GGU-SETTLE: Normal settlement contours

The following dialog box opens if the "Normal" button is pressed:

The program shows the existing smallest and largest settlement values and the separation of the contour lines. If you want the representation to begin with a different value, the initial value can be entered here. You can also vary the spacing, to reduce the number of contour lines drawn for example. The settings displayed here are always those automatically selected by the program. Using the "Old values" button, the preferences used for the previous contour line diagram are adopted.

The program supports three smoothing out procedures:

• "Do not smooth"
  As a linear method is implemented within the triangle elements, this will provide analysis results without smoothing performed by the program.

• "Method 1" and "Method 2"
  these smoothing out procedures employ two different Bezier splines. Smoothing out intensities can be given for to acquire smooth contour lines. Method 2 creates very "round" contours, with the danger that the true results may be falsified.

You can specify the type of visualisation for the contour lines by means of the "Further preferences" button, e.g. system boundaries, triangle mesh, contour labelling, font size, etc.

If your preferences are confirmed by pressing "OK" the contours are displayed on the screen. The colour and pen width defined in "Graphics preferences/Pen colour and width" is used. If the contours are to be visualised in a different colour or pen width, they can be edited in this menu item.