and Underflow Color

Choose the colors to use when data falls outside the entered Maximum and Minimum ranges.
Use the

button to modify these colors.

General

Relative motion

When Relative Motion is on, the object remains in the center of the display; only the terrain is moved.
When Relative Motion is off, the terrain is stationary and the vessel moves across the display and may disappear.

Object tracking

Option only available when Relative Motion has been activated.
However the Object Tracking button 

in the toolbar can be used at all times while on-line.
When Object Tracking is on, the object sails to the edge of the display and is then placed back in the middle of it.
When Object Tracking is off, the terrain is stationary and the vessel moves across the display. But, since Relative Motion is switched on to access this setting, the vessel will remain in the middle of the display.
When the vessel has sailed outside the display and you can not find it with the zoom functions, turn Object Tracking on to retrieve it.

Orientation

The object can be viewed relative to a line heading or to the heading of any of the calculated objects/nodes.

Origin

Select which view of the object is displayed in the main panel. The view is projected onto the line if Orientation was set relative to a line heading.

Show big dots

The nodes are shown as Big Dots for easier identification.

Show connected lines

The data points from the echosounder are Connected with a line.

Legend

Style

By default the Legend is drawn outside the grid.

Legend

Select a color for the Legend. (Only available when drawn outside the grid.)

Scaled display

When enabled this option scales the object according to the scales of both the vertical and the horizontal legends.
The aspect ratio of the object is not maintained.
When disabled this gives some manually adjustable settings in the Vertical and Horizontal lines listed below.

Scale objects

When Scaled Display is disabled this option can be used to scale objects on one axis or both axes:
Both Axes - The object is sized according to the scales of both the vertical and the horizontal legends.
Horizontal Axis - The object is sized according to the scale of the horizontal legend. (Maintains the aspect ratio of the object).
Vertical Axis - The object is sized according to the scale of the vertical legend. (Maintains the aspect ratio of the object).

Vertical

Zoomlock vertical range

Lock the vertical range so it will not change when zooming in or out.

Maximum height

This is the height value at the top of the display.

Minimum height

This is the height value at the bottom of the display.

Horizontal

Use line as reference

Used to show the object relative to a line. KP values are shown on the horizontal axis instead of distances in survey units.

Line

When Use Line As Reference is activated, choose an existing line from the drop down menu.
Different mainlines can be selected, but need to have been activated in the Controller - Settings - Session Setup - Planning first.
These Additional Mainlines were defined in the program Line Data Manager or in the online Navigation Screen with the button named Waypoint Planning.

Zoomlock horizontal range

Lock the horizontal range so it will not change when zooming in or out.

Left

The range value shown to the left of the center of the display.

Right

The range value shown to the right of the center of the display.

General

Background

Select a color for the Background of the display.

Grid lines

Show

Uncheck to remove grid lines. When checked the following lines are shown:

Use one color

When checked all grid lines (Horizontal, Vertical, major and minor) are drawn in the same color.
When unchecked the colors can be set separately for each type of line.

Color

Select a Color for the grid lines. Only available when Use One Color was enabled.

Horizontal grid lines

Show major

When checked, the Major horizontal lines of the display grid will show. A pen style can be selected on the next line :

Pen style

Select a Style for the Major grid lines.

Color

Select a Color for the Major grid lines. Only available when Use One Color was disabled.

Show minor

When checked, the Minor horizontal lines of the display grid will show. A Pen Style can be selected on the next line :

Pen style

Select a style for the minor grid lines.

Color

Select a color for the minor grid lines. Only available when 'Use one color' was disabled.

Vertical grid lines

Show major

When checked, the major vertical lines of the display grid will show. A Pen Style can be selected on the next line :

Pen style

Select a Style for the Major grid lines.

Color

Select a Color for the Major grid lines. Only available when Use One Color was disabled.

Show minor

When checked, the Minor vertical lines of the display grid will show. A Pen Style can be selected on the next line :

Pen style

Select a Style for the Minor grid lines.

Color

Select a Color for the Minor grid lines. Only available when Use One Color was disabled.