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    How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

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    07-04-2012 12:55 AM

    Hi

     

    I created a 3D raster surface from point cloud using create from point cloud tool ( Planning and analysis workspace, create tab). Now I would like to cut/slice this surface to be able to offset one part related to the other.

    Does anyone knows how to do it? I tried with the slice tool but I can only select the object and after nothing happens.

     

    thanks a lot in advance

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    Re: How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

    07-04-2012 12:57 AM in reply to: metchebes

    Hi,

     

    add a new boundary to the current surface.

     

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    Re: How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

    07-04-2012 12:59 AM in reply to: alfred.neswadba

    I need more details :smileyhappy: I m new user

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    Re: How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

    07-04-2012 01:17 AM in reply to: metchebes

    Hi,

     

    does this help?

    Create a closed polyline, then go to the Civil3D-projectbrowse, find your surface, go to the edits for your surface and add the new polyline to the borders.

     

    Civil_SurfaceNewBorder_2013_AN01.gif

     

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    Re: How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

    07-04-2012 01:52 AM in reply to: metchebes

    metchebes wrote:

    I created a 3D raster surface


    What do you mean with "3D raster surface", sir?

    A 3D surface may only be vector, so if you wanna slice it, you first have to solidify it.

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    Re: How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

    07-04-2012 03:46 AM in reply to: antoniovinci

    So it's in planning and Analysis workspace and I did like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZj4nHpcMDw

     

     

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    Re: How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

    07-04-2012 04:01 AM in reply to: metchebes

    metchebes wrote:

    So it's in planning and Analysis workspace and I did like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZj4nHpcMDw 


    Well, in that video he generated a raster Dem file, which you can stylize but not edit in Autocad environment.

    Again, if you'd like to slice, trim, hole and whatever else a surface, you gotta first create it as a vector one, then explode it twice, solidify it, and finally you can edit it as a thin solid.

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    Re: How to slice a 3D raster surface ?

    07-04-2012 04:31 AM in reply to: metchebes

    Hi,

     

    you have Civil3D, then you can create a Civil3D-surface based on the pointcloud and that can be limited to any area defined by poly like I showed in the video.

    Also you mentioned that you like to "offset" anything. I agree also to antoniovinci that you will first have to get a vector-format to be able to use offset-command(s).

     

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