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    <p>Hi Mike:</p>
    <p>I usually convert the contours or breaklines into a point layer
      and then generate a dem from that.  This is not a precise
      methodology but it would depend on what you are trying to do and
      the precision of the underlying data.</p>
    <p>Kirk Schmidt  <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/18/2020 5:28 AM, Michael Dufty
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The links for Nicolas are quite
            useful, but I think to create a raster DEM from vector lines
            you probably need to use the interpolate triangulation with
            breaklines or structure lines.
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The dialogue takes a bit of getting
            used to, you need to choose the layer the data will come
            from, click + then in the box below choose whether the layer
            is being used for points, breaklines or structure lines.</span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I’ve had major issues with the
            interpolation crashing QGIS if I try to used it with
            breaklines for complex imported data, but it seems to work
            OK for simple test geometries, and may be good for a simple
            excavation.</span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I’d be interested to know if anyone
            has had success with interpolation using breaklines for more
            complex data, I’ve had to resort to other software trying to
            import DEM supplied as dxf 3d faces, but maybe I’m missing a
            basic step like fixing geometry or removing duplicates.</span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
                lang="EN-US"> Qgis-user
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                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nicolas Cadieux<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Friday, 18 December 2020 12:04 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Abhi Shek <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:psn.abhishek@gmail.com"><psn.abhishek@gmail.com></a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Qgis-user] Volume calculation - Reg</span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">This should help</p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><a
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Nicolas Cadieux</p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Le 17 déc. 2020 à 04:57, Abhi Shek
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                a écrit :</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Sir,</p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">I invite your kind attention
                    to the above subject. I am a beginner in qgis.</p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">I want to create a raster DEM
                    using Vector Lines. </p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">In a nutshell, I want to
                    calculate the planned excavated volume. </p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">please guide me in this matter.</p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span>with warm
                                      regards,</span><br>
                                    <span>P S N Abhishek,</span></p>
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