AddSurface

AddSurface adds a new surface. Returns a MapFrame object.

Syntax

object.AddSurface( GridFileName )

Parameter

Type

Default

Description

GridFileName

String

required; This provides the path and file name of the grid file.

Example 1

This example demonstrates how to create a map coordinate system named MapFrame followed by its corresponding surface named Surface from the grid file named demogrid.grd.

'declare MapFrame object and create a new 3D surface map

Dim MapFrame As Object

Set MapFrame = Shapes.AddSurface(GridFileName:=SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\demogrid.grd")

 

'declare Surface object and set the reference to the 3D surface layer

Dim Surface As Object

Set Surface = MapFrame.Overlays(1)

Example 2

This script displays all the methods and properties in the Shapes collection.

Used by: Shapes collection

See Also

Surface Object