GeneDavis Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 X6. I have not used a surveyor's data for topo, but will be trying it soon. Thus far, I have pasted a .jpg of a plat with gradient lines, and traced over to produce terrain elevation lines. I've a guy who will give me the topo in .dxf and .dwg., 1-foot gradients. How will this go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGump Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 How will it go? Probably very well. I have done this before and have always had good results. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryceEngstrom Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 In general, too much information can lead to an unnecessarily complex and processor-gobbling terrain. I tend to only do 2 or even 5 foot contours and sometimes just trace over rather than importing to keep the line segments fewer, and just let Chief do the interpolation between them. You can tweak those to get Chief's interpolation closer to the actual survey CAD. I have tired direct importing many times, and more often than not have to revert back because it just bogs the computer down too much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Scott has a really nice video on his YouTube channel (dshall) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 Thanks, Bryce. Thanks, Perry. I'll go watch Scott's production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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