Drawing the Textural Map

The textural map shows the spatial distribution of textural class (flow and transport properties). The textural map is composed of "textural zone" each having uniform properties. Each zone is represented by a polygon (see figure).

To draw the textural map, select "Textural Map" from the "Active Data" selector. You may then:

• Draw a textural zone
• Reshape a textural zone
• Move textural zones
• Insert a vertex on textural zone
• Bring textural zones to front
• Send textural zones to back
• Delete textural zones

Notes:

• Textural zones may overlap one another. Those portions of textural zones that are covered by other textural zones are ignored in the textural map.
• Textural zones may extend outside the domain. (They will be "trimmed" by the program.)
• Any portion of the domain that is not covered by a textural zone is assigned the "inactive" textural class with zero hydraulic conductivity

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