Stand Visualization System Version 3.30 Robert J. McGaughey -- USDA Forest Service -- Pacific Northwest Research Station The Stand Visualization System (SVS) was developed by Robert J. McGaughey, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. SVS is public domain software and can be freely distributed. For additional information, contact the author via email: [email protected] Information describing SVS and the latest version of the software are also available on the World Wide Web at: http://forsys.cfr.washington.edu/svs.html Contents SVS Overview ........................................................................................................... 6 SVS menu selections ................................................................................................ 6 Display ................................................................................................................... 7 Right Mouse Button Menu ......................................................................................... 8 Specifying SVS preferences...................................................................................... 8 Image size preferences........................................................................................ 11 Tree legend preferences...................................................................................... 13 Working with SVS Tree Lists ................................................................................... 14 Tree Lists ............................................................................................................. 14 Tree List Index Files............................................................................................. 14 Creating a New Stand ............................................................................................. 14 Importing a Stand Table....................................................................................... 14 Entering a New Stand Table ................................................................................ 14 Importing ORGANON Data.................................................................................. 14 Importing FVS Data ............................................................................................. 14 Using Command Line Utilities to Automate Data Conversion .............................. 14 Creating a new stand in SVS................................................................................... 14 Creating a new stand using the TBL2SVS internal conversion engine ................ 16 Converting a stand table into an SVS tree list...................................................... 16 TBL2SVS Parameters ............................................................................................. 17 Flags .................................................................................................................... 18 Options................................................................................................................. 19 Spatial patterns.................................................................................................... 20 Crown size estimation.......................................................................................... 20 TBL2SVS Technical Details..................................................................................... 21 Spatial Patterns.................................................................................................... 21 Spatial Distribution of Down Material ................................................................... 23 Crown Width Estimates........................................................................................ 23 Importing ORGANON growth model data into SVS................................................. 23 Overview of the ORG2SVS Conversion Engine................................................... 24 ORG2SVS Parameters............................................................................................ 26 Crown width estimation........................................................................................ 29 ORG2SVS Status Report ........................................................................................ 29 ORG2SVS Technical Details................................................................................... 31 Processing the ORGANON Output File ............................................................... 31 Tree Record Expansion ....................................................................................... 31 Crown Width Estimation....................................................................................... 32 Spatial Patterns.................................................................................................... 32 Converting FVS tree list data for use in SVS........................................................... 34 FVS2SVS engine -- General parameters............................................................. 35 FVS2SVS engine -- Selection parameters........................................................... 36 FVS2SVS engine -- Crown size parameters........................................................ 37 FVS2SVS engine -- Spatial pattern parameters................................................... 38 Saving SVS images................................................................................................. 38 3 Printing SVS images................................................................................................ 40 SVS page setup................................................................................................... 41 Controlling SVS Stand Displays .............................................................................. 42 Perspective view options...................................................................................... 42 Overhead view options ........................................................................................ 44 Profile view options.............................................................................................. 45 Default parameters for all views........................................................................... 47 Specifying colors for SVS images............................................................................ 50 Working with Screen Layouts .................................................................................. 50 Selecting a screen layout..................................................................................... 50 Defining screen layouts........................................................................................ 51 Auxiliary Data for Screen Layouts........................................................................ 55 Displaying Text Files in SVS Screen Layouts ...................................................... 57 Modifying an SVS Stand Using Marking and Treatments........................................ 58 Tree Marking and Treatment................................................................................ 58 Individual Tree and Group Marking...................................................................... 61 Using Marking Rules............................................................................................ 61 Using Thinning Prescriptions ............................................................................... 62 Planting New Trees.............................................................................................. 64 Specifying Treatments ......................................................................................... 66 Viewing Marking and Treatment History .............................................................. 68 Computing Cover Estimates.................................................................................... 68 Cover estimation method ..................................................................................... 69 Use subplot to sample cover................................................................................ 69 Trees included in cover estimate ......................................................................... 69 Compute cover..................................................................................................... 70 Changing the Appearance of SVS Trees Using the Tree Designer......................... 70 Design tree window and controls ......................................................................... 71 Auxiliary view window and controls...................................................................... 72 Overall plant form................................................................................................. 74 Crown shape........................................................................................................ 75 Special Objects.................................................................................................... 76 Specifying damage codes for tree forms.............................................................. 77 Creating a new tree form...................................................................................... 78 Process for Creating a New Plant Form .................................................................. 80 Specifying parameters to identify a new tree form ............................................... 81 Tree and crown class values................................................................................ 81 Specifying