When you select Properties for the Stream Alignment layer, the Stream Alignment Properties Editor ("Figure: Stream Alignment Properties Layer") appears.

Figure: Stream Alignment Properties Layer

The Stream Alignment Properties editor allows you to view and edit the following properties related to how the stream alignment is drawn in the Map Display:

  • Stream Width—Select the line width of the streams, in points, from the selection list. Possible values are 1—10. The default stream line width is 6.
  • Stream Color—Select the color of the stream lines from the list of pre-defined colors. The default stream color is a custom color of orange.
  • Show Stream Name—Use the checkbox to indicate if the stream name labels should be drawn with the streams in the Map Display. Uncheck the box to turn OFF the stream names.
  • Choose Font—This button opens the Font Chooser ("Figure: Font Chooser"). Use it to modify the font properties for the stream name labels. The stream names will be drawn using the Stream Color.
  • Draw Station Tics—Tic marks are drawn perpendicular to the stream line to mark approximate distance along the stream from downstream to upstream. Use the checkbox to indicate if the stationing tic marks should be drawn along the streams in the Map Display. Uncheck the box to turn OFF the tic marks. The tic marks and their labels will be drawn using the Stream Color.
    • Tic Length—Select the length of the minor tic marks, in points, from the selection list. The default minor tic length is 7.
    • Major Tic Length—Select the length of the major tic marks, in points, from the selection list. The default major tic length is 14.
    • Draw Tic Labels—Use the checkbox to indicate if the tic mark labels should be drawn with the tic marks of the streams in the Map Display. Uncheck the box to turn OFF the tic mark labels.

    • Tic Labels Font—this Choose Font… button will open the Font Chooser. Use it to set the font properties for tic mark labels.

      The stream alignment tic marks can strongly influence how the schematic layers are drawn, especially the labels for the various schematic elements. Once your stream alignment has been finalized, you probably won't need the station tic marks, so turn them off for a cleaner view of your schematic.

  • Draw Stream Nodes—Small circles are used to represent the stream nodes. By default, a stream node is created at the endpoints of every stream. Use the checkbox to turn ON or OFF the drawing of the stream nodes on the streams in the Map Display.
    • Node Color—Select the fill color of the stream nodes from the list of pre-defined colors. The default stream node color is a custom color of green.
    • Node Outline Color—Select the outline color of the stream nodes from the list of pre-defined colors. The default stream node color is a custom color of dark green.
    • Node Width—Select the diameter of the stream nodes, in points, from the selection list. Possible values are 1–10. The default node diameter (width) is 7.
  • Draw Junctions—Stream junctions are drawn at the connection of two or more streams; they appear as a larger circle (or halo) behind the smaller stream node circles that are created and drawn at the endpoints of every stream. Use the checkbox to turn ON or OFF the drawing of the stream junctions.
    • Junction Color—Select the color of the stream junction from the list of pre-defined colors. The default stream junction color is bright green, a custom color of green.
    • Junction Width—the size of the circle that forms the stream junction halo, in units of points.

The Stream Alignment Properties editor has a preview pane located on the right side of the editor. This preview pane allows you to view your changes before applying them.