Civil 3D Restoration Design Course

. East River, Mt Crested Butte, CO

Greg Jennings, PhD David Bidelspach, PE Michael Geenen, EI

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Table of Contents

1 

GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................. 6  1.1 

Resources ..................................................................................................... 6  1.1.1 

Creating a Training Shortcut Folder .................................................. 6 

1.1.2 

Options .............................................................................................. 6 

INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL 3D ................................................................................................ 9  1.2 

Civil 3D Workspaces .................................................................................... 9  1.2.1 

1.3 

Create an EMSR Civil 3D Workspace .............................................. 9 

Toolspace ................................................................................................... 10  1.3.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 10 

1.3.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 10 

1.3.3 

Prospector Tab................................................................................ 10 

1.3.4 

Settings Tab .................................................................................... 11 

1.3.5 

Survey Tab ...................................................................................... 13 

1.3.6 

Toolbox Tab .................................................................................... 13 

1.3.7 

Tooltips............................................................................................ 14 

1.3.8 

Toolspace Recap ............................................................................ 14 

1.4 

Panorama .................................................................................................... 14 

1.5 

Styles ........................................................................................................... 14  1.5.1 

Object Styles ................................................................................... 14 

1.5.2 

Label Styles..................................................................................... 15 

1.5.3 

Table Styles .................................................................................... 15 

1.6 

Drawing Templates .................................................................................... 15 

1.7 

Objects ........................................................................................................ 16  1.7.1 

Points .............................................................................................. 17 

1.7.2 

Point Groups ................................................................................... 17 

1.7.3 

Surfaces .......................................................................................... 17 

1.7.4 

Alignments ...................................................................................... 17 

1.7.5 

Profiles and Profile Views ............................................................... 17 

1.7.6 

Feature Lines and Grading Groups ................................................ 17  3

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Performance Tips and Tricks.................................................................... 17 

WORKING WITH POINTS, POINT GROUPS, AND DESCRIPTION KEYS ........... 18  2.1 

2.2 

2.3 

2.4 

Point Groups .............................................................................................. 18  2.1.1 

SRI Template Point Groups ............................................................ 18 

2.1.2 

No Display Point Group .................................................................. 18 

2.1.3 

Create Point Groups to Organize Survey Data ............................... 18 

Importing Points......................................................................................... 18  2.2.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 18 

2.2.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 19 

Description Keys ........................................................................................ 21  2.3.1 

Using Description Keys ................................................................... 21 

2.3.2 

Edit Description Key ........................................................................ 21 

Point Display Control................................................................................. 22  2.4.1 

Point Groups ................................................................................... 22 

2.4.2 

Point Object..................................................................................... 22 

2.4.3 

Best Practice ................................................................................... 22 

CREATING SURFACES........................................................................................................ 23  2.5 

2.6 

2.7 

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Create Surface from TIN ............................................................................ 23  2.5.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 23 

2.5.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 23 

Create Surface from Points and Breaklines ............................................ 24  2.6.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 24 

2.6.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 24 

Create Surface from Contour Data ........................................................... 28  2.7.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 28 

2.7.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 28 

CREATING ALIGNMENTS ...................................................................................... 31  3.1 

3.2 

Create Alignment from Polylines ............................................................. 31  3.1.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 31 

3.1.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 31 

Create Alignment by Layout ..................................................................... 33  4

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Notes ............................................................................................... 33 

3.2.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 33 

CREATING PROFILES AND PROFILE VIEWS ...................................................... 37  4.1 

4.2 

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3.2.1 

Create Profile from Surface ...................................................................... 37  4.1.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 37 

4.1.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 37 

Create Profile View..................................................................................... 38  4.2.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 38 

4.2.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 38 

FEATURE LINES AND GRADING ........................................................................... 40  5.1 

Working with Feature Lines ...................................................................... 40 

5.2 

Grading a Pond .......................................................................................... 40 

5.3 

5.2.1 

Notes ............................................................................................... 40 

5.2.2 

Demonstration ................................................................................. 40 

AutoCAD Map ............................................................................................. 46 

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GETTING STARTED

1.1

Resources

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Civil 3D -> Help -> Tutorials

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Text Books  Mastering Civil 3D 2009

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Autodesk  Discussion Groups -> www.autodesk.com -> Services & Support -> Discussion Groups -> AutoCAD Civil 3D  Webcasts -> http://resources.autodesk.com/civil

1.1.1 

Creating a Training Shortcut Folder

In Civil 3D select the File pulldown menu and select Open  In the very left pane (where History, Favorites, etc are located), right-click and select Add…  Enter the information listed in the screen capture on the right  Select Ok     

Left click the newly created icon and drag it to the top of the list Click on the new Icon Your display should look similar to the screen capture on the right. If you do not see the folders design and material, check the properties of the new icon and make sure the path is correct. Cancel the Select File dialog box

1.1.2

Options

Items in bold below will be covered in Training 

Options (right-click in drawing editor and select Options, or type Options at the command line)  Profiles Tab  Highlight and select Export  Export to C:\program files\sr_cadtools\support\arg\NCSU_emsr_c3d.arg  Back in Options select Import  Import C:\program files\sr_cadtools\support\arg\NCSU_emsr_c3d.arg  Profile name: NCSU_emsr_c3d  Select Apply & close  Highlight newly imported profile and select Set Current 

Files Tab  Support File Search Path  Add the three sr_cadtools paths shown below (required)

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Template Settings paths  Change template setting paths as listed below

 Tool Palettes File Locations  Review

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Display Tab  Window Elements  Show tooltips  Note: Civil 3D also uses tooltips with objects. This will be discussed again.

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Open and Save Tab  Maintain visual fidelity for annotative objects - uncheck (recommended)  Incremental save percentage - 0 (recommended)  Automatic save – turn off for training purposes  Create backup copy with each save – check on (recommended). Also see movebak  External References (Xrefs)  Demand load Xrefs: Enabled with copy (strongly recommended)  Retain changes to Xref Layers – check on (recommended). Equivalent to visretain = 1  Allow other users to Refedit current drawing – uncheck (recommended)

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Plot and Publish Tab  Background processing options  Plotting – uncheck (recommended)  Publishing – uncheck (recommended)  General Plot Options  Hide system printers – check on (recommended)

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System Tab  Performance Settings  Check for Updates (recommended)  Check on Remind me when a new display driver is available (recommended)  Manual Tune  Driver name: Direct 3D, or NVIDIA performance drivers (recommended)  Layout Regen Options  Cache model tab and last layout (recommended)

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User Preferences Tab  Right-click Customization  Set to use Shortcut Menu (recommended)  Review Edit Scale List… 7

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Selection Tab  Selection Preview  Check on When a command is active (recommended)  Check off When no command is active (recommended)  Visual Effects settings  Selection Preview Effect  Thicken (recommended)  Advanced Options (recommended settings)  Exclude Objects on locked layers – check on  Xrefs – check on  Tables – check on  Groups – check off  Multiline text – check off  Hatches – check off  Grips  Review Object selection limit for display of grips

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INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL 3D For all of Section 2 open ..\c3d_training\material\samples\c3d_environment\toolspace.dwg

1.2

Civil 3D Workspaces

The workspace is the configuration of the user interface. Workspaces are sets of menus, toolbars, and their positions, that are grouped and organized so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment. When you use a workspace, only the menus, toolbars, and secondary windows specified in that workspace are shown in the interface.

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AutoCAD Workspace Toolbar

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Workspace is also located at the bottom of your drawing session.

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Standard Workspaces – if you do not see the workspaces below, you may have clicked on the Civil 3D 2009 as AutoCAD desktop icon.  Survey and Topographical  Design  Annotation and Drafting  Visualization and Rendering  AutoCAD 3D Modeling  Map 3D for Geospatial  Civil 3D Complete 1.2.1

1.2.1.1 

Create an EMSR Civil 3D Workspace

Demonstration

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Type CUI at the command line  Note: it may take awhile for the CUI dialog box to appear In the Customization in All CUI Files pane set to All Customization Files Expand Workspaces and right-click on Civil 3D Complete Select Duplicate Right-click on the new workspace and select Rename Rename the workspace to EMSR Civil 3D Right-click on workspace EMSR Civil 3D and select Set Current Select Apply and OK to exit out of the Customize User Interface (CUI)

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Type WSSETTINGS at the command line Change My Workspace to EMSR Civil 3D

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While in the Workspace Settings dialog box, check on Automatically save workspace changes at the bottom

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Click OK to exit Workspace Settings

1.3

Toolspace

1.3.1

Notes

The Civil 3D Toolspace provides an object oriented view of engineering data. 1.3.2

Demonstration

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After the drawing has loaded, if you do not see Toolspace, go to the General pulldown menu and select Toolspace (or type showts at the command line)

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Navigation tips  CTRL and Keyboard arrows (not the numeric keypad arrows)  CTRL ->, Prospector tab -> right-click -> Switch To  CTRL -> TAB

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Closing drawings  Close and Close All

1.3.3.4

Data Shortcuts

Data Shortcuts is the ability to reference (data reference) Civil 3D objects as light-weight non-editable objects into other drawings, similar to Xrefs. We will discuss this when we start creating objects in section 3 and beyond.

1.3.3.5

Drawing Templates

To create a new drawing using the list under Drawing Templates, highlight one of the templates, right-click, and select Create New Drawing. See section 2.5 for more information. 1.3.4

Settings Tab

The Settings tab is where you manage objects styles, label styles, table styles, command settings, and drawing settings for Civil 3D. Select this tab to configure drawings and drawing templates. You specify drawing setup parameters such as units, scale, and coordinate zone. You also set up object styles and object label styles.

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1.3.4.1

Drawing Settings

These settings are at the highest level for the drawing.

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Drawing Settings consist of the following tabs:  Units and Zone  Drawing Units  Horizontal Scale  Coordinate system 

Transformation  Use this tab to transform the coordinate system specified on the Units and Zone tab to local specifications.

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Object Layers  Use this tab to specify layers for various objects in AutoCAD Civil 3D. For example, you can specify that you want all alignments on layer C-ALGN, all surfaces on C-TOPO, and so on. You can also specify prefixes and suffixes for the layer names.  If desired, label layers can be controlled through their label style. However, label object groups and single labels are individual AutoCAD entities, and they always reside on a given AutoCAD layer, as with all other objects. Use this tab to specify the default layer the labels will be on when initially created Abbreviations Ambient Settings (drawing level)  Use this tab to specify default ambient (background) settings for units of measurement. These units are used throughout AutoCAD Civil 3D, unless they are overridden at the feature or command level.

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1.3.4.2  

Parent level settings These settings are used throughout AutoCAD Civil 3D, unless they are overridden at the feature level.

