Inroads Site Modeler Issue

Hi,

difficult to tell what the problem is from the attached images. Only thing that comes immediately to mind is what DTM feature type did you assign to the elements. For safetys sake, set them both to "breakline" (if you havent already)

If this isnt the issue, please enable the triangles and repost and image with the triangles displayed.

Thanks,

My guess is that both are are the same elevation and both have slopes assigned to them so it zigs and zags between the two different slopes.

In theory, both elements should be included in the same surface.

If they are, then the side slopes are applied to the outside of the surface to tie down/up to the Model.

If this is the case, that both elements are in the same surface, then you should not see the result you have displayed.

If you can post the DGN and GSF, I would be happy to debug this for you.

Keeps timing out - I'll create a smaller file and post

Thanks

Michael Gilham:

IIf you can post the DGN and GSF, I would be happy to debug this for you.

Files Attached

Thanks

Hi,

as suggested earlier - the internal element is a "Boundary" DTM feature and the external element is a "breakline" DTM feature.

These need to be reversed and all will be fine.

 

Thanks, you are correct.  I thought I was setting the inner up as a breakline but I found the Change Attributes command and sure enough the pad was a boundary. 

Now my question for my next question:  Are pads set up automatically as a boundary element in the wizard or can I change it to a breakline during creation?   Seems that the option would be in the "Surface Type" setting but I can't find it.

Thanks, you are correct.  I thought I was setting the inner up as a breakline but I found the Change Attributes command and sure enough the pad was a boundary. 

Now my question for my next question:  Are pads set up automatically as a boundary element in the wizard or can I change it to a breakline during creation?   Seems that the option would be in the "Surface Type" setting but I can't find it.

If I recall correctly, all elements are created as breaklines and, if deemed necessary based on the shape of the elements you create you require a "boundary" feature, you would reassign the DTM feature type once the wizard is complete.

When I run the wizard it assigns a boundary feature to the building.  Not a big deal to change, now that I know how, but seems as though it could be set within the wizard.

Thanks again.

Well, that'll be the last time I rely on my memory :-)

You are correct.