by Brian Sloman » Wed May 12, 2010 3:32 pm
Hi Glendon,
Not sure if i'm understanding your question 100%...
Do you need help generating the surface model and drawing contours? If so please refer to the tutorials in the Getting Started manual, go to Start | Programs | MicroSurvey | MicroSurvey CAD 2010 | Getting Started. There is a tutorial called "data collector tutorial" which explains how to extract points and breaklines to generate a surface and draw contours.
Or do you already have the surface model and contours, and need help determining the elevation of locations between the contour lines? If so, you can use the Track Z command to get spot elevations anywhere on your surface as you move the cursor over the surface it shows you the elevation in the status bar. Type TRACKZ or go to MsModeling | Utilities | Elevation Utilities | Track Z.
Brian Sloman
Development Manager
MicroSurvey Software Inc.