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Divide Terrain

Where can I find this command?
Keyboard:
laTerrainDivide
Icon:
Divide left click
RhinoLands:
Toolbar Group > Terrain Toolbar
Lands Design:
Terrain commands
Or, Menu > Terrain Modeling > Terrain > Divide
Edit Panel:
Select a terrain > Edit area in Edit Panel > Terrain > Divide

This command divides the terrain into two parts using a closed curve and generates a zone on it. The new division or region can have a different color and material than the rest of the terrain.

The divisions can also be created from Earthmoving operations such as Hole, Cut and Fill, or Path.

Add a Division

Steps:

  1. Pick a terrain. Press Enter or right-click when done.
  2. Select a closed curveto define the divided area.
  3. The division is created in the terrain.
Terrain and the curve selected to create the division
Terrain and the curve selected to create the division
Terrain divided
Terrain divided in two areas

Control points

The control points of the terrain division allow you to modify the contour of the subdivision. They are the same as those of the curve used for this operation. In addition, there is a move control arrow to reposition the entire subdivision.

These control points are integrated with the terrain and are visible when the terrain's control points are enabled.

Control points can be disabled in the Division tab,in the Properties area of the Edit panel, after selecting the subdivision from the selection list.

Options and Parameters

The Division parameters are divided into different tabs. They are available from the Properties area of the Edit panel, once selected under the Divisions list.
For the Divisions to appear in the selection list, the terrain must first be selected from the viewport.

Division

Division tab
Division tab in Properties area.
  • Name
    Rename the earthmoving operation.
  • Show grip points
    Enable or disable the control points of the subdivision area.
  • Color
    Set the color for the subdivision. The color can either inherit the color of its layer, block, or be set as a custom color.
  • Layer
    Layer name where the plant object is located.
  • Zone
    Generates a zone object in the same area. When this checkbox is selected, the Zone tab is enabled for this operation, the settings are the same as those of a zone created with the laZonify command.

Material

Material tab
Material tab in Properties area.

This tab lets you change the textured image assigned to this element and define the image size, reflectivity and transparency.

Note

The parameters can be edited for each subdivision. If you select the node (Divisions) from the selection list instead of a specific subdivision, the modified parameter will be overwritten for all subdivisions.

Edit options

These are the available edit options for the subdivisions,accessible in the Edit area of the Edit panel: