Simplifying 3d conversion

[Matt Timion]

Hey all,

I am currently converting a 2d DWG to 3d, which is pretty tedious. I
rememeber talking to someone months ago and them mentioning that SurvCADD
has the ability to automate 3d conversion based on elevation annotations.
Is there a way to accomplish this?

Thanks,

Matt Timion
mtimion@dirtestimator.com

[R.K. McSwain]

What type of entities are you converting and what is your criteria and data for determining the correct elevation?

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Randall McSwain
Carlson Software

"Matt Timion" <Mtimion@dirtestimator.com> wrote in message news:aprm8n$mc6$1@update.carlsonsw.com...

Hey all,

I am currently converting a 2d DWG to 3d, which is pretty tedious. I
rememeber talking to someone months ago and them mentioning that SurvCADD
has the ability to automate 3d conversion based on elevation annotations.
Is there a way to accomplish this?

Thanks,

Matt Timion
mtimion@dirtestimator.com

[Matt Timion]

For arguements sake I will give you my most difficult possible conversion.
A Top of curb line has MANY elevations. I've been able to convert these to
3D in 2 ways. First, I could redraw the line, using 3d-polylines. This
could be a problem though because if I never need to encounted a vertice
with an unknown elevation, I'm out of luck. My other option so far has been
to join all of the existing 2d-polyline segments (using nearjoin), and then
breaking the lines at each elevation annotation. I would then assign
elevations by using 2dto3dpl, which allows me to enter the start and end
elevation of a line, and calculates the points in-between. Then I could go
back and nearjoin the line segments again into one line, so that I can run
parrallels to make street sections.

I'm sure that there is an easier way.... and I'd love to hear it.

Let's say, for example, I have a continuous 2d polyline. Is it possible to
click on a point in the line where I want to enter an elevation. Then, when
it asks me to enter the elevation, I simply click on the annotation and it
accepts that value as the elevation?

Hope the clears up my dilemna a little bit.

Matt Timion
mtimion@dirtestimator.com

"R.K. McSwain" <rmcswain@carlsonsw.com> wrote in message
news:apv3b6$3tg$1@update.carlsonsw.com...
What type of entities are you converting and what is your criteria and data
for determining the correct elevation?

-----------------------
Randall McSwain
Carlson Software

"Matt Timion" <Mtimion@dirtestimator.com> wrote in message
news:aprm8n$mc6$1@update.carlsonsw.com...

Hey all,

I am currently converting a 2d DWG to 3d, which is pretty tedious. I
rememeber talking to someone months ago and them mentioning that SurvCADD
has the ability to automate 3d conversion based on elevation annotations.
Is there a way to accomplish this?

Thanks,

Matt Timion
mtimion@dirtestimator.com

[Shannon Knox]

Someone got tired of AGTEK!


"Matt Timion" <Mtimion@dirtestimator.com> wrote in message
news:as3au9$oso$1@update.carlsonsw.com...

For arguements sake I will give you my most difficult possible conversion.
A Top of curb line has MANY elevations. I've been able to convert these
to
3D in 2 ways. First, I could redraw the line, using 3d-polylines. This
could be a problem though because if I never need to encounted a vertice
with an unknown elevation, I'm out of luck. My other option so far has
been
to join all of the existing 2d-polyline segments (using nearjoin), and
then
breaking the lines at each elevation annotation. I would then assign
elevations by using 2dto3dpl, which allows me to enter the start and end
elevation of a line, and calculates the points in-between. Then I could
go
back and nearjoin the line segments again into one line, so that I can run
parrallels to make street sections.

I'm sure that there is an easier way.... and I'd love to hear it.

Let's say, for example, I have a continuous 2d polyline. Is it possible
to
click on a point in the line where I want to enter an elevation. Then,
when
it asks me to enter the elevation, I simply click on the annotation and it
accepts that value as the elevation?

Hope the clears up my dilemna a little bit.

Matt Timion
mtimion@dirtestimator.com

"R.K. McSwain" <rmcswain@carlsonsw.com> wrote in message
news:apv3b6$3tg$1@update.carlsonsw.com...
What type of entities are you converting and what is your criteria and
data
for determining the correct elevation?

-----------------------
Randall McSwain
Carlson Software

"Matt Timion" <Mtimion@dirtestimator.com> wrote in message
news:aprm8n$mc6$1@update.carlsonsw.com...
Hey all,

I am currently converting a 2d DWG to 3d, which is pretty tedious. I
rememeber talking to someone months ago and them mentioning that
SurvCADD
has the ability to automate 3d conversion based on elevation
annotations.
Is there a way to accomplish this?

Thanks,

Matt Timion
mtimion@dirtestimator.com

[Terry Scanlon]

"Matt Timion" <Mtimion@dirtestimator.com> wrote in message
news:as3au9$oso$1@update.carlsonsw.com...

snip

I'm sure that there is an easier way.... and I'd love to hear it.

Let's say, for example, I have a continuous 2d polyline. Is it possible
to
click on a point in the line where I want to enter an elevation. Then,
when
it asks me to enter the elevation, I simply click on the annotation and it
accepts that value as the elevation?

Hope the clears up my dilemna a little bit.

Matt:

Have you tried 2d to 3d by points?

One can have a continuous 2d polyline. One places points with elevations
along the line (they do not need to be at a vertex and every vertex does not
need an elevation), and the routine will ask for the 2d poly, then the
points
and it will covert the 2d to 3d based on those points.

Terry Scanlon