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Title: Carlson Command Equivalents to Eagle Point Surface Modeling
Topic ID: 542	Link to this page
Category: Carlson Civil
Modified: 2024-04-19	Created: 2008-10-01

EP Surface Modeling → Prepare Menu
EP Command Name	EP Key-in	Carlson Equivalent	Carlson Key-in
Manage Surface Models	smman	Surface → Triangulation Surface Manager → Surface Manager	surface_mgr
Import ASCII Points	smimpascii	Points → Draw-Locate Points → Draw Nodes Only	lpoint
Import ASCII Breaklines	smimpabrk	File → Draw Polyline File	polydraw
Export ASCII Points	smexpascii	No Direct Carlson Equivalent	- na -
Export ASCII Breaklines	smexpabrk	File → Write Polyline File	polywrite
Crossing Breaklines	crossbl	3D Data → Highlight 3D Polylines → Highlight Crossing Breaklines	xbar
Predefined Boundaries	predefbound	Surface → Predefined Boundaries → Tag Predefined Boundaries	plzone
Predefined Void regions	predefvoid	Surface → Predefined Boundaries → Tag Predefined Boundaries	plzone
Batch Operations	smbatch	Surface → Triangulate & Contour	tri

EP Surface Modeling → Construct Menu
EP Command Name	EP Key-in	Carlson Equivalent	Carlson Key-in
Feature Line	smfeatline	Draw → 3d Polyline	3dp
Digitize Contours	digcont	Surface → Digitize Contours → Digitize Contours (Polyline)	digcont
Join Contours	joincont	Edit → Join Nearest	nearjoin
Join Broken Contours	joinbrokecont	Edit → Join Nearest	nearjoin
Change Contour Elevation	contelev	3D Data → Assign Contour Elevations → Multiple in Series	grpcelev
Mask Objects	mask	3D Data → Non-Surface Points → Tag Non-Surface Points 3D Data → Hard Breaklines → Tag Hard Breakline Polylines	tagns hardbrk
Change Masking Type	changemask	No Direct Carlson Equivalent	- na -
Unmask All Objects	unmask	3D Data → Non-Surface Points → Untag Non-Surface Points 3D Data → Hard Breaklines → Untag Hard Breakline Polylines	untagns softbrk
Show Masked Objects	showmask	3D Data → Non-Surface Points → Report Non-Surface Points 3D Data → Hard Breaklines → Highlight Hard Breakline Polylines	reportns highlight_hardbrk
Densify Objects	densify	Edit → Polyline Utilities → Densify Polyline Vertices	densepl
Weed Objects	weed	Surface → Modify Contours → Reduce Contour Vertices	reduce

EP Surface Modeling → Triangulate Menu
EP Command Name	EP Key-in	Carlson Equivalent	Carlson Key-in
Surface Model	maketin	Surface → Triangulate & Contour	tri
Surface Model from Contours	maketinfc	Surface → Triangulate & Contour → Interpolate Ridges and Valleys	tri
Surface Model from Sparse Data	maketinfs	Surface → Triangulation File Utilities	tinutil
Merged Surface Models	mergesm	Surface → Triangulation File Utilities	tinutil
Track Coordinates	smtrack	Surface → Surface Inspector	surfvals
Calculate Grade & Distance	smcalcgrade	Surface → Slope Analysis → Slope Report	sarea

EP Surface Modeling → Edit Model Menu
EP Command Name	EP Key-in	Carlson Equivalent	Carlson Key-in
Delete Triangle	deltri	Surface → Triangulation Surface Manager → Remove Triangle	surface_deltri
Change Point Elevation	pointelev	Surface → Triangulation Surface Manager → Set Point Elevation	surface_elevpoint
Change Triangle Elevation	trielev	Surface → Triangulation File Utilities	tinutil
Add Point to Model	addpoint	Surface → Triangulation Surface Manager → Add Point	surface_addpoint
Insert Breakline	insertbl	Surface → Triangulation Surface Manager → Add Breakline	surface_break
Switch Diagonal	switchdiag	Surface → Triangulation Surface Manager → Swap TIN Edge	surface_swap
Raise/Lower Model	raisemodel	Surface → Triangulation File Utilities	tinutil

EP Surface Modeling → Contours Menu
EP Command Name	EP Key-in	Carlson Equivalent	Carlson Key-in
Preview	prevcont	No Direct Carlson Equivalent	- na -
Make Shadow	makescont	Surface → Contour from → Contour from TIN File	cntrtin
Make Intermediate & Index	makecont	Surface → Contour from → Contour from TIN File	cntrtin
Make Index	makeindex	Surface → Contour from → Contour from TIN File	cntrtin
Make Intermediate	makeint	Surface → Contour from → Contour from TIN File	cntrtin
Make User-defined	makeuser	Surface → Contour from → Contour from TIN File	cntrtin
Annotate	anncont	Surface → Contour Labels → Contour Elevation Label	gclabel

EP Surface Modeling → Output Menu
EP Command Name	EP Key-in	Carlson Equivalent	Carlson Key-in
Place Spot Elevation Labels	spotelev	3D Data → Spot Elevations → Spot Elev by Surface Model	spotelv
Place Grid Elevation Labels	gridelev	3D Data → Spot Elevations → Spot Elev by Surface Model	spotelv
Place Shadow Grid	shadowgrid	Surface → Draw Surface → Draw 3D Grid File	plotgrid
Place Grid	placegrid	Surface → Draw Surface → Draw 3D Grid File	plotgrid
Place Triangles	placetri	Surface → Draw Surface → Draw Triangular Mesh	drawtri
Place Breaklines	placebl	3D Data → Create Brealines from Triangulation	draw_breaklines
Place Boundary	placebound	Surface → Draw Surface → Draw Surface Boundary	grdlimit
Place Void Regions	placevoid	No Direct Carlson Equivalent	- na -
Erase Existing Objects	eraseold	Edit → Erase → Erase by Layer	ldel
Preview Surface Model	prevsm	View → 3D Surface Viewer	cube_surface
Crossing Breaklines	printxbl	3D Data → Highlight 3D Polylines → Highlight Crossing Breaklines	xbar

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