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Exercise 2: Changing the Style of a Point Group

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Exercise 3: Changing Point Group Display Order

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Exercise 4: Removing an Externally Referenced Drawing

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Exercise 5: Editing Points

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Tutorial: Adding User-Defined Properties to Points

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Exercise 1: Creating User-Defined Properties

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Exercise 2: Creating a Label Style That Displays a User-Defined

Property

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Exercise 3: Assigning User-Defined Properties to Points

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Exercise 4: Importing Points with User-Defined Properties

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Exercise 5: Querying User-Defined Property Information

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Chapter 4

Point Cloud Tutorials

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Tutorial: Working with Point Clouds

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Exercise 1: Importing Point Cloud Data

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Exercise 2: Working with Point Cloud Styles

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Exercise 3: Adding Point Cloud Data to a Surface

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Chapter 5

Surfaces Tutorials

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Tutorial: Creating and Adding Data to a Surface

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Exercise 1: Creating a TIN Surface

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Exercise 2: Adding Point Data to a Surface

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Exercise 3: Adding Breaklines to a Surface

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Exercise 4: Adding an Outer Boundary to a Surface

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Tutorial: Working with Large Surfaces

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Exercise 1: Limiting Imported Surface Data

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Exercise 2: Simplifying a Surface

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Tutorial: Changing the Surface Style and Display

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Exercise 1: Editing the Surface Style

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Exercise 2: Using a Different Style for a Surface

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Exercise 3: Labeling a Surface

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Tutorial: Editing Surface Data

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Exercise 1: Swapping TIN Edges

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Exercise 2: Deleting TIN Lines

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Exercise 3: Adding a Hide Boundary

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Exercise 4: Smoothing a Surface

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Tutorial: Creating a Watershed and Water Drop Analysis

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Exercise 1: Configuring a Style for Watershed Display

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Exercise 2: Generating a Watershed Analysis

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Exercise 3: Creating a Watershed Legend

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Exercise 4: Extracting Objects from a Surface

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Exercise 5: Analyzing Surface Water Runoff

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Tutorial: Generating Surface Volume Information

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Exercise 1: Creating the Base and Comparison Surfaces

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Exercise 2: Creating a TIN Volume Surface

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Summary of Contents for AUTOCAD PLANT 3D 2011 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Page 1: ...AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Tutorials April 2010 ...

Page 2: ...e Design Team Face Robot FBX Fempro Fire Flame Flare Flint FMDesktop Freewheel GDX Driver Green Building Studio Heads up Design Heidi HumanIK IDEA Server i drop ImageModeler iMOUT Incinerator Inferno Inventor Inventor LT Kaydara Kaydara design logo Kynapse Kynogon LandXplorer Lustre MatchMover Maya Mechanical Desktop Moldflow Moonbox MotionBuilder Movimento MPA MPA design logo Moldflow Plastics Ad...

Page 3: ...ing the Panorama Window 12 Tutorial Using Basic Functionality 15 Tutorial Viewing AutoCAD Civil 3D Objects 17 Exercise 1 Setting Up the Drawing Window 17 Exercise 2 Changing the Display of an Object 19 Exercise 3 Viewing a Drawing in Model 21 Chapter 3 Points Tutorials 25 Tutorial Creating Point Data 25 Exercise 1 Creating Description Keys 26 Exercise 2 Creating Point Groups 27 Exercise 3 Importin...

Page 4: ...ercise 2 Adding Point Data to a Surface 64 Exercise 3 Adding Breaklines to a Surface 65 Exercise 4 Adding an Outer Boundary to a Surface 70 Tutorial Working with Large Surfaces 73 Exercise 1 Limiting Imported Surface Data 74 Exercise 2 Simplifying a Surface 79 Tutorial Changing the Surface Style and Display 81 Exercise 1 Editing the Surface Style 82 Exercise 2 Using a Different Style for a Surface...

Page 5: ... Editing Survey Data 144 Exercise 1 Viewing Survey Data 144 Exercise 2 Editing a Figure 146 Tutorial Analyzing and Reducing Survey Data 147 Exercise 1 Querying Survey Data 148 Exercise 2 Performing Traverse Analysis 150 Exercise 3 Performing Least Squares Analysis 152 Exercise 4 Translating a Survey Database 154 Tutorial Manually Creating Survey Data 155 Exercise 1 Creating Survey Data Using the T...

Page 6: ...Points 209 Exercise 3 Checking In Project Points 210 Tutorial Exporting and Importing Vault Projects 211 Exercise 1 Exporting a Vault Project 211 Exercise 2 Importing a Data Shortcut Project into Vault 212 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials 213 Tutorial Creating Alignments 213 Exercise 1 Creating an Alignment with the Alignment Layout Tools 214 Exercise 2 Adding Free Curves and Spirals to an Alignment...

Page 7: ...yout Profile 292 Exercise 3 Copying a Profile and Offsetting it Vertically 294 Tutorial Designing a Profile that Refers to Local Standards 297 Exercise 1 Specifying Profile Design Criteria 298 Exercise 2 Drawing a Profile that Refers to Design Criteria 299 Exercise 3 Viewing and Correcting Profile Design Criteria Violations 301 Tutorial Displaying and Modifying Profile Views 304 Exercise 1 Editing...

Page 8: ...se 2 Balancing Cut and Fill Volumes 402 Exercise 3 Editing the Grading Criteria 403 Tutorial Grading from a Complex Building Footprint 404 Exercise 1 Simplifying a Building Footprint 405 Exercise 2 Grading from a Building Footprint to a Surface 408 Exercise 3 Filling Holes in a Grading 410 Tutorial Using Feature Lines to Modify a Grading 412 Exercise 1 Smoothing Feature Line Arcs 412 Exercise 2 Ad...

Page 9: ...2 Editing Corridor Sections 480 Tutorial Viewing and Rendering a Corridor 483 Exercise 1 Creating Corridor Surfaces 483 Exercise 2 Creating Corridor Surface Boundaries 486 Exercise 3 Visualizing a Corridor 490 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials 495 Tutorial Creating Intersections 496 Exercise 1 Creating a Peer Road Intersection 496 Exercise 2 Creating a Primary Road Intersection with...

Page 10: ...ies 603 Exercise 1 Loading and Navigating a Pay Item List 604 Exercise 2 Assigning Pay Item Codes to AutoCAD Objects 606 Exercise 3 Assigning Pay Item Codes to Pipe Network Parts 612 Exercise 4 Assigning Pay Item Codes to Corridors 616 Exercise 5 Working with Quantity Reports 619 Exercise 6 Working with Pay Item Formulas 622 Exercise 7 Creating a Pay Item List 625 Chapter 17 Pipe Network Tutorials...

Page 11: ...e 3 Defining the Vault Box Geometry 717 Exercise 4 Finalizing the Part 728 Exercise 5 Using the New Part 735 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials 739 Tutorial Preparing to Annotate a Drawing 740 Exercise 1 Attaching Drawings as Xrefs for Annotation 740 Exercise 2 Exploring the Annotation Tools on the Ribbon 743 Tutorial Adding and Editing Labels 744 Exercise 1 Adding Labels in Groups 745 Exercis...

Page 12: ...ng an Expression Into a Label Style 803 Chapter 20 Plan Production Tutorials 805 Tutorial Preparing a Drawing for Plan and Profile Sheet Layout 805 Exercise 1 Configuring Viewports 806 Exercise 2 Creating View Frames 807 Tutorial Generating Sheets for Plotting 811 Exercise 1 Creating Plan and Profile Sheets 811 Exercise 2 Creating Section Sheets 814 Tutorial Folder Locations 819 Index 821 xii Cont...

Page 13: ...survey data Project Management Tutorials page 183 Learn how to use the AutoCAD Civil 3D project management features including data shortcuts and Autodesk Vault Alignments Tutorials page 213 Learn about alignments which are the basis for modeling roads Profiles Tutorials page 275 Learn the basics about viewing and designing the elevation profile of land surfaces along an alignment Parcels Tutorials...

Page 14: ... explore the various features of AutoCAD Civil 3D The tutorial exercises are organized in a logical sequence based on how you typically work with the different types of features However you may complete the exercises in any order you choose After you begin an exercise you should complete the steps in the order presented The first steps provide you with the information you need for the later steps ...

Page 15: ...nd line The tutorials use the Civil 3D workspace If you use a different workspace some of the commands that are described may not be visible To avoid confusion it is recommended that you switch to the Civil 3D workspace before you begin the tutorials For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Workspaces To set up the workspace 1 On the command line enter WORKSPACE 2 At the Workspace ...

Page 16: ...4 Change the name of the new folder to My Civil Tutorial Data 4 Chapter 1 Welcome to the AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorials ...

Page 17: ... ways to view AutoCAD Civil 3D objects including Visual Styles Named Views and the Object Viewer NOTE All drawings used in these tutorials are available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 If you want to save your work from these tutorials save the drawings to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 so that you do not overwrite the original drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civ...

Page 18: ...contains an existing ground surface two corridors that intersect a storm sewer pipe network and property parcels 2 Examine the elements at the top of the AutoCAD Civil 3D window Click the buttons as described in the following paragraphs to examine the tools that are contained in each element Application Menu Provides access to file related commands such as open print export and publish Quick Acces...

Page 19: ...ay Explore the ribbon 1 On the Home tab on the Create Design panel click the bar at the bottom of the panel The panel expands to display additional tools If is displayed in the bottom bar of a ribbon panel then additional tools are available 2 Click the Modify and Analyze tabs Each of these tabs contains tools that are relevant to a category of tasks 3 Click the Home tab The Home tab contains comm...

Page 20: ...pending on the type of object that is selected different tools are displayed on the contextual tab The tools on all AutoCAD Civil 3D contextual tabs are arranged in a similar series of panels Labels and Tables General Tools Modify Analyze Object Tools Launch Pad 5 Press Esc 6 Select the corridor 8 Chapter 2 Getting Started Tutorials ...

Page 21: ...d To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Understanding the Toolspace page 9 Exercise 2 Understanding the Toolspace In this exercise you will learn how to use the AutoCAD Civil 3D Toolspace which provides an object oriented view of your engineering data For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic The Toolspace Window This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Finding Tools page 6 Exer...

Page 22: ...on The drawing contains only one site Site 1 3 Expand the Site 1 collection Notice that the Site 1 collection includes sub collections for the following objects Alignments Feature Lines Grading Groups Parcels A site provides a logical grouping of objects that form part of the same design project or are otherwise related An object can belong to only one site 4 Expand the Parcels collection to see t...

Page 23: ...inct set of custom styles for each AutoCAD Civil 3D object type can be saved in a drawing template Object styles can be changed as needed to change the display of an object Explore the Settings tab 1 Click the Settings tab The Settings tab contains a tree structure of object styles and settings for the drawing Like the Prospector tab it has object collections at several levels 2 Expand the Setting...

Page 24: ...CAD Civil 3D Help topic The Panorama Window This tutorial continues from Exercise 2 Understanding the Toolspace page 9 Display object data in the Panorama window NOTE This tutorial uses Intro 1 dwg from the previous tutorial 1 Use the Pan and Zoom controls to locate the beginning of the alignment and pipe network on the far right side of the site 2 In the drawing click the green alignment 12 Chapt...

Page 25: ... that appears as black text You cannot edit data in cells that are shaded unavailable In the next few steps you will learn to use some of the Panorama controls 5 If the Panorama window covers the alignment move it by clicking the middle part of the vertical control bar where you see the Panorama title and then dragging the window to a new location TIP To move the Panorama window hold down the Ctrl...

Page 26: ...ading Click Customize Columns The Customize Columns dialog box allows you to modify the appearance of the columns in the current vista You can hide unnecessary columns by clearing the appropriate check boxes in the Visibility column or change the width of columns using the Width column Clicking the New button allows you to save a custom vista configuration for later use 4 Click Cancel to close the...

Page 27: ... 3D and how to use some common features of the interface Panning and Zooming You can use the zoom and pan commands to change the viewing scale of the drawing or move to a different area of the open drawing This exercise demonstrates using the shortcut menu to pan and zoom The pan and zoom commands also are available on the Home tab View panel Use shortcut menus to pan and zoom 1 Open Intro 2 dwg w...

Page 28: ...ted If you select the wrong object press Esc to deselect it Experiment with the selection methods using the objects in drawing Intro 2 dwg Object Snapping This standard AutoCAD feature is useful for precision drafting when you want the line you are drawing to snap to entity edges or specific points In these tutorials you may prefer to use a freehand mode for drawing and editing objects such as hor...

Page 29: ...to toggle off the dynamic input feature To turn dynamic input off click on the status bar at the bottom of the main application window or press F12 For more information about dynamic input see AutoCAD Help To continue to the next tutorial go to Viewing AutoCAD Civil 3D Objects page 17 Tutorial Viewing AutoCAD Civil 3D Objects This tutorial demonstrates several ways to display objects in plan and m...

Page 30: ...Each viewport is a separate window in which you can pan and zoom to different views of the drawing You can create custom viewport configurations and save them for later use 3 Click in each of the viewports Notice that as you click in a viewport the border darkens to indicate which viewport is currently active Click the viewport on the left side to make it active 4 On the command line enter ZE The ...

Page 31: ...t In this tutorial you will change the appearance of a surface by changing its style You will examine the style settings that affect how an object is represented in plan profile and model views For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Object Styles This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Setting Up the Drawing Window page 17 Modify the display of a surface NOTE This tutorial uses I...

Page 32: ...blue layout profile line Right click Click Profile Properties 4 In the Profile Properties dialog box on the Information tab in the Object Style area click 5 In the Profile Style dialog box click the Display tab In the View Direction list make sure that Profile is selected The table identifies how the profile components are displayed in a profile view The basic appearance of the individual object c...

Page 33: ... Drawing in Model page 21 Exercise 3 Viewing a Drawing in Model In this exercise you will learn some ways to view drawing objects in three dimensional views For more information see the AutoCAD Help topic Use 3D Viewing Tools This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Changing the Display of an Object page 19 Examine object display in model views NOTE This tutorial uses Intro 2 dwg from the previous ...

Page 34: ...ck View panel Views panel Visual Styles drop down 3D Wireframe AutoCAD visual styles give a fast basic visualization of an object that is useful for on screen presentation in AutoCAD Civil 3D The 3D Wireframe visual style displays the surface in model view without applying a fill material to the object 22 Chapter 2 Getting Started Tutorials ...

Page 35: ... with dragging the ViewCube to various positions When you are finished click to return the model and ViewCube to their original positions 3 Click View panel Views panel Visual Styles drop down Conceptual The Conceptual visual style shades the object and smooths the edges between polygon faces The shading in this style uses the Gooch face style a transition between cool and warm colors rather than ...

Page 36: ...isual Styles drop down Realistic The Realistic visual style shades the surface and smooths the edges between polygon faces The render material that is specified in the surface style is displayed 24 Chapter 2 Getting Started Tutorials ...

Page 37: ...al drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Points Tutorial Creating Point Data This tutorial demonstrates several useful setup tasks for organizing a large set of points In this tutorial you will learn about managing a set of points related to stormwater manholes and detention ponds You will create description keys and point groups to sort the points as they...

Page 38: ...Keys Create a description key set 1 Open Points 1 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 In Toolspace on the Settings tab expand the Point collection 3 Right click Description Key Sets Click New 4 In the Description Key Set dialog box Name field enter Stormwater Keys 5 In the Description field enter Stormwater manhole and pond points 6 Click OK The new description key set ...

Page 39: ...ialog box select V NODE STRM Click OK This setting means that the POND points reference the V NODE STRM layer for their display attributes In the next few steps you create another description key 6 In the Code column right click the POND entry Click New 7 In the new description key click the default Code entry and change it to MHST 8 Set the same styles and layer as you did for POND by repeating S...

Page 40: ...ow you could add more criteria to the Query Builder tab to select a more specific set of points for the point group 4 Click OK 5 Create another point group by repeating Steps 1 through 4 but use the following parameters Name Storm Manholes Raw Desc Matching MHST Your drawing should now contain the same description keys and point groups shown in sample drawing Points 1a dwg NOTE The _All Points poi...

Page 41: ...on the Prospector tab right click Points Click Create 2 In the Create Points dialog box click Expand the Default Layer parameter then change the value to V NODE 3 In the Create Points dialog box click Import Points 4 In the Format list select External Project Point Database 5 Click Browse to the tutorial folder page 820 Select points mdb Click Open 6 In the Import Points dialog box clear the Advan...

Page 42: ...tion Pond point groups 3 In the Point Group Changes dialog box click Close 4 To update the point groups click Click OK Alternatively you can right click the Point Groups collection and click Update The point groups update Now you can display their points in the list view and zoom to them in the drawing 5 Right click a point group Click Edit Points The points are displayed in the Point Editor table...

Page 43: ...int layer specified in the drawing settings An external reference drawing xref is a useful way to see points in relation to other surface features without adding these features to your drawing You can reference another drawing and make it appear as an underlay in your current drawing Then you can detach the external drawing when you no longer need it Changing the point or label style of a point gr...

Page 44: ...p appears on the screen allowing you to see the points of interest in relation to the road design and other contextual features This external reference remains separate from your drawing There is no risk of unexpected changes to your drawing In a later exercise you will learn how to detach the external reference To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Changing the Style of a Point Group page 32...

Page 45: ...oint group are hidden The point markers are still visible because markers are controlled by the point style which you did not change 5 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab right click the point group Storm Manholes Click Properties 6 In the Point Group Properties dialog box on the Information tab change the Point Style to Storm Sewer Manhole 7 Click OK The stormwater manhole points are now marked wi...

Page 46: ...2 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab right click the Point Groups collection Click Properties 3 In the Point Groups dialog box select the Storm Manholes point group 4 Click to move the Storm Manholes point group to the bottom of the display order 5 Click OK Notice that the point style for the STORM MH points has changed to an X and the label has disappeared This happened because when the Storm Man...

Page 47: ...pic Detach Referenced Drawings This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Changing Point Group Display Order page 33 Remove an externally referenced drawing NOTE This exercise uses Points 2 dwg and Existing Basemap dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 Click any entity in Existing Basemap dwg to select the whole drawing 2 Right click and click Xref Manager 3 In the External R...

Page 48: ...nts 4 Under Information select Catch Basin in the Style property Rotate the point 1 In the drawing window click the grip The grip turns red This is the point rotation grip which rotates the point marker around the center point TIP To rotate a group of points use the AutoCAD ROTATE command 2 Rotate the point clockwise until the point marker is parallel to the edge of the road then click to position...

Page 49: ...r associated properties to the points in your drawing using point groups After you have added the user defined properties to a point group you can add values for each property either by editing the properties of individual points or by importing values from an external point file For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic User Defined Property Classifications Exercise 1 Creating User...

Page 50: ... New User Defined Property dialog box for Name enter MH_Pipe In Invert 3 In the Property Field Type list select Elevation 4 Use the default values for all other properties Click OK The property is added to the list of Manhole UDP properties 5 Repeat Steps 1 to 4 to add additional properties to the Manhole UDP classification using the following parameters NOTE The next exercise uses Points 4b dwg w...

Page 51: ...ight To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Creating a Label Style That Displays a User Defined Property page 39 Exercise 2 Creating a Label Style That Displays a User Defined Property In this exercise you will create a label style that displays user defined property information for a point For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating and Editing Label Styles This exercise...

Page 52: ... label style will be displayed in the preview pane 6 Click to create a text component for the label 7 For the new text component specify the following parameters Name Invert In Anchor Component Point Description Anchor Point Bottom Left Text Attachment Top Left 8 Under Text for Contents click the default value Click 9 In the Text Component Editor Label Text dialog box on the Properties tab specify...

Page 53: ...eating a Label Style That Displays a User Defined Property page 39 Assign user defined properties to points 1 Open Points 4c dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab click Point Groups 3 In the item view click the Storm Manholes entry In the Classification column select Manhole UDP Apply the user defined property point label style 1 In the ...

Page 54: ...To The value is displayed with the other point information in the drawing window 3 For point 667 click the MH_Pipe In Invert cell Enter 93 00 4 Right click the entry for point 667 Click Zoom To To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Importing Points with User Defined Properties page 42 Exercise 4 Importing Points with User Defined Properties In this exercise you will create a custom point file...

Page 55: ...anhole Data Comment Tag Format Options Delimited By Delimited By a comma 5 In the table of column names click the first column heading labeled unused 6 In the Point File Formats Select Column Name dialog box in the Column Name list select Point Number Click OK 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to name additional columns using the following values Column 2 MH_Material Column 3 MH_Diameter Column 4 MH_Pipe In ...

Page 56: ...g box in the Resolution list select Merge Click OK The point data is imported 8 On the Prospector tab click the Storm Manholes point group The point data from the file import is displayed in the item view including specific values for manhole data 9 Close the Create Points dialog box To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 5 Querying User Defined Property Information page 44 Exercise5 QueryingUse...

Page 57: ...er table Click Insert Row 6 Click the row you created Click Name in the Property column In the Property list select MH_Pipe In Invert 7 Click the Operator value In the Operator list select less than 8 Click the Value value Enter 93 9 Click OK 10 On the Prospector tab click Storm Manholes Invert In A list of points that match your query is displayed in the item view Points number 307 and 667 are ex...

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Page 59: ...ouds Tutorial Working with Point Clouds This tutorial demonstrates how to create a AutoCAD Civil 3D point cloud object from imported LiDAR data modify the object display and then create a surface from a subset of point cloud points For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Point Cloud Objects Exercise 1 Importing Point Cloud Data In this exercise you will import a LiDA...

Page 60: ...er New Point Cloud Database under Specify New Point Cloud Database click 6 In the Select File dialog box navigate to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 For File Name enter Point Cloud Tutorial isd Click Open NOTE The Point Cloud Database Coordinate System and Current Drawing s Coordinate System settings should match The coordinate system is not set in this tutorial but the settings come fr...

Page 61: ...ox notifies you that the point cloud database is being processed in the background and that you may continue to work in the drawing 3 Click Close After a few minutes a notification appears in the status bar indicating that the point cloud database has been processed and the point cloud object has been created Examine the point cloud object 1 In the status bar notification click Click Here To Zoom ...

Page 62: ...o Exercise 2 Working with Point Cloud Styles page 50 Exercise 2 Working with Point Cloud Styles In this exercise you will use styles to view the point cloud object in different ways as well as to filter the display of imported point cloud data For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Displaying and Stylizing Point Clouds This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Importing Point Cloud...

Page 63: ...lassification 1 In the drawing select the point cloud 2 Click Point Cloud tab Modify panel Point Cloud Properties drop down Point Cloud Properties 3 In the Point Cloud Properties dialog box on the Information tab under Point Cloud Style select LIDAR Point Classification Click OK The point cloud now shows the color coded point cloud points This is a useful way to see different features that were ca...

Page 64: ...ick For this exercise you will specify that the style display only the ground points NOTE The classifications in this table are based on ASPRS American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing standards 4 In the LIDAR Classification table select the 2 Ground check box As shown in the Color column the point cloud points that are assigned the 2 classification are displayed as brown 5 Click OK 52...

Page 65: ...dding Point Cloud Data to a Surface page 53 Exercise 3 Adding Point Cloud Data to a Surface In this exercise you will create a surface from a subset of imported point cloud points and then examine the relationship between the point cloud and surface objects For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Adding Point Cloud Points to Surfaces This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Working...

Page 66: ...xist in the visible area whichever is less 2 In the field next to the Point Density slider enter 10 Press Enter The density of the points that are visible in the visible drawing area is reduced Add point cloud points to a surface 1 Click Home tab Layers panel Layer drop down Next to _TOPO BOUNDARY click Click in the drawing to exit the Layer list A closed polygon is displayed in the drawing In the...

Page 67: ... Region Option select Object 7 Click Define Region in Drawing 8 In the drawing select the polygon 9 Click Next 10 On the Summary page expand the collections in the Property table and ensure that the properties match what you specified earlier in this exercise If the property values do not match use the links on the left side of the dialog box to return to the previous pages 11 Click Finish The gra...

Page 68: ...ing by displaying more point cloud points 4 Select the surface 5 Click TIN Surface tab Modify panel Edit Surface drop down Delete Point 6 On the command line enter C to use crossing selection 7 Draw a window around a group of cyan points Press Enter The cyan surface points are removed and the contours update The brown point cloud points are still present because they are stored in the point cloud ...

Page 69: ...at is enclosed in the new area Further exploration On the right hand side of the surface the surface contours extend beyond the extents of the polygon The surface triangulated outside that side of the surface You may use the polygon as an outer boundary to prevent triangulation outside the surface extents For more information see the Adding an Outer Boundary to a Surface page 70 exercise Exercise ...

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Page 71: ...nd boundary data to the surface When you create a surface its name is displayed in the Surfaces collection in Toolspace on the Prospector tab From this location you can perform other operations such as adding data and editing the surface When first created the surface is empty so it is not visible in the drawing After data has been added to a surface it becomes visible in the drawing in accordance...

Page 72: ...nside or outside the polylines An outer boundary defines the extents of the surface All triangles inside the boundary are visible and all triangles that are outside the boundary are invisible Areas hidden by boundaries are not included in calculations such as total area and volume Surface boundaries are defined by selecting existing polygons in the drawing The surface definition displays the numer...

Page 73: ...Tutorial Creating and Adding Data to a Surface 61 ...

Page 74: ...nes are important because it is the interpolation of the data not just the data itself that determines the shape of the model You can use 3D lines or 3D polylines as breaklines Each vertex on the polyline is converted to a TIN point with the same XYZ coordinates For 3D lines each line that you select is defined as a two point breakline For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Crea...

Page 75: ... new Surface Layer will be created named C TOPO followed by the name you enter in the Name cell You can also click to specify an existing layer for the surface 5 In the Properties table specify the following parameters Name EG Description Existing Ground surface from imported point data Style Points and Border TIP To select the style click the Value cell and then click to display the Select Surfac...

Page 76: ...lable in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains an empty surface definition which is named EG 2 Click Modify tab Ground Data panel Surface 3 Click Surface tab Modify panel Add Data Point Files 4 In the Add Point File dialog box under Format select PENZD Space Delimited 5 Under Source File click 6 In the Select Source File dialog box browse to the tutorial folder page 820 Selec...

Page 77: ...ture Breaklines are used to define surface features and to force triangulation along the breakline Surfaces do not triangulate across breaklines creating more accurate TIN surface models In this exercise you will create breaklines along the edge of pavement for an existing road Breaking the surface along features produces a more accurate surface rendering Exercise 3 Adding Breaklines to a Surface ...

Page 78: ...lder page 819 1 Click Home tab Layers panel Layer drop down Next to the _EG_BREAKLINES layer click The 3D polylines that represent the edge of pavement EP of an existing road are displayed on the east side of the site NOTE The EP polylines were included in the drawing template you used in Exercise 1 Creating a TIN Surface page 63 2 Select the surface Right click Click Surface Properties 3 In the S...

Page 79: ...es Click Add 2 In the Add Breaklines dialog box for Description enter Edge of pavement existing road Use the default values for the other fields Click OK 3 The Select Objects prompt becomes active While in this command use the Zoom and Pan commands to locate the two blue 3D polylines on the east side of the site Zoom in close so you can see that the triangles cross over the polylines Exercise 3 Ad...

Page 80: ...es Press Enter The surface triangulation is modified The edge of pavement breaklines are applied and the TIN surface is adjusted along the breakline edges modifying the surface triangulation 68 Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials ...

Page 81: ...This happened because the surface contours also act as breaklines The new breaklines are not added because the contours are already acting as breaklines and the current surface setting does not allow more than one breakline to affect the surface at a given point To override this behavior you can perform any of the following tasks Build the surface with contours and breaklines In the Surface Proper...

Page 82: ...inue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Adding an Outer Boundary to a Surface page 70 Exercise 4 Adding an Outer Boundary to a Surface In this exercise you will insert a polyline from an external DWG file and create an outer surface boundary from the polyline For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Boundaries This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Adding Breaklines to a Surface page ...

Page 83: ...line which represents the extents of the site is displayed This polyline was imported with the original surface contours 2 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Surfaces EG Definition collections Right click Boundaries Click Add 3 In the Add Boundaries dialog box specify the following parameters Name EG Outer Type Outer Non Destructive Breakline Cleared Mid Ordinate Distance 1 000 4 Click ...

Page 84: ...t to the _EG BNDY layer click 2 Select the surface Right click Click Surface Properties 3 In the Surface Properties dialog box on the Information tab for Surface Style select Contours 5 and 25 Background Click OK In the selected surface style contours are displayed in muted colors at broad intervals This display allows the major surface features to remain visible while you focus on other aspects o...

Page 85: ...ta the corresponding point file can contain millions of points If all of those points are included in the surface definition it can take a considerable amount of time to rebuild the surface If you restrict the points that the surface uses to a given area the surface rebuilds faster and the drawing size is smaller The exercises in this tutorial demonstrate how to insert a relatively dense LIDAR poi...

Page 86: ... restrict imported surface data to the extents of the boundary Then you will import a relatively dense LIDAR point file and examine the results 3 Expand the EG surface Definition collection Right click Boundaries Click Add 4 In the Add Boundaries dialog box specify the following parameters Name Site Type Data Clip Mid Ordinate Distance 1 000 5 Click OK 6 In the drawing window click the red polylin...

Page 87: ...added to the drawing A reference to the point file is added to the EG surface definition The presence of point data in the surface definition is indicated by the marker next to the Point Files item on the Prospector tab 7 Zoom in to the lower right corner of the surface Notice that only points that are inside the data clip boundary have been imported and that a green border was created from the im...

Page 88: ... drop down Next to the C TOPO BNDY CORR layer click This layer contains an orange polyline that you will use to create a second data clip boundary 2 Expand the EG surface Definition collection Right click Boundaries Click Add 3 In the Add Boundaries dialog box specify the following parameters Name Corridor Type Data Clip Mid Ordinate Distance 1 000 4 Click OK 5 In the drawing window click the oran...

Page 89: ...he Definition tab in the Operation Type column examine the order of the operations The operations you performed in this exercise are listed in the order in which they were performed The Site data clip boundary was added first and it affects the operations that follow it The Corridor data clip boundary was added last so it currently does not affect any other operations 8 Select the last Add Boundar...

Page 90: ...operations and observe the results Before you continue to the next exercise make sure that the Operation Type table is in the following order Add Boundary Corridor Import Point File Add Boundary Site To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Simplifying a Surface page 79 78 Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials ...

Page 91: ...u cannot specify which points to remove Points that are used to define surface borders and breaklines are not removed with the Simplify Surface command For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Simplifying Surfaces This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Limiting Imported Surface Data page 74 Simplify a surface NOTE This exercise uses Surface 2 dwg with the modifications you made in...

Page 92: ...At the bottom of the wizard notice the Total Points Removed value This value is the number of points that the simplify surface command removed within the selected boundary NOTE You can click Apply again to repeat the Simplify Surface command and keep the wizard open If you click Finish the Simplify Surface command is repeated and the wizard is closed 12 Click Cancel 13 Zoom in to the surface Notic...

Page 93: ...is tutorial demonstrates how to change and constrain the surface styles and display Using styles is an efficient way to control surface display Rather than answering prompts for numerous variables every time you create a surface you can reference a predefined style that sets all the variables as required Tutorial Changing the Surface Style and Display 81 ...

Page 94: ... and user defined contour lines display Grid Primary and secondary grid display Points All surface points for the TIN or Grid surfaces Triangles TIN face information Watersheds Watershed analysis display Analysis Directions elevations slopes and slope arrows For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Surface Styles and Display Exercise 1 Editing the Surface Style In this exercise you...

Page 95: ...rs tab 8 Expand the Contour Depressions property group Specify the following parameters Display Depression Contours True Tick Mark Length 5 9 Click OK 10 Depression contours are now visible in the drawing with tick marks along their length To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Using a Different Style for a Surface page 83 Exercise 2 Using a Different Style for a Surface In this exercise you w...

Page 96: ...t drop down Free Orbit 5 Using the Free Orbit tool rotate the surface in the drawing to display the exaggerated elevations These elevations are most evident along the bottom of the surface where a prominent ridge appears 6 To return to the regular plan view of the surface click View tab Views panel Views drop down Top 7 Follow steps 1 to 3 to return the surface style to Standard To continue this t...

