Soil Layers
Show and adjust soil strata in a section, using your own site information for the layer values.
There are two related settings: the project Site Soil Profile in Terrain, and the layers stored on each section line. A new section can start from the project profile, but existing section lines keep their own layers. Editing or resetting the project profile does not automatically rewrite every existing section. The displayed layers communicate entered design information, not measured ground conditions.
Review the project profile
In Terrain, open Site Soil Profile. This panel lets you change layer colours, toggle visibility and restore the default profile. It displays depths in project units. The project panel does not provide the same add, remove or depth-edit controls as the active section’s layer panel.
Open the active section’s layers
Open Section Cut and enable Show Soil Layers. The sidebar lists the active section’s layers. Each row shows a colour swatch, layer label, depth or Ground indicator, and visibility control. Check that the intended section line is active before changing its layers.
Change colour, visibility and depth
Click a colour swatch to choose its colour. Use the eye control to show or hide a layer. For a layer below the first row, click the depth value, enter a length, and commit it with Enter or by leaving the field. Values follow project measurement settings and accept explicit units. The first row is the ground reference rather than an editable depth.
Add or remove a section layer
Use Add Layer to append a Custom Layer below the existing stack. Adjust its depth, colour and visibility. Use the remove control on an eligible row to delete that layer; the first ground-reference row cannot be removed. These changes belong to the active section, not every section in the project.
Check the section appearance
Inspect the rendered section after editing. Earth Colours can switch the displayed palette between Natural and Monochrome without replacing the stored layer colours. If you use Reset to defaults in Terrain, check both the project profile and any existing section layers separately.