Can someone please link me to the Wiki instructions on building a TIN file from LAS files using V8i SS4 with Geopak? I have been looking everywhere.

I don't normally use Microstation for 3D. Please help. I need step by step instructions for dummies. Haha. Thanks.

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  • I do have Geopak, I just don't have the Power pack. I just have everything I have listed above. But I use Geopak every day to generate cross sections and profiles, I just never have needed to create a surface TIN until now. There has to be instructions to create surfaces using the set-up that I have somewhere. If I have to have more software installed, I can request it, but I think my company decided not to do the Microstation Power Pack or Open Roads.

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  • What you showed earlier looks like the plain MicroStation Terrain tool.
    Make sure that Geopak is activated. I don't think the civil tools will show up if it isn't.

    If your Task dialog isn't already open, you can open it by going to Workspace -> Preferences -> Task Navigation and click on "Show Main Task Tools".

    When that opens, you *should* see a list of task tabs. Look for "Civil Tools". These are the SS4/OpenRoads-type tools that go along with the regular Geopak tools in SS4/SS10. That should show you another list of task tabs, including things like "Analysis & Reporting", "Horizontal Geometry" and (what we really want to see) "Terrain Model". Click that tab, and you will see a couple of dozen terrain-type icons.

    The first tool is "Create From File" and one of the file type options is going to be LAS files.

    MaryB

    Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918
    Power InRoads 08.11.09.918
    OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2

        

  • Civil Tools does not show up after activating Geopak

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  • I see you have a customized workspace (The TDOT menu item isn't part of vanilla Geopak).
    I betcha that's interfering with the task menus.
    Unfortunately, I don't know the fix, but you might search on here for "custom interface".

    MaryB

    Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918
    Power InRoads 08.11.09.918
    OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2