(subtitled I used to be a mind reader but I was so pisspoor at it, I had to take a job with the state.)
Him (cube dwelling designer)- There is no .TIN file on the project directory.....
Me- ok- I'll check it out......
ok- here's the survey request...
here's the .dgn file....
soooo, you didn't want a dtm but now you want a .TIN........ eeewkaaayyyyyy.... :rolleyes:
TGIF.....
When I was the head of the surveying department of an engineering firm I kinda got used to that. Luckily I had some pretty good bosses that understood what I had to put up with at times. We (Project Managers) would have Monday morning meetings to plan out the week and at that time I would explain (again) that I would collect all the data that they needed IF they would tell me the purpose of the survey. Sometimes being an engineer can be an asset.
Andy
Oh...sweet memories of government work.
We use to get SWO (survey work order) requests from the bridge division that specified the vertical datum to be NAVD88. Then after turning in the work we'd get calls from the bridge division asking why the survey's elevation didn't match the 1957 construction prints for the old bridge. Then after scooting everything up or down to make them happy, they'd wonder why the FEMA BFE didn't plot out correctly.
(I still cross my fingers and close my eyes every time I cross a highway department bridge nowadays...);)
Oh heck, just make one for them, the contours might be interesting but WTH, they asked for it...........:cool:
paden cash, post: 435729, member: 20 wrote: specified the vertical datum to be NAVD88. Then after turning in the work we'd get calls from the bridge division asking why the survey's elevation didn't match the 1957 construction prints for the old bridge. Then after scooting everything up or down to make them happy, they'd wonder why the FEMA BFE didn't plot out correctly.
[SARCASM]We don't need all that fancy datum stuff. Just give me height above sea level.[/SARCASM]
