Profile section parameters for "Reference Scale Height"

You can use this option to enter a scale for the height representation of the profile. The input options display a value of 1.00 for the reference scale’s aspect ratio.

Reference height of the horizon and reference scale of the height

There is an interaction between the maximum height of the reference horizon and the reference scale of the height. This interaction is calculated based on the values specified for the height and the smallest height value of the terrain.

By default, the values of 5.00 and 15.00 are set in the Define Profile dialog box. Depending on the Reference scale of height selected, the scale-independent total value – 2.0 cm in this example – reflects a certain height which is to be subtracted form the smallest height value of the terrain to get the maximum height of the reference horizon.

If, for example, the smallest height value of the terrain is –13.068 m, the height values of the reference horizon are as follows:

Reference scale of height	Scale-dependent height (2,0 cm are ... m)	Maximum height of reference horizon
1000	2,0 * 1000 = 2000 cm = 20,0 m	-13,068 - 20,00 = -33,068 m
500	2,0 * 500 = 1000 cm = 10.0 m	-13,068 - 10,00 = -23,068 m
100	2,0 * 100 = 200 cm = 2,0 m	-13,068 - 2,00 = -15,068 m
50	2,0 * 50 = 100 cm = 1.0 m	-13,068 - 1,00 = -14,068 m

If this calculation results in a value that is greater than the one currently set, this value is displayed in the Input options when you select the horizon.
But if the result is a smaller value, the height of the reference horizon is automatically set to this maximum value.