Topic: How do you create a network of points...

[therock003]

.... where each one is connected to all the others?

So far example if you have a set of 15 points scattered around, How can you connect each point with the other 14 automatically and create the complete network?

[sinc]

Connect how?  Drawing 3D lines between them? Joining them logically in a Point Group?  Something else?

[therock003]

Yes just drawing lines between them. 2d if they have no elevation information (z=0), or 3d if they have elevation as well.

[Jeff_M]

Here's a lisp I did a few years ago that will connect points having the same description. They are connected via a 3dpolyline, by either ascending or descending point number.

The command name is CONNECTPTS, pick a point having the description to connect, choose ascending or descending order, and the 3dpoly is drawin on the current layer.

Should work in versions 2006-2010

[sinc]

Jeff's routine will work if you have coded descriptions on each point, and are trying to connect points with similar descriptions.  (This is also what we use Field-to-Finish for, so all lines are drawn automatically as the survey data is imported.)

If you are trying to connect all the points in more of a mesh (e.g. a Delaunay triangulation, for a TIN surface), then the easiest thing is probably to add the points to a Point Group, and add the Point Group to a Surface.  Although this will create a network of 3D-Faces, and not 3D-Lines.

[therock003]

Oh great you've give me lots of options. I will try each and see what comes of it. Actually it concerns a network of known points, and i just want to create a visual representation of the network and the relations between them.

If you try the surface method, isn't there a way to break/explode the faces into 3d linework or something.

Anyway, i will have a deeper look at it and let you know.

[mjfarrell]

or why not use the lines/curves command and draw lines by point number?

As in; 1,2,5-9,4,3,11-15 (the dashes connect the lines sequentially.

Then one could make a figure to get reports on the courses and distances.