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   Good day, I was wondering if maybe somebody knew of a trick that my boss has placed me in charge of figuring out.
We have a dxf file containing all of the creeks in our province as 3D polylines.  My boss wants me to be able to click a few buttons and have them all color coded by average slope.

Does anyone know of a LISP routine or trick for doing this?

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bigalfry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12.Jan.2010 Location: Canada Using: Civil 3D 2012, RoadEng5 Status: Offline Points: 10	Topic: Coloring 3D Polylines by Slope Posted: 05.Jul.2012 at 22:46
	Good day, I was wondering if maybe somebody knew of a trick that my boss has placed me in charge of figuring out. We have a dxf file containing all of the creeks in our province as 3D polylines. My boss wants me to be able to click a few buttons and have them all color coded by average slope. Does anyone know of a LISP routine or trick for doing this?

heinsite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05.Feb.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2014 Status: Offline Points: 640	Posted: 06.Jul.2012 at 04:12
	That is a typical problem within C3D that can be done without LISP. It involves creating a Slope Pattern style. If the Help file doesn't do the trick for you, or someone here doesn't provide what you need, go directly to the Autodesk C3D Discussion board and repost the question. You'll get an answer there almost right away. Dave.
	Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite

bigalfry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12.Jan.2010 Location: Canada Using: Civil 3D 2012, RoadEng5 Status: Offline Points: 10	Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 18:20
	Thanks for the response, Dave. I don't think I explained what I want to do clearly enough though. I have a set of 3D polylines and I want to have them change color based on the average slope of the polylines themselves. There is no grading or even a surface involved. I did manage to get it figured out using a different program but it was a lengthy process.
	Alex D. Fry, C.E.T. Civil Engineering Technologist Extraordinaire "I draw lines that look like things..."

heinsite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05.Feb.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2014 Status: Offline Points: 640	Posted: 10.Jul.2012 at 19:55
	Getting the work out is always the first priority. These are the problems that help us get better. This one will be under your skin until you figure out the most efficient solution. I'm glad you got it sorted out. Dave
	Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite

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