About Color Bands
The Color Band option cycles colors through a
color
ramp based on changes in vertical distance. This option produces
an effect much like viewing contours where the vertical distance between
each color is the intermediate contour interval and the complete vertical
distance though the color ramp is the index contour interval. The
vertical distance between each color is user specified and the color
changes can be smooth or abrupt from one color to the next.
Example of Color Bands
| Color bands
(Smoothing) |
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| Color bands
in 3D Window displayed using a TIN (No Smoothing) |
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Learn
more about the vertical distance
Learn
more about the color smoothing option
How to Use the Color Band Option
Color Band Option Button 
1. Open the Properties dialog.
2. Select the 'Symbology' tab and the 'Elevation' tab within it.
3. Click the "Color Band" option to cycle the colors through
the selected color ramp.