Exporting a Surface to XML issues

[Anonymous]

I exported my surface to xml, then imported it into a blank drawing and the two surfaces looked different. The new drawing surface appears to be ignoring the surface. So after reading a post on here, I went back to the original drawing extracted the border and attached it back to the surface and tried again. I can not seem to export a surface and have it import with the same look. To be clear I am not talking about styles, I can not achieve the same definition look.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I will happily provide anything necessary for diagnosis

Thanks,

Dave

[wfberry]

I would think that you could turn the triangles on in each surface, xref DWG 2 in DWG 1 and see where the problem is.

Bill

[sboon]

Are both drawings using the same units?  Same coordinate systems etc?

If you can upload the source drawing and the xml file you've exported then hopefully someone can look at it.

Steve
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[BrianHailey]

I just tested it in 2014 and it seemed to work just fine. It did bring along alll the data that was used to create the surface (contours and breaklines in this case) so that might be what you are seeing.

HERE is a video that I made showing it.

Can you post up the drawing with the surface so we can test it?

[renr]

could we get your file for a testing?

[Anonymous]

Both of my files say too large to import. Here is an image of the event viewer when i import the xml.

[BrianHailey]

Upload them through Google Drive and you can share them very easily. It's free and browser based so no need to install software on your system.

HERE are instruction for how to create an account.

[cyndycyndycyndy]

Maybe you should go to the surface properties definition tab and tell it to allow break lines to cross for starters.  Have it average the elevations where the break lines touch or cross.

[renr]

there are so many duplicated.  I just doubt that the points  have be imported before.   you cloud obseve how many objects you have before the importing? 

if the issue still there, I l need your drawing file and XML file for more research.