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When you begin working in info
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drainage importing background surface information is
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not required but it does provide a good starting point for your project
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to import existing surface data. You could use the import tab on the ribbon
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but you can also do it from the tree view.
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In the tree view, right click surface and select load surface
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in the surface data dialog box
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from the create surface panel,
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choose which data type you want to import.
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There are a variety of choices including spreadsheet files, cad files,
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X Y Z coordinate files, land xmL files and A S. C. Or P W. F. Files.
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You may even see other file types here
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depending on your local standards and location.
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Essentially all of these file types provide East ng northern and level
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or elevation point data that creates a surface that you can work from
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for this exercise, click the load from option,
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then browse to the info drainage data files which have the file extension dot I D S X.
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Select the file surface one dot I d S X. And then click open
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this,
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simply loads the data because it is
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already formatted correctly rather than importing it,
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which requires a file conversion process during the import
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back in the surface data dialog you can see that
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the points have been loaded under the elevation points columns
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at this point it is good practice to save the surface
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from the toolbar click save as
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and then browse to the save work here folder and open it
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name the file such as imported surface for this exercise and then click save
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back in the surface data dialog, click OK
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now that the surfaces in the info drainage format,
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you can see it listed in the tree view
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from the tree view, click the surface box to see the surface in the plan view.
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If you cannot see it, you may have to zoom and pan the view until you can see it.
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Or in the tool box, click view extents
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Keep in mind that your view of the surface may not look exactly like
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it does in this example because the default view settings can be changed.
00:03
When you begin working in info
00:05
drainage importing background surface information is
00:08
not required but it does provide a good starting point for your project
00:13
to import existing surface data. You could use the import tab on the ribbon
00:17
but you can also do it from the tree view.
00:20
In the tree view, right click surface and select load surface
00:26
in the surface data dialog box
00:28
from the create surface panel,
00:30
choose which data type you want to import.
00:33
There are a variety of choices including spreadsheet files, cad files,
00:38
X Y Z coordinate files, land xmL files and A S. C. Or P W. F. Files.
00:45
You may even see other file types here
00:47
depending on your local standards and location.
00:50
Essentially all of these file types provide East ng northern and level
00:55
or elevation point data that creates a surface that you can work from
01:01
for this exercise, click the load from option,
01:04
then browse to the info drainage data files which have the file extension dot I D S X.
01:10
Select the file surface one dot I d S X. And then click open
01:15
this,
01:15
simply loads the data because it is
01:17
already formatted correctly rather than importing it,
01:20
which requires a file conversion process during the import
01:24
back in the surface data dialog you can see that
01:27
the points have been loaded under the elevation points columns
01:32
at this point it is good practice to save the surface
01:36
from the toolbar click save as
01:38
and then browse to the save work here folder and open it
01:42
name the file such as imported surface for this exercise and then click save
01:49
back in the surface data dialog, click OK
01:54
now that the surfaces in the info drainage format,
01:56
you can see it listed in the tree view
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from the tree view, click the surface box to see the surface in the plan view.
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If you cannot see it, you may have to zoom and pan the view until you can see it.
02:10
Or in the tool box, click view extents
02:14
Keep in mind that your view of the surface may not look exactly like
02:17
it does in this example because the default view settings can be changed.
When working in InfoDrainage, importing background surface information is not required, but it does provide a good starting point for a project.
To import existing surface data:
There are a variety of choices, including spreadsheet files, CAD files, XYZ coordinate files, LandXML files, and ASC or PWF files. You may even see other file types here, depending on your local standards and location. Essentially, all of these file types provide Easting, Northing, and Level (or Elevation) point data that creates a surface that you can work from.
On the Select Layer page, the preview of the surface appears, and the table shows two layers included in the file.
Back in the Surface Data dialog, you can see that the points have been loaded under the Elevation Points columns.
IMPORTANT: Your view of the surface may not look exactly like it does in this example because the default view settings can be changed.
