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Convert to Surface

Used to convert:

  • standard surfaces to B-spline surfaces or Smart Surfaces.
  • standard solids to standard surfaces.

You can access this tool from the following:

  • Ribbon: Modeling > Surfaces > Surface Utilities
  • Toolbox: Surface Utilities


SettingDescription
Convert to: If on, surfaces of other types are converted to B-spline surfaces.
  • Primitive Surface — Converts to a MicroStation primitive surface.
  • Smart Surface — Converts to a Smart Surface
  • B-spline Surface — Converts to a B-spline surface
Merge into Single Surface (Convert to B-spline Surface on only) If on, where possible a single B-spline surface will be created.
Keep Original If on, the original element is retained in the model.
Key-in: CONVERT TO SURFACE