Extra-Tools

This menu shows all the extra tools available in the application.

Note : More tools will be added in the future releases...

In the following table, we describe the tools available in the current version.

Append scene Loads and appends a scene file to the currently activated scene.
Transform scene Changes the real points coordinates of the active scene. You can apply rotation, scaling, translation or mirror transformations. The transformation can also be applied to all loaded scenes and to the defined elements. When selected, the scene transformation window is shown.
Export active scene Exports the active scene 3D surfaces in URB, OBJ, VRML,... and some other formats.
 Important: The URB format is the only format that contains the user defined surfaces properties.
Terrain from points Generates a new scene representing a terrain triangulation using the 3D points defined in the activated scene.
A terrain file is created in TownScope terrain file format : This is a text file starting with the tag terrain-points followed by the 3D points coordinates.
terrain-points
x1 y1 z1
x2 y2 z2
x3 y3 z3
...
You can choose the triangulation method and its parameters in the Settings/Miscellaneous window.
Create script file Saves the current workspace (loaded scenes, defined elements and defined analyses) as a .TSX file. When you load this file, the execution of all the defined analyses starts immediately.

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