direction indicator
The direction indicator module is used to place a 3D North Arrow or Rose Compass in the 3D viewer scaled by the model data and/or user defined parameters.
Module Input Ports
- View[View] This is the primary Purple port which connects to the viewer to receive the extent of all objects in the viewer AND outputs the north arrow or compass rose.
- This port can be used as your only connection from direction indicator to the viewer and no other connections are needed.
- Minor Ports not needed for most all cases
- Z Scale [Number] Accepts Z Scale (vertical exaggeration) from other modules
- Explode [Number] Accepts the Explode distance from other modules
Module Output Ports
- Output For Transform [Renderable] Provides an additional output port if you want to duplicate place_text’s output via a transform_group module.
Properties and Parameters
The Properties window is arranged in the following groups of parameters:
- Properties: controls the scaling and positioning
- North Arrow Settings:
- Compass Rose Settings: