Deleting an Excavation

You can delete an excavation added to a terrain as follows.

1. Select Terrain > Delete Excavation. If you selected the function with the model window active, the program will automatically activate the drawing window.
2. If there are several excavations in the terrain, select the excavation by clicking its edge line. If there is only one excavation in the terrain, the program will automatically select it.
3. You will receive the prompt: "Explode lines of excavation into 2D geometry?" Select either of the following:
   • Yes - When you wish to retain the polyline defining the excavation's edge line in the 2D drawing. You can, for example, edit the polyline points and add the excavation again.
   • No - When you also wish to delete the polyline from the 2D drawing.

Note

• You can also delete the excavation and retain the polyline as follows:
  1. Select the excavation in the 2D drawing.
  2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  3. Select Advanced > Explode into Geometry. You will receive the prompt: "Are you sure you want to explode?""
  4. Select Yes. The excavation will be deleted from the terrain model, but the polyline will remain in the 2D drawing.
• If you delete the excavation by pressing the Delete key, the polyline will also be deleted from the 2D drawing.

Adding an Excavation
Editing an Excavation
Terrain