Topoplan Features

Advanced surface creation

The Topoplan Module creates surfaces by several methods:

Create TINs by points
Explode clouds into points
Import elevation grids
Convert models to 3D faces, submeshes, and polyface meshes

Support for Civil 3D objects

The Topoplan Module now supports the display of objects made in Civil 3D. They are no longer displayed as proxy graphics. The Properties panel edits their properties and the style of displaying them.

Textures applied to meshes and calculations performed

The Topoplan Module applies textures on surfaces:

Flat Texture Overlay applies textures to surfaces from point clouds
Raster texture mapping applies raster images as textures on surfaces
Mesh coloring by height colors surfaces according to their elevation
Calculating volumes between models calculates volumes of surfaces - total, difference, and balanced for excavation works
Calculating surface volume calculates volumes of surfaces and surface areas
Calculating area defines the areas of surface patches

Multiple data sources for creating digital terrain models

The Topoplan Module creates digital terrain models from multiple data sources:

Importing points from text files
DEM imports
Unloading points from previously imported point clouds

Import-Export Options

The Topoplan Module offers these import and export options:

Import geopoints imports text files in XYZ and TXT formats
Import from LandXML imports surfaces in LandXML format, creating mesh objects
Export to LandXML exports surfaces (mesh objects) to the LandXML format for use in other applications
Import from GIS imports polylines and point objects from *.SHP and *.MIF files
Export to GIS exports polylines and point objects to *.SHP and *.MIF files

Surface and contour construction

The Topoplan Module has comprehensive tools for working with surfaces and constructing contours:

Flipping and deleting edges
Adding, moving, changing, and deleting vertexes
Adding structure lines
Removing faces with edges of a certain length through mesh boundaries

Relief of the earth's surface

The Topoplan Module offers these tools for working with relief elements:

Constructing contours
Contour line removal
Bergstriches (hatching), contour lines, and labels
Building profile lines
Generating 3D polyline objects on meshes

Additional surface tools

The Topoplan Module has additional tools for working with surfaces:

Cutting meshes
Classification of meshes that divides them into classes, such as to separate road surfaces from lawns

Additional relief element tools

The Topoplan Module has these additional tools for working with reliefs:

Projecting lines onto meshes
Correcting the elevation of zero by changing elevations (Z coordinates) of 3D polylines