1.3.4.3  

Label Style Defaults (drawing level)

Feature Settings

Child level settings Similar to Ambient Settings, but at the feature level

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1.3.4.4 

Label Style Defaults (feature level)

Child level settings

1.3.4.5

Object Styles

Use the Object Styles collections in the Settings tree to create and manage object styles for a class of objects such as Points, Surfaces, Alignments, Profiles, and Profile Views.

1.3.4.6

Label Styles

Use the Label Styles collections in the Settings tree to create and manage label styles for a class of objects such as those listed above.

1.3.4.7

Table Styles

Use the Table Styles collections in the Settings tree to create and manage table styles for a class of objects.

1.3.4.8

1.3.5

Command Settings

Survey Tab

When you open the Survey toolspace, this tab is added and used to manage survey observation data. You create survey databases, create survey networks, import survey data and edit survey observations. You also create the survey network, points, and figures. 

Review vBooks -> AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Design Environment -> Toolspace -> Survey (25 seconds) 1.3.6

Toolbox Tab

When you open the Toolbox, this tab is added to create external reports on Civil 3D Objects in a drawing. If you do not see the Toolbox tab, go to the General pulldown menu and select Toolbox.

1.3.6.1 

HEC RAS Extension

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HEC RAS Export HEC RAS Import

1.3.7

Tooltips

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AutoCAD  Display tab in options

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Civil 3D Objects  Drawing Level  Drawing Settings -> Ambient Settings -> General -> Show Tooltips  Feature Type  Settings Tab of Toolspace -> right-click on object type -> Select Edit Feature Settings  Object Level  Prospector tab of Toolspace  Right-click on object name and select “[object] Properties. Check on/off Show tooltips in the “[object] Properties” dialog box.  SR Cad Tools  Civil 3D Style Tools -> Object Style Manager 1.3.8

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Toolspace Recap

In the Toolspace drawing, highlight a contour, right-click and look at the options  Based on what we know now, what tab (prospector, settings, survey, toolbox) is used for Surface Properties?  Based on what we know now, what tab (prospector, settings, survey, toolbox) is used for Edit Surface Styles?  Where do we change the horizontal scale of a drawing (1” = ???)?

1.4

Panorama

The Panorama window can display many types of data, such as the Point Editor vista and the Alignment Entities vista. To conserve screen space if more than one vista is active, the Panorama window displays a tab for each one, as shown in the following illustration.

1.5

Styles

Every object in Civil 3D is displayed with an object style. Label styles are used to annotate those objects. The assigned object and label styles are used to display the data according to the company or client standard when a design object is created. 1.5.1

Object Styles

Object styles are assigned to objects and control the display of objects. Every object in Civil 3D is displayed with an object style (including “no display” styles)   

In the toolspace drawing, go to the Prospector tab of Toolspace, and expand the nodes down to alignment Orchard Road. Right-click on Orchard Road and select Zoom To Right-click on Orchard Road and select Properties 14

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On the Information tab, change Object Styles, select Apply, and view the results. Select OK when done. Click on the Settings tab of Toolspace, and expand nodes down to Alignment Styles. The alignment styles you were using are managed in this location. 1.5.2

Label Styles

Label styles define the behavior, appearance, and content of labels. Label Styles control the settings for the annotation and labeling of these objects.       

In plan view, select and right-click on alignment Orchard Road and select Edit Alignment Labels… Delete a label (such as minor stations) from the list, select Apply, and review the results. Delete all styles from the list and select Apply Select Import label set…, and select Major and Minor only (select profile Orchard – FG if prompted) Review settings, and select OK when done. Click on the Settings tab of Toolspace, and expand nodes down to Alignment Label Styles. The alignment label styles you were using are managed in this location. 1.5.3

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1.6

Table Styles

Points pulldown menu -> Add Tables

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Select All Points point group

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 Accept defaults for rest of settings and select OK Pick a point to insert table Click on the Settings tab of Toolspace, and expand nodes down to Point Table Styles This is where Point Table styles are managed

Drawing Templates

Every drawing must start with a template file. To start a new drawing either type NEW at the command line, go to the File pulldown menu and select New, or right-click on a template file in the Prospector tab and rightclick on a template selecting Create New Drawing. 

Autodesk provided templates  C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2009\enu\Template

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Standard templates  _ncsu_SRI_C3D2009_ver1 - latest template file for Stream Restoration projects

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1.7

AutoCAD Elements  Layer names & visibility  Block definitions  Text and dimension styles  Page setups  Drawing system variables Civil 3D Elements  Objects and label styles  Drawing settings  Command and feature settings

Objects

Objects are used to represent the survey and design elements you need to complete your stream restoration design project. Objects have inherent properties that are used to control how the object is displayed and labeled, and how it functions. The following is a list of Civil 3D Objects.

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Points

Point Groups

Site

Parcel

Surfaces (DR)

Grading Groups

Feature Lines

Alignments (DR)

Sections

Profiles (DR)

Corridors

View Frame Groups (DR)

Assemblies

Subassemblies

Pipe Networks (DR)

Pipe Structures

Pipes

Survey

Networks

Figures

(DR) = Can be Data Referenced. Bold items are topics that will be discussed in this training session

Because Civil 3D is an object-oriented design environment objects have relationships that allow them to react with each other. The following is an example of this interaction. Points and Surfaces

Changing the elevation of point objects results in automatic updates to surface objects that reference the point objects. Note: automatic surface rebuild will only happen if automatic rebuild is checked on.

