Tree setup window

This window is reached from the menu option "Edit->Tree Setup" in the main SORTIE-ND window. It allows you to control some basic aspects of the tree population.

Edit list of species. The top of the window is devoted to editing the species list. The box just below this label is the list of current species. You can add and remove species from this list. To add a species, type its name in the box labeled "New species", and click the button marked "Add". To remove a species, select a species in the list and click the button marked "Remove". To change the name of a species, select it, type the new name in the box, and click the button "Rename".

Edit initial densities size classes... This button allows you to edit the size classes for tree population initial density by opening the Edit size classes window. Size classes help you to define the initial conditions for the tree population. Size classes are not required if you do not want to define your initial tree population this way.

Add tree map. This lets you load a tab-delimited tree map file and add it to your current parameter file. These trees will add to any tree maps already loaded.

Remove tree map trees. If there is a tree map loaded, then the button marked "Remove tree map trees" is enabled. If you want to remove all currently loaded tree map trees, click this button. This action cannot be undone, even if you click "Cancel" for the window.

Write tree map to text file. If there is a tree map loaded, then the button marked "Write tree map to text file" is enabled. Click this button to write the contents of the currently loaded tree map to a tab-delimited text file, which you can open in a spreadsheet or text editor. Files created this way are only for your own use. SORTIE-ND cannot accept them as run input. However, you can probably transform them yourself into a tab-delimited map file that SORTIE-ND can accept; see the Tab-delimited tree map topic.

Last updated: 15-Nov-2006 07:24 AM