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Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-80306765320823902062013-07-05T07:28:00.000-07:002013-07-05T07:28:08.535-07:00Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Hotfix 1<a href="http://www.autodesk.com/">Autodesk</a> has released <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=21899448&linkID=9240698">Hotfix 1 for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014</a> which addresses a number of various issues found by customers and Autodesk. As always, you should take a look at the read me file prior to installation. It is important to note, that this Hotfix can be uninstalled from the control panel. Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-52436655156173123512013-06-20T12:05:00.000-07:002013-06-20T12:06:23.098-07:00BIM Specialist Certification<a href="http://www.autodesk.com/">Autodesk</a> has announced a new certification program that is based on a workflow. The certification is called Roads and Highways Workflows using the 2014 Infrastructure Design suite. <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/">Autodesk</a> has been certifying users on individual products for quite some time, but this is something new. The exam itself is broken down into the following topics:<br />
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Here is where you can find a complete list of <a href="http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autodesk_certified_bim_specialist_road_highway_solution_2014_certification_exam_prep_roadmap-web.pdf">objectives</a> for the exam. The exam will focus on such programs as Civil 3D, Navisworks, 3Ds Max and various other products.</div>
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A book has been created by <a href="http://www.ascented.com/courseware-solutions/autodesk/courseware/Autodesk-Infrastructure-Design-Suite.aspx">Ascent</a> which matches the name of the certification and can be used for preparing for the exam. Information for taking an exam at one of our facilities can be found at the following <a href="http://www.advancedsolutions.com/training/certification.aspx">Advanced Solutions</a> link.</div>
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Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-4717157051196527412013-06-03T13:13:00.000-07:002013-06-03T13:13:06.290-07:00Shared Reference Point ToolOn the <a href="http://subscription.autodesk.com/sp/servlet/download/item?siteID=11564774&id=21763422">Autodesk Subscription Site</a>, under the productivity tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014, you will find the Shared Reference Point Tool. There is an installer for Civil 3D, which runs from the Toolbox, and then a second installer to run on <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-revit-family/overview">Revit</a>. <br />
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The extension exports an XML from Civil 3D with X,Y, and Z coordinates, along with the corresponding rotation and units. This reference point defines the relationship between the site and building.</div>
Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-2912329649753957052013-06-03T11:24:00.000-07:002013-06-03T11:24:30.861-07:00GEOREMOVE CommandAs many of you are using the GEOMAP command, it has come to my attention that several users have tried to use this command, only to have an Aerial photograph inserted in an incorrect location. This seems to happen with existing older jobs that were created in prior versions of Civil 3D. In order to get around this issue, I have had the users with this issue simply type the GEOREMOVE command, which clears the current coordinate system from the drawing. After the coordinate system has been set to No Datum, No projection, simply go and re-assign the proper coordinate system, and the Aerial photograph should come in the proper location.Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-16158451046986939042013-04-09T07:25:00.000-07:002013-04-09T07:25:37.280-07:00Live Map Service - Civil 3D 2014In <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=21329326">Civil 3D 2014</a>, Autodesk has introduced a live map service to acquire satellite images. In order to to use this service, the user first needs to log into <a href="https://360.autodesk.com/">Autodesk 360</a>, and have a coordinate system assigned to the drawing. After logging in, the user simply needs to type <b>GEOMAP</b> on the command line. <br />
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Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-14906946378122598132013-04-04T12:06:00.000-07:002013-04-04T12:06:00.564-07:00AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 - New FeaturesAs you probably know by now, <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-autocad-civil-3d/overview">AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014</a> has been released to the masses. I will try to summarize the list of new features that have been added or enhanced in this years version. A good place to start as always is the help files.<br />
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One of the more interesting features in Civil 3D 2014 is its backward compatibility with Civil 3D 2013. This means that 2014 files can be opened and edited in 2013. However, there are some limitations due to enhancements in 2014. The screen capture below talks about the limitations. This can also be found in the following link <a href="http://docs.autodesk.com/CIV3D/2014/ENU/index.html?url=filesCUG/GUID-05D9F8B4-010B-4242-B96A-0961BE29752B.htm,topicNumber=CUGd30e15210,hash=GUID-EAF03F4A-F0D6-43D9-AF9E-131F2B394AEA">Round-Tripping Data between versions</a>.</div>
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Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-30016784343529356642013-03-18T06:40:00.002-07:002013-03-18T06:40:55.640-07:00Geotechnical Module for Civil 3DRoughly a month ago, <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/">Autodesk</a> released the Geotechnical module for subscription customers. It can be found under the Productivity Tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013. <br />
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Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-38128328675826279702013-02-28T12:25:00.003-08:002013-03-01T14:01:38.459-08:00Issues with using Corridor Extents as Surface Boundary<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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While teaching recently a Civil 3D 2013 class we
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Leo Lavayenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148766131118415102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-36739120656847955462013-02-14T13:48:00.002-08:002013-02-14T13:48:07.224-08:00Help missing from Hydraflow HydrographsToday, one my clients was trying to look up some information for Hydrographs in the help content, but there was a problem, nothing happened. Typically when selecting content from this program or any of the various <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/">Autodesk</a> products, the user's guide pops up with content, index, and search options for the specific software.<br />
