To Apply a Data Clip Boundary to Imported Surfaces

You can apply a Data Clip boundary to surfaces created from imported data files, including TIN, LandXML, grading, or corridor surfaces.

1. Create a surface from imported data (TIN, grading, or corridor). See To Create a Surface From a TIN File, To Create a New Grading Group, To Work With Creating Corridor Surfaces.
2. Add the Data Clip boundary to the surface. See To Add Boundaries to a Surface.
3. In the Prospector tree, expand the Surfaces collection, right-click <surface name> Surface Properties.
4. In the Surface Properties dialog box, click the Definition tab.
5. Select the Add Data Clip Boundary operation and click to move it to the top of the list.
6. Click Apply.
7. In the message box, click Rebuild the Surface.