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TerrainCAD for Rhino - Terrain modeling plug-in for Rhinoceros
 

Menu Button	TerrainCAD > Create Terrain
Command	TCCreateTerrain

This command creates a terrain mesh from a set of unordered survey points, contours and polylines. The mesh is created as a Delaunay Triangulation.

The mesh topology can be adjusted by using a search radius. The search radius determines whether two points can be part of the same triangular face. If the distance between two points is larger than the search radius then they are not connected by a face. This is particularly useful when creating a mesh from a set of points that has a convex boundary


To create a Terrain

1. Click Create Terrain from the TerrainCAD menu or type TCCreateTerrain at the Rhino command prompt.

2. At the Select points, lines and polylines prompt, select the points and press Enter.

3. At the Search radius prompt, set the search radius.

 

The figure above shows a set of unordered points.

 

The figure below shows a mesh created from the unordered points that satisfies the Delaunay Triangulation criteria.

 

 

Shaded view of the terrain mesh

 

 

Note:  A search radius of zero will remove the connectivity constraint and all points will be connected however far they may be from each other.

 

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