https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87821#M45844 Is it possible to create a terrain model with the mesh tool if you have the horizontals drawn with polylines? Couls you,please, give a more deatailed explanation how you do this? Thank you in advance! Tue, 01 Feb 2005 10:29:32 GMT Anonymous 2005-02-01T10:29:32Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87818#M45841 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I have traditionally made my topo maps for 3d viewing by using the slab tool. I want to know the fastest way to convert the slab points to a mesh for a smoother apearence in the 3d and rendering window.<BR /> <BR /> thanks!</T></DIV> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:16:50 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87818#M45841 Anonymous 2023-05-25T15:16:50Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87819#M45842 The only way I know of is to explode the slabs and use the magic wand<BR /> to trace the grouped slab lines to create ridge lines and then assign<BR /> elevation values to each set of points.<BR /> Note that slabs are complete polygons so at the edges of of the stacked<BR /> slabs when exploded there are lines staked on top of each other<BR /> and these need to be deleted before using the magic wand.<BR /> Peter Devlin Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:17:19 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87819#M45842 Anonymous 2004-12-30T19:17:19Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87820#M45843 To avoid the stacked lines you can space bar click (magic wand) with the polyline tool and then split and delete the outer perimeters to make the contour lines. Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:10:44 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87820#M45843 Anonymous 2004-12-31T13:10:44Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87821#M45844 Is it possible to create a terrain model with the mesh tool if you have the horizontals drawn with polylines? Couls you,please, give a more deatailed explanation how you do this? Thank you in advance! Tue, 01 Feb 2005 10:29:32 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87821#M45844 Anonymous 2005-02-01T10:29:32Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87822#M45845 kliment,<BR /> Yes it is possible.<BR /> It works exactly the same with the polyline tool as it works<BR /> with grouped line segments.<BR /> Draw a mesh outline with the mesh tool, draw contour lines with<BR /> the polyline tool, with the mesh selected click on each polyline<BR /> with the magic wand to create ridge lines ,<BR /> then select each ridge with the mesh tool<BR /> selected and assign a height to each contour.<BR /> Thank you,<BR /> Peter Devlin Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:42:10 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87822#M45845 Anonymous 2005-02-01T16:42:10Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87823#M45846 Thank you for the nice explanation, Peter! <BR /> It works like a charm! Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:19:55 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Topo-slabs-to-Mesh-how-to/m-p/87823#M45846 Anonymous 2005-02-02T08:19:55Z