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Export Lightscape Preparation File Dialog 591
or entire groups with their corresponding check
boxes.
Three t yp es of civil engineering data stored in
LandXML files are supported:
•
Surf aces—3D TIN ground and finished surface
model. Terr ain surface data is imported to
3ds Max as an editable mesh.
•
Alignments—2D r oad centerlines. Alignment
data is imported to 3ds Max as a Shape object.
Note: DEM and DDF files do not contain
Alignment data.
•
Par cels—2Dlegalparcelorlotboundaries.
Parcel data is imported to 3ds Max as a Shape
object.
Note: DEM and DDF files do not contain Parcel
data.
Note: 2D Alignment and Parcel shapes are created
on top of the hig hest terrain sur face.
File Data group
TheFileDatagroupdisplaysinformationabout
thefiletobeimported,includingdateofcreation,
author, the application used to create the file, and
the units.
Object Creation Options group
The Object Creation Options group lets you set
the import properties for selected objects.
Co lor—The color of the object when it is imported
into 3ds Max. To change this setting, click the
color swatch and select a new color from the Color
Selector.
Smooth S ur f a ce—Applies smoothing to the
geometry, based on the Smoothing Ang le setting .
Edgesbetweenfacesthathaveananglebetween
them that is greater than the specified s moothing
angle wil l appear faceted in the scene. Edges
between faces that are below or equal to the
specified angle are smoothed.
Note: This option is only available for terrain
surface objects.
Smoothing Angl e—Determinesthesizeofthe
smoothing ang le.
Note: This option is only available for terrain
surface objects.
Model Creation Options group
Set Scene Units from file—Changes the 3ds Max
Scene Unit to match the u nits of the incoming file.
Note: This setting is only available when the
3dsMaxsceneisempty.Ifthereisgeometryin
your scene, this setting is not available.
The units setting of the incoming file is displayed
in the drop-down list.
Vertical Exaggeration Scale—Artificially
exaggerates the terrain surface to enhance subtle
detailsbyapplyingascalefactorstothevertical
dimensions.
Tip: Thiscanbeusefulforveryflatsurfacemodels.
Lightscape Expor t Dialogs
Expor t Lightscape
Preparation File Dialog
This dialog is displayed when exporting to the
Lightscape Preparation (LP) file format. The
dialog is organized into six panels.