Surface Model for Marketing

[Desirea]

Good morning. I'm hoping I can get some feedback on a marketing project that I'm doing.

I have a surface model of a project that I want to use for our website. To start with, when I am looking at my surface in the object viewer, I would like to to show contours and the surface shading behind it. I have modified the "model" display settings for my surface to turn on the contours. My problem is that I don't want the triangles to show, only the surface and contours. Is there a way to accomplish this?

Next I want to spin or zoom around the surface (smoothly) in object editor and record it somehow. Is this even possible? I can move around the surface with the mouse but it isn't really smooth since it involves me clicking to pan, etc. Is there a way to get it to orbit smoothly on it's own, and does anyone know if there is an app/program that can record it from my computer as I move around it?

I'm hoping I explained what I am looking for without confusing anyone! Thank you!

[Opie]

Have you considered using Infraworks for this type of visual? You can generate smooth panning around the surface. I believe you would need the AEC subscription and not just Civil 3D subscription.

[Desirea]

I hadn't. I'm not familiar with it but Google can help me. Thanks for the suggestion! We do have the whole suite of software.

[Opie]

You can export the surface to LandXML and use that to import into Infraworks.

[Desirea]

That is really helpful. I appreciate it.