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#Select the TIN to be copied using the '''Select TINs''' tool.
#Select the TIN to be copied using the '''Select TINs''' tool.
#Select the '''Duplicate TIN''' command from the ''TINs'' menu. A dialog appears prompting for the Z-offset of the new TIN. The Z offset is used to displace the TIN above or below the TIN being duplicated.
#Select the '''Duplicate TIN''' command from the ''TINs'' menu. A dialog appears prompting for the Z-offset of the new TIN. The Z offset is used to displace the TIN above or below the TIN being duplicated.


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Revision as of 16:33, 6 January 2015

TIN Module
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TINs
Creating a TIN
Editing a TIN
Converting TINS to Other Data Types
Building Solids and 3D Meshes with TINs
Map to MODFLOW with TINs
More
TIN Settings
TIN Display Options
TIN Tool Palette
TIN Commands
TIN Files
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In order to create a TIN in GMS, there must be a set of TIN vertices. Then the TIN is created by triangulating the vertices (connecting the vertices with lines to form triangles). The triangulation algorithm assumes that each of the vertices being triangulated is unique in the xy plane, i.e., no two points have the same xy location. Duplicate points can be removed by selecting Find Duplicates from the TINs menu.

TINs can be created 3 different ways in GMS: manually entering the vertex locations and triangulating, converting a different GMS data type to a TIN, and copying a currently existing TIN.

Manually Creating a TIN

A TIN can be created manually from the following steps:

  1. Right-click in the empty space of the Project Explorer and select the New → TIN command.
  2. Select the Create Vertices tool from the TIN Tool Palette.
  3. Create the vertices by clicking inside the Graphics Window at the xy coordinates where the vertex is to be located. (To change the vertex location see: Editing a TIN)
  4. Select the Triangulate command from the TINs menu.

Creating a TIN from GMS Data

2D meshes, 2D grids, and 2D scatter points can all be converted to a TIN. This is accomplished by using the following commands:

  • Mesh to TIN
  • Grid to TIN
  • Scatter Points to TIN
  • Contacts to TIN
  • Watertable to TIN
  • Add Contacts to TIN – This command is used to enter a point from a contact into the active TIN . The contact(s) are first selected and the command is then chosen from the Borehole menu. Typically all contacts which should be part of a TIN are selected before generating the TIN, but sometimes one is inadvertently left out, or more boreholes are added later.

Copying a Current TIN

To make a copy of a TIN that currently exists in GMS follow these steps:

  1. Select the TIN to be copied using the Select TINs tool.
  2. Select the Duplicate TIN command from the TINs menu. A dialog appears prompting for the Z-offset of the new TIN. The Z offset is used to displace the TIN above or below the TIN being duplicated.


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