http://maps.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/aucklandcouncilviewer/
may need to consider browser. site access is restricted in terms of volume and trafficking
the more users, the slower it works.
click globe > map content = menu ( i.e. contours, terrain, aerial photos, topo, ect. )
EXTRACT
click cube/box icon > data extract >accept legal notice = data extract menu
- the + - bar on the far left, lets you adjust the scale
- tick contours + CRS parcel
- click first icon to select what to extract
- to end selection double click
- download to desktop > there should be 2 DXF files
- unzip file
- import autocad files
- accept contours in command to convert contour lines > solid
- render view to see contours
- hide all layers accept for raw contours
- go to rhino terrain > create > triangulated mesh > accept = contour lines into solids
- cropping contoured surface rhino terrain > edit > clip rectangle (select rectangle > enter >select contoured surface > enter = crop
- fill gaps in building ground to building draw polyline > extrude down below contours
importing/ pasting layers/ objects form other files
Tips and Bits
BITMAP(pixels) V.S. VECTOR (points + lines)
changing layers make selection > right click destination layer >
align vector objects + lines + junk to 0.0 coordinates otherwise they can be lost in the abyse
