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Non-destructive Breakline Boundaries in Civil 3D Surfaces

Non-destructive Breakline Boundaries in Civil 3D Surfaces

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Boundary Dialog BoxOuter, Show and Hide boundaries have the option to be created as non-destructive breaklines.  When this option is enabled it trims the TIN lines at the boundary.  When it is not used it erases all the TIN lines that touch the boundary.

This can be a good option if you have good surface data on each side of the boundary as it will cut a clean and straight boundary through the surface.  However, if this option is used on an outer boundary where all of the surface data is inside the boundary and the only triangles touching it are long and inaccurate, then you may be left with short triangles along the edge that are still at the wrong slope.

The graphics below show examples of the same boundary with the Non-destructive Breaklines option On and Off.  As a general rule of thumb, if you want to draw quick Outer Boundaries that do not snap from point to point around the Surface, you should disable the Non-destructive Breakline option.

       

 

Author

  • Rick Ellis, president of CADapult Software Solutions, Inc, has worked with and taught Autodesk Civil 3D, along with Map 3D and other Autodesk products since the mid-90s. He is the Author of several critically acclaimed books on Autodesk Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D, Land Desktop and Carlson Software; including the Practical Guide  series.

    Rick continues to use Autodesk Civil 3D on projects in a production environment, in addition to teaching classes to organizations both large and small around the country, helping them get the most out of their design software investment.

    This practical background and approach has made him an award winning speaker at Autodesk University and a sought after instructor by organizations around the world.

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