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. Changes you make are not final until you click "OK". If you edit the species list beyond just renaming species, you will lose any currently loaded tree map and grid map data.

Add To add a new species, type its name in the box labeled "New species", and click the button marked "Add".

Rename To change the name of a species, first select it in the species list. Then type the new name in the box marked "New species:", and click "Rename".

Copy... This lets you make one species a copy of another species. It opens a window where you can select a species and one or more species to make a copy of that species. If you want to make a new species that is a copy of an existing species, first create the new species using the "Add" button, then use the copy button to select the species it should be a copy of.

Any existing behavior settings and parameters for a species that becomes a copy of another species are removed, and replaced by settings and parameters identical to the species being copied. If the species that becomes a copy was the only species assigned to a behavior, that behavior is removed from the run.

Up and Down This lets you change the order of species in the list. Select one or more species and click the buttons to move them.

Remove To remove a species, select a species in the list and click the button marked "Remove".

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. You will be given the option of adding the file to the parameter file, or keeping it separate. The first method is almost always preferred. However, sometimes a very large map file will make the parameter file too big for SORTIE to read. In this case, the text file can be kept as a separate file and only its filename can be added.

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: 07-Feb-2007 09:31 AM