This week's tip features the Make DTM tool, used to create DTM (Digital Terrain Model) wireframes from points or strings in all Studio Core family software.
A DTM surface is a wireframe surface and by definition sub-horizontal. It interpolates the surface using supplied coordinate points and a viewing direction (by default vertical/plan). An effect of the viewing direction (via the interpolation algorithm) is that any point projected across the DTM surface in the viewing direction will only cross the surface once. If two points are aligned in the viewing direction, the algorithm will be unable to generate the surface. In general, the viewing direction is vertical and is suitable for the most common applications of DTM surfaces: topo surface, geological features (fault surfaces, lithological or mineralized surfaces), open pit drawings and open pit survey measurements.
