Fence Diagrams

Stephen Evason — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Current Revision posted to OpenGround Wiki by Stephen Evason on 5/31/2022 11:00:00 AM

The Civil Extension allows for the creation of fence diagrams to visualise surfaces on the Plan view of the drawing in 3D from created Profile Views.

It is important to have methods to easily visualise and understand subsurface geology, the Fence Diagram command can be used to create a "3D section" for view in model space. The fence diagram command uses either 3D Mesh surfaces or 3D solids to create a "curtain" of geo-logy objects following the alignment.

Command: HBSI_CreateFenceDiagrams

From the Civil Extension Ribbon Fence Diagram Panel Press Create, this will display the 3D Fence Diagram creator dialog.

Thickness: Controls the width the fence diagram is generated when viewed in a 3D space

Select: Used to choose an existing profile View previously created from an alignment. Either the profile views or alignments can be selected

After choosing an appropriate thickness and selecting the Profile View or multiple alignments from the drawing, press return to confirm selection. The 3D Fence dialog will return and now 09 April 2020

show the number of fence diagrams that will be created and, if applicable the number being rebuilt from changes being made.

Create: Fence Diagrams will be generated on the drawings Plan View when pressed.

The below example illustrates the finished product of a created fence diagram which is visualised with a Realistic visual style.

The below illustrates the profile view in comparison to the Fence Diagram.

Manage Fence Diagrams

If the Civil Extension is updated, profiles edited or changed in some manner, the fence diagram manager command can be used to update the Fence Diagrams.