Triangulate Survey category
Triangulate Survey tool creates a surface model from graphical elements created by a survey drawing or a mapping application. The feature coding of this application is used when deciding what elements can be used as valid source data for the selected surface. Other tools and commands using these settings are Triangulate Multiple Sources, Produce contours, Produce lattice models and Produce triangles.
The settings in Triangulate Survey category determine what applications can be called to inquire if an element represents valid data for the selected surface. An application can be called only if it is installed on the computer. An exception is TerraSurvey which does not have to be installed on the computer.
Setting |
Effect |
|---|---|
TerraSurvey |
If on, use elements created by TerraSurvey. |
Accept by |
How to determine suitability of elements: •Active feature list - call TerraSurvey to inquire suitability of an element based on the current feature list. •Creation time settings - do not call TerraSurvey. Elements created by TerraSurvey may be accepted for the surface model based on information stored with the elements at creation time. |
Scan reference files |
If on, the application checks reference files attached to the active CAD file for graphical elements in order to create a surface model. |
You do not have to have TerraSurvey installed to use its feature coding to filter elements for a surface model. When TerraSurvey creates survey drawing elements, it stores the active modeling settings of this feature as attribute data. TerraModeler knows how to interpret the data and can select elements based on the creation time modeling settings.
