https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/65219/creating-a-terrain-from-a-large-dxf-fileen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/65219/creating-a-terrain-from-a-large-dxf-fileMon, 20 Mar 2023 03:17:26 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:a804dcce-d851-4f67-bba2-a9fc6ca5255aAntonio_Farinahttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/65219/creating-a-terrain-from-a-large-dxf-file#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Antonio_Farina on 3/20/2023 3:17:26 AM<br /> <p><span style="font-size:150%;">Problem</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;">&nbsp;</span>I have a DXF file with a large number of triangles. I&rsquo;m attempting to create Terrain using the Terrain &gt; From Elements tool.</p> <p>&nbsp;It is possible to do, but the process takes too long. Sometimes hours.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;">Solution</span></p> <p>&nbsp;The process above takes a lot of processing due to using the element selection tool.</p> <p>&nbsp;When you are dealing with a large number of elements to create the Terrain, it is advised to use the Graphical Filter tool.</p> <p>&nbsp;That bypassed the element selection process and creates the Terrain directly.</p> <p>Example:</p> <ol> <li>Created a new 3D dgn</li> <li>Reference the DXF file</li> <li>Created a new graphical filter for Level 0 (assuming all triangles are in Level 0)</li> <li>Then used, that filter to generate the Terrain.</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Refer to the wiki below on how to create a terrain from a graphical filter</p> <p>&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/35134/video-create-terrain-from-graphical-filter">Video: Create Terrain From Graphical Filter</a>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/65219/creating-a-terrain-from-a-large-dxf-file/revision/1Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:16:25 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:a804dcce-d851-4f67-bba2-a9fc6ca5255aAntonio_Farinahttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/65219/creating-a-terrain-from-a-large-dxf-file#commentsRevision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Antonio_Farina on 3/20/2023 3:16:25 AM<br /> <p><span style="font-size:150%;">Creating A Terrain From A Large DXF File</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;">Problem</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>I have a DXF file with a large number of triangles. I&rsquo;m attempting to create Terrain using the Terrain &gt; From Elements tool.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It is possible to do, but the process takes too long. Sometimes hours.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;">Solution</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The process above takes a lot of processing due to using the element selection tool.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>When you are dealing with a large number of elements to create the Terrain, it is advised to use the Graphical Filter tool.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>That bypassed the element selection process and creates the Terrain directly.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Example:</p> <ol> <li>Created a new 3D dgn</li> <li>Reference the DXF file</li> <li>Created a new graphical filter for Level 0 (assuming all triangles are in Level 0)</li> <li>Then used, that filter to generate the Terrain.</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Refer to the wiki below on how to create a terrain from a graphical filter</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/35134/video-create-terrain-from-graphical-filter">Video: Create Terrain From Graphical Filter</a>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>