Applying a rendering material to a terrain surface.

[Anonymous]

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

[JasonArtley · Accepted solution]

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. 

[tmachado]

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...

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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