Range Dome Analysis

Set up the Template

In this section you will set up Range Dome Analysis to use your data.

  1. Prepare your elevation surface raster.
    • The data must be in a projected coordinate system.
    • The XY units of the coordinate system must be the same as the Z units.
    • Optionally, reduce the resolution and/or clip the raster to an area of interest.
  2. Extract the empty version of the template to use with your elevation data.
    • Unzip the zRangeDomeTools_Local.zip.
  3. Open an empty ArcScene document and add your elevation data to the scene.
  4. In the empty RangeDomeAnalysis.gdb, create a new feature dataset to hold the editing and analysis results. When you create the dataset:
    1. set the new dataset name to “DS”;
    2. set the Coordinate System to match your surface data's coordinate system;
    3. set the Vertical Coordinate system (it must use the same units as the XY coordinate system).
  5. Import the input feature classes.
    1. Right click the new DS feature dataset and click Import > Feature Class (multiple)….
    2. Drag the FlightCorridor and WeaponPosition feature classes from the SourceDataSchema.gdb into the tool, and run the tool.
  6. Open the RangeDome_PlanningLocal.sxd scene document.
  7. Set the coordinate system of the scene to match your elevation data.
    1. Click and ignore the elevation height warnings – you’ll fix them in a few steps.
    2. Add your surface data to the scene.
    3. In the table of contents, rename the elevation surface layer to “Elevation” (this is the name the Range Dome Corridor tool expects).
    4. Open the Scene Properties dialog.
    5. On the Coordinate System tab, set the coordinate system to that of your surface, and click OK.
    6. Click through and ignore the warnings about base height issues.
  8. Set the base heights of layers in the scene.
    1. Open the Layer Properties of the Elevation layer.
    2. On the Base Heights tab, set the layer to drape on itself.
    3. For each of the layers that sit on the ground (all of the other layers except for ‘Air Corridor – Extruded’):
      • Open the Layer Properties.
      • On the Base Heights tab, set the layer to drape on the Elevation layer.
  9. If you plan to set the threat distances using units other than meters, change the point layer symbols. If not, skip these three steps.
    1. Open the Layer Properties tab, on the Symbology tab click the Advanced button, and click Size.
    2. Click the Calculate button on the Size dialog.
    3. Set the calculation to convert your units to meters. For feet the calculation would be: [Range] / 3.281
    4. Do this for each of the three point layers: Threat Positions, Inner Range, and Outer Range.
  10. In the Catalog window, expand RangeDomeTools.tbx, right click Range Dome Corridor, and open it in Edit mode.
  11. Click the Validate Entire Model button to check that all the data sources are connected, then save and close the model.
  12. Set the threat distance values for each of the Threat Positions feature templates and the maximum altitude for the Air Corridor.
    1. Open the 3D Editor toolbar, click 3D Editor, and click Start Editing.
    2. Click the Create Features button to show the Create Features window.
    3. On the Create Features window, check the edit templates properties for appropriate values, update as needed. To update the values:
      1. Double-click one of the feature templates (for example, Threat 1000-5000m).
      2. Set the ‘Range’ property to the maximum possible range of the weapon.
      3. Set the ‘RangeLethal’ property to the maximum range where the weapon is likely to be lethal.
      4. Change the Name to accurately represent the threat's range values.
      5. For the Air Corridor, set the ‘ZMax’ to the maximum absolute altitude for the aircraft. The ‘ZMin’ should be ‘0’.
    4. Stop Editing and save your edits.
  13. Save the scene document. It is now ready for use with your data.
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