New Plane from Points

On the Grid / DTM tab, in the DTM Create group: Select New Plane from Points to create a wireframe from points in plane. A polygonal restriction can be defined which will clip the triangle edges. Z values in the constraint file are recalculated and these are included during the surface creation.

Input

Number of points in plane

Specify the number of points in the plane, as defined by the Points file. If only 1 point is available to define the centre and rotation of the plane, you must specify a dip and dip direction. For 2 points, specify a dip. Select 3 points to define centre of rotation, dip and dip direction from the Points file. If defining a horizontal surface at that Z, select the Z option and enter the Z value.

Points file

Select the file type and double-click to select the file containing the points you want to use in the process. If required, define a filter to selectively control the records to be processed.

East and North and Z fields

Specify the names of the fields in which Easting, Northing, and Z coordinates are stored in the Points file.

Dip and Dip Direction

If you selected 1 point, define the dip and dip direction for one point, modelling the DTM top Z and then the base Z. If you selected 2 points, define the dip. If you selected 3 points, the centre of rotation, dip and dip direction are defined in the Points file.

Output

Type and Name

Enter (or double-click (F3) to select) the Type (DTM) and Name of the wireframe that will be generated.

Code

Enter a character code that can be used to differentiate between this and other wireframes. For example, you might enter a rock type code and then use it later as a filter when reporting volumes, reserves, etc.

Colour

Double click (F3) to select the colour that will be used to display the generated wireframe.

Title

Enter a meaningful title for the wireframe you are creating.

Autoload

Select this option to load the generated output in Vizex. The default draw style for an auto-loaded wireframe is 3D Shaded.

Polygonal Restriction

Output

Forms

Click the Forms button to select and open a saved form set, or if a form set has been loaded, save the current form set.

Run

Finally, click Run to run the function.