topic Re: Applying a rendering material to a terrain surface. in InfraWorks Forum

Applying a rendering material to a terrain surface.

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:20:35 GMT

Is it possible to apply a style such as grass, pavement, concrete, to a terrain imported using either .imx or .xml?

Re: Applying a rendering material to a terrain surface.

JasonArtley — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:33:59 GMT

Certainly! What I like to do is export the boundary of the surface from Civil3D as a .shp file, and then import that into Infraworks as a coverage area. The coverage area will drape over the terrain and you can assign whatever landscape/ground cover style you like to it.

You could also "trace" your terrain in Infraworks with a coverage area too if you didn't need it to be an exact match.

Re: Applying a rendering material to a terrain surface.

tmachado — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:43:58 GMT

Exporting geometry from C3D it is always easier and faster than sketching an area in IW, you can also MAPEXPORT close polylines as SDF or SHP as @JasonArtley mentioned just remember to check this option before exporting... and that the drawing must have coordinate systems assigned...

Re: Applying a rendering material to a terrain surface.

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:34:36 GMT

Thank you Jason. I was able to make it go through the steps and achieve the desired result. It's a bit of a work around but does work. Thanks again.

Re: Applying a rendering material to a terrain surface.

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:38:18 GMT

Excellent points TMACHADO. Although highly necessary, coordinate systems are easy to overlook. I appreciate your response.