TIN command

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Description

Creates a topographical surface using TIN (Triangulated Irregular Network) surface tool from an imported points file or placing new points

Method

Select a set of points and polylines from the drawing or select a point cloud in the drawing and transform them into a TIN (Triangulated Irregular Network) surface. Points are added to the surface as points, 3D polylines are added to the surface as breaklines. Linear entities could be added to the TIN surface as breaklines or as points.

Options within the command

Import from file: Displays the Open file dialog box and allows creating a TIN surface from an imported points file in text file format (.TXT) or comma-delimited file format (.CSV). Multiple point files could be selected to create a TIN surface.

place Points: Creates a TIN surface by placing at least three points with different elevations.

create from Faces: Creates a TIN surface by selecting 3D faces. You may choose to add edges of 3D faces as breaklines (Y) or to create TIN Surface only with points of 3D Faces (N).

Create from civil3d surface: Creates a toposurface from a Civil 3D surface.

cLip polygon: Creates a toposurface only in the area defined by the CLIP polygon (a closed polyline).