Can I create a surface from a point group created from offset and elevation points taken from a section?. Can I do this by simply selecting the points on the section, rather than have to write down the information, and create the comma deliminated ASCII file on my own.
@ajmmb6 wrote:Can I create a surface from a point group created from offset and elevation points taken from a section?. Can I do this by simply selecting the points on the section, rather than have to write down the information, and create the comma deliminated ASCII file on my own.
I am having trouble following your question. Yes you can specify a point group with selected points only. Also you can export only the points of a certain point group. Are you looking for directions on how to do either of these processes?
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If they are civil points, you can add them to a point group by selection.
The procedure I have completed for this project so far is as follows;
The following is the procedure that I would like to take to complete my grading;
I have attached a spreadsheet that I used to create the ASCII file (also attached). In the past, after recording the station, offset, elevation information in excel (from the drafted section lines), I would use the "point import from file" command I bring the file into the FG point group, then create a Final Grade TIN surface from the point group.
The purpose of this post is to see if I could skip the step where I have to record each measurement in excel. I know there is a create points from profile geometry command, but I don't want to bog down the drawing by creating a bunch of Civil 3D profiles.
Thanks again.
I don't know if this helps or not, but for this project, I created sections at 200 ft intervals along a 11,000 LF Baseline. The object is to create a Final Grade surface for a Landfill project. The project calls for 20ft wide benches every 20 vertical feet, and for each bench to act as drainage terraces; draining at 2% toward down slope ditches. The landfill will be approx. 10,000 ft long by 1,500 feet wide, and 500' high in some sections.