The conformable technique is often used to transfer the shape of an existing surface to a new surface while honoring the data of that new surface. Common applications include stream channels and the top of draping rock units<ref name=pt08r9>Hamilton, D. E., Jones, T. A., eds., 1992, Computer Modeling of Geologic Surfaces and Volumes: AAPG Computer Applications in Geology, n. 1, 297 p.</ref>. | The conformable technique is often used to transfer the shape of an existing surface to a new surface while honoring the data of that new surface. Common applications include stream channels and the top of draping rock units<ref name=pt08r9>Hamilton, D. E., Jones, T. A., eds., 1992, Computer Modeling of Geologic Surfaces and Volumes: AAPG Computer Applications in Geology, n. 1, 297 p.</ref>. |