Create terrain surface

The command creates a triangle surface based on points clouds by using a terrain triangulation algorithm.

• Click Cloud.

• Click Terrain.

  

• This command opens a new panel on the right:

  

  • Name: the name of the surface.

  • Clouds: select in this list the points clouds to be used for surface creation.

  • Generation mode: sets the option Use all points or Grid to build the surface.

    • Grid step (meter): sets the step of the grid for sampling of Point clouds. The option is activated if the generation mode was selected Grid.

    • Decimation factor: sets a reduction factor in the number of points in the Point cloud. The option is activated if the generation mode was selected Use all points.

  • Check triangles side length: enables/disables the length control of triangle sides. If this option is active, no triangles with sides larger than the set maximum length will be created.

  • Remove peaks: toggles control of the peaks of triangles based on the value set in the option Peak angle (°). If the control is active, triangles that overtake the value of the control will not be created.

  • Smooth surface: enables/disables the calculation of rounded surfaces.

  • Style: sets options for the coloring of triangles, the options available are:

    • Fixed color: use the color associated with triangle entities.

    • By elevation: use the color scale set as a function of elevation.

    • Color of the point: use the color of point clouds points.

  • Color: sets the fixed color to be associated with triangles.

• Click Build to create the surface.