To Create a
TIN Surface

1.
Click Home tab

Create Ground Data panel

Surfaces drop-down

Create Surface

.

In the Create
Surface dialog
box, in the Type list, select TIN Surface.

2.
Click

to select a
layer.

Note: If you do not select a layer, the surface is placed on the
current layer.

3.
In the properties grid, click the Value column for the Name property and enter a name for the
surface.

Note: To name the surface, click its default name and enter a new
name, or use the Name
Template.

4.
To change the style for the surface, click the Style property in the properties grid and
click

in the Value column.

The Select Surface Style dialog
box is displayed.

5.
To change the render material for the surface, click the Render Material property in the properties grid and
click

in the Valuecolumn.

The Select Render Material dialog
box is displayed.

6.
Click OK to create the
surface.

The surface name is displayed under the Surfaces collection in the Prospector tree.

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How To Create a TIN Surface in Civil 3D