Modifying a TIN
SketchUp contains several tools for modifying TINs. The following table lists all of the sandbox tools in SketchUp.
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Tool |
Type |
Notes |
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Sandbox From Scratch Tool |
Create TIN |
Creates a flat, rectangular shaped, TIN or sandbox that can be modified by other sandbox tools. |
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Sandbox From Contours Tool |
Create TIN |
Creates TIN or a sandbox from contour lines at various elevations. |
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Smoove |
Large Modifications |
Allows you sculpt or make large modifications to a TIN by moving groupings of vertices to create hills, berms, or other features. |
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Stamp |
Large Modifications |
Allows you to sculpt or make large modifications to a TIN by stamping footprints into the TIN, such as the footprint of a building. |
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Drape |
Large Modifications |
Allows you to drape the outlines of roads, paths and buildings, drawn on a flat plane, onto a TTN. |
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Add Detail |
Small, Detailed, Modifications |
Allows you to sculpt or make small, detailed, modifications to the a TIN by adding additional triangles to a TIN. |
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Flip Edge |
Small, Detailed, Modifications |
Allow"s you to sculpt or make small, detailed, modifications to the TIN by adjusting the triangulation of a TIN. |
' Note - The sandbox tools can also be used to create organic geometry or geometry that appears to be hand-crafted.
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