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    Create point clouds for terrain based on 2D raster drawing?

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      nickdk
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      I'm working with raster site plans that I import into SU as image, these plans have the elevations written on them based on old surveys then based on these drawings I try to use the ruler tool to set the points to use with TopoShaper to build the terrain, it takes a long time to do as I'm not able to create the points with the ruler tool directly from the plane so I need to first draw a small line from the start point for each measurement and then use the ruler tool.
      then i end up with something like the attached image. Is there a better/faster way to do this?

      sketchup_point_clouds.jpg

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        pilou
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        If the terrain is not yet existing seems there is not more elegant method than your...
        ...except this following is without ruler tool! So a little more speedy! πŸ˜‰

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          nickdk
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          @pilou said:

          If the terrain is not yet existing seems there is not more elegant method than your...
          ...except this following is without ruler tool! So a little more speedy! πŸ˜‰

          Thank you very much, it was a great informative video πŸ˜„

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