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Adding definition to the surface

Adding definition to the surface - AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorial

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Adding definition to the surface

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- [Instructor] Before we start adding definition to the surface, we have to create the empty container. We do that by going to the tool space on the Prospector tab, locating Surfaces, and right-clicking Create Surface. From here, you'll see the type of surface we're building. Today, we're going to be focused on the Tin surface, but there are other options. We can do a Grid surface, Grid volume, or a Tin volume surface for doing comparisons. Ensuring Tin surface is chosen, we'll move on to the surface layer. What this layer will do will determine what layer controls the visibility of the surface. Remembering that the surface is just an empty container, and we put information into that container, and, as a result, we can choose how that information is displayed. A typical way to do this is to create contours. As you're working with this data, remember that selecting the contours is not the same as selecting the surface itself. The contours are just a display style of the surface…

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