About Basing Colors on Values from the Current View

Calculating colors based on values from the current view uses the minimum and maximum elevations within the current view or extent of the map. This option yields a much more applicable result than the Project option where outliers are able to skew the distribution of the colors. The Current View option can reduce the effect of skew in the distribution of elevation values even further by using the standard deviation to determine the minimum and maximum values.
Learn more about using standard deviations

How to Use the Current View Option

Current View Option Button

1. Open the Properties dialog.

2. Select the 'Symbology' tab and the 'Elevation' tab within it.

3. Click the "Current View" option to base colors on values from the current view.