Easy way to add topo points?

[patricks]

Is there a way to add additional topo points by using linked CAD survey information? I created a topo surface using a few layers of a CAD file with the contour line information. However there are some other layers that contain more info in another area of the site that I did not get before. Can I use the Use Imported and select only those other additional layers to bring in more points?

[mmiles]

Not sure of RAC2009, but my experience with this is that you cannot add the points from a file after having already created a topo using imported data. You will essentially need to make a new topo. Or, you can manually add them using the cad file as an overlay - which you may find sometimes doesn't quite yeild what you may expect.

I wish the topo tools allowed one to add points (like you want) and "proposed" ,or new, contours after a civil or landscape architect has done a grading plan. The cut and fill tools seem really clumsy in revit.

[dhurtubise]

No can do. Combine the 2 files then recreate the topo.

[patricks]

No can do. Combine the 2 files then recreate the topo.

It's not 2 files. It's all one survey file, but when I first created the topo, I only used the layers containing the topo lines in the survey. There is another area of the site that has spot elevations, but no lines, so I was going to see if there is an easy way to quickly add in all those points.

I spent all day yesterday getting my first toposurface to match the survey, so there is no way in heck that I'm going to delete that one. :shock: