Surfaces
- Omar Lamrani
- Reza Mahmoudi Kuohi
- Solutions Geo-Plus (Unlicensed)
- Anonymous
Menu: Explorer / Objects / Surfaces
Surfaces are generated using the Ground Detection tool found under Menu: Analyze / Ground (see Ground Detection for details). Once created, surfaces will be listed in this tab, where users can choose to display or hide them as needed.
The Surfaces Toolbar provides several management tools:
Icon | Description |
|---|---|
| Deletes all selected surfaces |
| Creates a Digital Terrain Model (DTM), generates a mesh, or imports a surface from a file. |
| Allows the user to click on a surface to identify it on-screen; the corresponding surface will be highlighted in the list. |
Imports a surface from VisionCivil, provided an existing surface is available in VisionCivil. | |
Exports the selected surfaces to DXF, Shapefile, MapInfo, GeoJSON, or KML formats. | |
Transfers the current surface to the VisionCivil module. A Vision database must be attached. |
Additional Features (Context Menu)
Right-clicking on a surface opens a contextual menu with additional tools:
Colorize Points by Distance
This tool colors surface points based on their distance from the selected surface. When selected, a “Color by Surface” window appears, displaying a colorized point cloud in a secondary window. Users can also generate a PDF report. (See Analyzing Surfaces for more details.)
Select Points
This tool selects points within a specified distance interval from the surface. The user enters the interval in the text field next to the option:
Single Value (e.g.,
0.5) → Selects points within a symmetric range (-0.5 to 0.5).Two Values (e.g.,
-0.2 : 0.4) → Selects points within an asymmetric range (-0.2 to 0.4).
When activated, this tool opens the Selection Window, providing additional options for refining point selection. (See Selection Tools for more details.)