Page 97: ...use as a guide 4 On the command line enter Y to delete the polyline after the labels have been created 5 In the drawing window select the polyline Press Enter to end the selection command The labels are created along the path you specified with the polyline This method of surface labeling is useful when you want to lay out the path of surface contour labels before you create the labels If you want...

Page 98: ... you create surface labels 5 Click Close To continue to the next tutorial go to Editing Surface Data page 86 Tutorial Editing Surface Data This tutorial demonstrates some common surface editing tasks including edge swapping TIN line deletion and surface smoothing You will also hide part of the surface using a hide boundary For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Surface Editing Op...

Page 99: ...eas When an edge is removed either an interior border that follows the adjacent lines is created or the exterior border is modified to follow the new lines Hide Boundaries Hide boundaries mask areas of the surface so triangulation and therefore contours are not visible in the area Use hide boundaries to create holes in a surface for example to mark a building footprint NOTE When you use a hide bou...

Page 100: ...NI is a method used to estimate the elevation Z of an arbitrary point P from a set of points with known elevations This method uses information in the triangulation of the known points to compute a weighted average of the elevations of the natural neighbors of a point To use NNI specify only the output locations of the interpolated points The elevations of the interpolated points are always based ...

Page 101: ...lines overlaid on an externally referenced landbase image 2 Zoom in to the lower edge of the surface 3 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the surface Definition collection Right click Edits 4 Click Swap Edge On the command line you are prompted to select an edge line to swap 5 Click a TIN edge to swap it Exercise 1 Swapping TIN Edges 89 ...

Page 102: ...teria are met Two visible triangles are separated by the edge The quadrilateral formed by the two triangles which are separated by the edge is convex 6 Optionally continue to click other TIN edges to swap them 90 Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials ...

Page 103: ...om a surface The TIN lines fall within a pond By removing these lines you can prevent contours from being drawn through the pond area For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Deleting TIN or Grid Lines This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Swapping TIN Edges page 88 Delete TIN lines 1 Open Surface 4B dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 In this drawing th...

Page 104: ... edge line to remove 5 Click an edge that crosses the surface of the pond Press Enter The edge is removed and an interior border is created following the adjacent TIN lines 6 Repeat the Delete Line command and remove all TIN lines that cross the pond surface TIP Enter C on the command line to use crossing selection during the delete line command 92 Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials ...

Page 105: ...ing a Hide Boundary page 93 Exercise 3 Adding a Hide Boundary In this exercise you will create a hide boundary on the surface which will mask unwanted triangulation A boundary can be created from any polygon or polyline but in this exercise you will use an existing breakline For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Boundaries This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Deleting TIN Lin...

Page 106: ...D surface expand the Definition collection Right click Boundaries Click Add 4 In the Add Boundaries dialog box specify the following parameters Name XGND Pond Hide Type Hide Non Destructive Breakline Selected Mid Ordinate Distance 1 0000 5 Click OK 6 In the drawing select the polyline object that matches the perimeter of the pond 7 Press Enter The hide boundary is added to the surface definition T...

Page 107: ...od For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Smoothing Surfaces This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Adding a Hide Boundary page 93 Smooth a surface using NNI 1 Open Surface 4D dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the XGND surface Definition collection and right click Edits Exercise 4 Smoothing a Surface 95 ...

Page 108: ...Grid X Spacing 10 Grid Y Spacing 10 8 In the drawing window notice where some of the contour lines are especially angular Click OK to smooth the surface The display of the surface is smoothed contours are less angular A Smooth Surface item is added to the Edits list view on the Prospector tab NOTE The Description column in the list view displays the type of surface smoothing that was used Natural ...

Page 109: ...rsheds are determined Other types of surface analysis include slope aspect elevations and contours For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Watersheds and Analyzing Surfaces Exercise 1 Configuring a Style for Watershed Display In this exercise you will configure a style for watershed display For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Surface Styles and Visualization ...

Page 110: ... topic Analyzing Surfaces This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Configuring a Style for Watershed Display page 97 Generate a watershed analysis NOTE This exercise uses Surface 5A dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Surfaces collection Right click the XGND surface Click Surface Properties 2 In the Surface Properties dialog b...

Page 111: ...continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Creating a Watershed Legend page 99 Exercise 3 Creating a Watershed Legend In this exercise you will add a watershed legend table to the drawing For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Adding Surface Legend Tables This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Generating a Watershed Analysis page 98 Create a watershed legend table NOTE This exercis...

Page 112: ...ise 4 Extracting Objects from a Surface page 100 Exercise 4 Extracting Objects from a Surface In this exercise you will use the watershed data to create non destructive AutoCAD objects from the surface For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Extracting Surface Data This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Creating a Watershed Legend page 99 Extract objects from a surface NOTE This ...

Page 113: ... specify whether the point you select is indicated with a marker After the lines are created you can edit or modify them as needed You can use the information you get from the water drop analysis to calculate catchment areas based on specified low points of the surface The catchment regions can be created on the surface as either 2D or 3D polygons which can be exported to a hydrology application f...

Page 114: ...ker Style WD Start 4 Click OK 5 In the drawing click several locations near those displayed in the following illustration A 2D polyline is drawn representing the flow of water from the spot you selected The start point of the path is indicated by a marker If a water path splits additional lines are drawn to follow each path Waterdrop paths arrows indicate culvert inlet locations 102 Chapter 5 Surf...

Page 115: ...Catchment Object Type 2D Polyline Catchment Marker Yes Catchment Marker Style Catchment Area 3 Click OK 4 In the drawing click the marker for each waterdrop path Blue polygons that define each catchment region are created The area value of each catchment region is displayed on the command line In the drawing each catchment point is indicated by a marker NOTE If you receive a message indicating tha...

Page 116: ...re displayed in the drawing window but all other objects are hidden 2 Select the polygons again 3 On the command line enter LineWorkShrinkWrap A black polygon that contains the combined area of the catchment areas is displayed The LineWorkShrinkWrap command creates a single outside boundary of a selection of touching polygons The original polygons are not deleted 104 Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials ...

Page 117: ...parison surfaces create a composite volume surface from those surfaces and then perform composite volume calculations A volume surface is similar to other surface objects in that you can display cut and fill contours cut and fill points add labels to it and add it to a project The cut fill and net volumes are properties that can be viewed by selecting Surface Properties The composite volume method...

Page 118: ...urface 1 Open Surface 6 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 The surface Existing Ground without Berm in this file is similar to the one in Surface 5A dwg except that there is no berm at the south end of the surface This surface will be the base surface for the volume calculations 2 Click Home tab Create Ground Data panel Surfaces drop down Create Surface 3 In the Create S...

Page 119: ...ons Insert 3D polylines into the drawing 1 Click Insert tab Block panel Insert 2 In the Insert dialog box click Browse Navigate to the tutorial drawings folder page 819 Select Berm Breaklines dwg Click Open 3 In the Insert dialog box specify the following parameters Insertion Point Specify On Screen Cleared X 0 0000 Y 0 0000 Z 0 0000 Scale Specify On Screen Cleared X 1 0000 Uniform Scale Selected ...

Page 120: ...re selected in the drawing 4 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Surfaces Berm surface collection 5 Under the Berm surface expand the Definition collection Right click Breaklines Click Add 6 In the Add Breaklines dialog box specify the following parameters Description Berm Breaklines Type Standard Mid Ordinate Distance 1 0000 7 Click OK The previously selected 3D polylines are added to t...

Page 121: ...e in the previous exercise 1 Click Home tab Create Ground Data panel Surfaces drop down Create Surface 2 In the Create Surface dialog box specify the following parameters Type TIN Volume Surface Name Berm Volume Description Berm volume difference surface Style Standard Render Material ByLayer 3 Under the Volume Surfaces property group click Base surface Click 4 In the Select Base Surface dialog bo...

Page 122: ...at right click and click MText Edit Another useful option is to paste the statistical data from the clipboard into a separate spreadsheet 3 If necessary click OK to close the Surface Properties dialog box To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Creating a Composite Volume Calculation page 110 Exercise 3 Creating a Composite Volume Calculation In this exercise you will use the Composite Volume u...

Page 123: ... a basic level you can use the Render command to render your model without applying any materials adding any lights or setting up a scene In this tutorial you will create a basic rendering by applying a render material to a surface You will explore some of the basic render settings that are available For more information see the AutoCAD help topic Create Realistic Images and Graphics Exercise 1 Mo...

Page 124: ...gnCenter palette or click to autohide it 5 In the right pane select R4 7a Keep Right dwg Right click Click Insert As Block 6 In the Insert dialog box specify the following parameters Insertion Point Specify On Screen Selected Scale Specify On Screen Selected Scale Uniform Scale Selected Rotation Specify On Screen Selected Explode Cleared 7 Click OK 8 When prompted to specify an insertion point in ...

Page 125: ... of the drawing and is not at the appropriate surface elevation In the following steps you will move both blocks onto the surface 2 Click Modify tab Ground Data panel Surface 3 Click Surface tab Surface Tools panel Move Blocks To Surface 4 In the Move Blocks To Surface dialog box in the Select Block Reference Names field select Light Pole 01 and R4 7a Keep Right 5 Click OK Each selected block move...

Page 126: ...rface Properties dialog box on the Information tab specify the following parameters Render Material Sitework Planting Sand This render material displays contrast in the surface elevations Surface Style Standard 4 Click OK Apply a visual style to the surface Visual Styles give a fast basic visualization of the surface that is useful for on screen presentation in AutoCAD Civil 3D 1 Click View tab Vi...

Page 127: ...ave the rendered image to a file you would click and use the Output File Name control to specify a file name and destination 2 Click The surface and blocks are rendered in the Render window The effects of rendering are more apparent in a drawing that has different render materials applied to several surfaces and objects To continue to the next tutorial go to Obtaining an Aerial Image and Draping I...

Page 128: ... a few simple steps A new render material is created from the source image with mapping based on the scale position and rotation of the source image The new render material is applied to the selected surface object Like other render materials the effect of the draped image is visible only when viewing the image in 3D NOTE AutoCAD Civil 3D makes it easy to retrieve low resolution public image and t...

Page 129: ...to retrieve an image of the area around the surface The coordinate system specified in the drawing settings will be used to transform data as it is imported to or exported from Google Earth NOTE For best results make sure that you have Google Earth version 4 0 or later For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Publishing Civil Data to Google Earth Publish surface data to Google Eart...

Page 130: ...scription Aerial mapping of a project in New Boston NH Hyperlink blank 5 Click Next 6 On the Items page select the Selected Model Space Entities option This makes the button available which you use to pick the specific objects in the drawing that you want to publish to Google Earth 7 Click 8 When you are prompted to select an object pan and zoom to the upper left corner of the surface Click the re...

Page 131: ...rawing settings Notice that if you select the User Defined Transform option you can manually select coordinates Ensure that the Drawing Coordinate System Transform option is selected 12 Click Next 13 On the Nudge page you can fine tune the image location using DWG linear units Select the Drape Entities On Ground option 14 Click Next 15 On the File page you can specify a file location for the KMZ d...

Page 132: ...folder in the Google Earth Places pane When you exit Google Earth you are prompted to specify whether to save the new location to the My Places folder 17 In the Google Earth window in the Places pane under Temporary Places clear the Aerial Mapping_NH83F check box Clearing this check box turns off the polygon that defines the extents of the surface The polygon was exported from AutoCAD Civil 3D so ...

Page 133: ...the drawing and the extents of the latitude longitude of the image The image aspect ratio matches that of the image displayed in the Google Earth window AutoCAD Civil 3D automatically generates a name for the image using the first three letters of the drawing file name and a unique ID number The image is saved in the same directory as the drawing file When the image is draped on the surface a new ...

Page 134: ...dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 In Google Earth ensure that the image is viewed from directly above If the Google Earth navigation controls are not visible hover the cursor over the compass at the upper right hand corner of the screen Compass Navigation Controls To reset the tilt so that the image is viewed from directly above double click Alternatively you can press...

Page 135: ...oogle Earth drop down Google Earth Image 3 When prompted to select a coordinate system for image location press Enter to accept the default Coordinate System selection The gray scale Google Earth image appears in the drawing window in the appropriate location under the surface object The image was placed on the current layer which is named Image in the current drawing To continue this tutorial go ...

Page 136: ...tions you made in the previous exercise 1 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab under the drawing name expand the Surfaces collection Right click Aerial Mapping Click Edit Surface Style In the Surface Style dialog box on the Display tab examine the current surface style 5 Contours Notice that the style displays the surface border and major and minor contours when the surface is viewed in plan view 2 ...

Page 137: ...ated name Aerial Mapping_SurXXX_RenderMaterial You can change this name as desired but accept the default for this exercise 3 Click OK The image is draped on the surface but it is not evident in plan view Next you will hide the image and then view the surface in model view 4 In the drawing window select the image Right click Click Isolate Objects Hide Selected Objects NOTE To make the image reappe...

Page 138: ...tyles drop down Realistic The gray scale Google Earth image appears draped over the surface Notice that because the image was larger than the surface the image has been clipped to the extents of the surface 126 Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials ...

Page 139: ...e Materials palette notice that a new render material has been created and is using the imported image as a diffuse map The render material name and image name correspond to the names that you specified Exercise 3 Draping an Image on a Surface 127 ...

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Page 141: ... points with figures and line work Other options provide the capability of calculating directions based on astronomic observations For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Survey NOTE All drawings used in these tutorials are available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 If you want to save your work from these tutorials save the drawings to the My Civil Tutorial ...

Page 142: ...ints These collections are populated when you add or create survey data To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Setting the Equipment and Figure Prefix Databases page 130 Exercise 2 Setting the Equipment and Figure Prefix Databases In this exercise you will create new survey equipment and figure prefix databases and definitions Equipment definitions specify the values associated with a specific...

Page 143: ...1 NOTE The Standard Deviations settings determine the accuracy of the survey observations based on the equipment that measured them 3 Click OK 4 In Toolspace on the Survey tab right click the Survey 1 equipment definition Click Make Current In Toolspace the current equipment database name is displayed in bold text Create a figure prefix database 1 In Toolspace on the Survey tab right click the Fig...

Page 144: ...s page 132 Exercise 3 Adjusting and Verifying Settings In this exercise you will view and adjust several types of survey settings Survey user settings are specific to a Windows user login account and affect only the survey features and not the database or drawing data Survey database settings are specific to the survey features of an AutoCAD Civil 3D survey database For more information see the Au...

Page 145: ... following parameters Angle 4 Distance 3 Elevation 3 Coordinate 4 Latitude And Longitude 8 These precision settings are independent of the Drawing Settings precision settings and affect all aspects of the user interface that displays the survey data 3 Under Least Squares Analysis Defaults specify the following parameters Network Adjustment Type 3 Dimensional Confidence Level 99 confidence Perform ...

Page 146: ...rcise uses Survey 1 dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 In Toolspace on the Settings tab expand the Survey Network Styles collection This collection contains all the existing network styles in the drawing 2 Right click the Standard network style Click Edit 3 In the Network Style dialog box click the Components tab Notice that you can set different marker styles for known...

Page 147: ...from imported survey data in the Importing Field Coded Survey Data page 136 exercise For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Survey Field to Finish This exercise continues from Exercise 4 Setting Survey Styles page 134 Examine the default linework code set 1 In Windows Explorer navigate to the tutorial folder page 820 Open Survey 1 fbk using a text editor 2 In Windows Explorer nav...

Page 148: ...al Codes notice the codes that are defined for Begin Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset Each of these codes is displayed in the currently selected line The current linework code set will interpret this survey point as being the beginning of the survey TC1 figure with two horizontal offsets and one vertical offset 6 Close the text editors and Edit Linework Code Set dialog box To continue to the ...

Page 149: ...vey Data wizard on the Specify Database page under Survey Databases select Survey 1 If you need to create a survey database you can click Create New Survey Database 2 Click Edit Survey Database Settings You use the Survey Database Settings dialog box to define the parameters of the survey database Notice that the settings match those you specified in the Adjusting and Verifying Settings page 132 e...

Page 150: ...w Interactive Graphics Yes Selected Current Figure Prefix Database Sample Process Linework During Import Yes Selected Current Linework Code Set Sample Process Linework Sequence By Import Order Assign Offset To Point Identifiers Yes Selected Point Identifier Offset 10000 Insert Network Object Yes Selected Insert Figure Objects Yes Selected Insert Survey Points Yes Selected Accept the remaining defa...

Page 151: ... the changes You will learn about import events which are a reference to the original survey data file that was imported into the survey database Import events are useful when you need to determine how the survey data was originally imported and the individual points and figures that were imported during that event Import events provide a convenient way to remove re import and reprocess the survey...

Page 152: ...ndicates that as each survey point was imported 10000 was added to the original point number You will remove this offset value in the following steps 3 Under the Survey 1 fbk import event select Survey Points In the Toolspace list view compare the values in the Number column with the values in the Original Number column The Number column reflects the offset of 10000 that was added to the point num...

Page 153: ...ayed in the drawing The ending line segments are incorrect and the figure is not closed You will edit the survey point to correct the figure 3 In the drawing select survey point 804 Exercise 2 Updating Imported Survey Data 141 ...

Page 154: ... close code specified in the linework code set is CLS 5 In the Survey Point Properties dialog box change the Description to the following BLDG7 RT 36 12 CLS 6 Click OK You are prompted to select another survey point object The command persists so you can continue modifying survey point properties as necessary 7 Press Enter to end the command You are prompted to update the linework associated with ...

Page 155: ... In this case it is only necessary to update the figure linework The point coordinates did not change 10 Click OK The linework is reprocessed and the survey figure is corrected 11 Click Save As 12 Navigate to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 For File Name enter Survey 3 dwg Click Save To continue to the next tutorial go to Viewing and Editing Survey Data page 144 Exercise 2 Updating Impo...

Page 156: ...ile You will also browse to the newly created network and figure objects in the AutoCAD Civil 3D Prospector tab and drawing For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic The Toolspace Survey Tab View the survey data NOTE This exercise uses Survey 3 dwg which you saved in the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 during the previous exercise If you did not do this you can use the copy o...

Page 157: ...ollection to display the collections of survey networks and figures These collections are for the survey network and figure drawing objects as opposed to the survey database data that is displayed on the Survey tab Browse to the survey data 1 To view a figure in the drawing on the Prospector tab expand the Figures collection right click the figure name for example BLDG1 and click Zoom To The drawi...

Page 158: ...w 5 Ctrl click one of the survey network components shown in the previous image Right click Click Browse To Survey Data The related setup is highlighted the Observations Editor vista 6 Click to dismiss the Observations Editor vista To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Editing a Figure page 146 Exercise 2 Editing a Figure In this exercise you will edit a figure to change its display in the dr...

Page 159: ... change to the survey database 5 Click to close the Figures Editor vista 6 On the Toolspace Survey tab in the list view right click the BLDG1 figure Click Remove From Drawing Click Yes The figure is deleted from the drawing 7 Right click BLDG1 again and click Insert Into Drawing The BLDG1 figure is displayed with the new style To continue to the next tutorial go to Analyzing and Reducing Survey Da...

Page 160: ...Survey Command Window to perform a query on the survey data You will use the Inverse Points command to determine the direction and distance between two points For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Survey Command Window This exercise continues from the Importing and Viewing Survey Data page 144 tutorial Specify the survey database settings 1 Open Survey 3 dwg which is located in ...

Page 161: ...y tab expand the Networks collection Right click Survey Network 1 Click Survey Command Window 2 In the Survey Command Window click View menu Zoom To Point 3 In the Enter Point dialog box enter 1 Click OK The drawing zooms to point 1 4 Click Point Information menu Inverse Points 5 In the Point Information Inverse Points dialog box enter Start Point 1 Ahead Point 2 6 Click OK The following informati...

Page 162: ... of the line to the total length of the traverse For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Traverses This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Querying Survey Data page 148 Set up a traverse NOTE This exercise uses Survey 3 dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 In Toolspace on the Survey tab expand the Survey Databases Survey 1 Networks Survey Network 1 Right ...

Page 163: ...ar error Traverse 1 lso Displays the adjusted station coordinates based on the Horizontal Adjustment Type setting Compass Rule 4 Close all the text files A dialog box notifies you that you should use the Process Linework command to update the figures with the new traverse information Reprocessing the survey linework is a manual process You will see how to update the linework in the following steps...

Page 164: ...ng Least Squares Analysis In this exercise you will reduce the survey information using the least squares adjustment method The least squares method calculates the most probable value for each observation The values are calculated by adjusting each of the observations simultaneously so that the sum of the squares of the residuals the difference between measured and adjusted observations is at a mi...

Page 165: ... overwrite the existing Network File The analysis runs the network and drawing updates and the following files are displayed in the ASCII text editor survey network lsi Displays the initial station coordinates and elevations The angle and distance information for each station as well as the standard errors for angles and distances are also displayed survey network lso Displays the results of the c...

Page 166: ...the Survey Databases Survey 1 Networks Survey Network 1 collections 2 Click the Setups collection In the list view examine the elevation values of the following setups Station Point 1 Backsight Point 1000 Instrument Elevation 263 650 Station Point 2 Backsight Point 1 Instrument Elevation 259 960 Station Point 3 Backsight Point 2 Instrument Elevation 257 438 For this exercise you will assume that t...

Page 167: ...ummary page you can examine the results of the translation before it is applied to the survey network If you want to modify the translation you can use the Back button to return to previous pages on the wizard 8 Click Finish 9 In Toolspace on the Survey tab click the Setups collection In the list view examine the elevation values of the setups that you examined in Step 2 Notice that the values hav...

Page 168: ...s centralized access to survey data settings and various panorama vista editors which can be used to create edit and manage survey data For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic The Toolspace Survey Tab Create a new survey database 1 Open Survey 4A dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 In Toolspace on the Survey tab right click Survey Databases Click New Lo...

Page 169: ... Right click the Control Points collection Click New 2 In the New Control Point dialog box specify the following parameters Number 1 Easting 1000 0000 Northing 1000 0000 Description STA 1 3 Click OK Create a direction 1 On the Survey tab under Survey Network 2 right click the Directions collection Click New 2 In the New Direction dialog box specify the following parameters From Point 1 To Point 4 ...

Page 170: ...on 1 Backsight 4 Click Edit Observations 6 In the Observations Editor right click in the grid Click New 7 For the new observation specify the following parameters Point Number 2 Angle 90 0000 Distance 100 00 NOTE After you enter the Distance value you must click Description STA 2 8 Click to save the new observation 9 On the Survey tab under Survey Network 2 right click the Setups collection Click ...

Page 171: ...another setup with an observation Information for the new setup Station Point 3 Backsight Point 2 Information for the new observation Point Number 4 Angle 90 0000 Distance 100 00 NOTE After you enter the Distance value you must click Description STA 4 17 Follow steps 9 through 15 to create another setup with an observation Information for the new setup Station Point 4 Backsight Point 3 Information...

Page 172: ...Creating Survey Data Using the Traverse Editor In this exercise you will use the Traverse Editor to create survey data The Traverse Editor is used to edit the observations of an existing named traverse or to enter traverse observations for a new traverse For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Traverses This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Creating Survey Data Using the Toolspa...

Page 173: ...one Target Type None 6 Click OK Create a survey network 1 In Toolspace on the Survey tab expand the Survey 3 database Right click the Networks collection Click New 2 In the Network dialog box for Name enter Survey Network 3 3 Click OK Set up a traverse and define control points 1 In Toolspace on the Survey tab expand the Survey Databases Survey 3 Networks Survey Network 3 Right click the Traverses...

Page 174: ...oint 4 is not defined Click Yes to define it 10 A message is displayed indicating that a backsight direction must be created Click Yes to create it 11 In the New Direction dialog box specify the following parameters Direction 45 Direction Type Azimuth 12 Click OK The Traverse Editor is displayed 13 In the right side of the editor for Station 1 Backsight 4 specify the following parameters point num...

Page 175: ...the following parameters point number 4 Angle 90 Distance 100 Description STA 4 16 For Station 4 Backsight 3 specify the following parameters point number 1 Angle 90 Distance 100 17 Click to save the traverse information 18 On the Survey tab right click Survey Network 3 and click Insert Into Drawing The new survey data is displayed in the drawing Exercise 2 Creating Survey Data Using the Traverse ...

Page 176: ...dow The Survey Command Window is used to enter survey commands directly using Command line input or interactively using the menus For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Survey Command Window This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Creating Survey Data Using the Traverse Editor page 160 Create a new survey database 1 Open Survey 4C dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings fol...

Page 177: ... Point Course Echo Yes Figure Course Echo Yes Point Coordinate Echo Yes Figure Coordinate Echo Yes Command Echo Yes Use Batch File Yes Use Output File Yes 6 Click OK Create a survey network 1 In Toolspace on the Survey tab expand the Survey 4 database Right click the Networks collection Click New 2 In the Network dialog box for Name enter Survey Network 4 3 Click OK Enter survey data into the surv...

Page 178: ... 00 For more information about survey commands see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Survey Command Language Commands 3 As you enter the commands the top section of the Survey Command Window displays the resulting output and the bottom section echoes the input 4 Close the Survey Command Window 5 On the Survey tab right click Survey Network 4 and click Insert Into Drawing The new survey data is displ...

Page 179: ...ons by the hour angle method To calculate the azimuth you can use either a single foresight or a multiple foresight For this exercise you will use a multiple foresight because it is the more commonly used solar observation method For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Astronomic Direction Calculations This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Creating Survey Data Using the Survey C...

Page 180: ...the following parameters Calculation Type Calculation Type Sun Shot Calculation Observation Station Data Station Point 2 Backsight Point 1 Station Latitude 36 04 Station Longitude 94 1008 UT1 Time 13 34024 Ephemeris Data GHA 00 Hours 180 13402 GHA 24 Hours 180 10431 Declination 00 Hours 22 54505 Declination 24 Hours 22 59437 Sun Semi diameter 0 15468 3 Click A new observation set named Set 1 is di...

Page 181: ...top time for an observation the observed and average direction are calculated automatically 5 Click A new observation set named Set 2 is displayed in the table 6 Specify the following parameters for Set 2 Direct Backsight Observation 0 00 Sun Observation 351 1300 Stop Time 0 12491 Reverse Backsight Observation 180 0005 Sun Observation 171 3800 Stop Time 0 16030 7 Click A new observation set named ...

Page 182: ...ntinue this tutorial go to Exercise 5 Creating Figures from Parcels page 170 Exercise 5 Creating Figures from Parcels In this exercise you will use AutoCAD Civil 3D parcel objects to add figures to a survey database In addition to parcel objects you can also use feature lines lot lines and AutoCAD lines and polylines as a source to create figures For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help ...

Page 183: ...le Associate Survey Points To Vertices Yes 4 Click OK 5 Press Esc to end the command The figure is created and added to the survey database Information about the figure is displayed in list view To continue to the next tutorial go to Outputting Survey Information page 171 Tutorial Outputting Survey Information This tutorial demonstrates how to view information reports for figures and how to use th...

Page 184: ... from the XY coordinates of each segment For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Figure Inquiry Commands This exercise continues from the Manually Creating Survey Data page 155 tutorial View inverse information for a figure 1 Open Survey 5A dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains the survey network that was created in the Importing Field...

Page 185: ...a and the Linear and Angle precision set in the Survey Database Settings This method of performing a mapcheck analysis is useful as a final check of closure The data for the mapcheck analysis is taken from parcel segment labels The precision of the mapcheck analysis is based on the precision of the labels For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Performing a Mapcheck Analysis This ...

Page 186: ... to specify a point of beginning click the intersection of the lot lines under label tag L1 The icon indicates the point of beginning 4 Select the L1 label tag above the point of beginning A temporary arrow graphic is displayed at the point of beginning Notice that the arrow is pointing away from LOT 5 5 On the command line enter R to reverse the direction of the arrow 6 Select the C1 label tag No...

Page 187: ... right of the arrow The arrow returns to the point of beginning 13 Press Enter to end the command In the Mapcheck Analysis dialog box notice that you can edit any of the sides you created during the mapcheck analysis 14 Click Output View The Output View displays the results of the mapcheck analysis You will learn how to work with the output data in Exercise 4 Working with Mapcheck Data page 179 To...

Page 188: ... the mapcheck analysis dialog box NOTE This exercise uses Survey 5B dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise The parcel segments on the right side of the site are not labeled Because the data is not available in parcel labels you must enter the mapcheck information manually 1 Click Analyze tab Ground Data panel Survey drop down Mapcheck 2 If a message that states the command li...

Page 189: ...lection and also next to the top level mapcheck collection This indicates that the mapcheck is incomplete because it requires more data about the side Side Type Line Angle Type Direction Angle N00 00 10E Distance 16 330 6 Click New Side 7 Expand the Side 2 collection Specify the following parameters Side Type Curve Curve Direction Clockwise Radius 20 00 Arc Length 21 550 8 Click New Side 9 Expand ...

Page 190: ...tance 99 990 12 Click New Side 13 Expand the Side 5 collection Specify the following parameters Side Type Line Angle S0 00 00E Distance 100 14 Click New Side 15 Expand the Side 6 collection Specify the following parameters Side Type Line Angle N89 59 54W Distance 149 990 The direction arrow meets the point of beginning 178 Chapter 6 Survey Tutorials ...

Page 191: ... can leverage the data obtained from a mapcheck analysis For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Mapcheck Analysis This tutorial continues from Exercise 3 Performing a Mapcheck Analysis by Manually Entering Data page 176 Change the default appearance of the mapcheck objects NOTE This exercise uses Survey 5B dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 In Toolspac...

Page 192: ...n the Mapcheck Analysis dialog box click Output View 2 Select the Parcel Labels mapcheck 3 Click Insert Mtext 4 Pan to a clear area of the drawing Click to place the Mtext Save mapcheck data to a text file 1 Click Copy To Clipboard 2 On the command line enter NOTEPAD When you are prompted for a file to edit press Enter 3 In the Microsoft Notepad window press Ctrl V The mapcheck data is displayed i...

Page 193: ... drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains the empty surface Figure Surface 1 to which you will add the figure data NOTE For more information about creating surfaces see the Creating and Adding Data to a Surface page 59 tutorial 2 In Toolspace on the Survey tab open the survey database Survey 1 and click the Figures collection 3 In the list view click figure EP1 4 Press the Shift key click fi...

Page 194: ... drop down list and click Figure Surface 1 All the figures are listed in the dialog box and the EP figures are listed as breaklines 12 Click OK 13 In the Add Breaklines dialog box enter the following Description EP Type Standard Mid ordinate Distance 0 1 NOTE For more information about breaklines see Exercise 3 Adding Breaklines to a Surface page 65 14 Click OK The surface border and contours are ...

Page 195: ...tcuts This tutorial demonstrates how to create a data shortcuts project create data shortcuts from objects in one drawing and then import the data shortcuts into another drawing A data shortcut provides a complete reference copy of an object that you can import from one drawing into one or more other drawings Data shortcuts provide a flexible object level project management tool without the admini...

Page 196: ... data shortcut objects in a project For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Using Data Shortcuts Access the project management tools in Prospector 1 Open drawing Project Management 1 dwg which is available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains an existing ground surface alignments that represent intersecting road centerlines and parcel objects that represe...

Page 197: ... Click Set Working Folder The working folder is the parent folder where you save project folders For this exercise you will specify a folder on your hard drive as your working folder 2 In the Browse For Folder dialog box navigate to the Civil 3D Projects folder page 819 Click OK Exercise 1 Setting Up a Data Shortcut Folder 185 ...

Page 198: ...ecified in Step 5 is displayed in the Working Folder field 7 Click OK 8 Using Windows Explorer navigate to the Civil 3D Projects folder page 819 Examine the folder structure in the Tutorial Data Shortcuts Project folder The folder structure provides separate locations for data shortcuts source drawings and other data You will save project objects in these folders in the next exercise This is a typ...

Page 199: ...ther drawings should be saved with the data shortcuts project Create data shortcuts 1 Click Manage tab Data Shortcuts panel Create Data Shortcuts NOTE As a best practice each object should reside in a separate drawing To save time in this exercise all the reference objects are in the current drawing 2 In the Create Data Shortcuts dialog box select the following check boxes Surfaces Alignments This...

