Slow terrain model

SketchUp Pro
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Hi everyone,

I’m working with a terrain model that seems too complex to handle effectively. The Stamp and Drape tools work fine, but whenever I try using Smoove, the file crashes.

Although I’m on an older MacBook (2018), I experienced the same issue on a high-spec machine during a recent training session—so I suspect the problem lies with the terrain itself.

Has anyone else encountered this? I’d really appreciate it if someone could test the Smoove tool on this file. I’ve attached both the SketchUp model and the original DXF contour file.

Does anyone have suggestions for simplifying or fixing the terrain?

Thanks so much in advance for your help.

Best,
Jo
SketchUp Terrain for advice.skp (2.7 MB)
Survey 06-01-2023.dxf (594.3 KB)

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You would probably benefit from creating the terrain as a grid instead of those elongated triangles. Editing would be much easier and the result would be improved.

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Hi Mihai, thanks for showing that the data is workable! I’ve heard of grids but do I need an extension to create that? If so, would you recommend one?

Thanks very much
Jo

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Fredo TopoShaper

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Awesome thank you!