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Toposurface from CSV/TXT - shared coordinates

Toposurface from CSV/TXT - shared coordinates

It could be great if we could create a toposurface from a CSV or TXT file and place it at shared coordinates. Indeed, most of the time, we extract points data from a DWG that is georeferenced. (Now, toposurfaces are created using Internal Origin of Revit only)

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RECArchi
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YorickSOHO
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It is indeed how we (everyone) use it ... seems quite easy to do:

  1. Retrieve project base point (PBP) position
  2. Subtract PBP.X to x values and PBP.Y to y values
  3. Create points
  4. Rotate them from PBP.XYZ with angle = minus BASEPOINT_ANGLETON_PARAM
  5. Create toposolid from this list of modified points (btw if the api could use the same concave hull that is used by the UI, it would be a blast)

    Hope this gets more support soon !

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