Up & Running with Muk3D
in 30min

Discover how to launch Catapult and set up the PineRiverHills dataset. This chapter covers selecting the project directory and managing files within the PineRiverHills folder.

Initiate modeling with LIDAR-derived xyz points. Learn to drag and drop files into the 3D window, navigate its interface, use key commands, and generate a triangulated surface from point data.

Learn to generate a triangulated surface from LIDAR data, save using Muk3D's unique methods, manage memory by unloading layers, and adjust terrain visibility through vertical scale exaggeration.

Learn how to convert a triangulated surface into a grid in Muk3D, with a focus on grid spacing selection for accuracy and aesthetics. The chapter ends with creating and saving a new 10m grid layer.

Learn to design a dam shell in Muk3D. This chapter covers choosing or drawing dam centrelines, setting geometry, aligning slopes, and ensuring proper intersections for accurate volume calculations.

Determine the dam's fill volume by comparing the topography and dam shell. Create elevation curves to observe fill progression. Finally, integrate the dam design into the base grid, ensuring to save modifications and associated outlines.

After adding a dam to a topographic surface, a pond's fluid capacity is determined by setting its elevation below the dam crest. A volume-elevation curve offers insights into storage variations and surface area, with results exportable to tools like Excel.

After modeling a dam and pond in Muk3D, users can capture realistic snapshots by overlaying georeferenced aerial photos. Muk3D provides tools for consistent screenshot capture, ensuring accurate site representation.

In Muk3D, users can save specific view locations to ensure consistent snapshot angles. By setting a preferred 3D view, one can save it for later retrieval. This is especially useful for maintaining alignment across multiple snapshots. It's crucial to restore viewpoints with the same vertical exaggeration as when saved to avoid unexpected results.

Using Muk3D, you can overlay a georeferenced air photo on a base grid to highlight the dam. With the Tex module, the dam area is colored differently using the dam's footprint. After blending this with the air photo, the dam stands out in the image. Users can then return to saved viewpoints to capture snapshots.