TIN – Page 3 – 12D Wiki Beta Test

Rename Tin

This option is used to change the name of an existing Tin in the project. Continue down the page to see the Tin Rename Panel options. To view the Tin Rename Panel, Use: Tins => Utilities => Rename Pick the <Old Tin> button and select the tin required. Type in the <New Tin> name for [...]

Create Tin Faces

This option is used to create a separate face (string) for each triangle in a Tin in the project. Continue down the page to see the Create Tin Faces Panel options. To view the Create Tin Faces Panel, Use: Tins => Utilities => Create Tin Faces Create Triangle Faces (Strings) Pick the <Tin> button and [...]

Copy Tin

This option is used to make a copy of an existing Tin in the project. Continue down the page to see the Copy Tin Panel options. To view the Copy Tin Panel, Use: Tins => Utilities => Copy Pick the <Tin> button and select the tin required. Type in a new Tin name and hit [...]

Polygons From Tin Colours

This option is used to create boundary polygons around different coloured regions of the tin (already coloured triangles in the tin). Continue down the page to see the Polygons from Tin Colours Panel options. To view the Polygons from Tin Colours Panel, Use: Tins => Tin Analysis => Polygons From Colours Pick the <Tin> button [...]

Tin Label Lines for Contours

This option is used to create contour labels at specific locations on the contour strings. The video below will show how to use the "Model of Label Lines" on the Contour Smooth and Label function. Continue down the page to see the Tin Label Lines for Contours options. To view the Contour Smooth and Label [...]

Depth Range Polygons

This option is used to create polygons around the regions calculated from a depth range file between to selected tins. This allows to view where the areas of cut and fill are located. Continue down the page to see the Depth Range Polygons Panel options. To view the Tin Tin Depth Range Polygons Panel, Use: [...]

Tin Ridges and Valleys

This option is used to create ridge and valley lines for a given tin. Continue down the page to see the Tin Ridges and Valleys Panel options. To view the Tin Ridges and Valleys Panel, Use: Tins => Tin Analysis => Ridges/Valleys To create the Ridge and Valley strings: Pick the <Tin> button and select [...]

Flow Arrows

This option is used to draw/create arrows indicating the flow direction across a triangle in a tin. Continue down the page to see the Flow Arrows Panel options. To view the Flow Arrows Panel, Use: Tins => Tin Analysis => Flow Arrows Entire Tin Example Pick the <Tin> button and select the tin required. The [...]

Surface Area 2

This option is used to calculate the surface area of a tin within each polygon in a selected model. Continue down the page to see the Surface Area 2 Panel options. To view the Surface Area 2 Panel, Use: Tins => Tin Analysis => Surface Area 2 Pick the <Tin> button and select the tin [...]

Surface Area

This option is used to calculate the surface area of a tin. Continue down the page to see the Surface Area Panel options. To view the Surface Area Panel, Use: Tins => Tin Analysis => Surface Area Example 1 In this example the Design Pad tin will be used for calculating the surface area. Pick [...]