Page 200: ...the source drawing The XML files identify the path to the drawing that contains the profile the name of the source drawing and the name of the profile _Shortcuts Surfaces This folder contains an XML file for the EG surface Source Drawings This folder contains the source drawing which you saved in Step 6 The source drawings should always be saved with the data shortcut project In a real project you...

Page 201: ...aces collection right click EG Click Create Reference In the Create Surface Reference dialog box notice that you can specify a Name Description Style and Render Material for the surface The parameters that define the object cannot be modified in the current drawing but you can adjust the object properties For this exercise you will accept the existing property settings except for the surface style...

Page 202: ... on the Prospector tab expand the Project Management 2 Surfaces collection Notice that the EG surface is displayed in the Surfaces collection The icon indicates that the surface was created from a data shortcut 7 In the Data Shortcuts Alignments collection right click First Street Click Create Reference 8 In the Create Alignment Reference dialog box click OK The alignment is displayed in the drawi...

Page 203: ... Select Surfaces EG 3 Click Add 4 Click Draw In Profile View 5 In the Create Profile View wizard on the General page for Profile View Style select Major Grids 6 Click Create Profile View 7 In the drawing click to place the profile view grid The referenced surface and alignment are read only objects in the drawing and require little storage space You can use the referenced object data Exercise 3 Re...

Page 204: ...2 In the Save Drawing As dialog box navigate to the Civil 3D Projects folder page 819 Tutorial Data Shortcuts Project Production Drawings Click Save Like source drawings the final production drawings that contain references to other objects should be saved with the data shortcuts project 192 Chapter 7 Project Management Tutorials ...

Page 205: ... to reflect the changes Change a referenced object in the source drawing 1 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab click Project Management 1 dwg Right click Click Switch To 2 Select the alignment 3 Move the grips to change the alignment layout 4 Click Save Exercise 3 Referencing Data Shortcuts 193 ...

Page 206: ... to the source drawing is out of date 3 Right click the First Street alignment Click Synchronize Notice that the alignment is updated to reflect the changes you made in the source drawing Also notice that the surface profile that you created from the alignment has been updated NOTE This is the end of the data shortcuts tutorial The next tutorials in this section demonstrate how to structure a proj...

Page 207: ...y some steps to suit your database setup If you are the Administrator of a shared database you can use this tutorial as a basis for training users on correct procedures To protect your existing data and prepare a safe learning environment the following steps are recommended 1 Create a separate Vault project 2 Create a few user accounts and groups that can access only the Tutorial database The step...

Page 208: ... tab In the Prospector tree you should see the Projects collection 2 Right click the Projects collection and click Log In To Vault 3 If the Welcome dialog box appears click Log In 4 In the Log In dialog box review the four data fields User Name Administrator Leave this entry as is Password blank Leave this field blank for this exercise Server localhost for stand alone local database or if you have...

Page 209: ... To open Autodesk Vault Explorer in Toolspace on the Prospector tab right click the Projects collection and click Autodesk Vault NOTE You can also open Autodesk Vault Explorer from the Start menu Programs Autodesk Autodesk Data Management Autodesk Vault 2011 2 In the Welcome dialog box click Log In 3 In the Log In dialog box verify the Administrator s login data then click OK 4 In Autodesk Vault e...

Page 210: ...e Security tab click Groups 2 In the Groups dialog box click New Group 3 In the Group dialog box in the Group Name field enter Engineers 4 Click the Roles button then select Administrator Click OK 5 Click the Vaults button then select the database that your test users will work in Select the default value which is Vault Click OK 6 Select Enable Group 7 Click the Add button 8 To add the member pred...

Page 211: ...og in to the project management system and create a project A project is a collection in the Prospector tree that represents objects in a database vault Each project is essentially a folder that contains drawings databases of points and reference objects such as surfaces alignments and pipe networks A project folder can also contain other documents relevant to an engineering project A database use...

Page 212: ...re created from the template you specified in Step 7 For example the Drawings collection contains folders in which you can save different types of project drawings The object collections will contain data references to AutoCAD Civil 3D objects that reside in the project drawings To continue to the next tutorial go to Creating Referencing and Modifying Project Object Data page 200 Tutorial Creating...

Page 213: ...the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Adding a Drawing to a Project Save the drawing with the project 1 Open drawing Surface 3 dwg which is available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains COGO points and an existing ground surface Because you will share this data with other users you must save the drawing with the project 2 Click Save As 3 In the Save Drawing As dialog box brows...

Page 214: ...collection Expand the Drawings collection and the Source Drawings Surfaces folder The icon displayed next to Project XGND dwg indicates that the drawing is available to be checked out 11 Under the Tutorial Vault Project collection expand the Surfaces object collection The icon next to XGND indicates that the project drawing that contains the surface is available to be checked out To continue this ...

Page 215: ... style specifies how the surface XGND will be displayed in the drawing Project 1 This style setting is independent of the surface style used for the master copy of the surface in Project XGND dwg 8 Click OK NOTE If the Event Viewer is displayed indicating that the surface is created close it The drawing Project 1 now contains a read only copy of the project surface XGND The master copy of the obje...

Page 216: ...Vault Project Drawings collection 2 Select the Source Drawings Surfaces folder to display the list view for the collection In the list view note that the Version for Project XGND dwg is 1 The icon next to Project XGND dwg indicates that the drawing is checked in 3 Right click Project XGND dwg and click Check Out 4 In the Check Out Drawing dialog box verify that Project XGND dwg is selected 5 Click...

Page 217: ... user kgreen In the Tutorial Vault Project note the checked out icon next to Project XGND dwg Hover the cursor over the checked out icon to see a tooltip that indicates which user has checked out the drawing Log out as kgreen then log in as pred To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Checking In a Project Object page 205 Exercise 4 Checking In a Project Object You check in a project object by ...

Page 218: ...ersion for file Project XGND dwg has changed from 1 to 2 Version 2 is the drawing containing the project surface with the most recent modifications To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 5 Updating a Project Object page 206 Exercise 5 Updating a Project Object When the drawing that contains a project object is checked in to the database the changes are immediately available to other drawings tha...

Page 219: ...modify Further exploration Keep the drawing Project 1 dwg open and check out Project XGND dwg Add another breakline to the master copy of the surface then right click Project 1 and click Switch To to make this drawing active See how the change to the surface is reflected in a reference object within a drawing that is already open To continue to the next tutorial go to Creating and Modifying Projec...

Page 220: ... points to the project 1 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand Projects collection Tutorial Vault Project Drawings Source Drawings Surfaces folder Right click drawing Project XGND dwg and click Open Read Only 2 On the Prospector tab in the Open Drawings collection under Project XGND click Points to display the points list view 3 In the points list view select all the points by clicking the fir...

Page 221: ...S dwt Click Open 3 Click Save As 4 In the Save Drawing As dialog box browse to the following location Civil 3D Projects folder page 819 Tutorial Vault Project Production Drawings 5 Save the file as Project Point dwg 6 On the Prospector tab expand the Projects Tutorial Vault Project collection 7 Click the Points collection to display the points list view 8 Select point number 3 9 Right click and cl...

Page 222: ... Points This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Checking Out and Modifying Project Points page 209 Check points in 1 In the Open Drawings collection expand the Project Point drawing and click the Points collection to display the points list view The icon displayed next to the modified point indicates that it is checked out to you 2 In the list view select point number 3 3 Right click and click Che...

Page 223: ...ort a project 1 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab Projects collection right click Tutorial Vault Project Export To ZIP file NOTE The Event Viewer might indicate that project drawings must be closed before the project can be exported Make sure that all project drawings are closed and then repeat Step 1 2 In the Browse For Folder dialog box navigate to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 Cli...

Page 224: ...ee the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Importing a Project This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Exporting a Vault Project page 211 Import a project 1 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab right click Projects node Import From Folder Notice that you can also import from a ZIP file Typically you would use this option to import a project that had been exported from Vault 2 In the Browse For Folder dialog...

Page 225: ...by marking the location of tangents and points of intersection for a road centerline alignment During the creation process curves between the tangents can be created automatically or added later To accommodate high speed travel spirals and superelevation can be added to the curves You can enter numeric parameter values for lines curves and spirals in the Alignment Entities table If your alignment ...

Page 226: ... 1 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 The drawing contains a surface marked with several circles labeled A through D NOTE Ensure that Object Snap OSNAP is turned on For more information see Object Snapping page 16 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Alignment drop down Alignment Creation Tools 3 In the Create Alignment Layout dialog box for Name enter First Street 4 On ...

Page 227: ...his tab are used only if you want to ensure that the alignment design meets specified design criteria You do not apply design criteria to the alignment in this exercise You will learn how to use the design criteria feature in the Designing an Alignment that Refers to Local Standards page 248 tutorial 6 Click OK The Alignment Layout Tools toolbar is displayed It includes the controls required to cr...

Page 228: ... by snapping to the center of circles B C and D in order Then right click to end the horizontal alignment layout command 7 Pan and zoom in the drawing to examine the style and content of the labels Note especially the geometry point labels marking the start and end points of each line spiral and curve To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Adding Free Curves and Spirals to an Alignment page 21...

Page 229: ...ndow so that you can see circles B and C on the surface 3 If the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar is not open select the alignment Right click and click Edit Alignment Geometry 4 In the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar click the drop down list Select Free Curve Fillet Between Two Entities Radius 5 As prompted on the command line click the tangent that enters circle B from the left the first entity 6 C...

Page 230: ... default value of a curve less than 180 degrees 5 Enter a radius value of 200 6 Enter a spiral in length of 50 7 Enter a spiral out length of 50 NOTE Notice that default values that are shown on the command line 8 Exit the layout command by right clicking in the drawing area To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Adding Floating Curves to an Alignment page 219 218 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorial...

Page 231: ...ications you made in the previous exercise or you can open Align 3 dwg from the tutorial drawings folder page 819 1 Pan and zoom until you can see circles D and E on the surface 2 On the Home tab Layers panel in the Layer Control list in the C POINTS row click to turn on the C POINTS layer A group of points is displayed You will use these points as a basis for creating a floating curve that follow...

Page 232: ...he location of each regression data point NOTE The point numbers in the Pt No column are sequentially generated as regression data points are added or removed They do not correspond to the actual AutoCAD Civil 3D point numbers Now you will modify some of the regression data to better suit your design 9 In the Regression Data vista select the Pass Through check box for Pt No 16 Selecting this check...

Page 233: ...For All Entities Notice that the original regression data is displayed in the Regression Data vista and the original best fit curve is displayed in the drawing The icon in the Regression Data vista indicates that the alignment layout does not comply with the regression data When you moved the grip in step 1 you moved the pass through point from the location you specified earlier 3 Click to synchro...

Page 234: ...everse Curve with Spirals From Curve Radius Through Point 2 As prompted on the command line click the curve entity that ends in circle E the curve to attach to 3 Enter a spiral in length of 75 4 Enter a radius of 200 5 Enter a spiral out length of 75 6 Specify a pass through point in circle F The reverse curve with spirals appears 7 Exit the layout command by right clicking in the drawing To conti...

Page 235: ...rcise continues from the Creating Alignments page 213 tutorial NOTE Ensure that Dynamic Input DYN is turned on For more information see the Dynamic Input page 17 tutorial Open the parametric editing windows 1 Open Align 4 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 The drawing contains a surface marked with several circles labeled A through F NOTE Ensure that Object Snap OSNAP is...

Page 236: ...lignment Layout Parameters window and the Alignment Entities table numeric values change in the drawing window geometry point labels move and their station values change and the length of the spiral itself changes Further exploration Experiment with changing the curve radius In the Alignment Entities table click a line or curve entity and note the data that you can edit in the Alignment Layout Par...

Page 237: ...15 tutorial Grip edit a free curve entity NOTE This exercise uses Align 4 dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 Zoom to the area around circle B 2 Click the alignment Grips appear at the curve ends midpoint and at the point of intersection PI 3 Click the midpoint grip at the midpoint of the curve It turns red 4 Click a new location for the curve to pass through Notice that...

Page 238: ...th and radius The values update each time you reshape the curve Notice that with this type of curve if you edit the triangular PI grip the curve radius does not change 6 Click Alignment tab Labels Tables panel Add Labels drop down Single Segment 7 Click the curve in circle D A label is placed on the curve 8 Press Enter to end the label command 9 Click the curve to activate the grips 10 Edit the cu...

Page 239: ...n from view This feature is useful when working on an intersection In many cases you do not need to see the alignment geometry that passes through the intersection In this exercise you will mask the portion of an offset alignment that passes through an intersection For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Alignment Properties This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Grip Editing an ...

Page 240: ... are not displayed in the intersection area Each of these alignments has a mask applied to the region that passes through the intersection In the following steps you will apply a mask to the offset alignments along Road B 2 Select the offset alignment on the north side of Road B 3 Click Offset Alignment tab Modify panel Alignment Properties drop down Alignment Properties 228 Chapter 8 Alignments T...

Page 241: ...asking tab click 6 In the drawing click the end point on the northwest curb return to specify the start point of the masked region 7 Click the end point on the northeast curb return to specify the end point of the masked region Exercise 3 Applying a Mask to an Alignment 229 ...

Page 242: ...8 In the Alignment Properties dialog box click Apply The mask is applied to the specified region 230 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials ...

Page 243: ...Further exploration Apply masks to the west to east road offset alignments Exercise 3 Applying a Mask to an Alignment 231 ...

Page 244: ... are dynamically linked to a centerline alignment The process of creating offset alignments is similar to that of the standard AutoCAD OFFSET command However an offset alignment is dynamically linked to either the geometry or stationing of the centerline alignment from which it was created As the parent alignment geometry changes the offset alignment updates 232 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials ...

Page 245: ...orial can be applied to adding widening regions to curb return alignments which are automatically generated as part of the intersection creation process For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Offset Alignments Exercise 1 Creating Offset Alignments In this exercise you will create dynamic offset alignments for an existing centerline alignment For more information see the ...

Page 246: ...page 819 The drawing contains a surface and an alignment 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Alignment drop down Create Offset Alignment 3 Select the alignment in the drawing 4 In the Create Offset Alignments dialog box specify the following parameters No Of Offsets On Left 1 234 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials ...

Page 247: ...tal Offset On Right 12 Alignment Style ETW Alignment Label Set Offset Labels You can also specify design criteria for the offset alignments 5 Click OK An offset alignment is created on either side of the centerline alignment Exercise 1 Creating Offset Alignments 235 ...

Page 248: ... alignment is dynamically linked to the parent centerline alignment then you cannot edit the offset alignment geometry If the offset alignment is static then you can use the tools on the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar An Offset Parameters tab is available in the Alignment Properties dialog box From this location you can change parameters such as nominal offset value and start and end stations For ...

Page 249: ...ally linked to the parent alignment You can use the Alignment Entities vista and Alignment Layout Parameters window to view the parameters of a dynamic offset alignment but you cannot change the values Edit the offset alignment parameters 1 Click Offset Alignment tab Modify panel Alignment Properties drop down Alignment Properties Exercise 2 Editing an Offset Alignment 237 ...

Page 250: ...ick the Offset Parameters tab You use this tab to refine the offset alignment design If you do not want the offset alignment to react to changes in the parent alignment geometry use the Update Mode list to make the alignment static NOTE The Offset Parameters tab is displayed in the Alignment Properties dialog box only for offset alignments 5 Specify the following parameters Nominal Offset Value 24...

Page 251: ...o continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Adding a Widening to an Offset Alignment page 239 Exercise 3 Adding a Widening to an Offset Alignment In this exercise you will add dynamic widening regions between specified stations of an offset alignment Widening regions are useful for creating bus bays medians turn lanes and parking lanes Exercise 3 Adding a Widening to an Offset Alignment 239 ...

Page 252: ...ent page 236 Create a widening on an offset alignment 1 Open Align 6C dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 The drawing contains a surface and a centerline alignment with two offset alignments 2 Select the offset alignment on the right hand side of the centerline alignment 240 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials ...

Page 253: ...red are displayed in the Offset Alignment Parameters dialog box You will learn how to use this dialog box and the grips to modify the offset alignment in Exercise 4 Editing an Offset Widening page 243 Add a widening region to a widening region 1 Select the offset alignment that is on the right hand side of the centerline alignment Right click Click Edit Offset Parameters NOTE You can also use the ...

Page 254: ...ompts to specify the following parameters Start Station 550 End Station 750 Widening Offset 42 4 Press Esc to deselect the offset alignment The second widening region is created within the original widening region The parameters for the new widening region are displayed in the Offset Alignment Parameters dialog box To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Editing an Offset Widening page 243 242 ...

Page 255: ...nment Right click Click Edit Offset Parameters In the Offset Alignment Parameters dialog box notice that the offset alignment is divided into a series of regions and transitions Each region represents the offset values of the sequential station ranges along the centerline alignment The transitions represent the geometry that joins one region to the next NOTE The parameters for the first region are...

Page 256: ...widening region 1 On the centerline alignment select the widening start grip near Station 4 50 The grip turns red 2 Click to place the grip at Station 5 00 Notice that when you changed the starting location of the widening the transition moved with it while its parameters were maintained 244 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials ...

Page 257: ... alignment click the offset grip The grip turns red 4 While the grip is active enter 50 as the new offset value The widening region expands to accommodate the new offset value Exercise 4 Editing an Offset Widening 245 ...

Page 258: ... another widening region 5 Click the grip The grips are now gray and grips are displayed at the beginning and end of each transition sub entity These grips are used to modify the transition geometry 246 Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials ...

Page 259: ...p edit the transition geometry notice that the applicable parameter values are automatically updated in the Offset Parameters dialog box To continue to the next tutorial go to Designing an Alignment that Refers to Local Standards page 248 Exercise 4 Editing an Offset Widening 247 ...

Page 260: ...alignment you must add it to a design check set If the design parameters for a sub entity violate a design check or the minimum values established in the design criteria file a warning symbol appears on the sub entity in the drawing window and next to the violated value in the Alignment Entities vista and Alignment Layout Parameters dialog box When you hover the cursor over a warning symbol a tool...

Page 261: ... turned on For more information see Object Snapping page 16 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Alignment drop down Alignment Creation Tools 3 In the Create Alignment Layout dialog box accept the default values for Name and Starting Station Leave the Description field blank for this exercise 4 On the General tab specify the following parameters Site None Alignment Style Design Style Alignment Lay...

Page 262: ...gn check set which is applied to an alignment or profile 7 In the Use Design Criteria File area click 8 In the Select Design Speed Table dialog box select _Autodesk Civil 3D Metric Roadway Design Standards xml Click Open For this exercise you will use AASHTO 2001 standards which are included in the provided design criteria files You will learn about creating a custom design criteria file in Exerci...

Page 263: ...hat is displayed For this exercise you will use values that do not meet the design criteria and then examine the results 8 For spiral in length enter 25 9 For spiral out length enter 25 10 In the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar click the drop down list Click Free Curve Fillet Between Two Entities Radius 11 As prompted on the command line click the tangent that enters Circle C from the left the firs...

Page 264: ...olbar click the drop down list Select More Floating Curves Floating Curve Entity End Radius Length 2 As prompted on the command line click the tangent entity that ends in Circle D the entity to attach to TIP The warning symbols do not automatically scale when you zoom in Enter REGEN on the command line to resize the warning symbols 3 On the command line enter O to specify the counterclockwise dire...

Page 265: ...symbol in the drawing window a tooltip displays information about the violation If a design criteria has been violated the tooltip displays the criteria that has been violated as well as the minimum value required to meet the criteria If a design check has been violated the tooltip displays the name of the design check that has been violated For more information see Viewing and Correcting Alignmen...

Page 266: ...because design checks are custom formulas that are created by the user NOTE If a sub entity violates multiple criteria or design checks only a single symbol is displayed on the sub entity To clear a symbol from a sub entity all the violations must be cleared 4 If the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar is not open select the alignment Right click Click Edit Alignment Geometry 5 On the Alignment Layout ...

Page 267: ...iral curve spiral entity in Circle B The design data for all three sub entities is displayed in a three column table in the Alignment Layout Parameters window where data is easy to review and edit Notice that in the Alignment Layout Parameters window in the Design Criteria panel a symbol is displayed next to each design criteria property that has been violated In the Layout Parameters panel the Va...

Page 268: ...e Radius value to 200 000m Press Enter 6 In the Alignment Entities vista select row 4 In the Length column change the value to 40 000m Press Enter To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Working with Design Checks page 256 Exercise 3 Working with Design Checks In this exercise you will create an alignment design check add the design check to a design check set and then apply the design check se...

Page 269: ...heck and then the specific design check you want to apply to that entity You can apply multiple design checks to each entity type NOTE The Tangent Intersection collection contains design checks for spiral and curve groups 3 Right click the Line collection Click New 4 In the New Design Check dialog box for Name enter L 310m 50km h BEST PRACTICE Because design check tooltips do not display specific ...

Page 270: ...t Design Checks Design Check Sets collection 2 Right click the 50kmh Roadway Length Checks design check set Click Edit This is the design check set that is applied to the alignment in the current drawing Notice that the design checks that are in the selected design check set are displayed in the Toolspace list view TIP To create a new empty design check set right click the Design Check Sets collec...

Page 271: ...ngent No Curves command so you must move the endpoint grip inside Circle D to increase the length To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Modifying a Design Criteria File page 259 Exercise 4 Modifying a Design Criteria File In this exercise you will add a radius and speed table to the design criteria file If your local agency standards differ from the standards in the supplied design criteria f...

Page 272: ...pty table appears at the end of the Minimum Radius Tables collection 6 Replace the New Minimum Radius Table text with Local Standards eMax 7 Press Enter Save the design criteria file 1 Click Save As 2 In the Enter A File Name To Save dialog box navigate to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 In the File Name field enter Sample_Local_Criteria xml Click Save If a design criteria file must be ...

Page 273: ...5 In the Comments field enter Minimum radii for 7 superelevation at various design speeds Further exploration Expand the other collections on the left hand side of the dialog box Right click the various folders and tables and examine the options that are available 6 Click Save And Close When you are notified that the file has unsaved changes click Save Changes And Exit Further exploration Use the ...

Page 274: ... In this exercise you will calculate superelevation for all the curves in an alignment For more information see Calculating Superelevation Data Using the Wizard To calculate superelevation for a curve 1 Open Align Superelevation 1 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 Select the alignment 3 Click Alignment tab Modify panel Superelevation drop down Calculate Edit Superelev...

Page 275: ...ted Shoulder Slope Treatment Breakover Removal Normal Shoulder Width 5 000m Normal Shoulder Slope 5 000 NOTE The Inside Median Shoulder options are disabled because you selected an undivided roadway type on the Roadway Type page 10 Click Next The Attainment page enables you to specify the superelevation standards to apply You apply standards by selecting them from a series of lists The content of ...

Page 276: ...r Editor vista is displayed In the drawing the station value and cross slope at each critical superelevation station is indicated by symbols and green labels The symbols and labels were specified as part of the alignment label set They were not displayed before because there was no superelevation data on the alignment You will learn how to edit superelevation data in the Superelevation Tabular Edi...

Page 277: ...culated for the first three curves of this alignment The Superelevation Curve Manager window is displayed This window enables you to view and edit superelevation parameters on a curve by curve basis By default the window displays superelevation parameters for the first curve in the alignment 4 Under Superelevation Curve click Next twice Notice that the window displays the parameters for the third ...

Page 278: ...alculate superelevation for an individual curve 1 Click Superelevation Wizard The Calculate Superelevation dialog box enables you to select which curves to recalculate 2 Select This Curve Only Click OK The Calculate Superelevation wizard enables you to specify the parameters used for the calculation The parameters you specify in the wizard apply to only the curves you selected in the Calculate Sup...

Page 279: ...t 10 Press Esc To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Creating a Superelevation View page 267 Exercise 3 Creating a Superelevation View In this exercise you will display superelevation data in a graph which you can use to graphically edit superelevation data For more information see Using Superelevation Views This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Calculating Superelevation for an Individual ...

Page 280: ...perelevation Display Options in the Right Outside Lane row double click the Color cell 8 In the Select Color dialog box under Color enter red Click OK 9 Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to change the other lane colors Left Outside Shoulder 150 Right Outside Shoulder 11 10 Click OK 11 In the drawing pan to an empty area above the surface Click to place the superelevation view Examine the superelevation view 1 ...

Page 281: ...t there is a curve where each line transitions in or out of a superelevated state Curves are present on this superelevation curve but not the others because you selected the curve smoothing option during Exercise 2 Calculating Superelevation for an Individual Curve page 264 Later in this exercise you will learn how to apply curve smoothing to an existing superelevation curve To continue this tutor...

Page 282: ... station value for the last critical station of Curve 2 is greater than the station value for the first critical station of Curve 3 6 Under Curve 3 under Transition In Region select the End Normal Shoulder row The curve is highlighted in the bottom viewport and the critical station is marked with a blue tick 7 In the Overlap column click The Superelevation Overlap Detected dialog box presents two ...

Page 283: ...the command line enter 568 Press Enter A new manual station which starts at station 0 568 00 is displayed in the Superelevation Tabular Editor 4 Right click the Manual Station Click Assign Critical Station End Normal Shoulder 5 In the End Normal Shoulder row enter the following values NOTE The remaining columns are interpreted from these values Left Outside Shoulder 5 00 Left Inside Lane 2 00 Righ...

Page 284: ...the red or blue lines A series of grips appears at each of the superelevation critical stations along each line as well as on the superelevation view You will learn the purpose of the grips later in this exercise 3 Press Esc Move a critical station graphically 1 Near station 0 900 00 Ctrl click the green Shoulder text Only the grips of the selected superelevation region are displayed 2 Hover the c...

Page 285: ...to a grade break 5 Press Esc Change the cross slope at a superelevation critical station 1 At station 1 147 69 hover the cursor over the grade grip When a grade grip is cyan a grade break exists at the current location Like other cyan grips in a superelevation view a menu of options is displayed 2 At station 1 115 55 hover the cursor over the grip When a grade grip is gray the current location has...

Page 286: ...e this grip to change the cross slope of either one or both of the shoulders or lanes between the previous and next superelevation critical stations This grip is available in sections where lanes or shoulders are fully superelevated as well as on tangents that are between curves 3 Select Move Both Left and Right 4 Enter 4 The cross slopes of both the left and right shoulders are updated 274 Chapte...

Page 287: ...so that you do not overwrite the original drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding the Profile Object Tutorial Designing Simple Profiles In this tutorial you will create simple existing ground and layout profiles for an alignment An existing ground profile is extracted from a surface and shows the changes in elevation along a horizontal alignment A layout pro...

Page 288: ...tersecting road You will use the rectangle in the northeast corner of the site as a guide to create a profile view 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Profile drop down Create Surface Profile 3 In the Create Profile From Surface dialog box click Add NOTE For this exercise the First Street alignment and the EG surface are the only available selections and are selected by default 4 Click Draw in Pr...

Page 289: ...hat represents the existing ground EG surface The left and right sides annotate elevations The bottom annotates the stations Create a layout profile 1 Click Home tab Layers panel Layer drop down Next to the _PROF ROAD FGCL PL layer click Tutorial Designing Simple Profiles 277 ...

Page 290: ...eate PVIs at specified points Tangents will be created between the PVIs and curves will be created at each PVI 5 On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar in the Draw Tangents list select Draw Tangents With Curves The command line prompts you to specify a start point Before selecting a start point verify that Object Snap OSNAP is on and Endpoint and Center modes are selected 6 On the status bar right cl...

Page 291: ...nment but it can display multiple surfaces and offset profiles from that alignment An offset profile displays surface elevations at a specified distance horizontally offset from the alignment When you create a profile along the centerline of a horizontal alignment AutoCAD Civil 3D can create one or more offset profiles automatically Surface profiles can be either static or dynamic A static profile...

Page 292: ...s a proposed power line offset about 25 feet from the road 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Profile drop down Create Surface Profile 3 In the Create Profile From Surface dialog box under Alignment select Ridge Road 4 Click Add 5 Select the Sample Offsets check box In the field next to the check box enter 25 25 including comma This field enables you to specify that profiles be created on either...

Page 293: ...View at any time to accept the settings and create the profile view in the drawing 2 In the Create Profile View wizard on the General page under Select Alignment select Ridge Road 3 Click Profile Display Options The table on the Profile Display Options page shows the existing profiles for Ridge Road By default they are all checked in the Draw column indicating that they will appear in the profile ...

Page 294: ... the lower left corner Click the grip and drag the profile view to a new location To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Changing the Profile Style page 282 Exercise 2 Changing the Profile Style In this exercise you will change a profile style in two different ways First you will change a profile style globally which changes the profile s appearance in all profile views Then you will learn how...

Page 295: ... first row Hold down the Shift key and then select the last row 8 In the Labels column double click one of the cells 9 In the Pick Profile Label Set dialog box select None Click OK 10 In the Create Profile View wizard click Create Profile View 11 Pan to a location above the top of the first profile view then click in the drawing The new profile view PV 2 is drawn The left offset profile is the sam...

Page 296: ...yle and Override Style columns 4 In the Override Style column for the Left Offset double click the check box 5 In the Pick Profile Style dialog box select Existing Ground Click OK 6 In the Profile View Properties dialog box click Apply The Left Offset profile changes to red reflecting the Existing Ground style in profile view PV 1 but not in PV 2 The left offset profiles are different because you ...

Page 297: ...the profile and affects both profile views in the drawing NOTE The left offset line is an approximate and static profile of the terrain along the power line Optionally if you wanted to see the actual profile you could create a profile and profile view based on the Power Line alignment To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Reviewing Surface Profile Characteristics page 285 Exercise 3 Reviewing...

Page 298: ...rols in the Profile Layout Tools toolbar are shaded and unavailable This profile is dynamic It is linked to the surface elevations and no part of the line can be edited 4 In the Profile Layout Tools toolbar click The Profile Entities vista is displayed in the Panorama window This table displays useful grade data for the entire profile Again values are shaded and unavailable so you cannot edit them...

Page 299: ...line is deselected in the drawing To continue to the next tutorial go to Using Layout Profiles page 287 Tutorial Using Layout Profiles This tutorial demonstrates how to create and edit layout profiles which are often called design profiles or finished grade profiles A layout profile represents a proposal for a road or other designed surface This type of profile is always drawn on the grid of a pro...

Page 300: ...e headlights of a vehicle at night is always greater than the stopping distance at the maximum design speed For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Creating Layout Profiles and Vertical Curve Design Exercise 1 Creating a Layout Profile In this exercise you will create the layout profile Typically this profile is used to show the elevations along a proposed road surface or a finis...

Page 301: ...in the Profile View Properties dialog box and Toolspace To restore a deleted surface profile create a new one The new profile is displayed in any applicable profile views and can be edited in the Profile View Properties dialog box To continue with this exercise ensure that the centerline profile is visible in profile view PV 1 4 Click OK Specify the profile creation settings 1 NOTE Turn off Object...

Page 302: ...ns on this tab are used only if you want to ensure that the profile design meets specified design criteria You will not apply design criteria to the profile in this exercise You will learn how to use the design criteria feature in the Designing a Profile that Refers to Local Standards tutorial page 297 11 Click OK to accept the settings Draw the layout profile 1 In the Profile Layout Tools toolbar...

Page 303: ...eral profile of the surface centerline However it can cut across steep hills and valleys to outline a smoother road surface 5 In the profile view click the left side near the centerline surface profile to start the layout profile 6 Extend the line to the right and click at another location near the centerline surface profile Continue in this manner 7 At the last point right click to end the profil...

Page 304: ...s 1 Open Profile 3A dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 In the bottom profile view select the red layout profile Right click Click Edit Profile Geometry The Profile Layout Tools toolbar is displayed 3 On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar click This option specifies that you will edit the data for each profile PVI If you had clicked you would edit the data for each profil...

Page 305: ...e Curve Lengths In each case the Profile Curve Radius also changes This exercise demonstrates that if your design process provides you with guidelines for K values or vertical curve length you can easily edit profile specifications in the Profile Entities table 7 On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar click Profile Layout Parameters 8 In the Profile Entities vista select row 2 The Profile Layout Para...

Page 306: ...lose the Profile Layout Tools toolbar The Panorama window Profile Entities vista and Profile Layout Parameters dialog box close To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Copying a Profile and Offsetting it Vertically page 294 Exercise3 CopyingaProfileandOffsettingitVertically In this exercise you will copy part of a centerline layout profile You will use the copy to create a starting line for a d...