Alignments and Surface Profiles

Changing the position or geometry of an alignment results in automatic update to the surface profile objects.

Surfaces and Surface Profiles

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1.7.1

Assemblies and Corridors

Changing the geometry of the assembly object (typical section) will result in an automatic update to the corridor (road model) object.

Parcels and Parcel Segments

Bisecting an existing parcel object with another parcel segment or alignment object will subdivide the original parcel object into two parcel objects.

Grading Object and Surfaces

Moving a grading object and/or changing a target surface results in automatic updates to the daylight line.

Points

Unless you use the survey database, points are stored in the drawing and not an external database like LDT managed points. 1.7.2

Point Groups

Point Groups organize the points in a drawing and can control how they are displayed. You create point groups by defining the characteristics that a point must possess in order to be part of the group. A point can be part of many point groups, and its final display is controlled by the sort order of point groups.. 1.7.3

Surfaces

Surfaces are intelligent three-dimensional representations of either existing or proposed terrain. By connecting surface points with a network of triangulation lines, you create a dynamic, continuous representation of a surface. Using this network, you can interpolate the elevation of any location on the surface, not just locations that are defined by a point. The TIN models a continuous surface that you can use to display contours and elevation data, and create surface profiles and targets for slope daylighting.

1.7.4

Alignments

1.7.5

Profiles and Profile Views

1.7.6

Feature Lines and Grading Groups

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Performance Tips and Tricks Clean AutoCAD temp paths (i.e. C:\Program Files\adsk_common\temp) Turn labels off if not needed Keep Properties dialog box closed if not needed Change styles to no display when not in use Use Data Shortcuts Large Surfaces Reducing Surface Data

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WORKING WITH POINTS, POINT GROUPS, AND DESCRIPTION KEYS

2.1

Point Groups

2.1.1    

SRI Template Point Groups

Create a new drawing using template file _ncsu_SRI_C3D2009_ver1.dwt Saveas to …\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\points\12345C-TPpnts.dwg In the new drawing expand Point Groups node in the Prospector tab of Toolspace Highlight _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-BKF~, right-click  Review all the command options  Select Properties  Review the various tabs and settings  Switch to the Raw Desc Matching tab  Notice BKF is highlighted  Entries in the Raw Desc Matching tab come directly from the Description Key Sets  Switch to the Include tab and notice With raw descriptions matching is checked on with the description BKF.  Select OK when done 2.1.2

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No Display Point Group

Review the Point Group Properties of _NDSP  Information Tab  Point style:  Point label style:  Include tab  Include all points  Overrides – this is key in a no display point group style  Point Style: checked on and assigned to  Point Label Style: checked on and assigned to 2.1.3

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Create Point Groups to Organize Survey Data

Create two new point groups – we will use these when we import points later.  C-NODE-SURV-20091201  C-NODE-CTRL

2.2

Importing Points

2.2.1

Notes

If you are familiar with LDT’s process of importing and exporting points, Civil 3D works the same way. We are going to import one point file adding it to a point group, moving and rotating points as necessary after importing. We will then lock these points so they cannot be moved. Next we will import another point file adding it a different point group. This second set of points will need to be moved and rotated among common points in the first point file so the two sets of points align with each other.

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2.2.2

Demonstration

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Open 12345C-TPpnts.dwg In the Settings tab of Toolspace, expand Commands in the Point Node Right-click CreatePoints and select Edit Command Settings Expand Points Creation and change Disable Description Keys to True. Select OK when done In Civil 3D go to the points pulldown menu and select Import/Export Points

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In the Import Points dialog box  Format: select PNEZD (comma delimited)

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Source File(s): click the + and browse to the file noted

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Add points to the point group created in the previous section – C-NODE-SURV-20091201, don’t select any Advanced options. Select OK when done.

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Zoom extents to see the points. Your points should look like the screen capture on the right.

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If your points have an East-West pattern, then you may have chosen PENZD as the format during the Import Points command above instead of PNEZD.

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Modify point group C-NODE-CTRL to include points 3207 and 3208. These are the control points that will be used to move and rotate future surveyed points.

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Lock points in point group C-NODE-SURV-20091201

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Set Point Group hierarchy so only the points in C-NODE-CTRL display in the drawing

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Change label style of point group C-NODE-CTRL to display point numbers only  Note: you will need to create a point label style for this. Use style _ncsu_C-TOPO-SPOT-PZD~ as a starting point.

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Import point file surveyed_20091215.txt using the import steps above but add to point group C-NODESURV-20091215.  Note: you did not previously create this point group, so you will need to create it during the import.

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You should see two points in the lower left corner of the drawing. These are control point numbers 3207 and 3208, and then you have a group of points in the Northeast corner

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Set label style of point group C-NODE-SURV-20091215 to _ncsu_C-TOPO-SPOT-P~~~

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Move the new points from point #3287 to control point #3207  Command: Move  Select Objects:  Select Objects:  Specify base point of [Displacement] : NODE  of  Specify second point or : NODE  of  This completes moving the new points

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Rotate the new points  Command: Rotate  Select objects:  Note: because the control points are locked, these will not move or rotate  Select objects:  Specify base point: NODE  of  Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] : R  Specify the reference angle : NODE  of  Specify second point: NODE  of  Specify the new angle [Points] : NODE  of  This completes the rotation of the new points

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Lock the points in point group C-NODE-SURV-20091215 Display points in point groups C-NODE-SURV-20091201 and C-NODE-SURV-20091215

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Your drawing should now look like the screen capture on the right Review Point Groups _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-BKF~ and _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-WS~~  Note: _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-WS~~ should be empty. We will address in section 3.3.

