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DXF Surfaces

    20-Jul-92 22:17:35
Sb: #41678-DXF Surfaces
Fm: Mike Fancy 75616,2035
To: Syndesis 76004,1763
Well, the original data comes from an automated survey system called Geodimeter. It gets transferred to an MS dos machine as an XYZ ascii file. I then run the XYZ fiule through a program from RockWare called Gridzo (similar to surfer). It takes the data points and makes a contour map from them. I then generate a 3D mesh in Gridzo and export i{ as a DXF file with its built in converter. Sounds complicated but it really isn't. Then I Dos-2-DOS it into the Amiga. I'll upload a file in your section in a minute called DXFHELP.LZH It is a sample of a typical gridded area. You'll note that the vertical scaling is very small but when I render it, I will [A exagerate the scale to make it look more "curvy" Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mike Fancy – LugNuts