Page 307: ...the copied range If part of a tangent extends beyond the range the whole tangent is excluded from the selection set PVI Range Station Range Start 300 End 1700 Destination Profile Options Create New Profile 5 Click OK The new profile is drawn on top of the old one 6 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Alignments Centerline Alignments Ridge Road Profiles collection under the alignment Your...

Page 308: ...out Tools toolbar click Raise Lower PVIs 6 In the Raise Lower PVI Elevation dialog box specify the following parameters Elevation Change 5 PVI Range All 7 Click OK In both profile views the line moves to its new position This profile copy is a full featured object that can be edited in the same way as the original layout profile 8 Press Esc to deselect the profile 9 In the drawing click the profil...

Page 309: ...criteria During profile creation you can select a design criteria file from which you can specify the minimum K tables to which the profile must comply If the parent alignment also uses design criteria the design criteria file that is specified for the alignment is applied to the profile by default You can specify a different design criteria file for the profile if desired The design criteria file...

Page 310: ...sign standards 1 Open Profile 4A dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Profile drop down Profile Creation Tools 3 Click one of the grid lines to select the profile view 4 In the Create Profile Draw New dialog box on the General tab specify the following parameters Name Main Road Profile Style Design Profile Profile Label Set none 5 On th...

Page 311: ...ves Only 11 Click OK 12 In the Create Profile Draw New dialog box click OK The Profile Layout Tools toolbar is displayed in the drawing window You can start drawing the layout profile that refers to the criteria you specified To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Drawing a Profile that Refers to Design Criteria page 299 Exercise 2 Drawing a Profile that Refers to Design Criteria In this exerc...

Page 312: ...ameter 2 On the profile view click the tangent that enters Circle B on the left the first entity 3 Click the tangent that exits Circle B on the right the next entity On the command line notice that you can select the parameter that you want to use to define the curve The displayed value for the selected parameter is the minimum value that will meet the minimum K value that is required by the desig...

Page 313: ...iolates a criteria or design check a warning symbol is displayed on the sub entity in the drawing window Profile Entities vista and Profile Layout Parameters dialog box When the cursor is hovered over a warning symbol a tooltip displays information about the violation If a design criteria has been violated the tooltip displays the criteria that has been violated as well as the minimum value that i...

Page 314: ...cks Notice that the name of the design check is displayed but not the current or recommended values Values are not displayed because design checks are custom formulas that are created by the user NOTE If a sub entity violates multiple criteria or design checks only a single symbol is displayed on the sub entity To clear a symbol from a sub entity all the violations must be cleared 4 If the Profile...

Page 315: ...easy to review and edit Notice that in the Profile Layout Parameters window in the Design Criteria panel a symbol is displayed next to the design criteria property that has been violated In the Layout Parameters panel the Value column displays the actual parameters of each sub entity The Constraints column displays the design criteria values that the sub entities must meet A symbol is displayed ne...

Page 316: ...station range along curve as a No Passing Zone This solution does not clear the warning symbol from the drawing so you should annotate the symbol and No Passing Zone in the final plot To continue to the next tutorial go to Displaying and Modifying Profile Views page 304 Tutorial Displaying and Modifying Profile Views This tutorial demonstrates how to change the appearance of profile views You may ...

Page 317: ... titles axis annotation and other elements of a profile view The Profile View Properties dialog box is the central location in which you can modify all components of the profile view including profiles labels styles and data bands You can also do some common editing tasks such as deleting profiles or modifying profile labels within the drawing window by right clicking the appropriate object For mo...

Page 318: ... both profile views When you applied the Major Grids style which includes grid padding above and below the profile PV 1 enlarged to overlap PV 2 9 Click PV 2 and move it up above the title block for PV 1 Now you will edit the Major Grids profile view style to add consistent grid padding clip the profile view grid and modify the appearance of the ticks along the axis Modify the grid in the profile ...

Page 319: ...tting has on the profile view 5 Click Apply Notice that in the drawing the profile view grid has been removed from above the surface profile and the padding area you specified The grid is clipped to the surface profile because the Clip Grid setting in the profile view properties for PV 1 is set to the centerline surface profile Setting the profile view style to Clip To Highest Profile s would over...

Page 320: ...on labels overlap In the next few steps you will correct the overlap and modify the justification of the ticks at the major stations 2 Click the grid to select the profile view Right click Click Edit Profile View Style 3 In the Profile View Style dialog box on the Horizontal Axes tab click Top This control sets the focus of the controls on this tab to the top axis If after you have changed the top...

Page 321: ...ffset 0 1000 5 Click Apply The major ticks are longer and the station labels move up 6 On the Vertical Axes tab make sure Left is selected as the axis to control NOTE The left axis controls the major and minor grid spacing 7 Under Major Tick Details specify the following parameters Tick Size 0 2500 Exercise 1 Editing the Profile View Style 309 ...

Page 322: ...e same changes you made in the previous steps to the right axis To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Adding Hatch Patterns Between Profiles page 310 Exercise 2 Adding Hatch Patterns Between Profiles In this exercise you will illustrate the cut and fill regions along an alignment by applying hatch patterns between the surface and layout profiles 310 Chapter 9 Profiles Tutorials ...

Page 323: ...dding Hatch Areas to a Profile View This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Editing the Profile View Style page 305 Access the profile view properties 1 Open Profile 5B dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing is similar to the drawings you used in previous profiles tutorial exercises This drawing contains an additional profile view Profile View PV 3 which contain...

Page 324: ...h Area table For Upper Boundary the first surface profile in the list is automatically assigned For Lower Boundary the first layout profile in the list is assigned automatically 2 In the Shape Style column click Standard 3 In the Pick Shape Style dialog box select Cut Click OK 4 In the Profile View Properties dialog box click Apply The specified shape style is displayed in the cut areas between th...

Page 325: ... the Pick Shape Style dialog box expand the list of shape styles An appropriate Fill style does not exist in this drawing You will create one in the following steps Create a fill shape style 1 In the Pick Shape Style dialog box select Cut 2 In the Pick Shape Style dialog box click the down arrow next to Click Copy Current Selection 3 In the Shape Style dialog box on the Information tab for Name en...

Page 326: ... Objects onto a Profile View In this exercise you will project multi view blocks COGO points and 3D polylines from plan view onto a profile view You can project a variety of objects such as AutoCAD points solids blocks multi view blocks 3D polylines COGO points feature lines and survey figures onto a profile view The process you will use in this exercise can be applied to any of these objects NOTE...

Page 327: ...n this drawing A plan view of COGO points that represent an existing road and a proposed corridor is displayed in the left viewport A profile view that contains existing ground and proposed ground profiles of the proposed road is displayed in the right viewport 2 In the left viewport at station 0 025 select the multi view block that represents a light post Right click Click Select Similar Exercise...

Page 328: ... Home tab Profile Section Views panel Profile View drop down Project Objects To Profile View 4 In the right viewport click the profile view grid 5 In the Project Objects to Profile View dialog box click Set All in each column to specify the following parameters Style Projection Without Exaggeration Elevation Options Surface First Street Surface Label Style Object Name Station And Elevation 6 Click...

Page 329: ...oject COGO points and 3D polylines onto a profile view 1 In the left viewport select the three COGO points that are along the proposed road centerline Exercise 3 Projecting Objects onto a Profile View 317 ...

Page 330: ...ect each of the blue 3D polylines that represent the front of building footprints 6 Press Enter 7 In the Project Objects To Profile View dialog box in the 3D Polylines row under Style click Set All 8 In the Select Projection Style dialog box select Projection Without Exaggeration Leave the Elevation Options setting at Use Object In this case the appropriate elevation value is a property of the sel...

Page 331: ...evation 1 In the left viewport select the 3D polyline in parcel 101 2 On the command line enter LIST In the AutoCAD Text Window notice that the elevation values for the polyline vertices are approximately 38 3 Press Enter Close the AutoCAD Text Window Exercise 3 Projecting Objects onto a Profile View 319 ...

Page 332: ...grip edit a projected feature line or 3D polyline the corresponding elevation of the source object is adjusted 7 Press Enter Close the AutoCAD Text Window Modify the display of projected objects in profile view 1 In the right viewport select the profile view grid Right click Click Profile View Properties The Projections tab is displayed on the Profile View Properties dialog box You use the control...

Page 333: ...cated in Toolspace on the Settings tab in the Profile View Label Styles Projection collection To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Splitting a Profile View page 321 Exercise 4 Splitting a Profile View In this exercise you will split a profile view so that the full elevation range of a layout profile fits in a shorter profile view For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Worki...

Page 334: ...yout profile and ensures that the entire layout profile will appear in the profile view 8 Scroll to the right until the Labels column is visible In the EG Surface 1 row click the Labels cell 9 In the Pick Profile Label Set dialog box select None Click OK 10 Click Create Profile View 11 When prompted pan and zoom to a clear area in the drawing window then click to create the profile view A new prof...

Page 335: ...ight Now you will change the style of the first and last profile view segments 5 In the Profile View Properties dialog box in the Split Profile View Data table in the No 1 row in the Profile View Style column click 6 In the Pick Profile View Style dialog box select Left Bottom Axis Click OK 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to change the Profile View Style in row No 4 to Full Grid 8 Click OK Three different ...

Page 336: ...ss this wizard during the plan production process many of the properties are not available because they are already set in the view frame group For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Working with Profile Views For a tutorial that demonstrates the plan production tools go to Plan Production Tutorials page 805 This exercise continues from Exercise 4 Splitting a Profile View page 32...

Page 337: ... 9 On the Profile Display Options page ensure that the Draw check box is selected for both profiles 10 In the Oak Road Proposed row select the Split At option This option specifies that if the profiles contained in the profile view must be split to fit in the specified profile view height the split will occur at the appropriate elevation of the layout profile This option ensures that the entire la...

Page 338: ...eated for each 500 00 segment To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 6 Creating Stacked Profile Views page 326 Exercise 6 Creating Stacked Profile Views In this exercise you will create a series of three profile views that contain a centerline and left and right offset profiles Stacked profile views are a collection of related profiles that are drawn in separate vertically arranged profile views...

Page 339: ...ce several alignments and a profile view The profile view contains centerline and left and right edge of pavement EOP profiles of the alignment that travels from North to South along the West side of the site Because the profiles are crowded in the profile view you will create a series of stacked profile views so that you can see the profiles clearly and have ample room for annotation 2 Click Home...

Page 340: ...Gap Between Views 0 NOTE The Gap Between Views value is measured in drawing units A positive value adds space between the profile view grids A negative value causes the profile view grids to overlap Top View Style Stacked Top Middle View Style Stacked Middle Bottom View Style Stacked Bottom 6 Click Next 7 On the Profile Display Options page in the Select Stacked View To Specify Options For list se...

Page 341: ...ll specify that the pipe network components will be displayed in the profile view that displays the right EOP profiles 15 In the Select Pipe Network Parts To Draw In Profile View area select the Select check box 16 In the Name column expand the Network 1 pipe network 17 Clear the check boxes for the following parts W E Pipe 1 W E Pipe 2 W E Structure 1 W E Structure 2 These parts are a branch of t...

Page 342: ...outh Profile Views collection Notice that three separate profile views were created To continue to the next tutorial go to Tutorial Working with Data Bands page 330 Tutorial Working with Data Bands This tutorial demonstrates how to add and change the appearance of data bands in a profile view Data bands can be placed at either the top or bottom of the profile view to annotate profile station and e...

Page 343: ...e top of profile view PV 3 shows the locations of horizontal curves in the parent alignment Blue vertical lines cross the profile view grid to mark the start and end of each horizontal curve The data band at the bottom annotates the elevation of both profiles at the major stations 2 Select the profile grid Right click Click Profile View Properties 3 In the Profile View Properties dialog box on the...

Page 344: ...fy the following parameters Band Type Horizontal Geometry Select Band Style Curvature Location Bottom Of Profile View 7 Click Add 8 Click Apply The horizontal geometry band is added to the bottom of the profile view in the drawing This data band is drawn in a different style from the one along the top of the grid However both styles show the location of horizontal curves and are labeled with basic...

Page 345: ...cal geometry points to label using the current style For this exercise you will accept the default selections 11 In the Geometry Points To Label In Band dialog box click OK NOTE For more information on geometry point labeling see the Adding Labels in Groups tutorial exercise page 745 12 Click Apply The new data band is displayed at the bottom of the stack of data bands This data band labels the in...

Page 346: ...the Profile Data band at the bottom of the list 2 Click Apply Now the Profile Data band shows elevations of both the existing ground and finished grade profile at each major station The Horizontal Geometry Point Distance band displays the finished ground elevation at each horizontal geometry point 334 Chapter 9 Profiles Tutorials ...

Page 347: ...al Geometry band moves to the bottom of the stack of data bands 2 Click OK This arrangement of bands is convenient for analysis It displays horizontal and vertical geometry as well as comparative elevation data for the surface profile and the layout profile Notice that in the bottom Vertical Geometry band the labels in the uphill tangents are obscured by the tangents You will correct this in Exerc...

Page 348: ...dividual data band labels to specific locations For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Profile Labels and Label Styles This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Adding Data Bands to a Profile View page 331 Stagger data band labels 1 Open Profile 6B dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 The data bands at the bottom of profile view PV 3 annotate the horizontal...

Page 349: ...ght click Click Properties 4 In the Properties palette under Staggering specify the following parameters Auto Stagger Stagger Both Sides Stagger Line Height 0 0250 The band labels are evenly spaced along the data band and leader lines are created to the label anchor points Exercise 2 Moving Labels in a Data Band 337 ...

Page 350: ...band Ctrl click the following label 2 Drag the grip down and to the right Click to place the label 3 Click the grip Drag the grip to the left Click to place the grip A new vertex is added to the label leader line 338 Chapter 9 Profiles Tutorials ...

Page 351: ...tyle In this exercise you will learn how to change the data that is displayed in a data band For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Profile Labels and Label Styles This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Moving Labels in a Data Band page 336 Modify the data band style 1 Open Profile 6C dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 Exercise 3 Modifying a Data Band ...

Page 352: ...the At field indicates which type of band labeling has the focus of the editing tools Make sure that Uphill Tangent is selected 7 In the Labels and Ticks area click Compose Label The Label Style Composer dialog box contains the controls for creating and editing label components Notice the many controls that are available for band label format 8 In the Text collection change the Attachment value to...

Page 353: ... Parcels This tutorial demonstrates the main methods for creating parcels You can create parcels either from drawing objects such as lines arcs or polylines or by using the parcel layout tools Parcels can also be created automatically by the interaction of alignments and other parcels within a site Parcels are contained in a parcels collection which in turn is contained by a site Each site can inc...

Page 354: ... drawing contains an existing ground surface alignments that represent intersecting road centerlines and AutoCAD lines and arcs that represent property boundaries In the following steps you will create AutoCAD Civil 3D parcel objects from the existing lines and arcs 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Parcel drop down Create Parcel From Object 3 Select the lines and the polyline border at the eas...

Page 355: ...isting Entities Selected 5 Click OK The parcels are created and labeled The labels annotate the overall parcel area as well as the bearing and distance of each line and curve segment These labels are automatically updated if any line or curve segments are edited or deleted The numbers with a circular border are automatically generated parcel numbers You will change these numbers to use a more desi...

Page 356: ...ialog box specify the following parameters Renumber Selected Starting Number 101 Increment Value 1 3 Click OK 4 To specify a start point click to top most parcel 5 To specify an end point click the bottom most parcel 6 Press Enter twice The parcel area labels are now numbered in ascending order with three digits 344 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 357: ... along any lot line For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Parcels by Layout This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Creating Parcels from AutoCAD Objects page 341 Create parcels using a free form line 1 Open Parcel 1B dwg which is available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Parcel drop down Parcel Creation Tools Exercise 2 Sub...

Page 358: ...out dialog box click OK 5 In the drawing snap to the endpoint shown in the following image Notice that frontage does not need to be specified 6 To specify the lot line direction move the cursor straight up and snap to the intersection of the back lot line 346 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 359: ...The new parcel is created and labeled 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to create another lot line as shown in the following image Exercise 2 Subdividing a Parcel with a Free Form Segment 347 ...

Page 360: ...el with a Slide Line In this exercise you will successively subdivide a parcel with segments that are defined by their angle at the frontage For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Parcels by Layout This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Subdividing a Parcel with a Free Form Segment page 345 348 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 361: ...l Layout Tools window Parcel Sizing Minimum Area 7000 00 Minimum Frontage 40 0000 Use Minimum Frontage At Offset Yes Frontage Offset 20 0000 Minimum Width 40 0000 Minimum Depth 50 0000 Use Maximum Depth Yes Maximum Depth 200 0000 Multiple Solution Preference Use Smallest Area Automatic Layout Automatic Mode Off Remainder Distribution Place Remainder In Last Parcel NOTE When Automatic Mode is set t...

Page 362: ...arcel Single Family 101 4 Specify the start and end points of the parcel frontage as shown in the following image Notice that when you move the cursor to specify the end point a yellow line displays the proposed frontage NOTE When you specify the frontage starting point do not snap to the beginning of the curve If the frontage starts at the beginning point of the curve no solution will be found 5 ...

Page 363: ...in the Parcel Layout Tools window 6 Press Enter The new parcel is created and labeled and a preview of the next parcel is displayed in the drawing 7 In the Parcel Layout Tools dialog box for Minimum Area enter 8000 Notice that the preview graphic updates to reflect the changed area value 8 Press Enter Two new parcels are created and labeled Exercise 3 Subdividing a Parcel with a Slide Line 351 ...

Page 364: ...matic Layout specify the following parameters Automatic Mode On Remainder Distribution Place Remainder In Last Parcel 3 Click the area label for the large parcel on the south side of the site 4 Specify the start and end points of the parcel frontage as shown in the following image 352 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 365: ...5 Enter a frontage angle of 90 degrees A preview of the proposed parcels is displayed Exercise 3 Subdividing a Parcel with a Slide Line 353 ...

Page 366: ...6 Press Enter The new parcels are created and labeled NOTE You will correct the placement of some of the lot lines in the Editing Parcel Data page 361 tutorial 354 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 367: ...with a Swing Line In this exercise you will subdivide a parcel with a segment that swings from a reference point on the back line For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Parcels by Layout This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Subdividing a Parcel with a Slide Line page 348 Exercise 4 Subdividing a Parcel with a Swing Line 355 ...

Page 368: ...izing Minimum Area 8000 00 Minimum Frontage 40 0000 Use Minimum Frontage At Offset Yes Frontage Offset 20 0000 Minimum Width 40 0000 Minimum Depth 50 0000 Use Maximum Depth Yes Maximum Depth 200 0000 Multiple Solution Preference Use Smallest Area Automatic Layout Automatic Mode Off Remainder Distribution Place Remainder In Last Parcel Create parcels using a swing line 1 On the Parcel Layout Tools ...

Page 369: ... points of the parcel frontage as shown in the following image Notice that when you move the cursor to specify the end point a yellow line displays the proposed frontage 5 Click the northeast corner of the parcel to specify the swing point A preview graphic is displayed Exercise 4 Subdividing a Parcel with a Swing Line 357 ...

Page 370: ...6 Press Enter to create the parcel The new parcel is created and labeled 358 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 371: ... a site and move existing alignments out of sites These practices eliminate unwanted parcels being created by alignments interacting with a site When an alignment is in a site it creates new parcels if it forms closed areas by crossing over itself or other alignments or parcels on the same site For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Sites Exercise 5 Working with Ali...

Page 372: ...op down Create Alignment From Objects 2 When prompted select the red centerline for the road in the lower middle of the drawing 3 Press Enter twice The Create Alignment from Objects dialog box is displayed Notice that by default the Site is set to None 4 Click OK 5 Expand the top level Alignments Centerline Alignments collection in Prospector Notice that the new alignment was placed in the Alignme...

Page 373: ... level Alignments collection 4 Close Parcel 1E dwg To continue to the next tutorial go to Editing Parcel Data page 361 Tutorial Editing Parcel Data This tutorial demonstrates two ways of resizing a parcel by moving a lot line The tools that you use to edit a parcel lot line depends on whether the lot line is attached An attached lot line is a parcel segment that was created with the slide angle sl...

Page 374: ...nes For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Parcels Exercise 1 Sliding a Parcel Lot Line In this exercise you will resize a parcel by sliding an attached lot line along the parcel frontage For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Parcels by Layout Specify parcel creation settings 1 Open Parcel 2A dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder ...

Page 375: ...lot line to adjust NOTE An attached lot line is one that was created with the slide angle slide direction and swing line precise sizing tools available on the Parcel Layout Tools toolbar You can use the slide line edit command to edit only attached lot lines You will learn how to edit lot lines created using other methods in Exercise 3 Editing Parcel Lot Line Geometry page 375 3 In the drawing cli...

Page 376: ...5 Specify the parcel frontage as shown in the following image 364 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 377: ... proposed solution are displayed The displayed solution slides the lot line along the frontage at the angle specified The proposed solution encloses an area that meets the parcel creation parameters you specified at the beginning of this exercise Exercise 1 Sliding a Parcel Lot Line 365 ...

Page 378: ...7 Press Enter 366 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 379: ...Further exploration Use Steps 3 through 8 to move the lot lines that are between parcels 108 109 and 110 to match the parcel layout of parcels 101 102 and 103 Exercise 1 Sliding a Parcel Lot Line 367 ...

Page 380: ...u will resize a parcel by swinging an attached lot line from a specified reference point For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Parcels by Layout This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Sliding a Parcel Lot Line page 362 Specify parcel creation settings 1 Open Parcel 2B dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 368 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 381: ...aximum Depth Yes Maximum Depth 200 0000 Multiple Solution Preference Use Shortest Frontage Automatic Layout Automatic Mode Off Remainder Distribution Place Remainder In Last Parcel Swing one end of a parcel lot line 1 On the Parcel Layout Tools toolbar click Swing Line Edit 2 In the Create Parcels Layout dialog box click OK You are prompted to select the attached lot line to adjust 3 In the drawin...

Page 382: ...5 Specify the parcel frontage as shown in the following image 370 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 383: ...NOTE You must turn off OSNAP to perform the following step 6 Move the cursor to the approximate location in the following image Exercise 2 Swinging One End of a Parcel Lot Line 371 ...

Page 384: ... parameters and proposed solution are displayed The displayed solution swings the lot line along the reference point The proposed solution encloses an area that meets the parcel creation parameters you specified at the beginning of this exercise 372 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 385: ...8 Press Enter Exercise 2 Swinging One End of a Parcel Lot Line 373 ...

Page 386: ...Further exploration Use Steps 3 through 8 to move the lot line that is between parcels 106 and 107 374 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 387: ...ent methods to change the geometry of the two large parcels at the end of the cul de sac First you will learn about the grips that are available on lot lines You will use lot line grips with the feature line tools to change the geometry of a parcel Second you will join two separate lot lines and then remove a point of intersection from the combined lot line For more information see the AutoCAD Civ...

Page 388: ...shared by parcels 105 and 106 3 Click Parcel Segment tab Modify panel Edit Geometry The Edit Geometry panel is displayed in the ribbon 4 Click Parcel Segment tab Edit Geometry panel Insert PI 5 Snap to the intersection of the back lot line and the lot line that separates parcels 105 and 106 Click to insert a point of intersection 6 Press Enter to accept the default elevation of 0 7 Press Esc twice...

Page 389: ...an use this grip to slide the lot line along the lot line to which it is attached 2 Press Esc to deselect the lot line 3 Select the back lot line that is shared by parcels 105 and 106 Notice the grips on the ends of the lot line These grips are available on lot lines that were created either from other AutoCAD Civil 3D objects or the fixed line and curve tools available on the Parcel Layout Tools ...

Page 390: ...l delete the unnecessary portion of that lot line in the following steps Trim an extraneous parcel lot line 1 Click Parcel Segment tab Edit Geometry panel Trim 2 Select the back lot line of parcel 105 as the cutting edge Press Enter 3 Select the lot line that extends past parcel 105 as the object to trim 378 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 391: ...lect the back lot line that is shared by parcels 106 through 110 3 On the command line enter F to specify the first point to break 4 In the drawing snap to the intersection of the back lot line and the lot line that separates parcels 107 and 108 Click the intersection Exercise 3 Editing Parcel Lot Line Geometry 379 ...

Page 392: ...wo lot lines that form the southeast corner of parcel 106 3 Press Enter The two lot lines are now a single entity Delete a point of intersection 1 Click Parcel Segment tab Edit Geometry panel Delete PI 2 In the drawing select the lot line that forms the south and east boundaries of the parcel 3 Click the green PI at the southeast corner of parcel 108 380 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 393: ...the display of shared parcel segments The different styles of parcels in a drawing are drawn in a specified order that you can control Where two styles of parcels share a common segment the displayed color of the segment is determined by the parcel style that is drawn last AutoCAD Civil 3D allows you to export inverse or map check reports for either a single parcel a series of parcels or all parce...

Page 394: ...ifferent types overlap For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Changing Parcel Display Order Change parcel style display order 1 Open Parcel 3A dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Sites Site 1 collection Right click the Parcels collection Click Properties In the Parcel Style Display Order area note that Sing...

Page 395: ...lect Standard and click to move it to the top of the stack 4 Click Apply After the model regenerates notice that the blue Standard lot lines have overwritten the pink ones for Single Family lots Exercise 1 Changing Parcel Style Display Order 383 ...

Page 396: ...5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 but give the Property style the highest display order This setting displays a light blue line around the extents of the site 384 Chapter 10 Parcels Tutorials ...

Page 397: ... to Exercise 2 Exporting Parcel Data page 385 Exercise 2 Exporting Parcel Data In this exercise you will generate a mapcheck report for the parcels in the residential road at the top right of the drawing In AutoCAD Civil 3D you can export inverse or mapcheck reports for either a single parcel a series of parcels or all parcels in a site For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Expo...

Page 398: ...els are located Ctrl click parcel number 136 in the list view to deselect it and exclude it from the analysis 4 In the list view right click and select Export Analysis 5 In the Export Parcel Analysis dialog box specify the following parameters Destination File Click and navigate to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 Name the file ExportAnalysis txt Analysis Type Mapcheck Analysis 6 Click O...

Page 399: ...etting up Grading Standards This tutorial demonstrates how to adjust grading settings criteria and styles Grading settings are used for managing the work environment and specifying the units for grade and slope values There are many common grading situations For example you may frequently need to create grading with a slope of 3 1 and a target of a relative elevation By defining a grading criteria...

Page 400: ... value the next time you create a grading 5 Expand the collections for Grade Slope and Grade Slope Notice the options for unit format and precision The integer value for precision specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal place 6 Click OK To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Creating Grading Criteria page 388 Exercise 2 Creating Grading Criteria In this exercise you will cre...

Page 401: ...in the Name field and optionally enter a description 5 Click OK The new criteria set is displayed in the Grading Criteria Sets collection Create a grading criteria 1 Right click Ditch Criteria Set Click New 2 In the Grading Criteria dialog box click the Information tab 3 In the Name field enter Distance 6 This criteria creates a grade to a distance of 10 feet at 6 grade 4 Click the Criteria tab an...

Page 402: ...sting one 2 Click OK to close the Grading Criteria dialog box Copy a grading criteria 1 In the Grading Criteria Sets collection expand the Basic Set Right click the Relative Elevation Slope criteria Click Copy 2 In the Grading Criteria dialog box change the name to Relative Elevation 3 1 Slope Specify the following parameters Target Relative Elevation Relative Elevation 3 0 Projection Slope Format...

Page 403: ...formation tab Enter Ditch into the name field Optionally enter a description for the style 3 Click the Display tab and change the color of the Daylight Line to red by clicking its entry in the Color column The Select Color dialog box is displayed where you can select a color Select red then click OK 4 Click the Slope Patterns tab 5 Select the Slope Pattern check box Select the Basic style 6 Click ...

Page 404: ...te gradings from parcel lot lines or feature lines A feature line is a linear object that the grading commands can recognize and use as a baseline When designing a grading you must often adjust the elevations along a feature line You create a feature line by converting existing objects such as lines or polylines In the next two exercises you will perform the following tasks Create three feature li...

Page 405: ...u can assign a name to the feature lines as they are created Naming significant feature lines can make it easier to assign targets when creating a corridor For this exercise you will assign names after the feature lines have been created Following this workflow enables you to create many feature lines at the same time but name only the most significant feature lines 4 In the Create Feature Lines d...

Page 406: ...itch 3 In the Create Feature Lines dialog box click OK 4 In the drawing window snap to the end of the feature line inside circle C When prompted enter 688 00 as the elevation You have entered a known value for the starting elevation In the following steps you will use the transition command to defer entering elevation values at intermediate points along the feature line 5 Stretch the feature line ...

Page 407: ...ab Edit Elevations panel Elevation Editor 2 Click the feature line that stretches from circles C D E to F In the Grading Elevation Editor you see the length of each segment and elevations at each vertex Notice that as you specified in Exercise 1 Creating Feature Lines page 392 the elevation of the first point is 688 000 and the elevation of the last point matches the elevation of the surface The e...

Page 408: ...r where you can edit the station elevation grade and length distance between points 4 Click feature line AB Editing grips are displayed for the endpoints and elevation point You can click the elevation point and slide it along the feature line You can also click one of the endpoints and move it to a new location When you do any grip editing values in the Grading Elevation Editor update 5 Move the ...

Page 409: ...the surface like this can be a useful starting point for a grading You can use controls along the top of the Grading Elevation Editor to add and delete elevation points and to adjust their elevations You can select multiple points within the table for group operations such as raising or lowering them the same amount or flattening their elevations to the same value 7 Click to close the Grading Elev...

Page 410: ...og box click OK 6 In the Grading Creation Tools toolbar click Select a Criteria Set 7 Select Ditch Criteria Set from the list Click OK 8 In the Select A Grading Criteria list ensure that Distance 6 is selected 9 Click to expand the Grading Creation Tools toolbar 10 In the Style list select Ditch Create gradings 1 Click Create Grading Click feature line AB 2 In response to the command line prompt c...

Page 411: ...ck the Select a Grading Criteria list and click Surface 4 1 Slope 8 Click Create Grading and click the red target line from the first grading that you created 9 Enter Yes to apply the grading to the entire length of the line 10 Press Enter to accept the cut slope 4 1 11 Press Enter to accept the fill slope 4 1 12 Press Esc to end the command The grading is created This grading creates a 4 1 slope ...

Page 412: ... of a lot line unless it is being used as a target for a grading You can also insert a PVI Point of Vertical Intersection between the start and end stations of the baseline creating an intermediate elevation point For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Grading Exercise 1 Editing the Grading Elevation In this exercise you will edit the elevation of a grading baseline The g...

Page 413: ...ting affects the elevation of the current point holding the elevation of the next point for the new grade Further exploration Another way to review and edit the elevations of a feature line is to click Modify tab Edit Elevations panel Elevation Editor A triangular marker is displayed at the starting point of the feature line Press Enter to move to the next point You can edit data on the command li...

Page 414: ...inue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Balancing Cut and Fill Volumes page 402 Exercise 2 Balancing Cut and Fill Volumes In this exercise you will adjust the elevation of a building pad to balance the cut and fill volumes For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Displaying and Adjusting Surface Volumes This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Editing the Grading Elevation page 400 Bala...

Page 415: ...n changes and their effects is displayed To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Editing the Grading Criteria page 403 Exercise 3 Editing the Grading Criteria In this exercise you will edit a grading criteria and an associated grading adjusts to reflect the criteria change You will edit grading criteria attribute values in two ways In the Elevation Editor dialog box Using this method updates th...

Page 416: ...and Grading Grading Criteria Sets Ditch Criteria Set 7 Right click Distance 6 Click Edit 8 In the Grading Criteria dialog box click the Criteria tab Change the Distance parameter to 20 and click This locks the attribute value which will apply it to all grading objects that currently use the Distance 6 grading criteria Leaving the value unlocked applies the value to only grading objects that are cr...

Page 417: ...u will learn how to create a successful grading solution for similarly complicated scenarios After you have completed this tutorial proceed to the Using Feature Lines to Modify a Grading tutorial page 412 to learn how to modify the grading solution using the AutoCAD Civil 3D feature line editing tools For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Grading Exercise 1 Simplifying ...

