How to Create a 3D Surface
In my last post, I talked about going 3D with your GIS. But how do you do it? Let's say you want to create a 3D surface and use it in a 3D scene online, and you have a Microstation XML in Utah State Plane Central Foot. Where do you start? Open a new Pro project. First, you will convert the XML to a TIN. Convert TIN to Raster Change the sample distance to cell size Sampling Value is 1 foot Optional - Mosaic to new Raster If you are working with multiple surfaces, it is easiest to mosaic them into one raster at this point. Doing this allows the remaining steps to be done on one raster, instead of multiple. Change the pixel type to 32 bit float to maintain the elevation. Define Projection Up to this point in the conversion process, it is finally time to tell the data where in the world it is located. Use the Define Projection tool and set it to Utah State Plane Central Foot. Project Raster Since you will be using your 3D surface in an online map, conve