Hi ! I am currently working from .shp files and trying to get a topographic map. So far I was able to import the files from a 2-D perspective then alter the property to specify my elevation. It worked fine and I now have a full map with lines that gives me a good topography. I would now wished to insert color by elevation and I find myself unable to do this. The zone (or maps) is not a " surface " and I was not able, unless I use the option " add data from drawing object " to convert all those lines into a surface. I do not like the option of " add data from drawing " because it looks terrible when I use it.
So, I tryed to use the layer option to specify the color / elevation but I did not find any option for this. Is there any way to solve this issue ? Should I use a different way to " create " my maps ?
The other problem I found when using the option " import file from GIS " was that my map was " okay " from a top viewing, showing all the polygone, but when I moved it on iso- view, I realise the map was not okay at all. In fact it was horrible as all the elevation were displayed on different level, thus producing many different draw from a front view for example. Is this caused by a bad .shp files or something I did with the GIS or is it from CAD ?
Thanks !
Marc.
P.s. : I would eventualy like to inclued maps with the topographics thing, add streets and structure, draw my pipe-netowkrs on other layer level and also increase the data precision from fields measurement. Is all of this possible ?
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If you only want the contour lines to be different colors, then you need to use contours instead of elevations for your analysis. And, to head off the next question, in 'Contours' tab of the surface style, look under contour ranges and make sure that 'Use Color Scheme' is set to true