How To Create a TIN Surface in Civil 3D

To Create a TIN Surface

1.    Click Home tab Create Ground Data panel Surfaces drop-down Create Surface   .

In the Create Surface dialog box, in the Type list, select TIN Surface.

2.    Click   to select a layer.

Note: If you do not select a layer, the surface is placed on the current layer.

3.    In the properties grid, click the Value column for the Name property and enter a name for the surface.

Note: To name the surface, click its default name and enter a new name, or use the Name Template.

4.    To change the style for the surface, click the Style property in the properties grid and click   in the Value column.

The Select Surface Style dialog box is displayed.

5.    To change the render material for the surface, click the Render Material property in the properties grid and click   in the Valuecolumn.

The Select Render Material dialog box is displayed.

6.    Click OK to create the surface.

The surface name is displayed under the Surfaces collection in the Prospector tree.