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Vertical exaggeration of 3D terrain.

If you need to emphasize the shape of your terrain model - make it more "dramatic" for the documentation of your project, you can use the vertical exaggeration. All Z-axis values will be multiplied by a factor - similarly to e.g. Google Earth.

You can find the exaggeration settings in the surface style dialog. On the Triangles tab switch the "Triangle Display Mode" to Exaggerate Elevations and then enter the exaggertaion factor (e.g. 3x, 10x) in "Exaggerate Elevations By":

Terrain exaggeration (CZ version)

You can use the same approach for terrain analysis.

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applies to: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 · AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 ·

See also:
Tip 8597:	Flashing, patchy appearance of Revit 3D models in Showcase.
Tip 8406:	How to color 3D topo surface model by elevation?
Tip 8050:	Engraving pictures - from bitmaps to 3D models.
Tip 7852:	Put Google Earth maps directly into AutoCAD.
Tip 7518:	How to save Civil 3D objects to an older version?

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