Page 418: ...tab Create Design panel Feature Line drop down Create Feature Line From Stepped Offset 4 On the command line enter 1 5 as the offset distance 5 In the right viewport click the blue feature line representing the building pad when prompted to select a feature line 6 Click outside the building pad when prompted to specify the side to offset 7 At the command line enter G to specify a grade value Enter...

Page 419: ...corner of the offset feature line When you move the cursor over the feature line a green triangle highlights the corners that can be filleted and a preview fillet is displayed See the following image for an example of a corner to click The fillet is applied to the feature line In the left viewport notice that the fillet uses the elevations from the existing feature line and smoothly interpolates t...

Page 420: ... offset footprint to the existing ground surface The stepped offset feature line has much simpler geometry than the original footprint The simpler feature line geometry will result in a much simpler grading than one created directly from the original footprint For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Grading This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Simplifying a Building Fo...

Page 421: ... Grading Creation Tools toolbar click Set The Target Surface 8 In the Select Surface dialog box ensure that EG surface is selected Click OK 9 On the Grading Creation Tools toolbar click Select a Criteria Set 10 In the Select A Criteria Set dialog box ensure that Basic Set is selected Click OK 11 From the Select a Grading Criteria list select Grade To Surface Create a grading 1 Click Create Grading...

Page 422: ...orial go to Exercise 3 Filling Holes in a Grading page 410 Exercise 3 Filling Holes in a Grading In this exercise you will create infill gradings to fill in the open areas inside the grading group An infill grading has no criteria applied to it Any area bounded by feature lines or lot lines that is not already a grading can be converted to an infill grading Using infill gradings to fill in holes i...

Page 423: ...he building footprint and the offset feature line near the right side of the ramp A diamond is displayed in that area indicating that an infill has been created In the left viewport notice that the infill grading fills the entire area between the two blue feature lines 6 On the Grading Creation Tools toolbar from the Style list select Pad 7 Click inside the building footprint to create an infill u...

Page 424: ...as with rapidly changing elevations or slopes where walls would normally be required to grade successfully You can manually add or remove feature lines and adjust their location in three dimensions to achieve precise slope design Using this process you can control water drainage or clean up difficult geometry in areas such as the intersection of two or more slopes For more information see the Auto...

Page 425: ... Surface dialog box click OK To adjust the arc tessellation a surface must be created from the grading group This surface is temporary You will delete it after you have adjusted the arc tessellation 7 In the Grading Group Properties dialog box on the Information tab change the Tessellation Spacing setting to 1 000 Click Apply 8 Clear the Automatic Surface Creation check box When asked if you want ...

Page 426: ...rface in this area For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Feature Lines This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Smoothing Feature Line Arcs page 412 Use a feature line to adjust surface triangulation NOTE This exercise uses Grading 7 dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 Click Home tab Layers panel Layer drop down Next to the C TOPO FEAT CROSS lay...

Page 427: ...lear the Insert Intermediate Grade Break Points check box This option adds an elevation point at each point at which the feature line crosses a triangle The polyline is converted to a feature line and breaks the triangulation along the right side of the ramp The new triangulation creates a more gradual slope in the infill area To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Working with Crossing Featur...

Page 428: ...s that the building pad feature line also has a PI at this point When two feature lines cross at a common vertex both vertices must share the same elevation value The elevation for both feature lines at this point is determined by whichever feature line was most recently edited In the following illustration the common vertex is in Circle A 2 In the Grading Elevation Editor click Unselect All Rows ...

Page 429: ...ow containing the icon Notice that the value in the Elevation column is 402 000 which is the same value you entered for the other feature line in step 4 Change the Elevation value to 405 000 In the left viewport notice that the value you entered for the shared vertex updated the elevation of both feature lines As you see in the following image the new common feature line elevation affected the inf...

Page 430: ...When you edit one of the feature lines its grade runs straight through the intersection forcing the other feature line to break at the split point You can use the Insert PI command to create a permanent point at that location on one of the feature lines After you convert a split point to a permanent point you can edit the elevation of a split point directly and have better control over that point ...

Page 431: ...13 In the Flatten dialog box select Constant Grade Click OK The grade flattens and the elevations updates to accommodate the new grade Exercise 3 Working with Crossing Feature Lines 419 ...

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Page 433: ...at you follow the exercises in the order presented NOTE All drawings used in these tutorials are available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 If you want to save your work from these tutorials save the drawings to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 so that you do not overwrite the original drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Understanding Assemblies and...

Page 434: ...del in the Creating a Basic Corridor page 459 tutorial For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Assemblies Create an assembly baseline 1 Open Assembly 1a dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Assembly drop down Create Assembly 3 In the Create Assembly dialog box for name enter Primary Road Full Section Click OK 4...

Page 435: ... Tool Palettes control bar Click Civil Metric Subassemblies 3 Click the Lanes tab 4 Click LaneOutsideSuper 5 In the Properties palette under ADVANCED specify the following parameters Side Right Width 3 5 6 In the drawing click the marker point on the assembly baseline The right lane subassembly is now attached to the assembly baseline Exercise 1 Creating an Assembly 423 ...

Page 436: ... the correct location Press Esc to exit subassembly placement mode Select the subassembly you wish to move A blue grip is displayed when the subassembly is selected Select the grip and then click the correct marker point Add a sidewalk subassembly 1 In the Tool Palettes window on the Basic tab click Basic Sidewalk 2 In the Properties palette under ADVANCED specify the following parameters Side Rig...

Page 437: ...embly 1 In the Tool Palettes window on the Basic tab click BasicSideSlopeCutDitch 2 In the Properties palette under ADVANCED specify the following parameters Side Right Cut Slope 2 000 1 Fill Slope 4 000 1 3 In the drawing click the marker point at the outside edge of the sidewalk subassembly Exercise 1 Creating an Assembly 425 ...

Page 438: ... In the drawing select the four subassemblies you added 2 Right click Click Mirror 3 Click the marker point on the assembly baseline The subassemblies are displayed on the left side of the assembly marker The Mirror command creates a mirror image of the selected subassemblies 426 Chapter 12 Corridor Assembly Tutorials ...

Page 439: ...subassembly name on the tool palette followed by a sequential number For example if BasicLane subassemblies are placed on either side of the assembly they are named BasicLane 1 and BasicLane 2 In this exercise you will change the naming template so that assemblies will include the side on which the subassembly is placed For example if BasicLane subassemblies are placed on either side of the assemb...

Page 440: ... lane subassembly is now attached to the assembly baseline 10 Press Esc 11 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab select the Subassemblies collection In the Toolspace list view notice that there are two BasicLane subassemblies Because this assembly has more than one of the same subassembly the sequential naming convention makes it difficult to distinguish between them You will correct this in the foll...

Page 441: ... In the Properties palette under ADVANCED set the Side to Right 3 In the drawing click the marker point at the top right edge of the travel lane NOTE If you attach the subassembly to the wrong marker you can move it to the correct location Press Esc to exit subassembly placement mode Select the subassembly you wish to move A blue grip is displayed when the subassembly is selected Select the grip a...

Page 442: ...drawing contains several corridor assemblies This exercise demonstrates how to name and label the assemblies so that they will be easy to manage In the sample drawing several subassemblies are used multiple assemblies For example the LaneOutsideSuper subassembly is used in several assemblies When they were created the LaneOutsideSuper subassemblies all used the same naming template and a sequentia...

Page 443: ...emblies In the following steps you will add the parent assembly name to each subassembly The more descriptive name will make it easier to determine the parent assembly of each subassembly 2 In the drawing click the Main Road assembly baseline Right click Click Assembly Properties 3 In the Assembly Properties dialog box on the Construction tab expand the collections in the Item tree The subassembli...

Page 444: ...neOutsideSuper Left 1 LaneOutsideSuper Left Main Road UrbanCurbGutterValley1 Left 1 UrbanCurbGutterValley1 Left Main Road LinkWidthAndSlope Left 1 LinkWidthAndSlope Left Main Road BasicSideSlopeCutDitch Left 1 BasicSideSlopeCutDitch Left Main Road 8 Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to rename the subassembly groups Group 1 Main Road Right Group 2 Main Road Left 9 Click OK 10 In Toolspace on the Prospector ...

Page 445: ...ll examine how the daylight subassemblies are applied to the corridor model in section You will notice stations at which the current daylighting parameters are inappropriate for the site conditions For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Viewing and Editing Corridor Sections Examine the existing corridor 1 Open Assembly 2a dwg which is available in the tutorial drawings folder pag...

Page 446: ...s First the fill condition from stations 0 00 through 1 00 produces a relatively deep fill on the left side While the corridor assembly is constructed appropriately for other regions of the corridor you will modify the design to use a different approach in this region Second from stations 5 00 through 8 00 a much greater amount of material must be cut from the left side of the corridor While the T...

Page 447: ... existing corridor assembly You will specify two levels of ConditionalCutOrFill subassemblies In the first level you will attach three ConditionalCutOrFill subassemblies to an existing guardrail subassembly and then add standard daylight subassemblies to them Cut Add a ditch and then daylight to surface at a 2 1 slope Fill 5 0000 Add a ditch and then daylight to surface at a 8 1 slope Fill 5 0000 ...

Page 448: ...ons Cut 5 0000 Daylight to the surface at a point that is 60 from the baseline Cut 5 0000 Add a 12 0 daylight link at a 2 0 slope and then add a retaining wall Fill Slope to surface at 4 0 This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Examining the Existing Corridor in Section page 433 436 Chapter 12 Corridor Assembly Tutorials ...

Page 449: ... 000 1 Type Fill Minimum Distance 0 0000 Maximum Distance 5 0000 NOTE The Layout Width and Layout Grade parameters only affect the appearance of the subassembly in layout view These parameters enable you to position the conditional subassembly and subassemblies that are attached to it but do not affect the corridor model 6 In the drawing in the top viewport click the left guardrail to add the Cond...

Page 450: ...ximum Distance 10000 0000 8 Add a third ConditionalCutOrFill subassembly to the left guardrail using the following parameters Side Left Layout Width 20 0000 Layout Grade 1 000 1 Type Cut Minimum Distance 0 0000 Maximum Distance 10000 0000 438 Chapter 12 Corridor Assembly Tutorials ...

Page 451: ...ght 5 0000 Bench Width 6 0000 Bench Slope 10 000 2 Press Esc to exit subassembly placement mode Move and copy the original daylight subassembly 1 Select the original left ditch subassembly Right click Click Move To Click the Fill 0 00 5 00 conditional subassembly 2 Select the ditch subassembly that you just moved Right click Click Copy To Click the Cut 0 00 10000 00 conditional subassembly Exercis...

Page 452: ...ditional tool palette add a ConditionalCutOrFill subassembly to the hinge point on the daylight basin subassembly for the cut condition using the following parameters Side Left Layout Width 12 0000 Layout Grade 0 500 1 Type Cut Minimum Distance 5 0001 Maximum Distance 10000 0000 440 Chapter 12 Corridor Assembly Tutorials ...

Page 453: ... 000 1 Type Cut Minimum Distance 0 0000 Maximum Distance 5 0000 3 Add a third ConditionalCutOrFill subassembly to the hinge point on the daylight basin subassembly using the following parameters Side Left Layout Width 12 0000 Layout Grade 1 000 1 Type Fill Minimum Distance 0 0000 Maximum Distance 10000 0000 Exercise 2 Adding Conditional Subassemblies to a Corridor Assembly 441 ...

Page 454: ...idth 12 0000 Slope 2 000 2 Using the Retaining Walls tool palette add a RetainWallVertical subassembly to the LinkWidthAndSlope subassembly using the default parameters 3 Using the Generic tool palette add a LinkOffsetOnSurface subassembly to the Cut 0 00 5 00 conditional subassembly using the following parameters Offset From Baseline 60 000 Omit Link No 442 Chapter 12 Corridor Assembly Tutorials ...

Page 455: ...asin subassembly were to end in a fill condition 5 Press Esc to exit subassembly placement mode When you are finished the assembly should look like this To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Adjusting Conditional Subassembly Properties page 443 Exercise 3 Adjusting Conditional Subassembly Properties In this exercise you will adjust the properties of one of the subassemblies and then assign de...

Page 456: ...ck OK If you attach a ConditionalCutOrFill subassembly to a standard daylight subassembly omit the daylight link in the host subassembly If the daylight link is included in the host subassembly then daylight links will be created for both the host subassembly and the attached subassembly Rename the subassemblies 1 In the top viewport select the red assembly marker Right click Click Assembly Proper...

Page 457: ...0 for TR L ConditionalCutOrFill Left 2 COND Cut 0 10000 for TR L 5 Rename the daylight subassemblies to reflect the cut or fill condition to which they apply DaylightBench Left Daylight Bench Fill for TR L DaylightBasin Left Daylight Basin Fill for TR L DaylightBasin Left Daylight Basin Cut for TR L 6 Name the second level of the subassemblies the following NOTE To save time you may choose to skip...

Page 458: ... For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Viewing and Editing Corridor Sections This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Adjusting Conditional Subassembly Properties page 443 Set targets and rebuild the corridor 1 Open Assembly 2c dwg which is available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 The drawing contains the corridor assembly that you designed in the previous three exercis...

Page 459: ...g Conditional Subassemblies to a Corridor Assembly page 435 you attached the DaylightBench subassembly to the Fill 5 00 10000 00 conditional subassembly The fill condition at this station is greater than 5 0001 so the DaylightBench subassembly is applied 2 Click eight times to advance to station 2 00 Starting at station 2 00 the corridor enters a cut condition At this station the cut is less than ...

Page 460: ...g Corridor Assemblies page 448 Tutorial SavingandSharingCorridorAssemblies This tutorial demonstrates how to use AutoCAD Civil 3D to save commonly used corridor assemblies and then share them with other users You can create an unlimited number of corridor assemblies with either the subassemblies that are shipped with AutoCAD Civil 3D or custom subassemblies that you have created You can save assem...

Page 461: ...nterline alignments and polylines that define a proposed 50 ft right of way 2 If the Tool Palette containing the subassemblies is not visible click Home tab Palettes panel Tool Palettes 3 In the tool palette right click the Tool Palettes control bar Click Civil Imperial Subassemblies 4 Right click the Tool Palettes control bar Click New Palette A new tool palette named New Palette is created 5 Rep...

Page 462: ...ining three assemblies 5 On the Tutorial Assemblies tool palette right click an empty area Click View Options 6 In the View Options dialog box move the Image Size slider to the right to increase the size of the images on the tool palette Click OK 7 On the Tutorial Assemblies tool palette hover the cursor over the Curb Return Left CR L assembly Notice that a tooltip is displayed The tooltip text is...

Page 463: ...formation see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Content Browser Help topics Creating a New Tool Catalog and Adding a Tool Palette to a Tool Catalog This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Saving Assemblies to a Tool Palette page 449 Create a tool catalog 1 Click Home tab Palettes panel drop down Content Browser 2 In the Autodesk Content Browser 2011 window click 3 In the Add Catalog dialog box select Create A ...

Page 464: ...mage to a tool catalog can make it easy to identify the tool catalog contents Create a tool palette in a tool catalog 1 In the Autodesk Content Browser 2011 window click the Residential Assemblies Tutorial tool catalog The empty Residential Assemblies Tutorial tool catalog opens TIP To ensure that the Content Browser remains visible over the AutoCAD Civil 3D window right click the Autodesk Content...

Page 465: ...shing a Tool Catalog page 453 Exercise 3 Publishing a Tool Catalog In this exercise you will publish an assembly tool catalog so that it can be shared with other users For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Content Browser Help topic Publishing Tool Catalogs This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Copying Assemblies to a Tool Catalog page 451 1 In the Autodesk Content Browser 2011 window cl...

Page 466: ... selected This is the location that you specified in Step 4 The check boxes at the bottom of the page give you control over the interaction between the users personal catalog libraries and the source tool catalog Selecting the first check box prevents users from making unauthorized changes to the tool catalog Selecting the second check box prevents the tool catalog contents from refreshing when th...

Page 467: ...atalog 1 In the Autodesk Content Browser 2011 window click 2 In the Add Catalog dialog box select Add An Existing Catalog Or Web Site Click Browse 3 In the Browse For Catalog Files dialog box My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 Select Residential Assemblies Tutorial atc Click Open 4 In the Add Catalog dialog box click OK A copy of the tool catalog is created in your personal catalog library 5 C...

Page 468: ...a 5 Click and hold the icon Drag the cursor into the drawing widow and release the mouse button 6 In an empty area in the drawing window click to place the assembly Press Esc to exit subassembly placement mode 7 In the drawing window select the baseline of the new assembly Right click Click Assembly Properties 8 In the Assembly Properties dialog box on the Construction tab notice that the subassem...

Page 469: ...sor changes to a 4 Click and hold the icon Drag the cursor onto the tool palette and then release the mouse button The 50 ft ROW Assemblies tool palette and its contents are displayed in the current tool palette group Exercise 5 Moving Assemblies from a Tool Catalog to a Tool Palette or Drawing 457 ...

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Page 471: ...r page 819 so that you do not overwrite the original drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Corridor Modeling Tutorial Creating a Basic Corridor Model This tutorial demonstrates how to use AutoCAD Civil 3D objects to build a basic corridor model NOTE This tutorial uses the corridor assembly that you built in the Creating an Assembly page 422 exercise A corr...

Page 472: ...9 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Corridor drop down Create Corridor 3 When the Select baseline alignment prompt is displayed select the First Street alignment 4 When the Select a profile prompt is displayed select the blue Finished Grade Centerline First Street profile 460 Chapter 13 Corridors Tutorials ...

Page 473: ... Profile view grid lines removed for clarity 5 When the Select an assembly prompt is displayed select the Primary Road Full Section assembly baseline Tutorial Creating a Basic Corridor Model 461 ...

Page 474: ...Create Corridor dialog box click Set All Targets In the Target Mapping dialog box you can map logical names in subassemblies to actual objects in the drawing For example the BasicSideSlopeCutDitch subassembly requires that a surface be specified for calculating the daylight points 6 In the table in the Object Name column click Click Here To Set All 7 In the Pick A Surface dialog box select surface...

Page 475: ...th a Transition Lane This tutorial demonstrates how to create a corridor with a transition lane The tutorial uses some of the subassemblies that are shipped with AutoCAD Civil 3D to create an assembly Then you create a roadway where the travel lane widths and slopes are controlled by offset alignments profiles polylines and feature lines Tutorial Creating a Corridor with a Transition Lane 463 ...

Page 476: ...panel Assembly drop down Create Assembly 3 In the Create Assembly dialog box for Name enter Transition Click OK 4 When the Specify assembly baseline location prompt is displayed on the command line click a point in the drawing to place the assembly The viewport zooms to the assembly baseline which looks like this Add a lane subassembly 1 If the Tool Palette containing the subassemblies is not visi...

Page 477: ...Gutter 2 In the Properties palette under ADVANCED specify the following parameters Side Right Gutter Width 1 2500 3 In the drawing click the marker point at the top right edge of the lane to draw the curb and gutter Add a sidewalk subassembly 1 In the tool palette click BasicSidewalk 2 In the Properties palette under ADVANCED specify the following parameters Side Right Buffer Width 1 2 0000 Buffer...

Page 478: ...Width 12 0000 Depth 1 0000 Transition Hold Grade Change Offset 3 In the drawing click the marker point on the assembly baseline A lane is drawn extending 12 feet to the left with a slope of 2 and a depth of 1 foot Mirror the subassemblies outside the right lane 1 Press Esc to exit subassembly placement mode 2 In the drawing on the right hand side of the assembly select the curb sidewalk and daylig...

Page 479: ... you will create a corridor using the assembly created in the last exercise You will target the width and elevation of the right lane edge to a right alignment and profile and the left lane edge to a polyline and a feature line For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Corridors This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Creating an Assembly with a Transition Lane page 464 Spe...

Page 480: ...ox for Corridor Name enter Corridor Transition Lanes Specify the daylight surface targets 1 Click Set All Targets 2 In the Target Mapping dialog box in the Object Name column click Click Here To Set All 3 In the Pick A Surface dialog box select EG Click OK This sets the daylight points for both the BasicSideSlopeCutDitch subassemblies to the same surface Specify the fixed lane horizontal target 1 ...

Page 481: ...5 Click OK Notice that because the subassembly names contain the assembly side it is easy to determine which assembly must target which offset object This naming convention is even more useful in road designs that contain many alignments and subassemblies For information on updating the subassembly naming template see the Modifying the Subassembly Name Template page 427 exercise Specify the transi...

Page 482: ...ght 1 Select Profiles Layout 1 3 Click Add Click OK The right side edge of pavement elevation is set to the Layout 1 profile The left side edge of pavement elevation does not need to be set since its elevation is determined by the grade setting 4 Click OK twice The corridor model is built and looks like this 470 Chapter 13 Corridors Tutorials ...

Page 483: ...AutoCAD Civil 3D to create a more complex and realistic highway model This highway has a depressed median with a flat bottom ditch and inside paved shoulders two travel lanes on each side of the median and paved outside shoulders The total median width between inside edges of traveled ways is 44 feet The highway may have at grade intersections so the superelevation rotation point is set to be loca...

Page 484: ...x for Name enter Divided Highway Click OK 4 When the Specify assembly baseline location prompt is displayed on the command line click a point in the drawing to build the assembly The viewport zooms to the assembly baseline which looks like this Add a median subassembly 1 If the Tool Palette containing the subassemblies is not visible click Home tab Palettes panel Tool Palettes 2 In the tool palett...

Page 485: ...y Zoom in so that each marker point can be seen distinctly 2 In the tool palette click the Lanes tab 3 Click LaneOutsideSuper This subassembly inserts a travel lane that follows the outside lane superelevation slope for the superelevation properties of the alignment NOTE For more information about superelevation see the Applying Superelevation to an Alignment page 262 tutorial 4 In the Properties ...

Page 486: ...ADVANCED specify the following parameters Side Left Use Superelevation Slope Outside Shoulder Slope Subbase Use Superelevation Outside Shoulder Slope This sets these slopes to the outside shoulder superelevation slope For more information see the subassembly help 5 In the drawing click the marker point at the top outside edge of lane on finish grade to add the paved shoulder 474 Chapter 13 Corrido...

Page 487: ...see the entire assembly On the left hand side of the assembly select the daylight shoulder and lane subassemblies Right click Click Mirror 3 Click the marker point at the top right edge of the median subassembly to draw a mirror of the daylight shoulder and lane subassemblies The Mirror command creates a mirror image of the selected subassemblies All the subassembly parameters except for the Side ...

Page 488: ...prompt is displayed press Enter 3 In the Select An Alignment dialog box select Centerline 1 Click OK 4 When the Select a profile prompt is displayed press Enter 5 In the Select A Profile dialog box select Layout 1 Click OK 6 When the Select an assembly prompt is displayed press Enter 7 In the Select An Assembly dialog box select Divided Highway Click OK Specify the daylight surface targets 1 In th...

Page 489: ...exercise to edit the corridor model To plot corridor sections you must create section views See the Sections Tutorials page 569 for more information For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Viewing and Editing Corridor Sections Exercise 1 Viewing Corridor Sections In this exercise you will view how a corridor assembly is applied at various stations along a baseline alignment Tutori...

Page 490: ...r tab on the Station Selection panel in the Select A Station list select 0 00 00 A cross section of the corridor at the starting station is displayed The elevations and offsets are displayed on the grid axes The cross section view contains the assembly as well as the other adjacent objects At the current station the offset alignments are represented by vertical green lines and the existing ground ...

Page 491: ...er of the viewport Zoom To A Subassembly View remains zoomed in on a selected subassembly As you navigate to other sections the selected subassembly remains at the center of the viewport 2 In the Select A Station list select 3 00 00 3 On the View Tools panel click Zoom To Subassembly 4 In the Pick Subassembly dialog box select Daylight Right Click OK The view zooms in to the Daylight Right subasse...

Page 492: ... to a range of stations For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Corridor Sections This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Viewing Corridor Sections page 477 Modify subassembly properties for a single station NOTE This exercise uses Corridor 4a dwg from the previous exercise 1 On the Station Selection panel in the Select A Station list select 7 75 00 2 On the View Tools pan...

Page 493: ...ox in the Assembly 1 tree under Group 1 under Lane Right in the Width row clear the Override check box The Value column displays the same value as the Design Value column Modify subassembly properties for a range of stations 1 On the View Tools panel click Zoom To Extents 2 On the Station Selection panel in the Select A Station list select 4 50 00 Notice that the road is in a shallow cut on one si...

Page 494: ...t the Centerline Pivot Design Value is set to Pivot About Centerline 5 In the Centerline Pivot row click the Value cell Select Pivot About Inside Edge Of Traveled Way 6 On the Corridor Edit Tools panel click Apply To A Station Range 7 In the Apply To A Range Of Stations dialog box notice that Start Station is 7 75 00 which is the current station For End Station enter 11 00 00 Click OK 8 On the Cor...

Page 495: ...ing Corridors Exercise 1 Creating Corridor Surfaces In this exercise you will create Top Datum Pave and Median surfaces from the corridor The Top surface tracks the finish grade of the roadway from the left daylight point to the right daylight point on both paved and unpaved portions This surface is used for finish grade modeling The Datum surface tracks the finish grade on unpaved portions and al...

Page 496: ...face 7 In the Pick Corridor Surface Style dialog box select Border Contours Click OK 8 Click the Render Material cell for the Corridor 1 Top surface 9 In the Pick Render Material dialog box select Sitework Paving Surfacing Asphalt Click OK 10 Select the Corridor 1 Top surface by clicking the icon next to its name 11 Change the Overhang Correction setting to Top Links This setting specifies that th...

Page 497: ...r Contours Render Material Sitework Paving Surfacing Asphalt Overhang Correction Top Links Link Code Pave Create a median corridor surface Create a Median surface using these parameters Name Corridor 1 Median Surface Style Border Contours Render Material Sitework Planting Gravel Mixed Overhang Correction Top Links Link Code Gravel Generate the surfaces and examine the results 1 Click OK to create ...

Page 498: ...tutorial go to Exercise 2 Creating Corridor Surface Boundaries page 486 Exercise 2 Creating Corridor Surface Boundaries In this exercise you will use two different methods to define surface boundaries for your corridor design Use corridor surface boundaries to prevent triangulation outside of the daylight lines of a corridor surface You may also use boundaries to either prevent an area of a surfac...

Page 499: ...elect 3 Click Corridor tab Modify Corridor panel Corridor Surfaces 4 In the Corridor Surfaces dialog box click the Boundaries tab Four corridor surfaces are displayed in the boundary table 5 Select the Corridor 1 Top surface Right click Click Add Automatically Daylight This creates a boundary from the daylight lines that are generated from the daylight point codes in the subassembly NOTE A Corrido...

Page 500: ...edges of both lanes by using the lanes outer EPS feature lines This will be an outside boundary to define the outside edges of the Corridor 1 Pave surface 1 Click View tab Views panel Named Views list Corridor_Begin The drawing is redrawn to a zoomed in view of the starting area of Corridor 1 2 In the drawing select the corridor 3 Click Corridor tab Modify Corridor panel Corridor Surfaces 4 In the...

Page 501: ...at the previous procedure to define the inside boundary of the paved region Click in circle 1 and select EPS to define the left outside edge of the paved shoulder Click in circle 8 and select EPS to define the left outside edge of the paved shoulder Click in circle 2 On the command line enter C to close the boundary Change the name of the boundary to Pave Inside Change the Use Type to Hide Boundar...

Page 502: ...roduces a realistic image of the corridor that is useful for on screen presentations Applying hatching to a corridor requires that you apply a material area fill style to each of the appropriate subassembly links Hatching produces a less realistic image of the surface than rendering but hatching prints easily through AutoCAD For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Rendering Corrid...

Page 503: ...Asphalt Slope_Link Sitework Planting Grass Short 5 Click OK Hide and render corridor surfaces 1 Click View tab Views panel Named Views list Corridor_3D View The drawing is redrawn to a three dimensional view of the corridor 2 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Surfaces collection 3 Right click the Corridor 1 Median surface Click Surface Properties 4 In the Surface Properties dialog box ...

Page 504: ...inks Next you will view 2D hatch patterns on the corridor by applying shape styles to the appropriate subassembly links Apply 2D hatching to the corridor model 1 Click View tab Views panel Named Views list Corridor_All The drawing is redrawn to plan view 2 In the drawing select the corridor 3 Click Corridor tab Modify Corridor panel drop down Edit Code Set Styles 492 Chapter 13 Corridors Tutorials...

Page 505: ...odifying the code set style 5 Click Edit Current Selection NOTE You can also open the Code Set Style dialog box from Toolspace on the Settings tab Expand General Multipurpose Styles Code Set Styles Right click the appropriate code set style and click Edit 6 In the Code Set Style dialog box on the Codes tab under Link in the Slope_Link row set the Material Area Fill Style to Strip Hatch 7 Click OK ...

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Page 507: ...ss also creates AutoCAD linework and blocks that represent traffic islands pavement markings and signs The alignments and AutoCAD objects are dynamically linked to the parent alignments Differences Between Intersections and Roundabouts The primary difference between an intersection and a roundabout is that an intersection is a AutoCAD Civil 3D object that is dynamic in both 2D and 3D Profiles corr...

Page 508: ... with the primary road centerline Two additional locked PVIs are created on the secondary road centerline profile at the primary road edges of pavement The primary road cross slope is maintained and the secondary road pavement is blended from the primary road edges of pavement along the secondary road pavement edges You will also experiment with curb return widening parameters which are used to cr...

Page 509: ...this exercise contains a corridor along each of the intersecting roads Each corridor is made up of a corridor assembly and a centerline alignment and profile For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Intersections Specify the intersection location 1 Open Intersection Create 1 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel ...

Page 510: ...re created along the entire length of the centerline alignment This option is useful when you need to use offset alignments and profiles as targets for other objects including other intersections along the same road 3 Click OK 4 On the Geometry Details page click Curb Return Parameters 5 In the Intersection Curb Return dialog box under Curb Return Parameters specify the following parameters Curb R...

Page 511: ... specify the following options Create Corridors In The Intersection Area Selected Add To An Existing Corridor Selected Second Street Select Surface To Daylight EG 2 Under Select Assembly Set To Import click Browse 3 In the Select Assembly Set File dialog box navigate to the tutorial folder page 820 4 Select Intersection Assembly Set_All Crowns xml Click Open An assembly set enables you to quickly ...

Page 512: ...At the beginning of this exercise only Centerline Alignments existed The Offset Alignments and Curb Return Alignments were created using the parameters that you specified in the Create Intersection wizard NOTE In the drawing the offset alignments and station labels are blue and the curb return alignments are red 3 Under Offset Alignments expand the First Street Left 3 500 Profiles collection 500 C...

Page 513: ...d 3 On the command line enter 21 4 Click Corridor tab Modify Region panel Copy Region 5 Select the portion of the Second Street corridor that loops around the site 6 On the command line enter F to fill a gap in the corridor 7 Move the cursor toward the gap in the corridor A red graphic indicates that the gap may be filled 8 Click when the red graphic is visible The gap is filled 9 Press Enter to e...

Page 514: ... Drag the grip toward the intersection Click to place the grip at the beginning of the intersection 13 Right click the First Street corridor Click Rebuild Corridor The corridor rebuilds eliminating the gaps between it and the intersection 502 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 515: ...crown will blend into the primary road edge of pavement You can use the workflow that is demonstrated in this exercise to create an intersection with any combination of turn lanes at the curb returns For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Intersections Specify the intersection location and primary road 1 Open Intersection Create 2 dwg which is located in the tutorial dra...

Page 516: ...ntersections drop down Create Intersection 3 In the drawing click the intersection point of the Road A and Road B alignments 4 Click the Road A alignment to specify it as the primary road 504 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 517: ...horizontal and vertical geometry parameters are stored in the drawing settings You can modify the default parameters during the intersection creation process 2 In the Offset Parameters dialog box specify the following parameters Primary Road Left Offset Alignment Definition Offset Value 6 0000 Primary Road Right Offset Alignment Definition Offset Value 6 0000 Secondary Road Left Offset Alignment D...

