Click the above image to download a Navisworks NWD of this example.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the method to do it<\/p>\n Show your first surfaces as triangles and a border<\/p>\n Extract them (click on the surface and from the contextual ribbon you will see the extract surface option)<\/p>\n Type the command CONVTOSURFACE<\/p>\n Select the triangles<\/p>\n Then type the command UNION and select the triangles.<\/p>\n That\u2019s one surface done!<\/p>\n Repeat the steps for your second surface.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next from the extracted borders, LOFT them together<\/p>\n Type UNION and select the two surfaces and the lofted edge<\/p>\n Finally CONVTOSOLID and select your objects<\/p>\n That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This in combination with the corridor solid tool, which is now integrated into 2014 release of Civil 3D, you have a unique data extraction for civil engineering.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A big thanks to Wes Newman (http:\/\/autodesk.typepad.com\/transportation\/<\/a>) for this excellent workflow for coming up with the method to convert your surfaces to a 3D solid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jack Strongitharm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Want surfaces as solids to better represent your sub-surfaces for construction and collaboration visualisations for your BIM project?<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n Click the above image to download a Navisworks NWD of this example.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the method to do it<\/p>\n Show your first surfaces as triangles and a border<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Extract them (click on the surface and from the contextual ribbon you will see the extract surface option)<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Type the command CONVTOSURFACE<\/p>\n Select the triangles<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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