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- From: "Jeffrey R. Foster, Jr." <JFoster@mms.net>
- Newsgroups: sci.engr.surveying,sci.engr.civil,comp.lang.c++,comp.cad.autocad,alt.cad.autocad
- Subject: Re: Digital Terrain Modeling
- Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 00:44:24 -0500
- Organization: Jeff's Computer Solutions
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- Natan Elsberg wrote:
- >
- > Can anyone out there point me in the direction of Digital Terrain Modeling
- > alternatives. Currently my firm uses version 10 of DCA by SoftDesk. I have
- > no real complaints except possibly the price. All we really need is a
- > reliable DTM engine to create and access TINs. We have no use for all the
- > extras and would like to shell out less than a few thousand bucks for each
- > station.
- >
- > I am even considering writing my own stuff in C/C++ based on the delauney
- > triangulation and voronoi diagrams algorithms. If anyone has any experience
- > here or source code I would greatly appreciate your comments.
- >
- > Thanks in Advance,
- > Nathan Elsberg
- > Civil Engineer
-
-
- If you currently own licenses of SoftDesk/DCA, upgrade prices are
- $150.00 per module.
-
- TTYL,
- Jeff Foster
- CAD Designer, McKim & Creed Engineers, PA Raleigh, NC
-