Page 518: ...ection of incoming and outgoing traffic NOTE If you cannot see the temporary graphics move the dialog box 5 In the Intersection Curb Return dialog box select the Widen Turn Lane For Outgoing Road check box The Widening Details At Outgoing Lane parameter collection is displayed in the property tree When you highlight a property the preview graphic at the bottom of the dialog box updates to illustra...

Page 519: ...r Selected Select Surface To Daylight Existing Ground 2 In the Select Assembly Set File dialog box navigate to the Assemblies folder page 819 3 Select _Autodesk Metric Assembly Sets xml Click Open 4 Under Maintain Priority Road Crown in the Curb Return Fillets row click You can use the Select An Assembly dialog box to substitute an assembly with another assembly that is in the current drawing To s...

Page 520: ...In this exercise you will use the existing offset alignments and profiles of the primary road to create an intersection and then add the new intersection to the existing primary road corridor The workflow that is demonstrated in this exercise is useful when you need to create several intersections along a single corridor You define the offset geometry for the primary road and then reuse it for sub...

Page 521: ...A and Road C Offset alignments exist on either side of Road A and there is an existing intersection north of Road C 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Intersections drop down Create Intersection 3 In the drawing click the intersection point of the Road A and Road C alignments 4 Click the Road A alignment to specify it as the primary road Exercise 3 Creating an Intersection with Existing Geometry...

Page 522: ...s 1 On the Geometry Details page click Offset Parameters 2 In the Offset Parameters dialog box under Primary Road Left Offset Alignment Definition for Use An Existing Alignment select Yes 3 For Alignment Name click 4 In the Intersection Offset Alignment Name dialog box click 5 In the drawing select the offset alignment on the left hand side of the Road A alignment 510 Chapter 14 Intersection and R...

Page 523: ...set Parameters dialog box for Right Offset Alignment Definition repeat Steps 2 through 6 to assign the offset alignment that is on the right hand side of the Road A alignment Exercise 3 Creating an Intersection with Existing Geometry 511 ...

Page 524: ... parameters for the first intersection quadrant are displayed in the Intersection Curb Return Parameters dialog box In the drawing the first quadrant is highlighted and arrows indicate the direction of incoming and outgoing traffic 512 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 525: ... 13 NW Quadrant select the Widen Turn Lane For Incoming Road check box 14 Click OK 15 In the Create Intersection wizard make sure that the Create Offset And Curb Return Profiles check box is selected 16 Click Next Specify the vertical geometry parameters 1 On the Geometry Details page under Offset and Curb Return Profiles click Lane Slope Parameters Exercise 3 Creating an Intersection with Existin...

Page 526: ... A 2 000 1 as the Right Edge Profile Definition Profile Name 7 Click OK Specify the corridor parameters 1 On the Corridor Regions page specify the following options Create Corridors In The Intersection Area Selected Add To An Existing Corridor Selected Corridor 1 Select Surface To Daylight Existing Ground 2 Under Select Assembly Set To Import click Browse 3 In the Select Assembly Set File dialog b...

Page 527: ...Further exploration To extend the corridor between the two intersections add a corridor region between the two intersections Exercise 3 Creating an Intersection with Existing Geometry 515 ...

Page 528: ...e made to the horizontal or vertical intersection geometry the secondary road design profile is adjusted to accommodate the horizontal and vertical position of the primary road For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Intersections Exercise 1 Editing the Horizontal Geometry of an Intersection In this exercise you will edit the alignments that define the horizontal geometry ...

Page 529: ...ad B The offset alignments for Road A extend along the full length of the centerline alignment The offset alignment for Road B does not extend beyond the intersection extents The curb returns have widening regions on all four corners of Road A 2 Click the intersection marker The Intersection tab is displayed on the ribbon The Modify panel has tools that you can use to modify the parameters of the ...

Page 530: ...drawing Modify the curb return parameters 1 Click Intersection tab Modify panel Edit Curb Returns The Intersection Curb Return Parameters dialog box displays the curb return alignment parameters for the northeast intersection quadrant This dialog box enables you to change basic parameters as well as specific details of the curb return at each intersection quadrant In the drawing notice that the cu...

Page 531: ...2 Clear the Widen Turn Lane For Outgoing Road check box In the drawing the widening region for the northeast quadrant is removed Exercise 1 Editing the Horizontal Geometry of an Intersection 519 ...

Page 532: ...3 Under Intersection Quadrant click SW Quadrant 4 Clear the Widen Turn Lane For Outgoing Road check box 520 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 533: ...rip edit a curb return alignment 1 In the drawing select the southeast curb return alignment Grips appear along the curb return alignment Exercise 1 Editing the Horizontal Geometry of an Intersection 521 ...

Page 534: ...s dialog box For more information about the widening grips see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Offset Alignments and Widenings 3 Press Esc Grip edit the centerline alignments 1 Select both offset alignments along Road B 2 Click the grip on the left Drag the grip to the left Click near station 0 660 to place the grip 522 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 535: ...tersection along the centerline alignment 3 Press Esc 4 Zoom out to see the ends of both centerline alignments 5 Select the Road A centerline alignment 6 Select the grip at the southern end of the alignment 7 Drag the grip to the left Click to place the grip Exercise 1 Editing the Horizontal Geometry of an Intersection 523 ...

Page 536: ...ne and offset alignment The curb return alignments and Road A offset alignments move to accommodate the new intersection point The curb return and offset alignment geometry parameters are maintained 524 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 537: ...es graphically and parametrically and examine how the changes affect the intersection For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Intersections Examine locked PVIs 1 Open Intersection Edit Vertical dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains an intersection of a primary road Road A and a secondary road Road C 2 In the lower right viewpor...

Page 538: ...panel Geometry Editor 4 On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar click In the Profile Entities vista notice that a is displayed in the Lock column for PVIs 5 through 7 5 Hover the cursor over the icon for PVI 6 Information about the locked PVI including alignment profile and intersection is displayed in a tooltip PVIs that are created as part of the intersection creation process are dynamically linked ...

Page 539: ...wport select the intersection marker On the ribbon the Intersection tab is displayed Tools for adjusting the side road profile are displayed on the Modify panel You can edit the primary road profile with the standard profile editing tools Modify the secondary road grade 1 Click Intersection tab Modify panel Side Road Profile The Secondary Road Profile Rules dialog box is displayed Use this dialog ...

Page 540: ...wer right viewport a new PVI is created 100 meters to the left of the locked PVIs The grade entering the intersection is 0 21 which is exactly 2 00 less than the primary road grade 3 In the lower right viewport select the layout profile You can move the grip at the PVI to make minor changes to the profile If you drag the grip outside the range of parameters specified in the profile grade rules the...

Page 541: ...es Changes to the offset profiles affect the curb return profiles but changes to the curb return profile do not affect the offset profiles Use the grips to extend the curb return profile along either offset profile 3 Click Profile tab Modify Profile panel Geometry Editor 4 On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar click Insert PVI 5 Click between the two grips to place a PVI creating a low point on the ...

Page 542: ...ts to changes in other objects 6 Close the Profile Layout Tools toolbar Move the primary road alignment 1 In the left viewport select the Road A alignment 2 Select the grip at the southern end of the Road A alignment Drag the grip to the left Click to place the grip 530 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 543: ... to a new location This happened because you moved the alignment to which they are locked In the top right viewport examine how the changes to the intersection location affect the curb return profile that you modified Exercise 2 Editing the Vertical Geometry of an Intersection 531 ...

Page 544: ...ary road elevation In the top right viewport the PVI you added to the southeast curb return has stayed in the location you specified but the ends of the profile moved up to accommodate the new elevation of the offset profiles The ends of the curb return profile are locked to the offset profiles You must manually update PVIs that have been placed within the profile To continue this tutorial go to E...

Page 545: ...idor Regions in Intersections and Recreating Corridor Regions in Intersections Create a corridor in the intersection area 1 Open Intersection Edit Corridor dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains an intersection of a primary road Road A and a secondary road Road B There currently are no corridors or corridor assemblies in the drawing 2 Select the interse...

Page 546: ...Assemblies folder page 819 7 Select _Autodesk Metric Assembly Sets xml Click Open 8 Click Recreate A corridor is displayed in the intersection area Modify the corridor properties 1 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Corridors and Intersections collections If either of the objects in these collections is out of date right click the object and select Rebuild 534 Chapter 14 Intersection an...

Page 547: ...ip down Click to place the grip several hundred meters to the south 4 Click Corridor tab Modify Corridor panel Corridor Properties drop down Corridor Properties 5 In the Corridor Properties dialog box on the Parameters tab click Select Region From Drawing Exercise 3 Creating and Editing a Corridor in the Intersection Area 535 ...

Page 548: ... Frequency To Apply Assemblies dialog box under Apply Assembly specify the following parameters Along Tangents 10 Along Curves 5 Along Spirals 5 Along Profile Curves 5 9 Click OK twice The corridor is rebuilt The corridor extends further to the south In the extended region the assemblies are further apart than the intersection regions 536 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 549: ...dor Regions 3 In the Intersection Corridor Regions dialog box under Apply An Assembly Set click Browse 4 In the Select Assembly Set File dialog box navigate to the Assemblies folder page 819 5 Select _Autodesk Metric Assembly Sets xml Click Open Exercise 3 Creating and Editing a Corridor in the Intersection Area 537 ...

Page 550: ...egions command To continue to the next tutorial go to Working with Roundabouts page 538 Tutorial Working with Roundabouts This tutorial demonstrates how to create and edit 2D roundabouts The roundabout approach roads circulatory road and turn slip lanes are defined by horizontal alignments which are dynamic to the centerline alignments that you specify You may create pavement markings signs and sp...

Page 551: ...ctions drop down Create Roundabout 3 To specify the roundabout center point in the drawing on the ROAD D alignment click station 0 140 4 To specify the approach roads click Roads C D and E as shown Press Enter Exercise 1 Creating a Roundabout 539 ...

Page 552: ...To Import controls enable you to apply preset parameters to a roundabout You will learn more in Exercise 5 Working with Roundabout Design Standards and Presets page 560 3 Under Roundabout Parameters specify the following parameters NOTE When you hover the cursor over each control notice that the applicable portion of the roundabout is highlighted in the preview graphic Outer Radius 20 Circulatory ...

Page 553: ...x click Next Specify the approach road parameters 1 In the Create Roundabout Approach Roads dialog box under Predefined Parameters To Import select RG 20 When you change this setting the Approach Road Parameters section is populated with preset values You will learn how to modify and save these values for later use in Exercise 5 Working with Roundabout Design Standards and Presets page 560 2 Speci...

Page 554: ... road and the others 5 At the bottom of the dialog box click Next Add signs and pavement markings 1 Under Signs in the J5 row for Leader Length enter 10 The Leader Length parameter enables you to place a leader line between the block that represents the top of the sign and the block that represents the sign 2 In the A25 row for Distance enter 60 The Distance parameter enables you to place some sig...

Page 555: ...king parameters with the values you entered in the preceding steps Examine the roundabout components 1 Click Finish The roundabout is displayed in the drawing Notice that the centerline alignments for the approach roads at Road E and Road C were created with a curve that provides a smooth transition from the parent alignment to the approach road Exercise 1 Creating a Roundabout 543 ...

Page 556: ... page 546 2 Zoom in to the South To North Approach road When you compare this approach road to the others you see that per the parameters you specified but did not apply to all the approach roads these elements which are shown in the following illustration are different 1 The splitter island is not divided 2 The yield line is dashed 3 The J5 keep right sign has a leader line that extends outside t...

Page 557: ...5 The AB6 exiting roundabout sign is 50 meters from the circulatory road edge 3 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Alignments collection Exercise 1 Creating a Roundabout 545 ...

Page 558: ... the geometry for another approach road that remains dynamic to both the roundabout and the specified centerline alignment For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Adding Approach Roads Select the approach road 1 Open Roundabout Approach Add dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 Click Home tab Create Design panel Intersections drop down Add Approach 3 Clic...

Page 559: ...4 Click Road D which is to the north of the roundabout Exercise 2 Adding an Approach Road to a Roundabout 547 ...

Page 560: ...about Approach Roads dialog box is displayed You use this dialog box to specify the geometry and alignment properties of the roads that meet at the roundabout Specify the approach road parameters 1 In the Create Roundabout Approach Roads dialog box under Predefined Parameters To Import select RG 20 When you change this setting the Approach Road Parameters section is populated with preset values Yo...

Page 561: ...abel Set Roundabout Approach Road 4 At the bottom of the dialog box click Next Specify the island parameters 1 For Predefined Parameters To Import select RG 20 2 At the bottom of the dialog box click Next Examine the roundabout components NOTE On the Markings and Signs page accept the default values 1 Click Finish The approach road is displayed in the drawing Exercise 2 Adding an Approach Road to ...

Page 562: ...xercise 3 Adding a Turn Slip Lane to a Roundabout In this exercise you create the geometry for a turn slip lane which allows vehicles to bypass the roundabout and turn from one approach road to another For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Adding Slip Lanes Select the entry and exit approach roads 1 Open Roundabout Slip Lane Add dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings fold...

Page 563: ...n panel Intersections drop down Add Turn Slip Lane 3 For the Entry Approach road click the Approach_SN 1 alignment 4 For the Exit Approach road click the Approach_EW alignment Exercise 3 Adding a Turn Slip Lane to a Roundabout 551 ...

Page 564: ...on Line Length 1 Length of Deceleration Lane 20 Length of Acceleration Lane 10 Lane Width 4 Radius 50 Taper Length 20 2 Under Draw Pavement Markings specify the following parameters Outer Edge Selected Continuous Decelerating Transition Line Cleared Accelerating Transition Line Cleared 552 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 565: ...rcise 4 Editing Roundabout Components page 553 Exercise 4 Editing Roundabout Components In this exercise you edit the geometry of the approach roads move the roundabout center point and delete roundabout components For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Roundabouts To edit approach road geometry 1 Open Roundabout Edit dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder p...

Page 566: ...parameters Exit Radius 25 Entry Flare Length 75 6 At the bottom of the dialog box click Next 7 In the Create Roundabout Islands dialog box under Construction Triangle Parameters change the Length value to 75 8 At the bottom of the dialog box click Next Click Finish The approach road is extended the exit radius has increased and linework for the islands and the pavement markings have been updated 5...

Page 567: ...To edit roundabout location 1 Click Intersection tab Modify Roundabout panel Edit Roundabout 2 Click the Roundabout_ISLAND alignment Exercise 4 Editing Roundabout Components 555 ...

Page 568: ...ialog box under Roundabout Center Point click 4 In the drawing on the Road D alignment click near station 0 130 NOTE Station 0 130 is not labeled but the location is shown in the following image 556 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 569: ... At the bottom of the dialog box click Next three times Click Finish The roundabout alignments and pavement markings are recreated around the new center point Exercise 4 Editing Roundabout Components 557 ...

Page 570: ...To delete roundabout components 1 Click Intersection tab Modify Roundabout panel Delete Roundabout 2 Click the Approach_SN 1 alignment 558 Chapter 14 Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials ...

Page 571: ... deleted because its geometry was dependent upon the geometry of the approach roads to which it was attached NOTE To delete the entire roundabout click one of the circulatory road alignments while the Delete Roundabout command is active Exercise 4 Editing Roundabout Components 559 ...

Page 572: ... standards file the contents of which you will examine at the end of this exercise For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Roundabout Drawing Standards and Using Presets Select a a baseline roundabout 1 Open Roundabout Preset dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 2 Click Modify tab Design panel Intersection 3 Click Intersection tab Modify Roundabout panel ...

Page 573: ...et Add dialog box under Preset Name enter R 40 3 Under Roundabout Parameters enter the following parameters Outer Radius 40 Circulatory Road Width 10 Apron Width 3 4 Under Markings Parameters enter the following parameters Outer Offset 0 5 Inner Offset 0 5 Marker Line Width 0 3 Exercise 5 Working with Roundabout Design Standards and Presets 561 ...

Page 574: ...approach road presets 1 In the Create Roundabout Approach Roads dialog box under Predefined Parameters to Import click 2 In the Preset Add dialog box under Preset Name enter R 40 3 Under Approach Road Parameters enter the following parameters Exit Road Width 5 Exit Radius 25 Exit Flare Length 80 Exit Flare Type Line Width at Departure 4 5 Entry Road Width 4 5 Entry Radius 20 Entry Flare Length 80 ...

Page 575: ...eters enter the following parameters Provide Crosswalk Length 3 Rounding at Exit 1 Offset from Circle at Exit 1 Offset at Exit 0 5 Offset at Departure 0 3 Rounding at Tip 0 25 Island Total Length 15 Island Base Length 8 Rounding at Entry 1 Offset from Circle at Entry 0 5 Offset at Entry 0 5 Offset at Approach 1 Rounding at Crosswalk 0 5 5 Click OK 6 In the Create Roundabout Islands dialog box clic...

Page 576: ...Civil 3D Metric Roundabouts Presets xml with your default Internet browser 2 Under RoundaboutPresets StandardPresets US standardType EN US examine the contents of the following blocks RoundaboutPreset name R 40 ApproachPreset name R 40 IslandsPreset name R 40 These blocks contain the parameters you entered earlier in this exercise If you are familiar with XML code you can edit this file directly t...

Page 577: ...Approach_SN alignment 3 In the Create Roundabout Approach Roads dialog box under Predefined Parameters to Import select R 40 Click 4 In the Preset Edit dialog box under Approach Road Parameters change the following parameters Entry Road Width 9 Entry Flare Type Arc 5 Click OK Exercise 5 Working with Roundabout Design Standards and Presets 565 ...

Page 578: ...nd south of the roundabout are updated to reflect the updated preset The other approach roads were not affected because you did not apply the new preset to them Delete a preset 1 Click Intersection tab Modify Roundabout panel Edit Roundabout 2 Click the Approach_SN alignment 3 In the Create Roundabout Approach Roads dialog box under Predefined Parameters to Import select R 40 Click The preset is r...

Page 579: ...preset cannot be deleted because it was shipped with AutoCAD Civil 3D Only user defined presets may be edited or deleted 5 Click OK 6 In the Create Roundabout Approach Roads dialog box click Cancel Exercise 5 Working with Roundabout Design Standards and Presets 567 ...

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Page 581: ...ations NOTE All drawings used in these tutorials are available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 If you want to save your work from these tutorials save the drawings to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 so that you do not overwrite the original drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Sections Tutorial Creating Section Views This tutorial demo...

Page 582: ...dynamically linked to the corridor model if the corridor model in the Xref drawing changes the section views update automatically For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Sections Exercise 1 Creating Sample Lines In this exercise you will create a set of sample lines along the alignment The sample lines define the stations at which the cross sections are cut and also the width of t...

Page 583: ...ck boxes are selected for all entries in the table Data sources may include surfaces corridor models and corridor surfaces Each surface and corridor surface results in a single cross sectional string Using the corridor model as a source includes all of the points links and shapes in the model 7 Set the Section Styles to the following NOTE You can double click a Style cell in the table to select th...

Page 584: ...ne Tools toolbar is available for defining additional lines if desired 12 Close the Sample Lines Tools toolbar To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Creating Section Views page 572 Exercise 2 Creating Section Views In this exercise you will create a section view for a range of sample lines First you will modify some of the settings that apply to section views 572 Chapter 15 Sections Tutorials...

Page 585: ...n the Print Area row change the Color to Red These colors make it easy to identify the extents of the sheet as well as the portion of the sheet that contains the section views You will observe these components when you create the section views later in this exercise 5 Click OK Specify basic section view parameters 1 Click Home tab Profile Section Views panel Section Views drop down Create Multiple...

Page 586: ...al Section dwt is selected Click Open 5 In the Select Layout As Sheet Template dialog box under Select A Layout To Create New Sheets select ARCH D Section 40 Scale 6 Click OK 7 On the Create Multiple Section Views wizard under Group Plot Style select Basic 8 Click Next Specify the section view offsets 1 On the Offset Range page under Offset Range select Automatic Notice that the Left and Right val...

Page 587: ...ick OK 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to apply the No Labels style to the Corridor 1 Top and Corridor 1 Datum surfaces 5 Click Next Specify the data band settings 1 On the Data Bands page under Select Band Set select Major Station 2 In the Set Band Properties area specify the following parameters Surface1 Corridor 1 Top Surface 2 Corridor 1 Datum Create and examine the section views 1 Click Create Section...

Page 588: ...ion sheets the area between the red and blue rectangles contains the title block border and other information that is contained in the plan production template you selected You will create section sheets in the Creating Section Sheets page 814 exercise 4 Zoom in to one of the section views 576 Chapter 15 Sections Tutorials ...

Page 589: ...AD Civil 3D Help topic Adding Projected Objects to a Section View Project objects onto multiple section views 1 Open Section Project Objects dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 A proposed corridor and a series of section views are displayed in two viewports in the drawing Along the corridor several other objects are visible Red polylines on either side of the corridor rep...

Page 590: ...le under Name clear all check boxes except Blocks and 3D Polylines 7 In the Blocks row specify the following parameters Style Projection Without Exaggeration Elevation Options Surface Corridor 1 Surface 1 Label Style Offset and Elevation 8 In the Blocks and 3D Polylines rows specify the following parameters Style Projection Without Exaggeration Elevation Options Surface EG Label Style Offset and E...

Page 591: ...line will be projected In the top viewport notice that a utility pole block does not appear in section view 13 00 00 This section view does not display a utility pole block because one does not appear within 50 feet before or after the sample line Project objects onto a single section view 1 In the top viewport pan and zoom until you see section 13 00 00 2 Click Home tab Profile Section Views pane...

Page 592: ... click section view 13 00 6 In the Project Objects To Section View dialog box click Set All in each column to specify the following parameters Style Projection Without Exaggeration Elevation Options Surface EG Label Style Offset and Elevation 7 Click OK The block is displayed on the section view 580 Chapter 15 Sections Tutorials ...

Page 593: ...ation of the corridor surface 1 In the top viewport click the blue marker that indicates the elevation of the fence When you select the marker in the section view notice that the blue 3D polyline in plan is highlighted 2 Click the grip Drag the grip down to change the elevation of the 3D polyline Exercise 1 Projecting an Object onto a Section View 581 ...

Page 594: ...in plan view 3 In the task dialog box click No 4 Press Esc 5 Select section view 13 00 Right click Click Section View Properties The Projections tab is displayed on the Section View Properties dialog box You can use the controls on this tab to change the parameters you used when you projected objects onto the section view NOTE Like other AutoCAD Civil 3D labels label parameters are changed by sele...

Page 595: ...th plan and section views 7 In the Elevation Options column change the value to Surface Corridor 1 Surface 1 8 Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to change the elevation of Multi View Blocks Eastern White Pine 21 to reference Corridor 1 Surface 1 9 Click OK In the section view notice that the fence marker and tree are now at the corridor surface elevation Exercise 1 Projecting an Object onto a Section View 583 ...

Page 596: ...eters Style Projection Without Exaggeration Elevation Options Surface Corridor 1 Surface 1 Label Style Offset Elevation 7 Click OK The tree is displayed on the section view Two things are evident Only one of the blocks was projected onto the section view Objects in a site can be projected to a section view only if the object falls within the perpendicular swath width at the specified sample line T...

Page 597: ...projected at the surface elevation where it is actually located and not at the surface elevation at the current sample line However the offset value that is displayed in the label reflects the object s offset value at the current sample line Exercise 1 Projecting an Object onto a Section View 585 ...

Page 598: ...es Projection Styles collection Label styles for projected objects are located in Toolspace on the Settings tab in the Section View Label Styles Projection collection To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Adding a Section View Grade Label page 586 Exercise 2 Adding a Section View Grade Label In this exercise you will create a section view grade label 586 Chapter 15 Sections Tutorials ...

Page 599: ...ype Grade Grade Label Style Grade_Slope 4 Click Add On the command line you are prompted to select a section view 5 In the drawing click a grid line of the section view On the command line you are prompted to pick a point 6 In the section view snap to a low point in the section Snap to a higher point up the hill The grade between the two points is displayed If you wish add more grade labels to oth...

Page 600: ... the Section 1 cell for the new band that you created From the drop down list select the Corridor 1 Top surface NOTE The name of the Corridor 1 Top surface varies depending on the section view that you are editing 6 Click Apply A data band is added to the section view in the drawing Notice that there is no data displayed in the band This happened because the default Weeding factor specifies that a...

Page 601: ... which cut and fill volumes balance the volume of material to be moved and the locations of borrow pits and dump sites Pay Item Quantities extract and report the cost of a project based on the quantity of pay items that are assigned to AutoCAD or AutoCAD Civil 3D objects in the project NOTE All drawings used in these tutorials are available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 If you want to s...

Page 602: ...d to create material lists and default styles for tables The quantity takeoff criteria includes a list of materials that specifies the surfaces and shapes from which you want to generate volume information For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Quantity Takeoff Criteria Review quantity takeoff settings 1 Open Earthworks 1 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings fol...

Page 603: ...s usually 1 0 or higher The Fill factor is typically used as a compaction factor for fill material It is usually 1 0 or higher The Refill factor indicates what percentage of cut material can be reused as fill It should be 1 0 or lower 5 Click Cancel To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Creating a Material List page 591 Exercise 2 Creating a Material List In this exercise you will create a ma...

Page 604: ...n the EG row click Click Here Select EG from the list 8 In the Object Name column in the Datum row click Click Here Select Corridor 1 Datum from the list In the Earthworks criteria settings EG is set as the base surface and Datum is set as the Compare surface The Object Name fields specify which object calls for both an EG surface as the base and a Datum surface as the comparison These criteria ca...

Page 605: ...wing parameters Select Alignment Centerline 1 Select Sample Line Group SLG 1 Select A Material List Material List 1 This is the material list you created in Exercise 2 Creating a Material List page 591 by calculating volume quantities for the sample line group using the Earthworks criteria Select A Style Sheet Earthwork xsl Display XML Report Selected 4 Click OK 5 The report is displayed The Cut V...

Page 606: ...s haul line falls below the balance line it indicates a region in which material is fill There are two methods to compare free haul volume and overhaul volume Grade Points Grade points are stations at which the proposed project design transitions from cut to fill In a mass haul diagram a grade point is the highest or lowest point in a mass haul region A grade point is the highest point in a mass h...

Page 607: ...me is zero In the balance points method of measuring free haul the mass haul line is duplicated and shifted horizontally to the right where the project transitions from cut to fill or to the left where the project transitions from fill to cut by the free haul distance In the following image the green areas are free haul volume and the red areas are overhaul The arrows illustrate the free haul dist...

Page 608: ... haul and overhaul volumes for a project site To create a mass haul diagram the following items must be available an alignment two surfaces a sample line group a material list The sample drawing that you will use for this exercise contains all of these items To learn how to create a material list see the Creating a Material List page 591 exercise 596 Chapter 16 Material Calculation Tutorials ...

Page 609: ... As Mass Haul Line list but accept the default Total Volume option In the Mass Haul Line area specify the following settings Mass Haul Line Name Mass Haul Line Total Volume Mass Haul Line Style Free Haul and Overhaul Grade Point 6 Click Next 7 On the Balancing Options page under Free Haul Options select the Free Haul Distance check box Enter 300 0000 as the free haul distance This value specifies ...

Page 610: ...page 598 Exercise 2 Balancing Mass Haul Volumes In this exercise you will balance the mass haul volumes above and below the balance line which will eliminate overhaul volume For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Using Mass Haul Diagrams This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Creating a Mass Haul Diagram page 596 598 Chapter 16 Material Calculation Tutorials ...

Page 611: ...dump sites or borrow pits which can reduce or eliminate overhaul 2 At station 3 25 hover the cursor over the mass haul line Notice that the tooltip displays the current station number 3 25 and volume approximately 1500 00 Cu Yd 3 Select the mass haul line Right click Click Mass Haul Line Properties 4 In the Mass Haul Line Properties dialog box click the Balancing Options tab 5 In the Add Remove Bo...

Page 612: ...you examine this station on the profile you see that it is also a relatively flat section of the existing ground surface Flat areas can also be good locations for dump sites and borrow pits 2 At station 6 25 hover the cursor over the mass haul line Notice that the tooltip displays the current station number and volume which is approximately 2000 00 Cu Yd 3 Select the mass haul line Right click Cli...

Page 613: ...save your changes To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Editing the Mass Haul Line Style page 601 Exercise 3 Editing the Mass Haul Line Style In this exercise you will create a mass haul line style that is based on an existing style The mass haul line style controls the display of the line that displays free haul and overhaul volumes in a mass haul view The display components such as color li...

Page 614: ...nce Point 5 On the Free Haul tab in the Free Haul Options area notice that the Measure From Grade Point option is selected Also notice that the graphic to the right resembles the mass haul diagram in the drawing Grade points are the points at which volumes transition from cut to fill When free haul is measured from grade points the highest point or lowest if below the balance line is the grade poi...

Page 615: ...free haul and overhaul areas of the mass haul diagram Notice that the mass haul diagram uses the balance point method to measure free haul To continue to the next tutorial go to Calculating and Reporting Quantities page 603 Tutorial Calculating and Reporting Quantities In this tutorial you will learn how to create and manage pay item data associate pay item codes with several types of drawing obje...

Page 616: ... contents A pay item file contains a listing of the pay item codes descriptions and units of measure An optional pay item categorization file categorizes the pay items into manageable groups A pay item categorization file groups similar pay items by common pay item code prefixes You will learn how to create a custom pay item file and categorization file in Exercise 7 Creating a Pay Item List page ...

Page 617: ...nit of measure assigned to each pay item 2 Click Turn Off Categorization The categories specified by the pay item categorization file are removed The QTO Manager displays all pay items in the pay item file 3 In the Enter Text To Filter Pay Items field enter Asphalt Click The filtered pay item list displays only pay items that have a description that contains the word asphalt 4 In the Enter Text To...

Page 618: ...ands to assign a pay item code to many objects at the same time For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Tagging Objects with Pay Items This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Loading and Navigating a Pay Item List page 604 Assign a pay item code to linear objects 1 Open Quantities 2 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains a commercial si...

Page 619: ...r to return to the Quick Select dialog box 7 Repeat Steps 2 through 4 to select the lines on the PKNG STRP STALLS layer In the drawing all parking lot stall lines are selected 8 Click Analyze tab QTO panel QTO Manager 9 In the QTO Manager vista click Exercise 2 Assigning Pay Item Codes to AutoCAD Objects 607 ...

Page 620: ... 0300 11 Press Enter 12 Hover the cursor over one of the parking lot lines The tooltip displays the pay item description and ID that has been assigned to that object Assign a pay item to AutoCAD blocks 1 In the drawing select one of the blocks that represent parking lot lamps 608 Chapter 16 Material Calculation Tutorials ...

Page 621: ...ick 4 In the Favorites category select Pay Item ID 63612 0300 5 Press Enter 6 Hover the cursor over one of the blocks The tooltip displays the description and ID of each pay item that has been assigned to that block Exercise 2 Assigning Pay Item Codes to AutoCAD Objects 609 ...

Page 622: ...he command line enter O This action activates object selection mode in which you select the outline of a closed object as opposed to a point inside the object Because some of the parking lot islands are subdivided by pipes you can use object selection mode to assign the pay item codes to the entire object not only to the closed area that you select TIP For faster performance zoom in to a closed po...

Page 623: ...ndicates that the pay items have been applied to the area 6 Select several other islands 7 Press Enter to end the command 8 Hover the cursor over one of the parking lot islands The tooltip displays the description and ID of each pay item that has been assigned to that area Exercise 2 Assigning Pay Item Codes to AutoCAD Objects 611 ...

Page 624: ...rts For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Tagging Objects with Pay Items This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Assigning Pay Item Codes to AutoCAD Objects page 606 Specify the QTO command settings 1 Open Quantities 3 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains a commercial site which consists of a building footprint a parking lot and acc...

Page 625: ... 2 In the Pipe Network Properties dialog box on the Layout Settings tab under Network Parts List click Edit Current Selection 3 In the Network Parts List dialog box on the Pipes tab expand the Storm Sewer Concrete Pipe category 4 In the 18 inch RCP row click 5 In the Pay Item List dialog box expand the Favorites category 6 In the Favorites category select Pay Item ID 60201 0600 7 Click OK 8 Click ...

Page 626: ...l 6 floor Mat_CONC Pipe 18 inch RCP Pipes and Structures Selected 3 In the drawing click two points This action creates two structures that are connected by a pipe 4 Press Enter 5 Hover the cursor over one of the new structures The tooltip displays the description and ID of each pay item that has been assigned to that structure Assign pay items to existing pipe network parts 1 In the drawing selec...

