Add grading to surface

[Anonymous]

I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

A related subtopic: If I have to create a surface from a grading and I add
feature lines and points to flesh it out, how would I change the tesselation
of the grading surface? It looks like I would have to delete the surface
which would wipe out all my supplemental work. Is this the case?

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

Never mind on the tesselation question. At first I thought you could not
change the setting without deleting the surface but it turns out the surface
model will update if you manually rebuild after changing tesselation
settings. For some reason the surface will not update automatically when
tesselation is changed for gradings.

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038806@discussion.autodesk.com...
A related subtopic: If I have to create a surface from a grading and I add
feature lines and points to flesh it out, how would I change the tesselation
of the grading surface? It looks like I would have to delete the surface
which would wipe out all my supplemental work. Is this the case?

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

Hey Neil,

Create a new surface. Paste Eg in and then paste the grading surface in.

John

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038955@discussion.autodesk.com...
Never mind on the tesselation question. At first I thought you could not
change the setting without deleting the surface but it turns out the surface
model will update if you manually rebuild after changing tesselation
settings. For some reason the surface will not update automatically when
tesselation is changed for gradings.

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038806@discussion.autodesk.com...
A related subtopic: If I have to create a surface from a grading and I add
feature lines and points to flesh it out, how would I change the tesselation
of the grading surface? It looks like I would have to delete the surface
which would wipe out all my supplemental work. Is this the case?

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

I'm not understanding how that relates to the topic John. I want to add
gradings to my design surface. So far I don't see a way to do it.

"John Mayo" wrote in message
news:6039175@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hey Neil,

Create a new surface. Paste Eg in and then paste the grading surface in.

John

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038955@discussion.autodesk.com...
Never mind on the tesselation question. At first I thought you could not
change the setting without deleting the surface but it turns out the surface
model will update if you manually rebuild after changing tesselation
settings. For some reason the surface will not update automatically when
tesselation is changed for gradings.

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038806@discussion.autodesk.com...
A related subtopic: If I have to create a surface from a grading and I add
feature lines and points to flesh it out, how would I change the tesselation
of the grading surface? It looks like I would have to delete the surface
which would wipe out all my supplemental work. Is this the case?

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

Sorry Neil, the point is you have to add the grading surface. Gradings
stand alone like corridors no?

--
John Mayo, PE
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2008 SP2, LDT 2008 SP2, Raster Design 2008
P-IV at 3.5 GHz
2 GB Ram
Nvidea Quadro FX w/ 128 MB Ram
"neilw" wrote in message
news:6039244@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'm not understanding how that relates to the topic John. I want to add
gradings to my design surface. So far I don't see a way to do it.

"John Mayo" wrote in message
news:6039175@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hey Neil,

Create a new surface. Paste Eg in and then paste the grading surface in.

John

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038955@discussion.autodesk.com...
Never mind on the tesselation question. At first I thought you could not
change the setting without deleting the surface but it turns out the surface
model will update if you manually rebuild after changing tesselation
settings. For some reason the surface will not update automatically when
tesselation is changed for gradings.

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038806@discussion.autodesk.com...
A related subtopic: If I have to create a surface from a grading and I add
feature lines and points to flesh it out, how would I change the tesselation
of the grading surface? It looks like I would have to delete the surface
which would wipe out all my supplemental work. Is this the case?

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

What a hassle, eh? Sometimes all we need is a daylight from a feature line
or two. They may not even be related.

"John Mayo" wrote in message
news:6039524@discussion.autodesk.com...
Sorry Neil, the point is you have to add the grading surface. Gradings
stand alone like corridors no?

--
John Mayo, PE
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2008 SP2, LDT 2008 SP2, Raster Design 2008
P-IV at 3.5 GHz
2 GB Ram
Nvidea Quadro FX w/ 128 MB Ram
"neilw" wrote in message
news:6039244@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'm not understanding how that relates to the topic John. I want to add
gradings to my design surface. So far I don't see a way to do it.

"John Mayo" wrote in message
news:6039175@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hey Neil,

Create a new surface. Paste Eg in and then paste the grading surface in.

John

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038955@discussion.autodesk.com...
Never mind on the tesselation question. At first I thought you could not
change the setting without deleting the surface but it turns out the surface
model will update if you manually rebuild after changing tesselation
settings. For some reason the surface will not update automatically when
tesselation is changed for gradings.

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038806@discussion.autodesk.com...
A related subtopic: If I have to create a surface from a grading and I add
feature lines and points to flesh it out, how would I change the tesselation
of the grading surface? It looks like I would have to delete the surface
which would wipe out all my supplemental work. Is this the case?

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Neil:

You can grab the feature lines that result from the grading and add those to
any surface.

Sincerely,
Drew Burgasser, P.E.
CAD Masters, Inc.
www.cadmasters.com

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

That is a relief. Not one tutorial suggested that approach.

Thanks Drew

"Drew Burgasser" wrote in message
news:6039935@discussion.autodesk.com...
Neil:

You can grab the feature lines that result from the grading and add those to
any surface.

Sincerely,
Drew Burgasser, P.E.
CAD Masters, Inc.
www.cadmasters.com

"neilw" wrote in message
news:6038653@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know how to create a surface from gradings, but how can I add gradings to
an existing surface? If I start out with a surface built from points,
feature lines and other entities, how would I add gradings to it?

[Anonymous]

Thanks Drew man, & you Neil for asking what I needed answered aswell. John Mayo lol you must be an awesome Project manager when you cant even understand the question lol

[Joe-Bouza]

Wow! You realize this thread is 10 years old 😳

[Joe-Bouza]

Sorry I didn't realize I was lending any credence to the snarky comment. I apologize My bad

[Anonymous]

"Have fun relying on a grading derived fline in a real design"

I just added Flines to a surface. Is there a better way?

[Anonymous]

Is there anyway of adding the grading to a surface when there is no base feature line ie. when the grading cuts itself off for a pond with no base