If you are using the SELECTseries 4 version, you can import a TIF directly to create a terrain. Go to the Tasks > Civil Tools > Terrain Modeling > Create From File and change the Files of type to 'TIF File (*.tif)'. This will allow you to select and import TIF images to create a terrain.
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