https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16967/remove-slivers-vs-max-triangle-length-edge-methoden-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16967/remove-slivers-vs-max-triangle-length-edge-methodWed, 15 Oct 2014 18:10:45 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:bd1db694-2282-4f48-8cff-428be76c29c4Jacquelyn Pettushttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16967/remove-slivers-vs-max-triangle-length-edge-method#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacquelyn Pettus on 10/15/2014 6:10:45 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 the &quot;Remove Slivers&quot; edge method and the &quot;Max Triangle Length&quot; edge method in terrain model triangulation?</p> <p></p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:150%;">Answer:</span></span></strong></p> <p class="hcp2">Remove Slivers - Long, thin triangles are dissolved based on a formula hard coded within the software. Note the Maximum Triangle Side Length is ignored. There are no user defined parameters.</p> <p class="hcp2">Max Triangle Length - External triangles whose external edge is longer in length than the user specified distance are deleted. Note the side option does not apply to internal triangles, only those on the edge of the model. Specify the Maximum Triangle Side Length in master units.</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/16967/remove-slivers-vs-max-triangle-length-edge-method/revision/1Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:25:55 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:bd1db694-2282-4f48-8cff-428be76c29c4Jacquelyn Pettushttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16967/remove-slivers-vs-max-triangle-length-edge-method#commentsRevision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacquelyn Pettus on 9/10/2014 7:25:55 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+</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 Model</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 the &quot;Remove Slivers&quot; edge method and the &quot;Max Triangle Length&quot; edge method in terrain model triangulation?</p> <p></p> <h1>Answer:</h1> <p class="hcp2">Remove Slivers - Long, thin triangles are dissolved based on a formula hard coded within the software. Note the Maximum Triangle Side Length is ignored. There are no user defined parameters.</p> <p class="hcp2">Max Triangle Length - External triangles whose external edge is longer in length than the user specified distance are deleted. Note the side option does not apply to internal triangles, only those on the edge of the model. Specify the Maximum Triangle Side Length in master units.</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>