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2.3

Description Keys

2.3.1        

Using Description Keys

In the Settings tab of Toolspace, expand Commands in the Point Node Right-click CreatePoints and select Edit Command Settings  Expand Points Creation and change Disable Description Keys to False.  Select OK when done Erase all points in the drawing Reinsert points surveyed_20091215.txt using the import/export instructions in section 3.2.2 Review the points brought in. Notice the display, and the layer they are inserted onto This is because of Description Keys Go to the Settings tab of Prospector and expand Description Key Sets under the Point node Right-click on _ncsu_C-RIVR and review settings 2.3.2

Edit Description Key

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Set Point Group hierarchy so only the Points with description WS display  Move Point Group _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-NDSP to the top  Move Point Group _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-WS~~ to the top

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Review the points that are displayed on the screen  They should just be a symbol with no label  Highlight one of the points and type LIST at the command line, and return.  Notice the Raw Description of WS

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Go to the Settings tab of Prospector and expand Description Key Sets under the Point node Highlight on Description Key Set _ncsu_C-RIVR

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Review the existing codes in the Description Key We see there is not a code for WS, so we will add one. Highlight one of the existing codes and select New – this will create a new entry named New DescKey. Highlight New DescKey, and left click one more time.

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Rename code to WS Point style: check on and assign to _ncsu_CTOPO Point Label Style: check on and assign to _ncsu_C-TOPO-PZD~ Format: $* Layer: check on and assign to C-TOPOPNTS-WS~~ Update point group _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-WS~~ to include RAW description WS Erase all points from drawing  Command: ERASE  Select objects: ALL 21

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 Select objects: Reinsert points surveyed_20091215.txt using the import/export instructions in section 3.2.2 Review the WS points and notice the difference from before (display and layer)

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Point Display Control

2.4.1 

Point Groups

There are two situations when Point Groups will control the display of a point object.  If the Point Style and/or Point Label Style for a given point is not explicitly set, then the Point Group will control the display of the point

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If the point group is using overrides like the Point Group _ncsu_C-TOPO-PNTS-NDSP

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Point Object

If a Point object has a Point Style and/or Point Label Style assigned to it, then this controls the display of the point, unless the Point Group is using overrides

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Best Practice

Best Practice is to let the Point Object control the display of the point, and use Point Groups for point organization, except for Point Group styles like No Display.

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CREATING SURFACES An existing ground surface is needed to create profile data. The steps outlined below explain a few of the more common ways to create an existing ground surface.

2.5

Create Surface from TIN

2.5.1

Notes

Create Surface from TIN is usually used with existing Land Development Desktop TIN files. When importing TIN files, the .pnt corresponding to the .tin file must exist in the same source directory. See File Management for more information We are going to copy the files of an existing LDT surface (from the LD DTM folder) to our C3D project folder structure, then import the TIN file to create a Civil 3D surface. We will then add some labels. 2.5.2

Demonstration

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In My Computer, copy folder C-TOPO-EMST from ...\c3d_training\material\samples\surfaces\dtm to ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\surfaces\dtm\

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Open Civil 3D 2009 Create a new drawing using template file _ncsu_EMSR_C3D2009_ver#-##.dwt Saveas to ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\surfaces\12345C-TPEMST.dwg In Civil 3D go to the Surfaces pulldown menu and select Create Surface from TIN Browse to ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\surfaces\dtm\C-TOPO-EMST select C-TOPOEMST.tin, and select Open.  Note: this is the surface we use to create surface profiles in section 6.1.

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Type ZOOM Extents at the command line. Your screen should look like the screen capture on the right.  Note: you may need to change the surface style to _ncsu_C-TOPO-0005-0001-E Save drawing

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Review Definition tab of Surface Properties for surface C-TOPO-EMST  If TIN file gets moved, or renamed you will no longer have data for the Civil 3D surface

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Lets label some contours now  Surfaces pulldown -> Add Surface Labels -> Add Surface Labels  Feature: Surface  Label Type: Contour – Multiple  Major contour label style: _ncsu_C-TOPO-MAJR-E  Minor contour label style:  User control label style:  Select Add  Pick a point in the upper left corner of the surface  Pick the next point at the lower right corner of the surface  Experiment with moving the contour label line  Review other surface labeling  Close the Add Surface Labels dialog box Utilities  Water drop

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2.6

Create Surface from Points and Breaklines

2.6.1

Notes

2.6.2

Demonstration

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Open Civil 3D 2009 Open drawing …\c3d_training\material\samples\surfaces\jcc_base.dwg Saveas to ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\surfaces\12345C-ETpnts.dwg

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Points -> Import/Export Points -> Import Points Browse to …\c3d_training\material\samples\surfaces\data and select jcc_existing.txt (PNEZD, comma)

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Zoom Extents and your drawing should like the screen capture on the right Save your drawing

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In Civil 3D go to the Surfaces pulldown menu and select Create Surface

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Your settings should be as listed on the right Click OK

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This creates an empty surface on the Prospector tab under the Surface node.

