Surface properties in 2013

[LBernes]

Have a set of nice 3D-polylines, which I am trying to make into a surface. This is because I want to increase range between contours, and I guess one need a surface in order to add height labels to the contours.

In civil3d 2012, when creating a surface, I was immediately given the choice of what range I wanted between the contours, either 1m-5m or 5m-10m, in different styles. In my 2013 version this option is gone, instead there are "contour range" under "surface style", but nothing happens when I edit this one. 

Also, when I have generated a surface, it comes without any contours at all. Only the surface boundary is shown, together with the polylines. When looking at the surface in objectviewer, I can see that is has the correct elevation. 

Why cant I get any contours with my surface? Alternatively, is it possible to reduce the number of polylines to a range of 2 or 5 vertical meter between each line, and then add some nice labels? Now there is only 1 meter between them. 

Any help is highly appreciated!

[jmayo-EE]

It sounds like you started a file without using your company or the NDS template which should have all of these surface styles predefined.

[DaveM]

I think you are looking for contour interval as instead of range.

[DaveM]

If you do already have these styles setup, you can use this tool to import them into your current drawing.

[troma]

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@LBernes wrote:

...I guess one need a surface in order to add height labels to the contours...

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While I agree with what all others have said, I will also point out that you don't need a surface to label contours.  I think you have polyline contours at an elevation that you're using to make a surface.  You can label these with elevations using the 'Line/Curve' labels.  No surface necessary.