To install the template, complete the

following steps:
Review the hardware, software and data
requirementsfor this template.
Downloadthe Range Dome Analysis
template.
In your file browser, navigate to the
downloaded template.
Use your extraction utility to extract the
template zip file to a folder on your
machine.

SET UP THE TEMPLATE IN THIS SECTION YOU WILL SET UP RANGE DOME ANALYSIS TO
USE YOUR DATA.
Prepare your elevation surface raster.
The data must be in a projected coordinate system.
The XY units of the coordinate system must be the same as the Z units.
Optionally, reduce the resolution and/or clip the raster to an area of interest.
Note
Reducing and/or clipping the raster resolution may be necessary if you get geoprocessing warnings
about invalid features when you run the analysis.
Extract the empty version of the template to use with your elevation data.
Unzip the zRangeDomeTools_Local.zip.
Note
This zip file is located in the main Range Dome Analysis folder. It contains a Scene document like
the example template, but the links to the sample data are broken, so you can point the layers to
your own data. It also contains two geodatabases; an empty one, and one with the schema for the
input feature classes, the toolbox, and some layer files.
Open an empty ArcScene document and add your elevation data to the scene.
In the empty RangeDomeAnalysis.gdb, create a new feature dataset to hold the editing and
analysis results. When you create the dataset:
set the new dataset name to DS;
set the Coordinate System to match your surface data's coordinate system;
set the Vertical Coordinate system (it must use the same units as the XY coordinate system).
Note
If you dont have a specific vertical coordinate system, you can use the generic WGS 1984 vertical
coordinate system, as long as you make sure the units are set to be the same as the units of your
XY coordinate system.
Import the input feature classes.
Right click the new DS feature dataset and clickImport > Feature Class (multiple).
Drag the FlightCorridor and WeaponPosition feature classes from the SourceDataSchema.gdb into
the tool, and run the tool.
Open the RangeDome_PlanningLocal.sxd scene document.
Set the coordinate system of the scene to match your elevation data.
Click and ignore the elevation height warnings youll fix them in a few steps.

Add your surface data to the scene.

In the table of contents, rename the elevation surface layer to Elevation (this is the name the Range
Dome Corridor tool expects).
Open theScene Propertiesdialog.
On theCoordinate Systemtab, set the coordinate system to that of your surface, and clickOK.
Click through and ignore the warnings about base height issues.
Set the base heights of layers in the scene.
Open theLayer Propertiesof the Elevation layer.
On theBase Heightstab, set the layer to drape on itself.
For each of the layers that sit on the ground (all of the other layers except for Air Corridor Extruded):
Open theLayer Properties.
On theBase Heightstab, set the layer to drape on the Elevation layer.
If you plan to set the threat distances using units other than meters, change the point layer symbols. If not,
skip these three steps.
Open theLayer Propertiestab, on theSymbologytab click theAdvancedbutton, and clickSize.
Click theCalculatebutton on theSizedialog.
Set the calculation to convert your units to meters. For feet the calculation would be:[Range] / 3.281
Do this for each of the three point layers: Threat Positions, Inner Range, and Outer Range.
Note
The symbols for the point layers are defined based on the feature attributes of the threat positions. These
symbols are converted to spherical volumes by theRange Dome Corridortool. These values are
interpreted as being in meters so, if you are using units other than meters for the threat distances, you will
need to change the symbol size to allow for the different units.
In the Catalog window, expand RangeDomeTools.tbx, right clickRange Dome Corridor, and open it
inEditmode.
Click theValidate Entire Modelbutton to check that all the data sources are connected, then save and
close the model.
Set the threat distance values for each of theThreat Positionsfeature templates and the maximum
altitude for theAir Corridor.
Open the3D Editortoolbar, click3D Editor, and clickStart Editing.
Click theCreate Featuresbutton to show theCreate Featureswindow.
On theCreate Featureswindow, check the edit templates properties for appropriate values, update as
needed. To update the values:
Double-click one of the feature templates (for example, Threat 1000-5000m).
Set the Range property to the maximum possible range of the weapon.
Set the RangeLethal property to the maximum range where the weapon is likely to be lethal.
Change the Name to accurately represent the threat's range values.
For the Air Corridor, set the ZMax to the maximum absolute altitude for the aircraft. The ZMin should be
0.
Stop Editingand save your edits.
Save the scene document. It is now ready for use with your data.

WK FLOW
Digitize Threat Locations
The first part of the workflow is to digitize the location and type of the
known ground-based threats.
Open the scene you'veprepared with your data .
Open the3D Editortoolbar and start editing.
Open theCreate Featureswindow.
For each known threat position:
Choose the appropriate threat template.
Digitize a point at the threat location.

Note
Depending on the feature template your points will have different default
values for Range Lethal and Range. You can manually set the values if
necessary.
Save your edits.
Turn on the Range Domes layer to see the range domes for each threat
location.

DIGITIZE THE AIR CORRIDOR

Digitize the Air Corridor
The second part of the workflow is to digitize the
air corridor that you want to check for threats.
Choose the air corridor feature template.
Digitize a line to represent the planned air
corridor.
Save your edits.
Turn on the Air Corridor - Extruded layer to see a
3D representation of the corridor.

Find Volumetric Threat Zones

Find Volumetric Threat Zones
The third part of the workflow is to run the Range Dome Corridor geoprocessing tool to find the
intersecting volumes of the range domes and the air corridor.

Open the Range Dome Corridor geoprocessing tool in Edit mode.

Validate the model, repair missing data sources if necessary.
Run the model.
After the model finishes, open the Geoprocessing Results window.
Check for Invalid feature warnings.
Note
If you have warnings, see the Troubleshooting section for tips on resolving errors.
Add the QA_MinZone and QA_MaxZone shapefiles to the scene.
Open the attribute tables for each and look for features that have a value of IsClosed = No - these
are the failures.
Note
If you have failure shapes they indicate locations where the range domes were not successfully
intersected with the air corridor. See the Troubleshooting section for tips on resolving the issue.
If you don't have any error features, the results of the tool show the areas where the air corridor
intersects the Range Lethal and Range domes for each threat position. You can use this information
to identify more dangerous sections of flight paths. You can also save the results, then rerun the tool
on a different air corridor and compare the results to find the best route.