Exercise 2: Create a TIN Volume Surface

1. Click Home tabCreate Ground Data panelSurfaces drop-downCreate Surface  Find.
2. In the Create Surface dialog box, in the Type list, select TIN Volume Surface.
3. Click  to select a layer. 
   Note: If you do not select a layer, the surface is placed on the current layer.
4. In the properties grid, click the Value column for the Name property and enter a name for the surface.
   Note: To name the surface, click its default name and enter a new name, or use the name template. 
5. To change the style for the surface, click the Style property in the properties grid and click  in the Value column.
   The Select Surface Style dialog box is displayed. material for the surface, click the Render Material property in the properties grid and click  in the Value column.
6. The Select Render Material dialog box is displayed. 
7. Click the Base Surface property to select the base (bottom) surface. Enter the surface name or click  to open the Select Base Surface dialog box where you can select the surface in the list.
   Note: Select a surface in the drawing by clicking  and following the instructions at the command line.
8. Click the Comparison Surface property to select the comparison (top) surface. Enter the surface name or click  to open the Select Comparison Surface dialog box where you can select the surface in the list.
   Note: Select a surface in the drawing by clicking  and following the instructions at the command line.
9. Click OK to create the surface.
   The surface name is displayed under the Surfaces collection in the Prospector tree.