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• Other imported entities (solids, faces, If a Terrain Perimeter does not exist in the
etc.) are imported normally. plan or if a layer in the .dwg/.dxf file is not
converted to a Terrain Perimeter, a Terrain
To avoid unexpected results when Perimeter is created around the extents of the
importing a drawing, only convert layers Elevation Data when it is imported.
with elevation information to Elevation Data.

Converting CAD Objects to Terrain Data
CAD lines, splines, and polylines - A Terrain Perimeter must exist before any
either imported or drawn using Chief other types of terrain object can be created. If
Architect’s CAD Tools - can be selected and no Terrain Perimeter is present in the current
converted to terrain data using the Convert plan, this will be the only terrain item
Polyline edit tool. available in the Convert Polyline dialog.

In floor plan view, select a CAD line, spline, When you click OK, the terrain object’s
or polyline and click the Convert specification dialog opens, allowing you to
specify elevation data or other attributes.
Polyline edit button to open the Convert
Polyline dialog. See “Convert Polyline
Dialog” on page 267.

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