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The hep content now works as expected. The file in 2013 must be corrupt. If you do not have access to a previous version of the software, please let me know and I would be happy to send the file.</div>
Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-37089013212096302192013-02-05T06:33:00.000-08:002013-02-05T06:33:35.245-08:00Adding Labels to Specific Links within a Code Set StyleFrom time to time, we may want Civil 3D label certain subassemblies within our corridor model. The problem with the Top or Default code is that we get those links we want labeled, plus many others. As you can see from the image below, this isn't what we want.<br />
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<br />Assemblies are building blocks to build a corridor, and are NOT intended to be plotted, we have Standard Details Sheets for that. . I’ve notice this behavior in the Generic Link to Marked Point and some Medians. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Looking at a MEDIAN assembly, this one is closing the gap from Left to Right hooking to the MarkedPoint (triangle), with positive grades crowning upward. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Leo Lavayenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148766131118415102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-54544128165828684302013-01-15T14:11:00.000-08:002013-01-15T14:11:07.720-08:00Why isn't my pipe round?Have you ever tried to show a pipe crossing in profile view or section view and it looks like the following:<br />
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As you can see from the screen capture, it looks more like a hex nut rather than a pipe. The cause of this is a system variable called FACETDEV. The default value for the variable is set to .5 feet. This variable works very similar to how the <a href="http://docs.autodesk.com/CIV3D/2013/ENU/index.html?url=filesCUG/GUID-C7912BD2-B9C0-440B-939B-5279FAEDC126.htm,topicNumber=CUGd30e123883">mid ordinate distance</a> does for contours. Civil 3D is drawing small line segments to represent the circular pipe. If you change the variable to say .01, you end up with what you see below.</div>
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<br />Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-77004029379885296762013-01-11T11:14:00.000-08:002013-01-11T11:17:00.684-08:00Template TricksI was recently asked by a IT manager if I have any creative tricks for stream ling the template creation process. In this blog, I will go over two such techniques I use. The first technique I will go over is getting the object layers assigned in the template. Typically, I chose to make all of the objects layer with a C3D- prefix, unless the client has some predefined ones. So an example of this would be C3D-Alignment. Now, rather than type each one, we can open a drawing/template with all those objects layers all ready assigned, like the one shown below.<br />
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It is important to note that these networks are networks in name only, and they don't currently contain pipes or structures. Now what they do contain are object layers, like you can see in the capture below.</div>
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Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-56608074655998807762013-01-10T13:37:00.001-08:002013-01-10T13:37:17.964-08:00Intersecting SURFACE BoundariesSome time ago... a day, a week, a month, who knows, I wanted to compare 2 TIN Surfaces and figure out the EXACT location of where the Surfaces touched. Ended up coming up with these steps: <div>
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The Volume Surface is calculated from elevation 0, it will appears below the TIN Surfaces. </div>
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The Volume Surface is shown here using a Tin & Points Style. Notice how the Pond hole is filled up. A Surface Analysis to a User Specified Contour needs to be done to find the intersecting boundary. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />Before running the Analysis, make sure the <b><i>User Contour</i></b> component is visible in the used surface style. The color has been changed to RED for it to stand out in Plan View <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Then the VOLUME Surface Properties dialog box to the Analyses Tab, Select <b><i>User-defined Contours</i></b> as the Type. Presses on the Range to <b><i>1</i></b> and In the Range Detail area set the Elevation value in the row to <b><i>0.00</i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The final product is a 2D AutoCAD Polyline, that can be selected and edited.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>
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Leo Lavayenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148766131118415102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-57350999431949468142013-01-09T11:23:00.001-08:002013-01-09T11:23:41.387-08:00Depth Profiles from EG<div>
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Creating a copy of the EG surface profile it will be and exact match. We will then drop the copy the needed amount. However if the Alignment path were to change or Surface was to be edited the copy would NOT be up-to-date <br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
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Creating a Feature Line from the Alignment and EG Profile that can be Projected and Lowered.<br /><br /> 1. From the Ribbons Home Tab > Feature Line > Create from Alignment.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2. Choose of what profile to follow, Uncheck the Dynamic Link box and option set options to weed out vertices.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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3. Next add Feature Line to grid, Select the Profile View > from Ribbon > Project Objects to Profile View button. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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4. Make sure the “Use Object” is set for elevations in the Dialog Box Options.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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5. Lower the Feature Line the Ribbon or Right Click command to Raise/Lower.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Create a surface with EG pasted into it, NOT just a copy for we want the copied surface to be dynamically tied to the original. The down side here is duplicating a TIN surface will increasing the drawing size. <br /><br /> 1. Use the AutoCAD copy command to make a copy of the TIN Surface.<br /><br /> 2. From the Properties Rename it and set appropriate Style.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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3. Then use the Surface Edit command Raise/Lower to drop the elevation.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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4. Sample the new Surface to have it display in Profile View Grid.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Leo Lavayenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148766131118415102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-27911008257270818112013-01-08T09:06:00.000-08:002013-01-08T09:06:53.396-08:00Digitizing Points to Profile<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve been thinking about the many different ways to