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In Prospector expand the Surfaces node Expand surface C-TOPO-EMST down to Point Groups under the Definition node Right-click on Point Groups and select Add Select the _All Points point group and select OK.

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Your drawing should now look like the screen capture on the right

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Create point group named BRR, include only points with RAW Description of BRR and set this point group to be the only one that displays. Drawing 3D Polyline  Command: 3DPOLY  Command: Specify start point of polyline: ‘PO  Command: >> Select point object: Change surface style to _ncsu_C-TOPO-0005-0001-E In Prospector expand surfaces node Expand surface C-TOPO-EMST down to Breaklines under the Definition node.

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Right-click on Breaklines and select Add Set description to training, accept defaults for rest of settings and select OK. Select the last 3d polyline you drew and select enter when done. Rebuild the surface and notice how the contours change to follow breaklines. Now, delete the surface breakline under Breaklines, and delete the 3d polyline you drew.

Insert drawing …\c3d_training\material\samples\surfaces\data\jcc_breaklines.dwg into drawing 12345CETpnts.dwg as an exploded block. Change the surface style to _ncsu_C-TOPO-NDSP so only the inserted polylines are visible

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When prompted to select objects, window around all polylines that were previously inserted.

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Change surface style back to _ncsu_C-TOPO-0005-0001-E  Note: since the surface is set to a no display style, you will need to change the style by going to the prospector tab, right-clicking the surface, and selecting Surface Properties Follow the channel from south to north and notice how the contours changed to follow the breaklines.

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Now the surface needs some tinn lines deleted (similar to Land Development Desktop’s deleting of “slivers”) Change surface style to _ncsu_C-TINN-EDIT The tinn lines shown on the right are outside the survey limits and need to be deleted. In Civil 3D go to the Surfaces pulldown menu and select Edit Surface -> Delete Line (or right click on Edits under the surfaces definition node in the prospector tab). When prompted to select edges, type F at the command line to activate the Fence selection mode. At the Specifiy first fence point: prompt select a point near the center of the red circle on the right. At the Specify next fence point or [Undo] prompt, select a point to the south outside the surface.

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Your surface should look similar to the screen capture on the right Go around and delete similar tinn lines Once all invalid tinn lines are deleted, we can import a boundary and add it to the surfaces boundary definition.

Change the surface style to _ncsu_C-TINN-BNDY  Note: to import a boundary, the surface needs to be set to a style that displays the boundary. Go to the Surfaces pulldown menu select Utilities -> Extract Objects from Surface

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Because the surface style was set to display only a boundary, that is the only object we can import Check on Border and set value to Select All Select OK

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If you highlight the boundary, you should see the grips of a polyline. This is the extracted object.

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Right-click on Boundaries under the surfaces definition node and select Add

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The Add Boundaries dialog box displayed on the right will appear Give a description Type: Outer Uncheck Non-destructive breakline Mid-ordinate is only used with coves

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Now that we have a boundary, the previous delete line edits can be removed from the surface properties. In the Prospector tab right-click on surface C-TOPO-EMST select

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Surface Properties and click on the Definitions tab 

At the bottom of the Definitions tab there is a section with the various edits that have been done on to this surface Highlight all the Delete Line or Delete Multiple Lines, right-click and select remove Select OK , and rebuild surface if prompted

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You should only see three edits after Delete Lines have been removed

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Change surface style to _ncsu_C-TINN-EDIT Save your drawing

2.7

Create Surface from Contour Data

Many times you are only given polylines that represent contours. Civil 3D does a much better job than Land Development Desktop at using contour data. The steps outlined below explain how to create a surface using polylines. 2.7.1

Notes

With Land Development Desktop, a great deal of time was spent manually adding breaklines and points so the surface contours would follow the contour data. Civil 3D does a much better job following contour data. 2.7.2 

Demonstration

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In My Computer, copy …\c3d_training\material\samples\surfaces\C-TOPO-EMST-AERL.dwg to ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\surfaces\ Create a new drawing using template file _ncsu_EMSR_C3D2009_ver#-##.dwt Saveas to ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\surfaces\12345C-ETcont.dwg Insert drawing C-TOPO-EMST-AERL into drawing 12345C-ETcont.dwg as an exploded block.  Note: the drawing is inserted as an exploded block so we have access to all the styles contained in template file _ncsu_EMSR_C3D2009_ver#-##.dwt In Civil 3D go to the Surfaces pulldown menu and select Create Surface…

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Your settings should be as listed on the right. Click OK

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In Prospector, expand the Surfaces node Expand surface C-TOPO-EMST-AERL down to Contours under the Definition node Right-click on Contours and select Add

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Give a useful description

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Default weeding factors listed normally work fine.

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Default supplementing factors normally work fine.

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Minimize flat areas by: this is important in getting the new surface contours to follow the aerial survey contours. Check on the three that are highlighted on the right. Click OK

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When prompted select all contours, and return to get out of select objects command

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After the contour data has been added to the new surface, you will notice a marker next to the Contours node. This indicates that the surface has contour data.

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You will also notice a marker next to the Edits node indicating that an edit has occurred - adding contour data.

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Zoom around the drawing and notice how well the new surface contours are following the existing aerial contour polylines

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Save the drawing

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3

CREATING ALIGNMENTS

Alignments are a key part of the Stream Breaklines Program. Two methods will be shown below: from polyline, and by layout. By Layout is the preferred method due to its editing capabilities involving PIs.

