Craig D.S. Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Pasting the data into a text file, and Import Survey File does not seem to import all cell data. So what are the best ways to import one's Excel spreadsheet data into a Site model Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 export the text file as a simple text document with the following format: id Northing Easting Elevation Description nothing else. then use the import survey command. Quote Link to comment
Craig D.S. Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks for replying Jonathan. I should have stated that the Excel file has only Z height values, and is not the regular survey data file. that was why I was having trouble in this case. I can open the tab delineated text file in AccuTrans 3D, save it as a DXF, import that into VW and build the site model around that data. There does not seem to be an internal way to only insert Z height values... Quote Link to comment
Bryan G. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 with only z values I do not believe you will get anything as there is no x-y value. Quote Link to comment
Bryan G. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I think that will give you various elevations at one point 0,0 Quote Link to comment
Craig D.S. Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 As I'm not very familiar with survey files...How do I insert the extra fields for the" id Northing Easting Elevation Description "? is ID from 0 to n-1? Can Northing and Easting be 0,1,2 etc And I'm not uure of description I guess I'd better study up on this. Quote Link to comment
Bryan G. Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 let me first start by asking do you have a survey file from a surveyor? Or are you generating this from scratch. Quote Link to comment
Craig D.S. Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'm generating this myself, from spot elevations a metre apart, to make a 21x21 or 25x25 grid, which can then be visualized in 3D Surface Charts Quote Link to comment
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