profile a “single file” or “in line” survey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Surveys like this are common for a proposed utility run or cross section
survey. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The need is simple, to profile these
field points, but the issue is creating a TIN is just too cumbersome for the
lack of supplementing point data.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We could add supplementing points manually or copy
in parallel, but in this case we will do it without creating a TIN Surface:</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Draw 2D Polyline that connects the needed
sequence of points </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Create Alignment from Polyline.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Create empty Profile View from the Alignment</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Draw 3D Polyline connecting the needed
sequence of points</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Project 3D Polyline to Profile View.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First</b>, start
by using the AutoCAD <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">POLYLINE</i></b> command to connect the
needed points.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Second</b>,
using the CIVIL 3D command, from the Home Tab, to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Create Alignment from Objects</i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once done with selection you will be prompted for
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then on to the
Alignment Creation dialog box, note that the option for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Add curves between tangents</i></b>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once command is complete, the Alignment and its Labels
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Third,</b> Select
the created Alignment and from the Ribbon pick on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Profile View</i></b> button to
create an EMPTY grid.<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">From the Create Profile View dialog box, accept the
defaults by selecting the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Create Profile View</i></b> button.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Calibri;">Forth,</b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> similar
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needed points.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I found that if I freeze
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Leo Lavayenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148766131118415102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-90952833786671731512013-01-07T07:44:00.000-08:002013-01-07T07:44:03.811-08:00Using Reference Text To Label Two Station Values for a ManholeWithin Civil 3D labeling functionality is a tool called reference text. Reference text allows the user to label multiple objects at once, or allows us to label more than one type of object at the same time. Examples of this would be labeling two surfaces at once, or adding an elevation to a station offset label. The example that I'm going to illustrate here is labeling a manhole at the intersection of two roads that displays both station values. <br />
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As you can see from the screen capture above, once you select reference text from the label style composer, you will be given an option to choose what type of object you would like to make reference text for. In my example, I will be choosing alignment.</div>
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In the capture above, you can see that I have added a reference text component called reference text.1. I will rename this to something logical like second alignment station. From this point on, we create the component like we normally would, and anchor the label. In my label, you can see that I have anchored the label to the outgoing pipes, with it being displayed as ???.</div>
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Now that I have chosen the label that I created and selected the manhole, you notice that I have a pick box and some instructions on the command line asking me to select the second alignment. I can now pick the appropriate alignment, or right click and I will be given the option to choose the alignment from the list.</div>
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Once I have chosen the appropriate alignment, you should see the question marks change to a station and offset value like the one seen below.</div>
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It is important to note that reference text component allows the user to change from one alignment to another. If you look at the label in the AutoCAD properties box, you will note the reference text option at the top.</div>
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From within here, the user can select different alignments or components depending on the object created in the label. If you hit the green box, you will be given the option to again select another alignment .A great example where this can be utilized is when labeling a proposed surface. How often do we build multiple proposed surfaces to give the client various options of how the site can be graded. A typical surface label is tied to the surface that we select when labeling, whereas a reference text label allows the user to use the same label, but change the surface it is getting the values from.</div>
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As you can see from the example label I created, the value of the reference text allows us to do multiple labels within one label, or change randomly from object to object.</div>
Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-45426627774785621982013-01-02T08:42:00.002-08:002013-01-02T08:42:54.998-08:00Labeling Contours at Given IntervalsI was recently asked by a client what was the best method for quickly labeling contours intermittently. By intermittently, I mean labeling every other contour, or every third contour. The client explained that they go through this process by using the contour single command and manual picking every two or three contours, depending on the interval required. After giving this process some thought, I figured there had to be a much more efficient way of doing this using an expression. As most of you know, Civil 3D allows us to create a mathematical expression from other data residing within the software. In the case of the random intervals, I can create an expression that will see if the contour is at the appropriate interval, and display it. If it is not, then it will be hidden. In the screen capture below, here is the expression I have created.<br />
