Surface File Review

This tool is used to quickly review surface files in a selected folder. As you select the surface file, its extents are determined so that they can be shown in the current drawing.

Keyboard Command: SurFilRev

🔗Procedure:

1. Optionally load a relative drawing.
2. Initiate the tool.
3. Choose a folder containing surfaces in the left pane.
4. Choose a supported surface file on the list at the top.
5. Choose other options as desired.
6. Choose the Exit button when finished.

🔗Details:

• Options: On a few surface formats, all details can be determined by examining the header. On most you will need to turn on this toggle to get all statistics.
• Commands: If a projection is active, the projected coordinates are used for tools that affect the drawing.
  • Zoom Extents: Zooms the current drawing to the extents of the selected file.
  • Show Extents: Shows the rectangular extents of the surface in the drawing as temporary vectors. These disappear with the next redraw.
  • Draw/Label Extents: Draws the rectangular extents of the surface in the drawing as a polyline rectangle and places a label in the center.
  • Copy File Name: Copies the full filename of the surface (with drive/path) into the windows clipboard. The surface can be pasted into a dialog/prompt for a surface file.
• Projection: Whenever possible, the source projection will be determined by the selected file. If you have a designated target file assigned to the current drawing, it will appear and the pair will be used to show the extents.
• Surface Type: After a file is selected, the type is displayed through these radio buttons. This is for information purposes only, you cannot change the type.
• File Data: After a file is selected, various statistics on the file will be displayed in the grid.

🔗Notes:

• The Surface Statistic fields are for information only and cannot be edited.