https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15919/difference-between-a-hole-feature-and-a-void-featureen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15919/difference-between-a-hole-feature-and-a-void-featureWed, 15 Oct 2014 17:54:01 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:46872c2f-dad0-40d9-b831-ea138c4843acJacquelyn Pettushttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15919/difference-between-a-hole-feature-and-a-void-feature#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacquelyn Pettus on 10/15/2014 5:54:01 PM<br /> <p style="padding:0;margin:0;"></p> <table style="border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;background-color:#dce5f0;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>InRoads, MX, GEOPAK</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>08.11.09+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:&nbsp;</strong></td> <td>Terrain Model</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Original Author:</strong></td> <td>Jacquelyn Pettus, Bentley Technical Support Group</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Question:</span></span></strong></p> <p>What is the difference between a hole feature and a void feature?</p> <p></p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:150%;">Answer:</span></span></strong></p> <p>A hole is a variant of a void feature, and the difference between a void and a hole is only apparent when one triangulation is merged into another. Consider merging surface B into surface A when part of surface A is replaced by surface B. If surface B has <em>voids</em>, then the surface B voids will become part of the merged surface. If surface B has <em>holes</em>, then the merged surface will contain areas of surface A that correspond to the surface B holes.</p> <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" height="60" /></b></h1><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15919/difference-between-a-hole-feature-and-a-void-feature/revision/2Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:34:49 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:46872c2f-dad0-40d9-b831-ea138c4843acBeebe Rayhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15919/difference-between-a-hole-feature-and-a-void-feature#commentsRevision 2 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Beebe Ray on 7/17/2014 5:34:49 PM<br /> <h1><b><img width="189" height="60" style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" /></b></h1> <table align="left" style="border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:500px;background-color:#dce5f0;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>&nbsp;</b></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>&nbsp;</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>&nbsp;</b></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><b>Applies To&nbsp;</b></span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>InRoads, MX, GEOPAK</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>08.11.09.674</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:&nbsp;</strong></td> <td>Terrain Modeling</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Original Author:</strong></td> <td>Jacquelyn Pettus, Bentley Technical Support Group</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1>&nbsp;</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1>Question:</h1> <p>What is the difference between a hole feature and a void feature?</p> <p></p> <h1>Answer:</h1> <p>A hole is a variant of a void feature, and the difference between a void and a hole is only apparent when one triangulation is merged into another. Consider merging surface B into surface A when part of surface A is replaced by surface B. If surface B has <em>voids</em>, then the surface B voids will become part of the merged surface. If surface B has <em>holes</em>, then the merged surface will contain areas of surface A that correspond to the surface B holes.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15919/difference-between-a-hole-feature-and-a-void-feature/revision/1Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:38:25 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:46872c2f-dad0-40d9-b831-ea138c4843acJacquelyn Pettushttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15919/difference-between-a-hole-feature-and-a-void-feature#commentsRevision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacquelyn Pettus on 7/16/2014 5:38:25 PM<br /> <h1><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" height="60" width="189" /></b></h1> <table style="border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:500px;background-color:#dce5f0;" align="left" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>&nbsp;</b></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>&nbsp;</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>&nbsp;</b></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><b>Applies To&nbsp;</b></span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>InRoads, MX, GEOPAK</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>08.11.09.674</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:&nbsp;</strong></td> <td>Terrain Modeling</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Original Author:</strong></td> <td>Jacquelyn Pettus, Bentley Technical Support Group</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1>&nbsp;</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1>Question:</h1> <p>What is the difference between a hole feature and a void feature?</p> <p></p> <h1>Answer:</h1> <p>A hole is a variant of a void feature, and the difference between a void and a hole is only apparent when one triangulation is merged into another. Consider merging surface B into surface A when part of surface A is replaced by surface B. If surface B has <em>voids</em>, then the surface B voids will become part of the merged surface. If surface B has <em>holes</em>, then the merged surface will contain areas of surface A that correspond to the surface B holes.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>