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Imported Surface from Rhino, Heights

famadorianfamadorian Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
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A surface that has been imported from Rhino, it doesn't show correct heights. 

The top plane here should be at the water surface. 

Isn't this information in the file?

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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,374
    Depends on how it was created in Rhino. Just use the transform tool to move it. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    famadorianfamadorian Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
    What needs to be done in Rhino to have this import correctly?

    I have verified points on the surface in Rhino, that they are on the correct height. 

    I don't want to have to move the surface once I import into Onshape. The whole point of a coordinate system is so that objects import where they are supposed to be and moving it after import can never be exact. 
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    famadorianfamadorian Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
    For example, here are terrain contour splines

    Are their heights not read when importing into Onshape?


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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,374
    edited June 2019
    Are you sure sea-level is at Z0 (zero)? Onshape would not arbitrarily add a transform when importing. Are the export and import in the same units? Can you post the rhino file?
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    billy2billy2 Member, OS Professional, Mentor, Developers, User Group Leader Posts: 2,014 PRO
    There are 2 sides of every translation: the guy who wrote it, the guy who reads it.

    Never seen OS get it wrong, my money is on these guys.





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