Page 627: ...es category select Pay Item IDs 60403 1100 and 60409 0500 5 Press Enter 6 Hover the cursor over one of the catch basins The tooltip displays the description and ID of the pay items that have been assigned to the catch basin Exercise 3 Assigning Pay Item Codes to Pipe Network Parts 615 ...

Page 628: ...s A code set style applies pay items to the link or point codes that define corridor assemblies The code set style enables you to use the corridor model to compute quantities for a variety of units of measure such as Cumulative Area or Volumes To extract cumulative volumes of closed corridor areas apply pay item codes to corridor links Links with pay item codes are used to extract pay item area or...

Page 629: ... 1 Open Quantities 4 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains a commercial site which consists of a building footprint a parking lot and access roads 2 In Toolspace on the Settings tab expand the General Multipurpose Styles Code Set Styles collection Right click All Codes Click Copy 3 In the Code Set Style dialog box on the Information tab for Name enter ...

Page 630: ... Code Set Style Name select Corridor Quantities 3 Press Esc 4 In the drawing select the baseline of the corridor assembly Right click Click Properties 5 On the Properties palette under Data for Code Set Style Name select Corridor Quantities 6 Press Esc 7 Rebuild the corridor To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 5 Working with Quantity Reports page 619 618 Chapter 16 Material Calculation Tutori...

Page 631: ...lp topic Reporting Pay Item Quantities This exercise continues from Exercise 4 Assigning Pay Item Codes to Corridors page 616 Generate a summary pay item quantity report 1 Open Quantities 5 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains a commercial site which consists of a building footprint a parking lot and access roads Several of the objects in this drawing...

Page 632: ...ary report In the following steps these items will be calculated in a itemized report 6 In the Quantity Takeoff Report dialog box click Close Generate a detailed pay item quantity report 1 In the Compute Quantity Takeoff dialog box specify the following parameters Report Type Detailed Report Extents Selection Set Limit Extents To Alignment Station Range Cleared Report Selected Pay Items Only Clear...

Page 633: ...bject to which each pay item is assigned is displayed for each pay item instance Notice that several instances of Pay Item 60409 0500 are 17 feet on either side of the alignment This indicates that these inlets are placed along the edges of pavement of the Side Road corridor Insert a quantity takeoff report into the drawing 1 Click Draw 2 Pan to an empty space in the drawing 3 Click the place the ...

Page 634: ... interval In the example used in this exercise the pay item formula adds recessed pavement markers at 10 foot intervals along the corridor Similar applications of this formula include lane striping and quantity of posts along a guardrail or fence Formulas can also be used to convert pay item quantities from one unit of measure to another For example you could create a formula that converts square ...

Page 635: ...the formula file has been saved it remains associated with the current drawing Other formulas that you write in the current drawing will be saved to the same formula file 7 Click OK 8 In the Specify A Quantity Takeoff Formula File dialog box navigate to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 BEST PRACTICE Save the pay item formula file in the same location as either the drawing with which it i...

Page 636: ...panel QTO Manager 2 In the QTO Manager vista in the Favorites category select the Pay Item ID 63407 0000 row 3 Click Analyze tab QTO panel Takeoff 4 In the Compute Quantity Takeoff dialog box specify the following parameters Report Type Detailed Report Extents Drawing Limit Extents to Alignment Station Range Selected Alignment Side Road Report Selected Pay Items Only Selected Report Station And Of...

Page 637: ...lists and categorization files from existing data This exercise continues from Exercise 6 Working with Pay Item Formulas page 622 Create a new pay item list 1 Open Quantities 7 dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains a commercial site which consists of a building footprint a parking lot and access roads 2 Click Analyze tab QTO panel QTO Manager 3 In Wind...

Page 638: ... item file Tutorial_QTO_Pay Items csv Update the pay item categorization file 1 In the QTO Manager vista expand the Division 150 Group 151 category 2 In Windows Explorer navigate to the Data Pay Item Data Getting Started folder page 819 3 Select Getting Started Categories xml Right click Click Open With Notepad TIP You can use any XML editor to modify the pay item categorization file The categoriz...

Page 639: ...e value start 15101 end title Section 15101 description Mobilization 9 Place the cursor at the end of the line that you copied in the previous step Press Enter 10 Right click Click Paste 11 In the lines you pasted replace the existing values with the following values Description Title End Start Traffic Control Division 140 Signs Group 141 Speed Limit Section 14101 14101 Traffic Direction Section 1...

Page 640: ... drawing 1 In the QTO Manager vista click Open Pay Item File 2 In the Open Pay Item File dialog box specify the following parameters NOTE The Pay Item File and Pay Item Categorization File are located in the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 Pay Item File Format CSV Comma Delimited Pay Item File Tutorial_QTO_Pay Items csv Pay Item Categorization File Tutorial_QTO_Pay Item_Categorization csv 3...

Page 641: ...orials save the drawings to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 so that you do not overwrite the original drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Pipe Networks Tutorial Creating a Pipe Network This tutorial demonstrates how to create a pipe network using the specialized layout tools You create a pipe network by selecting start and end points for pipes and locations...

Page 642: ...il 3D Help topic Creating Pipe Networks from Objects Create a pipe network from a 2D polyline 1 Open drawing Pipe Networks 1A dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 This drawing contains existing ground and corridor surfaces alignments that represent intersecting road centerlines parcels that represent property boundaries and a polyline that represents the proposed pipe netw...

Page 643: ...m Sewer Pipe To Create 450 mm RCP Structure To Create Eccentric Structure 1 500 dia 530 Frame 900 Cone Surface Name First Street Alignment Name First Street Erase Existing Entity Selected 6 Click OK The pipe network is displayed in plan A structure was created at each polyline vertex and a pipe was created between the structures Exercise 1 Creating a Pipe Network from a Polyline 631 ...

Page 644: ... click Click Draw Parts In Profile View 4 Click the First Street Profile view The pipes and structures are displayed in the profile view Notice that as you specified the direction of flow begins at the end station of the profile and proceeds toward the beginning station 632 Chapter 17 Pipe Network Tutorials ...

Page 645: ... side of the profile view 2 Click the grip Drag the grip up to increase the invert elevation Click to place the grip You can use grips to graphically change the position of pipes and structures in both plan and profile Exercise 1 Creating a Pipe Network from a Polyline 633 ...

Page 646: ... parameters you set on this toolbar 3 Click Pipe Network Vistas On the Panorama window you use the Pipes and Structures tabs to edit pipes parametrically 4 On the Pipes tab in the Pipe 1 row change the Start Invert Elevation value to 40 5 On the Network Layout Tools toolbar click Pipe Network Vistas The pipe invert elevation changes to the specified value 634 Chapter 17 Pipe Network Tutorials ...

Page 647: ... ground and layout profiles for the alignment It also contains a surface exported from a corridor that uses the alignment as its baseline 2 In the drawing window zoom to the area on the alignment between station 7 00 and 11 00 3 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab expand the Pipe Networks collection then right click Networks Click Create Pipe Network By Layout Alternatively you can click Home tab C...

Page 648: ...ide edge is flush with the outside edge of the road shoulder 9 With the Station Offset command still active create another structure by entering 800 for the station and 15 as the offset A second catch basin is created The two structures are connected by a pipe of the type specified in the Pipe list The pipes follow a downhill slope based on the corridor surface terrain and the design rules for the...

Page 649: ...ying out a pipe network you have the option of connecting to existing pipe network parts AutoCAD Civil 3D gives you visual cues when the pipe or structure you are creating will either connect to an existing object or break a pipe to create a junction In the previous exercise you used the Draw Pipes And Structures tool to place structures and pipes simultaneously In this exercise you will add catch...

Page 650: ... pipe network 1 In the Pipes list ensure that 18 Inch Concrete Pipe is selected 2 On the Network Layout Tools toolbar click Pipes Only 3 Place the cursor over the structure that is offset 15 from station 9 60 A connection marker that indicates that the pipe can be attached to the structure is displayed 4 With the connection marker displayed click the structure to connect the new pipe to it 5 Place...

Page 651: ...he configuration of your pipe network as you work As you create your design you can switch to a different parts list add parts to the parts list or change the referenced surface and alignment For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Pipe Network Settings Exercise 1 Adding Parts to the Parts List In this exercise you will add a new part to the parts list by selecting a part ...

Page 652: ... 11 Expand Concrete Rectangular Headwall Notice that all available part sizes were added to the tree view Notice that for each part in the list you can select an object style design rules and a render material 12 On the Pipes tab in the tree view right click Concrete Pipe Click Add Part Size 13 In the Part Size Creator dialog box click the Inner Pipe Diameter row Click the Value cell From the valu...

Page 653: ...se uses Pipe Networks 2 dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise or you can open Pipe Networks 2B dwg from the tutorial drawings folder page 819 1 If the Network Layout Tools toolbar is not already open select a pipe network part Right click Click Edit Network 2 On the Network Layout Tools toolbar click 3 In the Select Surface dialog box select EG Click OK Change the referenced...

Page 654: ...h is typical of a pipe layout that travels through open terrain 10 Click OK four times To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Adding a Branch to a Pipe Network page 642 Exercise 3 Adding a Branch to a Pipe Network In this exercise you will add a branch to the existing pipe network layout and use the part status to review and edit the layout In addition to indicator icons that indicate where pa...

Page 655: ... window zoom to station 4 00 on XC_STORM 6 Click near the alignment to place the headwall structure Connect the headwall structure to the pipe network 1 On the Network Layout Tools toolbar click Pipes Only 2 In the Pipes list expand the Concrete Pipe collection Select 24 Inch Concrete Pipe 3 Toggle the Upslope Downslope button to Upslope 4 Hover the cursor over the rectangular headwall structure W...

Page 656: ...h by adding a structure to the middle of the pipe span 3 Right click the row for Pipe 10 Click Zoom To The full extents of the pipe are displayed in the drawing window Insert a structure in the middle of a pipe 1 On the Network Layout Tools toolbar in the Structures list select Eccentric Cylindrical Structure Eccentric Structure 48 Dia 18 Frame 24 Cone 5 Wall 6 Floor 2 Click Structures Only 3 In t...

Page 657: ...y to identify When you create a section view any pipe network parts that are located at the cross section are drawn in the view For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Editing Pipe Networks Exercise1 DrawingPipeNetworkPartsinaProfileView In this exercise you will draw the pipe network parts in a profile view For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Displaying Pipe ...

Page 658: ...s In this exercise you will add labels to the pipe network parts drawn in both plan and profile views NOTE For more detailed tutorials on labels go to the Labels and Tables Tutorials page 739 For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Labeling Pipe Networks This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Drawing Pipe Network Parts in a Profile View page 645 Add labels to pipe network parts i...

Page 659: ...nvert Elevation 3 On the Layout tab click the Contents value under Text Click 4 In the Text Component Editor dialog box on the Properties tab in the Properties list select Start Invert Elevation 5 Click 6 In the text editor window click the Description CP property field Press Delete 7 Your label content should look like this 8 Click OK twice 9 In the Add Labels dialog box specify the following par...

Page 660: ... box specify the following parameters Label Type Spanning Pipes Plan Pipe Label Style 2D Length Total Span 3 Click Add 4 Click both pipes along the XC_STORM alignment then press Enter 5 When prompted click a location along the pipe span to place the label The span label is placed on the pipe run in the location you specified To see which pipes are included in the span hover the cursor over the lab...

Page 661: ...utorial drawings folder page 819 1 In the profile view for ROAD1 PV 1 click Pipe 4 which connects the structures that are offset from stations 11 00 and 12 50 on ROAD1 2 Click the square editing grip at the center of the pipe to make it active Click a new vertical location for the pipe so the start invert elevation is approximately 650 feet NOTE The horizontal grid line immediately below the pipe ...

Page 662: ... and end elevations For more information see the Using Basic Functionality tutorial exercise page 15 Further exploration Repeat the editing procedures with Pipe 5 which is between stations 12 50 and 13 00 to create a continuous flow line for the pipes To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Overriding the Style of a Pipe Network Part in a Profile View page 650 Exercise 4 Overriding the Style of...

Page 663: ...style change Change the structure style display in profile 1 Pan and zoom until you can clearly see the structure at station 8 00 Notice that there is no indication of the pipe segment that travels along the XC STORM alignment In the next few steps you will change the structure style to display where a perpendicular pipe connects to a structure 2 Click the structure to select it Right click Select...

Page 664: ...ab Profile Section Views panel Sample Lines 3 Press Enter when prompted to select an alignment 4 In the Select Alignment dialog box select ROAD1 Click OK 5 In the Create Sample Line Group dialog box click OK 6 On the command line enter 1260 7 For the left swath width enter 20 8 For the right swath width enter 20 The sample line is created at the specified station 9 Press Enter to end the sample li...

Page 665: ...tures in a pipe network Then you will create a table style to display other information The procedures for creating pipe and structure tables are very similar While this exercise focuses on structure tables you can use the same procedure to create pipe tables NOTE For more detailed tutorials on tables go to the Labels and Tables Tutorials page 739 For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help...

Page 666: ... Name to Structure Stations and Details 4 On the Data Properties tab specify the following parameters Sort Data Selected Sorting Column 1 Order Ascending These settings ensure that the table rows are sorted in ascending order by the first column 5 In the Structure area click to add a new column to the table 6 Double click the new column s heading cell 7 In the Text Component Editor dialog box in t...

Page 667: ...g box click the heading cell of the Station column and then drag the Station column over the Structure Details column The Station column is placed between the Structure Name and Structure Details columns 15 Click OK twice The table now displays the station at which each structure is located Exercise 6 Creating Pipe and Structure Tables 655 ...

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Page 669: ... your work from these tutorials save the drawings to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 so that you do not overwrite the original drawings For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part Builder Tutorial CreatingaCylindricalManholeStructure This tutorial demonstrates how use Part Builder to create a cylindrical shaped storm drainage manhole structure It will go ...

Page 670: ...ametric Part The New Part box dialog is displayed 3 For Name enter Cylindrical Manhole1 Click in the box next to Description The description matches the name by default Click OK The Part Builder parametric modeling environment is opened 4 Expand Part Configuration and change the following Undefined Part Type change this to Junction Structure Undefined leave this as Undefined Undefined Bounded Shap...

Page 671: ...rt Builder drawing area changes so that you see the Rim work plane from a front view 2 Expand Modeling Right click Work Planes and then click Add Work Plane The Create Work Plane dialog box is displayed 3 Click Offset Name the work plane Top of Riser 1 then click OK 4 The command line asks you to Select reference work plane Click the yellow bounding square of the Rim work plane The command line as...

Page 672: ...r point for the profile at the approximate center of the work plane and a radius of 12 similar to how you would draw an AutoCAD circle A circular profile is displayed and an entry for a circular profile is displayed under the Rim work plane 8 Expand Work Planes right click Rim Add Geometry Point Place a point at the approximate center of your circular profile A point is displayed at the approximat...

Page 673: ...than the Rim work plane circular profile to ease selection of this profile The actual radius is not important at this time A circular profile is displayed 12 Add a diameter dimension to the circular profile on the Top of Riser 1 work plane Right click the Top of Riser 1 work plane and then click Add Dimension Diameter Follow the same procedure as step 10 to place the dimension A diameter dimension...

Page 674: ...15 Click View tab Views panel Front Four profiles from front view are displayed 662 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 675: ...he Top of Cone circular profile This represents the manhole cover and frame Right click Modifiers and then click Add Transition The command line prompts you to Select Start Profile On the screen select the circular profile on the Top of Riser 1 work plane The command line prompts you to Select End Profile On the screen select the circular profile on the Top of Cone work plane Repeat the process to...

Page 676: ...R 48 D the second should be approximately twice as large 48 R 96 D Two circular profiles are displayed on your screen Two corresponding dimensions are displayed both on screen and under Model Parameters 20 Make one circular profile with a corresponding dimension on the Bottom of Structure work plane Use steps 11 and 12 for reference The profile should be approximately the same size as the larger p...

Page 677: ...17 add transitions between the Top of Riser 2 Profile and the smaller Top of Barrel profile then the larger Top of Barrel profile and the Bottom of Structure profile You may have to use Draw Order to send certain profiles to the back in order to choose the correct one for each transition The model you created should now look similar to the following illustration Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geo...

Page 678: ...23 Change your view to SW isometric 666 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 679: ...24 Change your visual style to Conceptual Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geometry 667 ...

Page 680: ...25 Change your visual style back to 2D wireframe then change your view back to Top view 668 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 681: ...rs The next step though is to create a few more structure parameters For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part Builder This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geometry page 659 1 Expand Model Parameters and Size Parameters Note that there are entries listed for the work plane offsets structure parameters and body diameter dimensions Exercise 3...

Page 682: ...eter Frame Diameter Frame Height Cone Height Slab Thickness Barrel Height Barrel Pipe Clearance Each new parameter is displayed in the Edit Part Sizes dialog box 5 The next step is to assign some preliminary values to the structure parameters These will be refined later by adding lists of possible structure sizes Right click Model Parameters Edit The Model Parameters dialog box is displayed 6 Note...

Page 683: ... accordingly Select WPOf1 and then select Calculator The Equation Assistant dialog box is displayed 8 Select the Variable button to use the pull down to select which structure parameter should match this work plane offset Click SFH Press OK to exit the Equation Assistant dialog box The SFH parameter is displayed under the Equation column in the Model Parameters dialog box 9 Repeat the previous two...

Page 684: ...column for each body diameter parameter making the following matches BdyD1 SFD BdyD2 SFD BdyD3 SFD BdyD4 2 SFD BdyD5 2 SFD BdyD6 SID BdyD7 SID The following parameters are displayed under the equation column in the Model Parameters dialog box Body Diameter 1 SFD 24 0000 Bdy01 Body Diameter 2 SFD 24 0000 Bdy02 Body Diameter 3 SFD 24 0000 Bdy03 Body Diameter 4 2 SFD 48 0000 Bdy04 Body Diameter 5 2 S...

Page 685: ...pected in a drawing by opening a drawing regenerating the structure catalog and accessing the new part from a Part List For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part Builder This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Matching Offsets and Dimensions to Parameters page 669 1 At this point it is important to determine how the new part reacts in a drawing situation Exit the ...

Page 686: ...l values are nonzero If any of the properties are displayed in the Part Size Creator dialog box as zero the part will not insert into the drawing properly 7 Now add a few pipes to your Test Parts List Exit the Parts List dialog box A new Parts List is created 8 Create a pipe network by layout that contains approximately three structures and two pipes 9 Observe how your structures are displayed in ...

Page 687: ...orage from Constant to List Each parameter now accepts additional values 14 Click Values from the drop down list at the top of the Edit Part Sizes dialog box The Edit Part Sizes dialog box switches to Values mode 15 Move your cursor to become active in the SCH column and then click the Edit button from the Edit Part Sizes dialog box toolbar The Edit Values dialog box is displayed 16 Click Add to a...

Page 688: ... in the structure catalog define the manhole geometry create profiles and then establish parameters to control the sizing and dimensions of the manhole For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part BuilderUnderstanding Part Builder Exercise 1 Defining the New Part in the Structure Catalog In this exercise you will begin creating a drop inlet manhole structure in Part ...

Page 689: ...fault Description and then click OK The Part Builder parametric modeling environment is opened 6 Expand Part Configuration and change the following Undefined Part Type change this to Junction Structure Undefined change this to Manhole do this by double clicking and then entering Manhole into this field Undefined Bounded Shape change this to Cylinder The Part is configured as a cylinder shape with ...

Page 690: ... with dimensions that can be modified from within AutoCAD Civil 3D when the part is in use For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part BuilderUnderstanding Part Builder This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Defining the New Part in the Structure Catalog page 676 1 Expand Modeling Work Planes right click Vertical Axis Set View The current view and UCS is set to mat...

Page 691: ...fectly meet You will use constraints to make the geometry match up properly Make the two horizontal lines that connect to the vertical line about 36 units long Next you will establish some constraints to keep the components of the profile in the correct location relative to one another Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geometry 679 ...

Page 692: ...onstraints Perpendicular Select the bottom segment of the structure centerline and the lower horizontal line 7 Repeat for the upper horizontal line The lower and upper horizontal components of the drop pipe are constrained to perpendicular to the structure centerline 8 Right click Vertical Axis Add Constraints Parallel Select the bottom line segment of the manhole centerline and then click the ver...

Page 693: ...ter is located at the fixed point 10 Right click Vertical Axis Add Constraints Parallel Select the right upper horizontal segment and then the left upper horizontal segment The two upper segments are constrained to parallel Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geometry 681 ...

Page 694: ...constrained to be tangent with the horizontal and vertical segments of the pipe 12 Right click Vertical Axis Add Dimension Distance Click the bottom and then top points at the ends of the top segment of the centerline Click a point to set the location of the dimension A dimension named LenA1 is created for the line segment representing the frame height 682 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 695: ...s exercise make sure you dimension the segments in the order shown in the following illustration 14 Add a Distance dimension to the lower horizontal line by picking the points at each end This represents the distance from the structure centerline to the start of the elbow This is used to ensure that the drop stays on the outside of the structure LenA6 is created Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geo...

Page 696: ...ter Select the arc that represents the elbow Click a point to set the location of the dimension BdyD1 is added to the arc 16 Add one final length dimension to the left upper horizontal line segment LenA7 is added 684 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 697: ...Axis Add Profile Circular Click an open area near the top right of the vertical axis to define the center and then click again about 12 units away to define the diameter A circle profile is drawn 19 Right click Vertical Axis Add Dimension Diameter Click the circle drawn in the previous step Click a point to set the location of the dimension BdyD2 is created for the frame diameter Exercise 2 Defini...

Page 698: ...later 21 Next repeat the previous two steps to create and dimension the top of cone profile with a radius of about 18 units and the barrel profile with a radius of about 24 units The top of cone profile is drawn and dimensioned with BdyD3 The barrel diameter profile is drawn and dimensioned with BdyD4 686 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 699: ...Click an open area to the left of the upper end of the vertical axis to define the center and then click again about 6 units away to define the diameter 23 Add a diameter dimension to the pipe profile The pipe profile is created and dimensioned with BdyD5 Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geometry 687 ...

Page 700: ...parameters to control the sizing and dimensions of the manhole For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part Builder This exercise continues from Exercise 2 Defining the Manhole Geometry page 678 1 Right click Modifiers Add Path When prompted for path select the top line segment the segment dimensioned LenA1 then select the Frame Cylinder Diameter profile the circle d...

Page 701: ...one segment For the start profile select the Cone Top Diameter profile dimensioned with BdyD3 For the end profile select the Barrel Cylinder Diameter profile dimensioned with BdyD4 Exercise 3 Creating Profiles and Establishing Parameters 689 ...

Page 702: ...g three line segments Use the Barrel Cylinder Diameter profile for both the start and end profiles for each of the three segments Change your view to SE Isometric to see the part in 3D Change view back to Right 690 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 703: ...the drop pipe assembly Right click Modifiers Add Path Select the lower horizontal segment for the path and the Drop Pipe Diameter profile for the start and end profiles Exercise 3 Creating Profiles and Establishing Parameters 691 ...

Page 704: ...egment path is checked and then click OK Then add the path modifier for the vertical segment of the drop pipe Use the Drop Pipe Diameter profile 7 Finish the drop pipe assembly by adding paths for the upper segments Start with the right upper segment Switch to SE isometric view 692 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 705: ... the drop pipe assembly components Right click Modifiers Boolean Add When prompted to select objects select the bottom two barrel segments and the lower horizontal pipe segment and then press Enter The parts are merged Exercise 3 Creating Profiles and Establishing Parameters 693 ...

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Page 707: ...upper two horizontal pipe segments and then press Enter 10 Right click Modifiers Boolean Add When prompted to select objects select the upper horizontal pipe segment and the vertical pipe segment and then press Enter 11 Switch the view to SE Isometric Exercise 3 Creating Profiles and Establishing Parameters 695 ...

Page 708: ... placement point on Top workplane Expand AutoLayout Data Right click Layout Data and then click Set Placement Point Use the node object snap to click the top point on the vertical axis This is the point at which the part is inserted into the drawing insertion point 696 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 709: ...ht SCH Inner Structure Diameter SID Barrel Pipe Clearance SBPC Click OK when all of the parameters have been added 16 Click Save Part Family Right click Model Parameters and then click Edit Double click in the Equation column next to each of the following and set the Equation for each parameters as shown below FTh to 6 WTh to 4 SBH to 74 FTh to 6 SBPC to 3 Exercise 3 Creating Profiles and Establis...

Page 710: ...nfiguration and select Values The view is changed to show the value of each parameter Click the cell in the SRS column and then click the Edit button on the Edit Part Sizes dialog box toolbar The Edit Values dialog box is displayed Set the Minimum to 36 the Maximum to 12000 the Default to 120 and then click OK 19 Right click Model Parameters and then click Edit Edit the Equations and Descriptions ...

Page 711: ...4 Bottom Pipe CL to Struct Bottom 24 LenA5 CL Vert Pipe to Incoming Pipe SID 2 WTh BdyD5 2 2 LenA6 Click Close Change to SE Isometric view and note the changes to the geometry of the structure 22 Change the 4 circular profiles so they are not visible by right clicking on each and then clicking Visible The circular profiles are no longer visible 23 Repeat the previous step for all of the Dimensions...

Page 712: ...ilder application window If you are prompted to save the part click Yes Part Builder closes After all the changes that have been made now is a good time to close out and re open the part so that all of the data is freshly loaded into the part builder environment 25 Right click Size Parameters and then click Edit Configuration 26 Change the Data Storage type to List for the following parameters WTh...

Page 713: ...ht after PrtD and press the space bar 34 From the Insert Variable list select FTh and then click Insert The FTh variable is inserted into the Part size name 35 Enter in Floor after the FTh variable Exclude the quotation marks 36 Repeat the previous steps adding variables and text for SCH SFD SFH SID WTh The complete string should look something like this PrtD FTh in Floor SCH in Cone Hgt SFD in Fr...

Page 714: ...ike the following 40 Right click Model Parameters and then click Edit 41 Double click the Equation for SVPC and enter SFH SCH SBPC Change the Visual Style to 2D Wireframe Right click Vertical Axis Add Geometry Point Reference 42 Click the point in the center of the Rim work plane 702 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 715: ...A reference point green is created where the two planes meet in line with the vertical axis of the structure Exercise 3 Creating Profiles and Establishing Parameters 703 ...

Page 716: ...he entire structure moves upward so that the rim elevation matches the top work plane 44 Click Generate Bitmap 45 Click SE Isometric View 46 Click OK A bitmap image is generated This is the image of the part that is displayed when viewing the part in the part catalog It is not used not when viewing the part in a drawing 704 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 717: ...ial drawings folder page 819 to see what this finished part looks like in a drawing Tutorial Creating a Vault Structure This tutorial demonstrates how to use Part Builder to create a vault structure It will go through the steps to define the new part in the structure catalog define the manhole geometry create profiles and then establish parameters to control the sizing and dimensions of the vault ...

Page 718: ... to see what this finished part looks like For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part Builder 1 Click Home tab Create Design panel Part Builder The Getting Started Catalog Screen dialog box is displayed 2 Click the US Imperial Structures Folder then click New Chapter Enter Custom for name and then click OK A new Chapter is created for custom structures 3 Verify tha...

Page 719: ...he part is in use For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part Builder This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Defining the New Part in the Structure Catalog page 706 1 Expand Modeling Work Planes right click Rim Set View The current view and UCS is set to match the work plane 2 Right click Rim Add Profile Rectangular Click two points to draw a rectangle in the drawi...

Page 720: ...akes it easier to identify the component 7 Right click Fixed Center Fixed The point is now fixed Constraints that include this point will not move the point 8 Right click Rim Add Constraints Equal Distance Click the point at the top left corner of the outer rectangle then the Fixed Center Point For the second pair click the point at the bottom right corner of the outer rectangle and the Fixed Cent...

Page 721: ...teps for the four corners of the inner rectangle Both rectangles are now centered about the fixed point 11 Right click Rim Add Constraints Parallel Click any line on the outer rectangle then the line that is parallel to it on the inner rectangle This constraint prevents the inner rectangle from rotating within the outer rectangle Exercise 2 Defining the Vault Top Section Geometry 709 ...

Page 722: ...k a point to set the location of the dimension A dimension named LenA1 is created for the long side of the outer edge of the frame 13 Repeat these steps for the right side of the outer rectangle A dimension named LenA2 is created for the short side of the outer edge of the frame 710 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 723: ...pectively 15 Click View tab Views panel SW Isometric This 3D view is better suited for the next steps 16 Right click Modifiers Add Extrusion Click the outer rectangle The Extrusion Modifier dialog box is displayed 17 Verify that Type is set to Blind Enter 8 for Distance and check the box next to Flip Click OK An extrusion modifier is created for the outer rectangle Exercise 2 Defining the Vault To...

Page 724: ...An extrusion modifier is created for the inner rectangle 19 Right click Model Dimensions Add Distance Click one of the vertical edges of the outer box extrusion Click a point to set the location of the dimension LenB1 is created for the height of the frame section 712 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 725: ...20 Repeat this step for the inner box extrusion LenB2 is created for the height of the opening extrusion Exercise 2 Defining the Vault Top Section Geometry 713 ...

Page 726: ...odifier which is the result of this action 24 Expand Modifiers Notice the three modifiers that have been created The Extrusion modifiers have been set to invisible by default as a result of the Subtract command Rename the modifier named Subtract to Frame 25 Right click Size Parameters and then click Edit Configuration The Edit Part Sizes dialog box is displayed 26 Scroll to the right until you see...

Page 727: ...t Parameters 31 Click OK Right click Model Parameters and then click Edit Click LenA1 and then click Calculator 32 Click Variable and then click SBSL Click OK and then Close 33 Repeat these steps for LenA2 equating it to SBSW The model is updated to reflect the changes to the dimensions 34 Right click Size Parameters and then click Edit Configuration Click New The New Parameter dialog box is displ...

Page 728: ...eters 39 Right click Size Parameters and then click Edit Values Set the following values SFL 108 SFW 48 Click the Update Model button in the Edit Part Sizes dialog box toolbar and then click OK This updates the Model Parameter values so that they match the Part Parameter values where applicable 40 Expand Model Parameters edit LenA3 and LenA4 to equate to SFL and SFW respectively The model updates ...

Page 729: ...ction Geometry page 707 1 Continue from the previous exercise in the Part Builder environment Click View tab Views panel SW Isometric Next you will create a reference work plane at the bottom of the frame This view makes it easier to perform the next few steps 2 In the Content Builder window right click Work Planes and then click Add Work Plane The Create Work Plane dialog box is displayed 3 Click...

Page 730: ... of the frame also top of box This reference plane is attached to the modifier and moves if the frame thickness is adjusted When prompted for the work plane select the yellow rectangle at the top of the frame object this represents the top plane 718 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 731: ...ometric This sets the working plane to Top of Box and then returns the drawing to its original view 6 Right click Top of Box Add Geometry Projected Geometry You are prompted for a modifier 7 Click the 3D frame object When prompted for the geometry to project click one of the lower edges The line highlights in red when the cursor Exercise 3 Defining the Vault Box Geometry 719 ...

Page 732: ...o that it is aligned with the frame The projected geometry is displayed in green 8 Set the visibility of all geometry and profiles in the Rim work plane to off Right click Top of Box and then click Set View Objects in the Rim work plane are turned off so that you do not snap to them or use them inadvertently 9 Right click Top of Box Add Profile Rectangular You are prompted for rectangle points 720...

Page 733: ...ere are now two rectangular profiles 12 Right click Top of Box Add Constraints Equal Distance Click the left side of the outer rectangle then the left side of the inner rectangle Then click the top side of the outer rectangle and the top side of the inner rectangle The distance between the outer wall and inner wall on the left side is set to always match the distance between the outer wall and inn...

Page 734: ...ir Continue around the rectangle in a clockwise direction finishing up by setting the right side equal to the bottom side All sides are now equal With these constraints in place you can change the thickness of one side and the changes affect all sides 722 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 735: ...on position and enter 4 for the dimension value A new dimension named LenA5 is created This single dimension sets the wall thickness of the box Because of the equal distance constraints established in the step above this dimension controls all four sides 15 Right click Top of Box Add Constraint Coincident Click the black point at the top left corner of the outer box then click the green projected ...

