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Civil 3D Surfaces Guide

Civil 3D surfaces represent elevation information and are frequently created from points, imported LandXML data, or proposed surfaces from corridor designs. Surfaces use a TIN (triangulated irregular network) method where triangles connect points to form the overall surface. Boundaries and breaklines control how the triangles are formed. Common boundaries include outer, hide, and data clip, while breakline types are standard, proximity, and wall. LandXML files allow import and export of surface data between Civil 3D and other programs.

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Civil 3D Surfaces Guide

Civil 3D surfaces represent elevation information and are frequently created from points, imported LandXML data, or proposed surfaces from corridor designs. Surfaces use a TIN (triangulated irregular network) method where triangles connect points to form the overall surface. Boundaries and breaklines control how the triangles are formed. Common boundaries include outer, hide, and data clip, while breakline types are standard, proximity, and wall. LandXML files allow import and export of surface data between Civil 3D and other programs.

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CIVIL 3D SURFACES

Eng. Jeewana Meegahage


CIVIL 3D SURFACES

 What is a surface
 Civil3D object that represents elevation
information

 Frequently created from


 points(Existing Surfaces)
 imported from LandXML

 created from a corridor design (Proposed surfaces)


SURFACE VOCABULARY

 TIN : triangulated irregular network


 (Each triangle forms a 3D plane. Together, all these
planes form a surface.)
 Boundary:
A boundary is added by you, the user, to restrict
triangle formation
 Breakline:
a line, polyline, 3D polyline, feature line or figure
used to represent where triangles should “line up”.
ADDING POINTS TO SURFACE

 Surface name  definition  Rgt. Click point


groups  Add  select the point group you
need to add to surface
SURFACE BOUNDARY

 Surface boundary controls where the triangles


are formed.
 Destructive boundary & Non-Destructive
boundary
A destructive boundary removes any triangles it
touches. Outer boundaries are frequently
destructive.
 A non-destructive boundary removes portions of
triangles, but creates new triangles. Hide
boundaries should be non-destructive.
SURFACE BOUNDARY Cntd

 Types of boundaries
 Outer
 Represents extents of surface model
 Usually destructive

 There can only be one outer boundary per surface

 Show
 Adds
and “island” of surface model data inside of a hide
boundary. Fairly uncommon
SURFACE BOUNDARY Cntd
 Types of boundaries
 Hide
 Represents obscure areas, ponds, buildings
 Creates a hole in the surface model
 Usually non-destructive
 You can have many Hide boundaries in a surface

 Data Clip
 Allowsyou to narrow-down the focus area of your surface
 Works great when working with large surfaces to make them
more manageable
 Add Data-clip boundaries before adding other data
BREAKLINES

 A line added to a surface that represents a


distinct change in slope.
 Triangle sides will never cross a breakline)

 Eg: crown of road, ditch, edge of pavement


TYPES OF BREAKLINES

 Standard
 Use 3D polylines as breaklines
 Contribute vertex and endpoint elevations as surface
points

 Proximity
 Use 2D polylines as breaklines
 Use vertex and endpoint elevations from nearest
surface points
 Use when you have line-work, but no known elevation
TYPES OF BREAKLINES Cntd
 Wall
 Start with a line with elevation
 Represent cliffs, retaining walls or other abrupt
elevation changes

 Non-destructive
 Not frequently used
 Does not change elevation or slope
 Just changes triangles
 Can be used to show saw cut lines, pavement islands
without grade change
EXPORT & IMPORT LANDXML FILES

 What is a landxml file?


 Landxml is a text file
 Allows exchange land development design
elements between various products.
 The file type is xml and it can be edited using
notepad.
THANK YOU

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