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Civil 3D experts and consultants produce a wide range of video content.
This pages features videos about some basic tasks in Civil 3D.
Many of these videos are very short. Many may include tips and tricks and yet all include useful Civil 3D basics.
Please visit included links to the original postings. Those may contain details not included here for the sake of brevity.
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Create a Profile From a File
Create a Profile From a File
2/6/2018
Jerry Bartels of Autodesk demonstrates the CREATEPROFILEFROMFILE command. How to create a Profile from an ASCII file with PVI Station, PVI Elevation, and optional Vertical Curve Length data.
From the Jerry's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
The CREATEPROFILEFROMFILE command really comes in handy when the raw ASCII data is what you have.
The file does NOT become a reference.
The Profile Geometry Editor also includes a way to input PVIs manually this way or better yet by copy and paste from an ASCII file.
Limit ASCII Point Imports
Limit ASCII Point Imports
1/30/2018
Jerry Bartels of Autodesk demonstrates how to limit the number of points imported into Civil 3D with a modified ASCII File Import File Format.
From the Jerry's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
Watching someone import points into Civil 3D outside of a Survey Db context always makes me cringe.
It is so old school. I've become a sucker for the Powers of Survey Queries.
Points are classified in some way even if they are a cloud. I do wish for Limits in Queries.
Jerry's claimed context here is a bit contrived, but it does get to the point of his handy tip about ASCII File Import Formats.
Mask Control of Contour Labels
Mask Control of Contour Labels
1/25/2018
Autodesk's Jeff Bartels shows how to to control Civil 3D contour label masking by object and by Feature setting.
From the Jeff Bartels YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
It is easy to miss the reality that every Contour Label has a Contour Label Line component. The fix works whether you employ the Multiple Contour label tool or not.
From a publication and performance viewpoint you might want to Label the surfaces in separate drawings and publish them as stacked referenced DWFs instead of XREFs.