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Planes viewing modes

You can view your data in Graphics in two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) mode. The Status bar in the lower-left corner of the Surpac window shows you the current setting (2D or 3D).

2D mode

In 2D mode, all data is projected onto a single active plane; Vertical, Inclined, or Plan. The view in Graphics is perpendicular to this plane. When you view data in 2D mode, a grid with the same elevation of the active plane is displayed. If you have not set an active plane, then the elevation is zero.

2D mode locks the data to the active plane, so you can digitise onto the active plane, zoom in or out, or pan, but you cannot rotate the data.

3D mode

In 3D mode, the data is displayed in Graphics in three dimensions. In this mode you can zoom in and out, pan, and rotate the data.