I have a list of about 100 points in longitude, lattitude and elevation in a .csv file. I need to create a surface and topo map based on this list. What is the best way to accomplish this? any help is greatly appricated.
Start a new drawing with a coordinate system of UTM84-__N (choose the zone based on where the project is located– it’s the UTM84 that’s important) and create a new surface.
In the toolspace, select point file, and find your .csv point file (see fig.1)
You’ll get the 'add point file dialogue box'– select a new point file format, and select ‘user point file’
When the point file format dialogue box comes up, give the format a name, it’s delimitated by comma, and under the columns, select DECDEG Longitude / DECDEG Latitude and point elevation to match your point file. (see fig.2)
You can load and parse your file to ensure that it works if you wish, and select OK -> continue on to creating the surface from the file using the point file with the format you just set up
Please mark as a solution if this solves your problems, and Kudos are always welcome!!
I use CorpsCon. It can convert a file. All you do is set up you input and output parameters, run the file and check you results. I believe the geodedic calculator in C3D can do this also.