3.1

Create Alignment from Polylines

3.1.1

Notes

We are going to create an alignment by layout with curves “tracing” over existing linework you have already created representing the stream centerline design. 3.1.2     

Demonstration

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In Civil 3D open ...\c3d_training\material\samples\alignment\_stn_align_by_polyline In Civil 3D go to the Alignments pulldown menu and select Create Alignment from Polyline At the Select polyline to create alignment or [Xref]: prompt, select the very left end of the polyline Note: The end that you select will be the down station end Name: C-RIVR-R38A  Note: a consistent naming convention such as National CAD Standards (NCS) format will help keep data organized Description: Reach 38A Starting Station: 0+00

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Site: Alignment Style: _ncsu_C-RIVR-DSGN Alignment layer: C-ALGN Alignment label set: _ncsu_C-RIVR-DSGN

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Add curves between tangents: check off  Note: This alignment already has curves, so we don’t need to add any. Erase existing entities: check on  Note: If you need to save the the source polyline, then uncheck Erase existing entities.

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Change to the Design Criteria tab

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Starting design speed: 1  Note: we are not using the design criteria for its intended purpose, we just need a value >0. Use criteria-based design: check on

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Use design criteria file: check off  Note: this is for tables like AASHTO Use design check set: _ncsu_C-RIVR Select OK

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Your screen should look similar to the screen capture on the right.

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On the prospector tab, under Alignments – there is now an Alignment named C-RIVR-R38A. Notice the alignment has a place holder for profiles, profile views, and sample line groups. In the Prospector tab, expand Alignments and select alignment C-RIVR-R38A Right-click and select properties

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On the information tab, you can rename the alignment, change the alignment style, and turn the object tool tips on or off

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Select the Station Control tab  Note: under the station control tab you can change the value of the reference station (i.e. change 0+00 to 10+00), change the location of the reference station, and apply station equations. Change station to 1000 and select Apply Read the warning that appears, and select OK

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Click the Pick icon next to Y:

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Read the warning, and select OK

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At the Select alignment reference point location: pick the PC (end osnap) at station 1+22.82 Select Apply, and 0+00 should now be located at located at the PC previously held by station 1+22.82 Change 0+00 back to the left end of the alignment Select OK to exit the Alignment Properties

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Go to the Alignments pulldown menu and select Reverse Alignment Direction At the Select an alignment : pick the alignment, and read the warning. Notice station 0+00 is now on the right end of the alignment. Reverse the alignment one more time to place 0+00 on the left end.  Note: It’s important to have the direction and station reference point set prior to creating profiles by layout. Close the drawing without saving

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3.2

Create Alignment by Layout

3.2.1

Notes

Creating alignments by layout is the preferred method because PI’s are much easier to move when created by layout vs from polyline. 3.2.2    

Demonstration

Create a new drawing using template file _ncsu_EMSR_C3D2009_ver#-##.dwt Saveas ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\alignments\12345C-DBALGN.dwg Xref ...\c3d_training\material\samples\alignment\_stn_align_by_layout In Civil 3D go to the Alignments pulldown menu and select Create Alignment by Layout

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Name: C-RIVR-R38A  Note: a consistent naming convention such as National CAD Standards (NCS) format will help keep data organized Description: Reach 38A Starting Station: 0+00

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Site: Alignment Style: _ncsu_C-RIVR-DSGN Alignment layer: C-ALGN Alignment label set: _ncsu_C-RIVR-DSGN

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Change to the Design Criteria tab

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Starting design speed: 1  Note: we are not using the design criteria for its intended purpose, we just need a value >0. Use criteria-based design: check on Use design criteria file: check off Note: this is for tables like AASHTO

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Use design check set: _ncsu_C-RIVR Select OK

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The Alignment Layout Tools toolbar now appears as shown below.

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Select the down arrow right of the first icon and select Curve and Spiral Settings…

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Type: used for spirals Spiral In: uncheck Curve: check on and set to 30  Note: the 30 feet is just a rough value that is used to get an alignment with curves created. Spiral out: uncheck Select OK

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Select the same down arrow as before, but select Tangent-Tangent (with curves) this time

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At the Specify start point: prompt select the left end of the alignment At the Specify next point: pick the approximate PI location of the existing line work Note: you can also use the APPINT osnap to snap exactly to the PI locations. The screen capture to the right highlights the “next” point picked. Continue and pick the next PI point  Note: don’t pick PC’s or PT’s of the original line, just the approximate PI’s. When you get to the end, snap to the end of the original line, snap to the right end, and return to exit out of the tangent-tangent command. You should have something similar to the screen capture on the right. Don’t worry if your alignment does not follow the original exactly. That’s what is nice about Civil 3D – it’s easy to make changes later.

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Zoom in around the arc at station 1+00 and 2+00. Highlight the alignment and grip edit to tweak your layout. Grip edit rest of alignment as necessary. Highlight the alignment, right-click and select Edit Alignment Geometry to bring up the Alignment Layout Tools if it was not already opened.

