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James, I work for a civil/surveyor using 3ds for court cases. You should be very careful about the data you use for topo. If its the basis of the case, I would recommend that you have the data field collected and have a mesh built from it. This is how we are specializing. No one can give accurate topo data except a surveyor. We just got done with a case regarding grading contractors. Without accurate topo data you can't get reliable cut/fill quanities or build a nice model showing that the defendant actually filled where he was supposed to be cutting. <g> So if you need an acurate topo mesh, get it done right. If you just need a plane to sit on …. I wouldn't want your work to be bounced because of it. We are in the forensic listing in one of the libs if you would like to talk more. Todd Bruno C.W. Cook Co