Customize your pool bottom in any shape or depth your client needs.
Pool Slope and Pool Depth Video
Pool Slope starts at 06:00:
Pool Slope – Single Pool Slope
The Pool Stage has 2 Slope Options in the Panel in 2D.
To set the depth of the pool, select the pool to activate the Pool Depth buttons.
Multiple Pool Slopes is useful for "L" shaped pools, or unique shaped pools.
Single Pool Slope is useful for the average geometric or free-form pool shape.
When you left-click the Single Pool Slope button, your viewport is split into two sections; the top half shows the direction of the depth relative to the pool, while the bottom half represents the profile of the depth.
Depth Direction: The direction of the depth is displayed by a dashed line showing an arrow at the end to show the direction and the depth points that are on the depth profile. To change the direction of the depth, move the cursor to the dashed line, the cursor will change to a rotate icon, click and hold the left mouse button and move the mouse in a clockwise or counter-clockwise path to rotate
Depth Profile: The depth profile is a line, stretching from one side to the other, that reflects how deep the pool is at any given point. You can move, add, or remove points which will be reflected in 3D. Below all depth points, a distance is displayed which reflects the distance between depth points.
Point Height: This box allows you to customize the exact position of a height point by either clicking on feet or inches and typing a number, or using the arrow buttons, or simply using your mouse wheel while it hovers over one of the two sides. The values in this entry box will adjust as you move points in the bottom view, and vice versa.
Smooth Angles: When you select this option, the distance between depth points will be curved, creating a smooth bottom to the pool.
Hard Angles: When you select this option, you will have straight lines between the depth points, resulting in hard angles at the bottom.
Pool Slope – Multiple Pool Slopes
Multiple Pool Slopes is useful for "L" shaped pools or unique shaped pools.
To set the depth of the pool, select the pool to activate the Pool Depth buttons.
This works very similar to Multiple Slopes for Terrain.
When you left-click the Multiple Pool Slopes button, your drawing tools are activated. You have the ability to draw lines and arcs to set the pool slope.
Use the Line, Arc and Outline tools to draw pool contour depth lines.
NOTE: Lines drawn in Multiple Pool Slopes do not have to be complete shapes. Single line and arc segments can be drawn to create the contour depth lines.
To end a line segment without completing the shape, Left-Click on the last point or press Esc.
Each contour can be given a different depth in the panel menu.
Contour Depth: This box allows you to customize the exact depth of a contour by either clicking on feet or inches and typing a number, or using the arrow buttons, or simply using your mouse wheel while it hovers over one of the two sides.
NOTE: If only one contour line is drawn, the entire pool will be set to that depth. Enter the 3D View to see the pool slope.
Reset: This button resets all changes to the pool depth of the selected pool.
The Reset button is not an undo button. It will reset all contour depths of the selected pool. You may undo Reset with the Undo button.