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In the Radius column, change the values to whole numbers, a more constructible value. Review other settings Close Alignment Layout Tools toolbar Save Drawing

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4

CREATING PROFILES AND PROFILE VIEWS

4.1

Create Profile from Surface

4.1.1

Notes

An existing ground profile is needed to export to Stream Breaklines program 4.1.2  

Demonstration

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In Civil 3D open ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\alignments\12345C-DBALGN.dwg Data reference surface C-TOPO-EMST from 12345C-TBEMST and set style to C-TINN-BNDY. Select OK In the Profiles pulldown menu select Create Profile from Surface

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Alignment: C-RIVR-R38A Station range: leave at default settings

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Select surfaces: highlight C-TOPO-EMST Click Add>>

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Sampled information Select OK

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On the Prospector tab, expand drawing 12345C-DBALGN down to Alignments. Expand alignment C-RIVR-R38A Expand Profiles and notice the profile is what you just created Right-click on C-TOPO-EMST-0001 and select Properties Review the Profile Properties  Dynamic  Static  Dashed Linetype Save the drawing

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4.2

Create Profile View

4.2.1

Notes

The profile view is the annotation for a profile. We are going to use the surface profile we created in section 6.1. 4.2.2

Demonstration

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In Civil 3D open ...\c3d_training\design\drawing\model_files\c3d\alignments\12345C-DBALGN.dwg In Civil 3D go to the Profiles pulldown menu and select Create Profile View

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Create Profile View – General  Select Alignment: C-RIVR-R38A

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Profile View name: -PV  

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Note: gets converted to C-RIVR-R38A-PV01

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Profile view style: _ncsu_C-ANNO-10TO1-VEXG 

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Profile view layer: 

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Create Profile View – Station Range  Station range

 Create Profile View – Profile View Height  Profile view height

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Create Profile View – Profile Display Options  There is only one surface, just make sure it’s set to draw.

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Create Profile View – Pipe Network Display  We do not have any pipe networks, but you could add them here. It is usually best to add pipes and structures to profile views by using the Pipes pulldown menu rather than the Create Profile View command.

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Create Profile View – Data Bands  We are not going to add Data Bands to this profile view

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Command: Select profile view orgin:  Note: profile views can easily be moved unlike LDT

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You should have something similar to the screen capture on the right

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Review annotation created in profile view  Settings tab -> Profile View -> Commands -> CreateProfileView  Default Styles  Profile label set: _ncsu_C-RIVR  Change to _ncsu_C-RIVR-E and re-create profile view. Review surface profile linetype  Dynamic  Static

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5

FEATURE LINES AND GRADING

5.1

Working with Feature Lines

5.2

Grading a Pond

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5.2.1

Notes

5.2.2

Demonstration

Open drawing …\c3d_training\material\samples\grading\pond drainage design.dwg Grading -> Create Feature Lines from Objects  Create Feature Lines  Command: Select lines, arcs, polylines or 3d polylines to convert to feature lines or  [Xref]:  Site: Pond Grading

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Name: C-POND-BOTM

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Style: _ncsu_C-POND-BOTM

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Layer: C-TOPO-FEAT 

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Conversion options: Erase existing entities

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Grading -> Create Grading  Set the Grading Group

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Set Site to Pond Grading, and select OK

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Name: C-POND-A000

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Description

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Automatic surface creating

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Volume base surface

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Create Surface

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Type: TIN Surface Surface layer: C-TOPO

Properties

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 Name: C-POND-A000  Description: Pond A  Style: Contours 1’ and 5’  Render Material: byLayer Select OK to exit Create Surface dialog box

Select Set a Criteria Set

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Set to Pond Grading

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Set Grading Criteria to 3:1 Elevation

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Command: Elevation : 660 Change Grading Criteria to Flat Ledge

 Select Create Grading Command: Select the feature: Command: Apply to entire length? [Yes/No] : Y Command: Specify distance : 10 Change Grading Criteria to 4:1 Elevation

 Select Create Grading Command: Select the feature: Command: Apply to entire length? [Yes/No] : Y Command: Elevation : 664 Change Grading Criteria to Flat Ledge

 Select Create Grading Command: Select the feature: Command: Apply to entire length? [Yes/No] : Y Command: Specify distance : 3 Change Grading Criteria to 3:1 to Surface

 Command: Select the feature: Command: Apply to entire length? [Yes/No] : Y Cut Slope : Fill Slope : Command: Select the feature:

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Your current grading object should look like the screen capture on the right

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If you look at the grading object in 3D, you will notice a hole in the pond bottom. We will take care of that with what is called an infill

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First lets add to the bottom of the pond Command: DR (DR = draworder)  Command: Select Objects:  Command: Select Objects: Grading -> Edit Feature Line Geometry -> Stepped Offset Command: Specify offset distance or [Through/Layer] 10 Command: Select an object to offset or [Name]: Command: Specify side to offset or [Multiple]: Command: Specify elevation difference or [Grade/Slope/…] : Command: Select an object to offset or [Name]:

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Now draw a polyline connecting the two end points as shown on the right

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Lets trim out the lower portion of the feature line  Grading -> Grading -> Edit Feature Line Geometry -> Trim  Command: Select cutting edges:  Command: Select cutting edges:  Command: Select objects to trim or [Name]:  Command: Select objects to trim or [Name]: Explode feature line Grading -> Create Feature Lines from Objects Command: PEDIT Command: Enter an option [Close/Join/Width/…]: J Command: Select objects: Command: Select objects: Grading -> Create Feature Lines from Objects  Command: Select lines, arcs, …:  Use the same settings used at the beginning of this section. Grading - > Create Grading  Change Grading Criteria to 3:1 to Elevation and create grading from new polyline to the inside to an elevation of 650. 

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Command: Select an area to infill:  Command: Select an area to infill: Your completed pond should look like the screen capture on the below

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5.3

AutoCAD Map

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