Create New TIN Ground Model Dialog

This dialog is used when creating a TIN ground model from other data.

It is displayed when you right-click on a Asset group and choose New | Ground model TIN from the popup menu.

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Dialog description

Item Description
Name Name of the TIN ground model to be created.
Ground Model Grid

Used when creating a TIN Ground Model from an existing Grid Ground Model.

Existing ground model from which new TIN is to be created.

Ground Model TIN

Used when creating a TIN Ground Model from an existing TIN.

Existing ground model from which new TIN is to be created.

External data source(s)

Used when creating a TIN Ground Model from external data.

Name - path of external data file

Type - type of external data file

Use lines? - enforce polylines as TIN edges

Thinning

Used when Thinning a TIN Ground Model.

Check the Show sizes box to enable the thinning options.

Current Size - displays the number of points contained in the existing ground model

Point Reduction - adjust percentage to set how much smaller the new ground model will be

Compressed Size. - an estimate of the number of points in the new ground model

Grid res. factor

Used when converting a Grid Ground Model to a TIN

The grid resolution factor is used to lower the resolution of the TIN ground model, where the Grid Res. Factor x Grid Base Cell size corresponds to the minimum size to be considered when importing values from the Grid ground model.

See Creating a TIN Ground Model for further information.

Creating a TIN Ground Model

Thinning a TIN Ground Model