Knowledge Base

	
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