Workflow: To Create a Surface and Add Surface Data

When you create a surface, the surface may be empty and therefore is not visible in the drawing. However, the surface name is displayed in the Prospector tree so you can perform other operations, such as adding data.

Create a new surface or import a surface	Create Grid or TIN surface or import a surface from a TIN or DEM file. Watch video: Create a TIN Surface
Review the surface editing operations	Expand the surface item in the Prospector tree to display its data.
Add/edit surface data	Edit operations are added to a surface definition. Watch video: Add Data to a Surface
Review the surface definition	A surface definition is a collection of a surface’s build, data, and edit properties.
Manage the surface	View and change the surface and its data.