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how do i make a topo

Anonymous
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how do i create a topo in archicad?
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Shivang Rajvir
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1. Activate Mesh tool
2. create your site boundary with it.
3a. select boundary mesh and activate mesh tool,
3b. press & hold space bar (magic wand),
3c. click on contour line,
3d. select apply to user ridges from pop up box.
----------repeat steps 3 a-b-c-d for every contour-----------------
4. click on any node of contour line and hold.
5. select elevate Z from pet pallet.
6. give Z ht and select apply to all from pop up box.

Hope it helps.
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Anonymous
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fantastic--thanks guys!
Anonymous
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How do i make a topo like the attachment?
Anonymous
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FDisk wrote:
How do i make a topo like the attachment?
Pretty much just as described before!

Although you will need to either redraw the contours using the spline or polyline tool, or join the existing ones together where they have been split either side of the text, before using the magic wand (step 3b).

Hope that helps!