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 NewGround model TIN from the popup menu.

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.