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The TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) is a seamless set of triangles representing a surface. In PIX4Dsurvey, the TIN usage is primarily intended to model the ground, from points and breaklines.
- Click Process
or,
- on the Menu bar, click Process > TIN or,
- on the Content panel, click TIN >
.
Input grid of points
The primary input for the TIN generation are points generated with the Grid of Points process. For more information and settings, please see the Grid of points article.
To select the Input grid of points:
- In Processes - TIN, select the generated grid of points in the drop-down menu.
Generate a TIN from the Processes menu.
TIN generation algorithms
It is possible to generate the TIN by choosing two algorithms:
- Quick: Triangulates all the grid points together, even on edges, resulting in a convex border fitting holes on the grid's edges.
TIN generation using the Quick algorithm.
- Smart edges: Involves extra post-processing by trying to build a border that fits more closely the shape of the grid points (a concave shape), and remove all the TIN triangles that are outside of this border.
TIN generation using the Smart edges algorithm.
Use terrain layers as breaklines
- Use terrain layers as breaklines (Enabled - default): This feature allows the use of polyline, polygon, and marker object types as breaklines if the vector layer is defined as a terrain layer. All layers with the tag Terrain are used.
To define a layer as a Terrain layer:
- In the Content - Layers, right-click on the layer.
- Click Mark as Terrain layer.
Alternatively, it is possible to
- Open the Layer Properties by clicking on the gear button.
- Toggle the Terrain Layer switch.
Toggle on the Terrain layer option (on the left side bar) and enable the Use terrain layers as breaklines option when using breaklines as a constraint for the TIN generation.
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Dense point cloud with the bottom of the curb vectorized (green line). |
TIN generated only from the grid of points. The curb is not used as a breakline. |
TIN generated from the grid of points and the curb as a breakline. |
Export
The generated TIN can be exported in LandXML format or in raster GeoTIFF format (.tif) using the following methods:
- [1] In the Content - TIN panel, click Export or
- [2] On the top right, click the export icon
or
- [3] From the menu bar, click File - Export.
Export options for the generated TIN in a project.
Is the TIN surface process included in the Trial version?
Hi Carlos,
Using a trial license will give you access to all functionalities of Pix4Dsurvey. To start a Pix4Dsurvey trial, click Start trial on the home screen and you are ready to go.
Best,
I don't see any of the TIN functionality described on this page in the program. It does not appear to be available in the Trial Version.
Hi Keith,
The TIN is also available when using the trial version of Pix4Dsurvey. Could you confirm that you use the latest version available here?
Best,