Page 736: ... moved and the 4 distance between the inner and outer walls is maintained 16 Repeat this procedure for all four corners You may need to use Shift Space to select the green point The Top of Box geometry is linked to the green projected geometry which is linked to the extrusion modifier projected 724 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 737: ...lue for Wth to 4 Wall thickness Wth is one of the size parameters that is built in to this part type 18 Click View tab Views panel SW Isometric Right click Modifiers and then click Add Extrusion You are prompted to select a profile 19 Click the outer rectangle Enter 48 for Distance and check the box next to Flip Click OK An extrusion is created that extends downward 48 inches Exercise 3 Defining t...

Page 738: ...odifier to Box Outside Repeat these steps for the inner rectangle using a distance of 44 and a name of Box Inside The inner extrusion stops 4 inches shy of the outer extrusion creating a 4 inch thick floor 726 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 739: ... Box 22 Right click Size Parameters and then click Edit Values Change to the following values SBSL 84 SBSW 48 SFL 72 SFW 36 Click the Update Model button in the Edit Part Sizes dialog box toolbar and then click OK Note the change to the model The model updates according to the size parameter changes Exercise 3 Defining the Vault Box Geometry 727 ...

Page 740: ...AD Civil 3D For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Part Builder This exercise continues from Exercise 3 Defining the Vault Box Geometry page 717 1 Continue from the previous exercise in the Part Builder environment Click the View tab Views panel SW Isometric Next you will link the Size Parameters that will be available in AutoCAD Civil 3D with the actual dimensions ...

Page 741: ...ton Add the values 8 12 and 16 to the list and then click OK Set the value of SFH to 8 This parameter will now be available as three sizes in AutoCAD Civil 3D 6 Click OK Click Save Part Family This updates the Model Parameters to include the Size Parameters 7 Right click Size Parameters and then click Edit Values Set the following values SBSL 120 SBSW 60 SFL 108 SFW 48 SBSH 48 Click the Update Mod...

Page 742: ...ox Outside and Box Inside This displays the appropriate modifiers for dimensioning 10 Right click Model Dimensions and then click Add Distance Click the outer box extrusion in the drawing then click a location for the dimension Dimension LenB3 is created 730 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 743: ...11 Repeat this step for the inner box extrusion Dimension Len B4 is created Exercise 4 Finalizing the Part 731 ...

Page 744: ...o SRS SFH rim to sump height frame height Change the value of SRS to 48 14 Equate SBSH to LenB1 LenB3 Click Close SBSH is the Structure Height parameter NOTE This parameter will be visible in AutoCAD Civil 3D but will not be able to be edited by the user It is important that this parameter does not evaluate to zero If it does the part will not display in AutoCAD Civil 3D 15 Make the following chan...

Page 745: ...perties in AutoCAD Civil 3D SIL Inner Structure Length and SIW Inner Structure Width These parameters will be available in a number of sizes at 12 inch increments These are the key structure properties that control the length and width of the part in AutoCAD Civil 3D RS Rim to Sump height This is a key structure property that will allow the depth of the structure to be controlled in AutoCAD Civil ...

Page 746: ...r width of the box It has been set to the Inside Structure Width SIW plus the thickness of each wall 2 x Wth SBSL LenA1 SBSL and SBSW are important structure properties that have been set to the actual model dimensions SBSW LenA2 SVPC SFH 6 The vertical pipe clearance SVPC has been set to the frame height SFH plus six inches 18 Expand Work Planes Rim Geometry Right click Fixed Center Visible The r...

Page 747: ... generated for the part catalog 23 Click Save Part Family Exit the Part Builder Environment To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 5 Using the New Part page 735 Exercise 5 Using the New Part In this exercise you will insert the new vault part into a AutoCAD Civil 3D pipe network and investigate how it behaves as a pipe network structure Exercise 5 Using the New Part 735 ...

Page 748: ...e Networks Parts Lists and then right click Sanitary Sewer and then click Edit 4 Click the Structures tab Right click Sanitary Sewer and then click Add Part Family 5 Check the box next to Vault 5106 LA with Top 5106 TL3 332 Click OK The part family is added to the parts list 6 Right click Vault 5106 LA with Top 5106 TL3332 and then click Add Part Size Note the new part size that has been included ...

Page 749: ...ack triangle next to the edit button and select Create New 12 Click the Information tab Enter Model for Name 13 Click the Profile tab Click Display as solid 14 Click the Display tab Set the visibility for Model 3D Solid to On 15 Click OK twice Note the change to the appearance of the structure in plan view The vault structure now is displayed with its actual dimensions 16 Click the vault structure...

Page 750: ...dth 48 Inner Structure Length 120 Inner Structure Width 60 18 Click OK Note the change to the structure in the drawing The structure has been updated with the new dimension properties 19 Save and close the drawing 738 Chapter 18 Part Builder Tutorials ...

Page 751: ...y assume their dragged state which can use a different display format Some labels can be converted to small tags that occupy less space in the drawing and then the data for each tagged object can be displayed in a table Labels are distinct objects that are independent of the parent object that they annotate Labels are dynamically linked to their parent object and automatically update when the pare...

Page 752: ...efs to drawings that contain the objects that you will annotate in later Labels and Tables tutorials Second you will learn how to use the AutoCAD Civil 3D ribbon to locate all of the annotation commands For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Labels and the AutoCAD Help topic Attach Drawing References Xrefs Exercise 1 Attaching Drawings as Xrefs for Annotation In thi...

Page 753: ...large projects that have multiple surfaces each surface object should reside in its own drawing For example the existing ground surface should exist in one drawing with other drawings containing data references to it For example the proposed ground surface should exist in its own drawing with a data reference to the existing ground surface 5 On the command line enter XREF In the External Reference...

Page 754: ...n the references are less likely to be lost TIP Before creating an Xref make sure that the referenced drawings are saved in the same directory as the current drawing IMPORTANT Attached Xrefs must have the following settings If the insertion point scale or rotation is different from the current drawing the AutoCAD Civil 3D labels will not work Insertion Point Specify On Screen Cleared Scale Specify...

Page 755: ...cise2 ExploringtheAnnotationToolsontheRibbon In this exercise you will learn how to locate annotation tools on the ribbon tabs For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding Labels This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Attaching Drawings as Xrefs for Annotation page 740 Exercise 2 Exploring the Annotation Tools on the Ribbon 743 ...

Page 756: ...abel style This dialog box enables you to easily switch these settings as needed while annotating your drawing You will use this dialog box throughout the labels tutorials 5 Click Close Examine the object tabs 1 Click Modify tab Ground Data panel Surface 2 Click Surface tab Labels and Tables panel Add Labels drop down Notice that the menu consists of label and table commands for surfaces only Each...

Page 757: ... in a drawing Anchor A label is placed in relation to an object or another label style component Plan Readable Text Labels can be placed at any angle but you can select a plan readability setting to maintain upright legibility For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Inserting and Managing Labels in Drawings Exercise 1 Adding Labels in Groups In this exercise you will use label set...

Page 758: ...he previous exercise or you can open Labels 2a dwg from the tutorial drawings folder page 819 1 Click Home tab Create Design panel Alignment drop down Create Alignment From Objects On the command line enter X to select the Xref option 2 Click the blue polyline on the west side of the site Polyline in the externally referenced drawing 3 Press Enter twice 746 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials ...

Page 759: ...ll of its components turned off 5 From the Alignment Label Set list select Major Minor And Geometry Points Click the arrow next to Select Copy Current Selection The Alignment Label Set dialog box displays information about how the Major Minor and Geometry Points label set is configured You will use this label set as a basis to create a new label set The Information tab displays the label set name ...

Page 760: ... following parameters Type Geometry Points Geometry Point Label Style Alignment End 12 Click Add 13 In the Geometry Points dialog box click to clear all check boxes Select the Alignment End check box Click OK 14 In the Alignment Label Set dialog box click OK 15 In the Create Alignment From Polyline dialog box under Conversion Options clear the Add Curves Between Tangents check box Click OK 16 Zoom...

Page 761: ... label set of an existing alignment NOTE Changes that you make to the alignment label set after the alignment has been created will not be applied to the original label set To edit the original label set in Toolspace on the Settings tab expand Alignment Label Styles Label Sets Right click the appropriate label set Click Edit 1 In the drawing select the West Street alignment Right click Click Edit ...

Page 762: ...clear all check boxes Select the following check boxes Tangent Tangent Intersect Tangent Curve Intersect Curve Tangent Intersect 5 Click OK to close the Geometry Points and Alignment Label Set dialog boxes 6 Press Esc to deselect the alignment Alignment with modified label set 750 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials ...

Page 763: ...rawing Labels that were created in an externally referenced drawing must be modified in the source drawing 2 In the Alignment Labels dialog box specify the following parameters Type Geometry Points Geometry Point Label Style Perpendicular With Tick And Line 3 Click Add NOTE The Import Label Set button applies a label set that exists in the current drawing 4 In the Geometry Points dialog box click ...

Page 764: ...e 2 Manually Labeling an Object In this exercise you will add labels to specific areas on an alignment after it has been created and automatically labeled For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Adding Labels to Drawings This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Adding Labels in Groups page 745 752 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials ...

Page 765: ... West Street alignment which you created in Exercise 1 Adding Labels in Groups page 745 The Multiple Segment label command places a label at the middle of each line and curve This method can be convenient but sometimes a few of the labels overlap other features of the drawing In Exercise 3 Selecting and Moving Labels page 755 you will move some of these labels Label single alignment segments 1 In ...

Page 766: ...s dialog box in the Line Label Style list select Line Label Style Bearing Over Distance Click Add 7 On the Main Street alignment click a location between stations 0 100 and 0 120 A new label displaying bearing and distance information is created Examine label settings for other objects 1 In the Add Labels dialog box in the Feature list select Parcel This selection changes the label type and style ...

Page 767: ...label types such as alignment station and geometry point labels are part of a label type group that shares properties When you click one label in the group the entire group is selected Properties for the group are controlled using the AutoCAD Properties palette which is available when you select the group right click and click Label Properties You can select the group and then change the propertie...

Page 768: ... page 752 Select labels in a drawing NOTE This exercise uses Labels 2a dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise or you can open Labels 2b dwg from the tutorial drawings folder page 819 1 Make sure that you are zoomed in to the area around the West Street label on the alignment on the left hand side of the site 2 Select the alignment Notice that the alignment is highlighted and ...

Page 769: ...trl click Single label objects When you select a single label object such as an alignment curve label only that label object is selected You can change the properties including the label style of single label objects without affecting the other labels of the parent object 7 Press Esc to deselect the curve label Move labels in the drawing 1 Click the label showing bearing over distance near station...

Page 770: ...Use the grips to drag each curve label away from the alignment 7 Click the EP 0 243 63 label A grip appears on the label 8 Click the grip The grip turns red Drag the label up and to the right to move it to a clear location A leader line is created from the label to the alignment Notice that the label displays without a border The border is hidden because the dragged state of the label style specif...

Page 771: ...to deselect the EP 0 243 63 label 10 Ctrl click station label 0 000 Press Delete 11 Repeat these operations moving and dragging labels to other locations where required If you want to undo any flipping or dragging operations select the labels in question Right click and click Reset Label Exercise 3 Selecting and Moving Labels 759 ...

Page 772: ... station labels are selected The labels were selected because the labels were created in the externally referenced drawing in which the alignments reside When an object has been created through an Xref you can edit its labels only in the source drawing 2 Press Esc to deselect the Xref To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Working with Label Properties page 761 760 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables...

Page 773: ... 2b dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 On the command line enter LIST 2 On the West Street alignment click a station label and a bearing over distance label Press Enter The AutoCAD Text Window appears displaying the object type label type and layer of the selected label objects For example in AECC_ALIGNMENT_STATION_LABEL_GROUP ALIGNMENT is the object type STATION_LABEL ...

Page 774: ...k Properties NOTE Selecting Edit Alignment Labels from the shortcut menu opens the Alignment Labels dialog box where you can change the alignment label set 3 In the Properties palette under Labeling change the Major Station Label Style to Perpendicular With Tick 4 Press Esc Flip a label to the opposite side of the alignment 1 Ctrl click geometry point label PC 0 018 54 2 In the Properties palette ...

Page 775: ...of labels You will change the content of geometry point labels which are part of a group of labels You will override the text content of an individual label in a geometry point group Then you will change the geometry point abbreviation in the drawing settings which will change the text content of all geometry point labels in the drawing For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Addi...

Page 776: ...035 99 Right click Click Edit Label Text NOTE Using Ctrl click selects only one label in a group For this exercise you will override the text of only the PC 0 035 99 label and not the other geometry point labels 3 In the Text Component Editor Label Text dialog box place your cursor at the end of the equation in the preview pane Press Enter 4 Enter N in the preview pane 5 In the Properties list sel...

Page 777: ... PC 0 035 99 with overridden text 9 To return the label to its original style settings Ctrl click the label Right click Click Clear Label Text Override To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Changing Label Content in the Drawing Settings page 765 Exercise 2 Changing Label Content in the Drawing Settings In this exercise you will change the default abbreviations that appear in geometry point la...

Page 778: ...dialog box you can use the Object Layers tab to change the default layer on which AutoCAD Civil 3D objects and their labels are created The Alignment Geometry Point Text category lists the abbreviations currently in use for each type of geometry point 4 In the Value column change the geometry point abbreviation values to the following Alignment End End Tangent Curve Intersect Tan Cur Curve Tangent...

Page 779: ...e You can create tables for point parcel alignment surface pipe and structure objects However only alignment and parcel tables can be created through Xref Some object label styles have two modes label and tag Label mode is the default label appearance when you annotate an object Tag mode replaces the detailed label information with a short alphanumeric code so you can move the information into a t...

Page 780: ...e for an object the object must be labeled Most tables require that you specify the table data by selecting a label style In this exercise you will select parcel area labels to create a parcel area table However the parcel and area labels exist in an externally referenced drawing Parcel area tables cannot be created through xref so you cannot create the table in the current drawing For more inform...

Page 781: ...ys detailed information about each of these parcels Create a parcel area table 1 Click Annotate tab Labels Tables panel Add Tables menu Parcel Add Area 2 In the Table Creation dialog box in the Select By Label Or Style area in the Parcel Number row select the Apply check box You can select multiple styles from which to create the parcel table All the parcels that use the selected styles will be sh...

Page 782: ...xercise you will create some parcel segment labels and then convert the labels to tags and move the data into a table In Exercise 1 Creating a Parcel Area Table page 768 you created a table in the externally referenced Labels Parcels drawing In this exercise you will create parcel segment labels directly in the current drawing You will then convert the segment labels to tags and create a table to ...

Page 783: ...d increment for line curve and spiral tags Notice that there are separate starting number and increment properties for both Table Tag Creation and Table Tag Renumbering For this exercise accept the default value of 1 for all properties When you convert the labels to table tags they will all use a starting number and an increment of 1 You will use the Table Tag Renumbering properties later 5 In the...

Page 784: ...label more parcels or other objects You can close it as you will not use it again in this exercise Place the segment labels in a table 1 Click Annotate tab Labels Tables panel Add Tables menu Parcel Add Segment This option creates a table that shows both the line and curve segments of the labeled parcels 772 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials ...

Page 785: ...cursor into the drawing the upper left corner of the table is attached to the cursor 4 Move the cursor outside the surface extents and click The table is inserted into the drawing Notice that the line and curve labels around the parcels have been converted to tags Parcel segment labels converted to tags with a parcel segment table added to drawing To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Renumbe...

Page 786: ...b dwg from the tutorial drawings folder page 819 1 In Toolspace on the Settings tab right click the drawing name Click Table Tag Numbering 2 In the Table Tag Numbering dialog box notice that the Table Tag Creation Starting Number values are not 1 as they were Exercise 2 Converting Labels to Tags page 770 The Starting Number values are the next available numerals based on the line curve and spiral ...

Page 787: ...ommand line enter C to create a duplicate curve table tag The curve table tag now appears as C1 5 Press Esc 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 on the remaining curve table tags so that the curve table tags are labeled C1 through C7 clockwise around the cul de sac Table tags original left and renumbered right 7 Pan to the parcel line and curve table you created in Exercise 2 Converting Labels to Tags page ...

Page 788: ...the behavior appearance and content of labels using label styles Like other AutoCAD Civil 3D objects every label in a drawing has a style associated with it If you edit a label style changes are immediately reflected in all labels in the drawing that use that style For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating and Editing Label Styles Exercise 1 Creating a Label Style In this e...

Page 789: ... new label style that will display the design speed without the station label The design speed labels will be placed at locations where the stations are already labeled NOTE Design speed information including the station at which the design speed has been applied is available in the Alignment Properties dialog box on the Design Speeds tab 2 Select the design speed label Right click Select Edit Ali...

Page 790: ...contents of the Component Name list Each component is shown in the Preview pane on the right side of the dialog box You can use the buttons to the right of the Component Name list to create copy or delete label style components These components were copied when you created the style from the existing Station Over Speed style 9 In the Component Name list select Station In the General collection cha...

Page 791: ...ic values that will be applied to the property 14 In the Properties list select Design Speed Change the Precision value to 0 1 Click to apply the new Precision value to the block in the Preview pane Notice that in the block of code P0 has changed to P1 15 In the Preview pane select the SPEED text 16 Click the Format tab You can change the style justification font and color of each text component 1...

Page 792: ...en override some of the child style properties with those of the parent label style For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Modifying Labels in a Drawing This exercise continues from Exercise 1 Creating a Label Style page 776 Create a child label style NOTE This exercise uses Labels 5a dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 Pan to station 0 080 on the West ...

Page 793: ...tion is now displayed in large text that is attached to the end of the line The size and position of the text are properties of the new style Station Emphasis The contents of the text and the color and length of the line are properties of the parent style Perpendicular With Line 10 Press Esc to deselect the label 11 In the drawing Ctrl click the label 0 100 Change its style to Perpendicular With L...

Page 794: ...child style you have created the station display you need without affecting other parts of the drawing If you had instead changed the properties of the parent style it would have automatically changed the appearance of any other major stations using that style Next you will set the parent style to override the text setting in the child style Override the child label style 1 In Toolspace on the Set...

Page 795: ... of the line is still different because the text attachment point of the child style was not overridden Parent STA 0 100 and child STA 0 080 label styles with child text size overridden by parent To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 3 Controlling Label Appearance Using Layers page 783 Exercise 3 Controlling Label Appearance Using Layers In this exercise you will use layers to change the color ...

Page 796: ... Labels 5a dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise or you can open Labels 5b dwg from the tutorial drawings folder page 819 1 On the West Street alignment zoom and pan to the area between stations 0 100 and 0 120 2 Click station label 0 120 to select all major station labels Right click Click Properties On the Properties palette notice that the alignment station labels are on ...

Page 797: ...for the Station component is ByLayer This means that the major station label text inherits the color of the layer to which the style refers Because the label style refers to layer 0 the major station label text inherits the color of the label object layer which is C ROAD_TEXT 4 In the Color row click the Value cell Click and change the Station component color to blue Notice that the text color upd...

Page 798: ...abel style that uses color that differs from referenced layer Add another label 1 Click Annotate tab Labels Tables panel Add Labels menu Alignment Single Segment 2 When prompted to select a segment to label click the alignment between stations 0 060 and 0 080 When a label appears on the alignment press Enter to end the command 786 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials ...

Page 799: ...oCAD Civil 3D Help topic Specifying Object Layer Settings 4 On the Properties palette click the field next to Line Label Style Click Create Edit 5 In the Line Label Style dialog box click Edit Current Selection In the Label Style Composer dialog box on the General tab in the Label category notice that the layer style is C ROAD BRNG This means that if any of the color line type and line weight prop...

Page 800: ...yle Composer and Line Label Style dialog boxes Examine the affects of layer visibility on the labels 1 Click Home tab Layers panel Layer list Next to the C ROAD TEXT layer click to turn off the C ROAD TEXT layer The major station labels and ticks are hidden but the tangent label you added is not The station labels were hidden because they are on the C ROAD TEXT layer and their style refers to the ...

Page 801: ...Line and Station Emphasis styles which refer to the C ROAD LABL layer 2 Click Home tab Layers panel Layer list Next to the C ROAD TEXT layer click to turn on the C ROAD TEXT layer and the station labels To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 4 Changing the Dragged State of a Label page 789 Exercise 4 Changing the Dragged State of a Label In this exercise you will modify a label style so that a l...

Page 802: ...3 Controlling Label Appearance Using Layers page 783 Drag a label from its original location NOTE This exercise uses Labels 5b dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise 1 Zoom in so that you can see the 0 040 station label on the West Street alignment Click the label to select it and all the other major station labels 2 Click the grip and drag it away from the alignment The labe...

Page 803: ...rties are all either ByLayer or ByBlock These settings indicate that when a label is in dragged state it inherits these properties from either the layer on which the label resides or the block that contains it TIP Because the Preview pane does not show the dragged state of the label position the Label Style Composer so that you can see a dragged state label in the drawing Each time you change a la...

Page 804: ...l has multiple lines of text the Stacked Text setting keeps them all stacked horizontally in a compact block You can see this in action by dragging one of the curve labels from its layout location 5 Change each of the following property values Click Apply after each change to see their effects Leader Type Spline Leader Border Visibility True Border Type Rounded Rectangular Border and Leader Gap 2 ...

Page 805: ...a Label Style In this exercise you will learn several ways to change label styles Depending on the type of label type you must change and how many labels of that label type you must change you can change label styles at the following levels Single label objects including alignment curve and tangent labels Groups of label objects including alignment station and geometry point labels Exercise 5 Chan...

Page 806: ...ercise or you can open Labels 5c dwg from the tutorial drawings folder page 819 1 Pan and zoom to the area at the end of the West Street cul de sac 2 Click the red curve label between stations 0 200 and 0 220 on West Street Grips appear on the curve label but no other labels are selected This label is a single label object that is not part of a group of labels 3 Right click the label Click Propert...

Page 807: ...cating that station label 0 220 is part of the station label group 2 Right click the label Click Properties 3 On the Properties palette in the Major Station Label Style list select Parallel With Tick The label style changes for all major station labels on West Street 4 Press Esc to deselect the major station labels Exercise 5 Changing a Label Style 795 ...

Page 808: ... The other major station labels are not selected 2 Right click the label Click Properties 3 On the Properties palette in the Major Station Label Style list select Perpendicular With Line The label style changes for only station label 0 060 The rest of the major station labels on West Street retain their current style 4 Press Esc to deselect the label 796 Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials ...

Page 809: ...e Text label component is used to annotate multiple types of objects with a single label You can insert references to surfaces profiles parcels and alignments Each reference text component can refer to only one AutoCAD Civil 3D object If you need a label style to refer to several objects create a separate reference text component for each referenced object In this exercise you will create a label ...

Page 810: ...ts You will modify the existing line and geometry point components and then create two new label components for the new label style The first component will display the surface elevation and the second component will display the alignment station 4 Under Component Name select Line Specify the following parameters Start Point Anchor Component Tick Start Point Anchor Point Middle Center Length 15 00...

Page 811: ...e Composer dialog box click the General tab Set the Flip Anchors With Text property to True Using this setting ensures that when the labels are flipped to maintain plan readability they will display as mirror images of the original labels 13 In the Label Style Composer dialog box click OK To apply the label style that refers to another object 1 In the drawing pan to the intersection of the Main St...

Page 812: ...e with the Elevation component Label style that refers to an alignment and surface with no surface associated with the label 8 Ctrl click the Surface Elevation At Alignment Station label Right click Click Label Properties 9 In the Properties palette under Reference Text Objects click the cell to the right of Surface Elevation At Alignment Station Click 10 In the drawing click the green surface bor...

Page 813: ...the data in the standard label style components For example in the Layout tab of the Label Style Composer dialog box you can insert an expression in place of a static value when determining the text height of a label This expression could increase the text height of a spot elevation label to coincide with the elevation height In this tutorial you will update an existing label style to add an expre...

Page 814: ...en stations 0 000 and 0 100 of the Main Street alignment 2 Click the PC 0 035 99 label to select all geometry point labels Right click Click Properties 3 On the Properties palette in the Geometry Point Label Style list select Additional Details This label style displays geometry points design speed and true compass direction at the geometry point In the next few steps you will create an expression...

Page 815: ...on appears in the list view To continue this tutorial go to Exercise 2 Inserting an Expression Into a Label Style page 803 Exercise 2 Inserting an Expression Into a Label Style In this exercise you will insert an expression into an existing label style After you set up expressions they are available in the Properties list in the Text Component Editor so that you can add them to label styles In eff...

Page 816: ...he space after the colon MAG 5 On the Properties tab in the Properties list select Magnetic Direction which is the expression you created in Exercise 1 Creating an Expression page 802 at the top of the list 6 In the table ensure that the value for Unit is Degree and the Format is DD MM SS SS unspaced 7 Ensure that the cursor in the right window is located just after the Mag label text Click to add...

Page 817: ...on see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Using Vault with Plan Production Tools The following tutorial exercises do not use the Autodesk Vault project management features NOTE All drawings used in these tutorials are available in the tutorial drawings folder page 819 If you want to save your work from these tutorials save the drawings to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 so that you do not ...

Page 818: ... that are already configured to the appropriate viewport type plan or profile For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Setting Up Drawing Templates for Plan Production Examine viewport properties in an existing template 1 Click Quick Access toolbar Open Navigate to the local Template Plan Production folder page 819 Open Civil 3D Imperial Plan and Profile dwt NOTE In the Select File...

Page 819: ... frames along an alignment View frames are rectangular areas along an alignment that represent what is displayed in the associated viewports on the layouts sheets to be created Before you create view frames you must have the desired alignment already in your drawing Depending on the type of sheets you want to produce plan only profile only or plan and profile you may also need to have a profile al...

Page 820: ...ent section select Along Alignment This setting aligns the view frames along the alignment as shown in the graphic in the wizard 12 Select the Set The First View Frame Before The Start Of The Alignment By option and enter 50 000 in the value field This option sets the distance that the first view frame is placed before the start of the alignment Entering a distance here provides the specified amou...

Page 821: ...e along the alignment Examine the settings that are available but accept the default settings for this exercise 15 Click Next 16 On the Profile Views page specify the following parameters Profile View Style Major Grids Band Set Stations Only 17 Click Create View Frames The view frames are displayed along the alignment in the drawing window The match lines are displayed as annotated lines between t...

Page 822: ... you created during the view frame group creation process 19 In Toolspace on the Prospector tab right click one of the view frames Notice that you may zoom or pan to the view frame in the drawing Notice that you may also create a sheet for the individual view frame In the Creating Plan and Profile Sheets page 811 you will create sheets for all the view frames 810 Chapter 20 Plan Production Tutoria...

Page 823: ... frames then you can create sheets using the Create Sheets wizard The sheets that are created represent the layouts sheets that are used for construction documents plans For more information see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Plan Profile Sheets Specify the sheet creation settings 1 Open Plan Production Plan Profile Sheets Create dwg which is located in the tutorial drawings folder page ...

Page 824: ... enter an integer that is between zero and 256 Choose The North Arrow Block To Align In Layouts North This option orients a North arrow block that is defined in the template This list is populated with all blocks that are present in the current drawing Notice that there is a none selection available if you do not wish to include a North arrow block 6 Click Next 7 On the Sheet Set page under Sheet ...

Page 825: ...already defined by the currently selected view frame group For more information see the Creating Multiple Profile Views page 324 tutorial exercise 16 Click Finish 17 In the Create Sheets wizard under Align Views select Align Profile And Plan View At Start This option aligns the alignment starting station in plan view with the profile starting station in profile view The profile view shifts to the ...

Page 826: ... Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 and select VFG Maple Road dst Click Open On the Sheet Set Manager notice that the VFG Maple Road 1 dst is open displaying the five sheets that were created 6 Select one of the sheets in the list Right click and select Open The sheet opens as a new drawing NOTE You can publish your sheet s directly from the Sheet Set Manager or share them by using the eTransmit ...

Page 827: ... the My Civil Tutorial Data folder page 819 Click Save Create section sheets 1 Click Output tab Plan Production panel Create Section Sheets 2 In the Create Section Sheets dialog box specify the following basic parameters Select Alignment Centerline 1 Sample Line Group Name SLG 1 Select Section View Group Section View Group 1 3 Under Layout Settings click You can use the Name Template dialog box to...

Page 828: ...d Layouts are created A sheet set database is created The Sheet Set Manager window opens Examine the section sheets When the sheets are generated they are displayed in the Sheet Set Manager window 1 In the Sheet Set Manager window under Section View Group 1 double click the first entry 2 Select the rectangular section view border Right click Click Properties NOTE In the following image the section...

Page 829: ... left hand corner of the leftmost section sheet 2 On the left hand side of the section view select the offset and elevation label 3 Click the grip Drag the grip up and to the right Click the place the label 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to move the offset and elevation label on the right hand side of the section view 5 At the bottom of the drawing click the Section Sheet 1 tab 6 Zoom in to the first sect...

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Page 832: ...tutorial folder AutoCAD Civil 3D installation location Help Civil Tutorials 820 Glossary ...

Page 833: ... and sharing 448 saving to a tool palette 449 simple creating 422 tutorials 421 with conditional subassemblies 433 assembly with transition lane creating 464 astronomic direction calculator using for azimuth calculations 167 AutoCAD Civil 3D overview 5 Autodesk Vault See Vault B blocks multi view moving to surface 111 borrow pits adding 598 See also dump sites boundaries adding to surface 93 corri...

Page 834: ...keys creating 25 26 design checks working with 256 design criteria file modifying 259 display order parcels 382 drawings externally referenced displaying 31 externally referenced removing 35 dump sites adding 598 See also borrow pits DYN See dynamic input dynamic input 17 E elevation editing in a grading 400 exporting parcel data 385 Vault projects 211 expressions as label style components 803 cre...

Page 835: ...eating 503 L labels adding and editing 744 adding to drawings 752 appearance controlling using layers 783 changing appearance 776 content changing 763 creating child styles 780 data band staggering in 336 dragged state managing 789 expressions 801 externally referenced drawings and 740 label text overriding 764 layers 783 levels of settings defining 765 moving in drawings 755 pipe networks 646 pre...

Page 836: ...ects 342 data exporting 385 display order 382 displaying and analyzing 381 editing 361 free form segment subdividing a parcel with 345 geometry editing 375 size editing 362 368 slide line subdividing a parcel with 348 362 swing line subdividing a parcel with 355 368 tutorials 341 Part Builder creating cylindrical manhole structure in 657 creating drop inlet manhole structure in 676 creating vault ...

Page 837: ...6 editing 35 importing 29 tutorials 25 user defined properties 37 profile views creating and displaying 280 data bands 331 displaying 280 displaying and managing 304 hatch patterns between profiles adding 310 managing 304 multiple line 326 multiple creating 324 pipe network drawing 645 pipe network editing 649 projected objects adding 314 splitting 321 stacked creating 326 styles editing 305 profi...

Page 838: ... network parts viewing in 652 projected objects adding 577 sections corridor editing 480 corridor viewing 477 displaying on alignments 569 tutorials 569 settings survey 132 Sheet Set Manager plan production using with 811 sheets plan production creating for 811 shortcut menus using 15 smoothing surfaces 95 split profiles 321 structure tables 653 styles changing 19 grading creating 391 labels 776 p...

Page 839: ...abases translating 154 survey figures editing 146 T tables creating 768 pipe and structure 653 tutorials 739 working with 767 tags labels used as 770 renumbering 774 working with 767 TIN edges swapping 88 TIN lines deleting from surface 91 TIN surfaces creating 63 volume creating 109 tool catalogs copying assemblies to 451 installing 454 publishing 453 tool palettes adding assemblies to 449 Toolsp...

Page 840: ...ojects exporting 211 view frames creating 807 viewports plan production configuring for 806 setting up 17 visual styles applying 21 visualization corridors 483 490 surface 111 volume calculation creating 110 volumes mass haul balancing in 598 W water drop analysis configuring 101 creating 96 watersheds analysis creating 96 generating an analysis 98 legend adding 99 style 97 X xrefs labeling Civil ...

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