Civil 3D Survey Video Training
Useful Basic Civil Training from Civil 3D Survey Experts and Consultants
Civil 3D experts and consultants produce a wide range of survey specific video content.
This pages features videos about survey tasks in Civil 3D.
These may range from the very basic to advanced topics.
Get a Civil 3D Survey Db running even if you only do design.
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Import Fixed Point Data and Correct to Known Control
Import Fixed Point Data and Correct to Known Control
5/5/2018
Autodesk's Alan Gilbert explains how to import local fixed point file data and manually rectify COGO points to previously imported Known Control points in a Survey Db.
Videos from Alan's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
Alan demos a classic Civil 3D COGO input method to import, correct, and build a Survey Db from fixed point data that is not all adjusted to the coordinate system grid.
See Alan's earlier video RW5 Import and Traverse Adjustments about the mechanics of RW5 import issues and adjustments.
See Alan's previous video Import Local Survey Data with Known Control Points that is mentioned.
Import Local Survey Data with Known Control Points
Import Local Survey Data with Known Control Points
4/20/2018
Alan Gilbert from Autodesk discusses a technique to import a local survey data file into a Survey Db that will auto-rectify to previously imported Known Control points.
Videos from Alan's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
Alan points out a classic Civil 3D wizard issue in this video. We tend assume a wizard is doing what we expect instead of what it actually does.
See Alan's previous video RW5 Import and Traverse Adjustments that is mentioned.
See Alan's follow up video Import Fixed Point Data and Correct to Known Control.
RW5 Import and Traverse Adjustments
RW5 Import and Traverse Adjustments
3/24/2018
Alan Gilbert from Autodesk walks through how to Import and Adjust a conventional Survey Db converted from a file in RW5 Format.
Videos from Alan's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
I almost never import any of the survey data into the drawing when I load data into a Survey Db. There's no immediate reason to do so and a ton of good reasons not to.
Ok. It shows something in a quick demo.
Are we always so lucky that a raw data file has no other data import issues that need to be fixed? You can always import the Network Feature to take a peek if it makes you happy.
The only thing that really made me cringe here was Alan not setting up the Survey Db in a coordinate system.
I consider it is good practice to do this all the time, so you don't forget the mechanics when you must do it.
You might want to check out the Preview Survey Setups and Figures video too.
See Alan's follow up video Import Local Survey Data with Known Control Points.