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The expression starts of with the IF command, which tells the expression to check for given output. The surface elevation/2 is telling the interval at which we want our contours to be displayed. In this example, we want to label every other contour, but this could be set to /3, which would check for every third contour, etc. By using the TRUNC command, we are checking to see if the contour is divide by 2 evenly. For example, a surface elevation of 102 would generate a value of 51 and a truncated value of 51, where as a surface elevation of 101 would generate a value of 50.5 and a truncated value of 50. In the example, the surface elevation 102 would be labeled, while 101 would not. This portion is taken care of by the last part of the expression which is {Surface Elevation}, -1. If the statement is true, then it uses the surface elevation, if not it generates a -1 value for a false statement. </div>
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The reason we are having the statement generate a negative value is that the label style composer, as seen above, the Sign option allows us to hide negative values. Note, in my expression, I'm having a false statement generate a value of -1, but in theory, it could be any number as long as it is negative. This is ultimately how we can have Civil 3D label contours at a given interval. </div>
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Here is what your new label should look like. Why spend anymore time then needed to quickly label your contours.</div>
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<br />Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-381271295164493732012-11-28T13:40:00.002-08:002012-11-28T13:40:34.675-08:00Project Chronicle Updated<a href="http://autodesk%20labs/">Autodesk Labs</a> has released an update for <a href="http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/chronicle">Project Chronicle</a>. For those of you not familiar with this tool, Project Chronicle is a technology preview that makes it easy for users to share and capture software workflows. The utility consists of two main components. The first component is the recording utility. It allows the user capture worflow from either Revit or AutoCAD based software. The utility records a continuous video with optional narration. Some cool features of chronicle are that it is also is recording the timeline and details of the workflow, such as the commands used to create the objects or data. The second component is the web site. After capturing the data, it is uploaded to the Project Chronicle website where other users can view the videos, along with the timeline and other recorded components. It is important to note that viewing can be made public, or can be restricted to a specif user or users. Your chronicles can also be shared to such public media sites as Facebook or Twitter.<br />
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As you can see from the screen capture above, the line is elevated as we would expect. Now the user has two options. The first option we will look at is in the point style.<br />
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As you can see in the capture above, we can simply set the point display mode to flatten points to elevation, and set the elevation to zero. It is important to note that this setting will have no impact on the creation of a surface using these points. The second option is to set the osnapz variable to 1. By setting the variable to 1, osnap substitutes the z value of the specified point to the value of the current UCS. It is worth mentioning that Civil 3D does not save this variable, and thus why it defaults back to 0 each time you open the software. The only way that I can see to permanently change this would be to add the following line of code to the acaddoc.lsp file.</div>
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<br />Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-79085647727838393872012-10-29T07:48:00.002-07:002012-10-29T07:48:51.470-07:00Civil 3D Points to GISA question that has come up a few times in last month, is how take Civil 3D points and convert them into a shp file that can be viewed in GIS with attributed data. As you can see from the capture below, I have a drawing with a group of Civil 3D points.<br />
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The first thing that we need to do is convert the Civil 3D points to standard blocks with attributes. To accomplish this, I will use the AeccConvertPointsToSdskPoints command. As you can see below, we now have point blocks. Before I convert the data into shp format, I will get rid of the Civil 3D points in the drawing now that we have blocks.</div>
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Here is the table with the corresponding data we chose to export with the shp file. This is what others who plan on using this shp file in other programs should see.</div>
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Rob Wiedermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015919896082228141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604295973661480430.post-15972940773679021212012-09-17T08:22:00.003-07:002012-09-17T08:22:43.611-07:00Level of DetailOver the last few weeks, I have had a few clients that have voiced concerns over performance issues when editing large surfaces. One way to deal with this issue is by the Level of Detail command.<br />
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The command give the user the ability to change the level of detail on a surface based on the zoom distance. What this means is that the more zoomed out, the more simplified the surface will be, and conversely the closer you are, the more detailed. <br />
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When you start the command the first time, the capture above will let you know that you have entered detail mode. The image below show the icon that will appear in the top left corner of model space once the command has been invoked.</div>
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This command, which was added into the 2012 product, will make dealing with large surfaces much improved.</div>
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As you can see from the screen capture above, here is a detention basin with a high water elevation of 176. Now we need to create a feature line that represent the location of our spillway. It is important that this feature line is in a different site from the detention basin, that way it will not react with the pond grading.<br />
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In the capture above, you can see that an elevated feature line representing the spillway has been created. We will then create a grading group for the spillway, and use the grade to surface method and target the proposed detention basin.</div>
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In the two screen captures above, you can feature line has created the spillway, The bottom capture shows the spillway in a 3d perspective. It is important to note, that the infill option needs to be used to close the bottom of the spillway. Also, if for some reason the spillway needs to change location, we simply move it to its new area, and the spillway will be updated.</div>
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Finally, now that the spillway and detention basin are created, we simply need to make a new surface and paste both surfaces together.</div>
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