How do you lower a surface in Civil 3D?

How do you change the elevation of a surface?

Change the surface elevations by adding or subtracting an amount from the existing elevation of all the surface points, which raises or lowers the surface. A positive value increases the elevation; a negative value lowers the elevation.

How do you simplify a surface in Civil 3D?

To Simplify Surfaces

1. Select a surface. …
2. If more than one surface is available in the drawing, click the surface that you want to simplify or press Enter to select a surface in the Select A Surface dialog box.
3. Follow the Simplify Surface wizard sequence and the command line prompts to specify: …
4. Click Apply.

How do you move the surface up in Civil 3D?

How Did My Surface Move in Civil 3D?

1. Open the Civil 3D Toolspace > Prospector tab.
2. Expand Surfaces.
3. Expand the named surface.
4. Expand Definition.
5. Click on Edits. …
6. Left click on each Transform edit entry, right click and select Delete.

How do you get elevation from a surface in Civil 3D?

Home tab Create Ground Data panel Points menu Create Points – Surface Random Points . Select a surface. Specify a location within the surface boundary for the point. The point takes its elevation from the surface at the specified location.

How do you edit surface contours in Civil 3d?

Edit any contour that you have defined by selecting it in the drawing.

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1. Select the contour graphically or by using an AutoCAD command, such as PEDIT or CHANGE.
2. Perform the edit to the contour. …
3. Rebuild the surface to update the contour definition by right-clicking the surface in the Prospector tree and clicking Rebuild.

How do you edit a grade in Civil 3d?

To Edit Grading Properties

1. Select the grading. Click Grading tab Modify panel Grading Properties drop-down Grading Properties Find.
2. In the Grading Creation Tools, click .
3. In the drawing, click a grading to open the Grading Properties dialog box.
4. Change the styles or select a different grading group.
5. Click OK.

How do you change surface boundaries?

To Edit Boundary Properties

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the surface Definition collection and click Boundaries. …
2. In the list view, right-click a list item.
3. Click Properties to open the Boundary Properties dialog box where you can edit the name of the boundary.

How do I change point elevation in Civil 3D?

To Raise or Lower the Elevations of an Entire Point Group:



In Civil 3D → Toolspace → Prospector Tab → Expand Point Groups by clicking on the plus sign (+). Right click on the point group you would like to raise or lower. Click Edit Points.

How do you view the surface in Civil 3D?

Go to Settings>Surface Styles and choose your surface style. On the display tab choose the view direction drop down arrow and change to 3D view.