Template:3D Structure Workflow

1. Create an 3D structure map coverage.

Create a new coverage with the "3D Structure" type. 1. Create new coverage from scratch. Select Map Data in the Project Explorer and use the New Coverage right-click command. Use the New Coverage dialog to create a new coverage by selecting the desired coverage type, and naming the coverage. 2. Create new coverage from an existing coverage. Use the Duplicate command on an existing coverage. This will copy any feature objects on the coverage. Use the Rename command to give the coverage a new name. Change the coverage type.

2. Create arcs representing the upstream and downstream side of the structure location.
Select the Create Feature Arc tool and create an arc representing the side of the structure in the Graphics Window.

3. Define the structure profile.
Right-click on the 3D structure coverage and select Edit Structure. In the Structure Properties dialog, define the top profile, upstream profile, and downstream profile.

4. Import the structure profile.
Load a XmUGrid file from local computer files using the File | Open... command. Alternatively, drag and drop the file into the Graphics Window in SMS.