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Manual Superelevation from a Civil 3D Profile
Manual Superelevation from a Civil 3D Profile
8/15/2022
Autodesk's Alan Gilbert details a method to employ a targeted Civil 3D design Profile to generate Superelevation properties for a Corridor.
This video is part of the 30-Minute Workout series.
See the Alan Gilbert's YouTube Channel
and the Civil Immersion blog.
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Yes, manual Superelevation design is possible in Civil 3D.
Hint - You will probably need a spreadsheet to calculate the critical Stations.
As nice as they are, Autodesk Civil 3D's supplied Superelevation Tools and catalogs do not cover all circumstances or standards.
Alan's detailed method employs a simple custom Subassembly Composer PKT to translate Profile elevation properties into Slope properties.
The PKT is then inserted before the other subassemblies.
The PKT calculated values from the elevations of a Civil 3D design profile are passed to other subassemblies via Assembly Output parameters defined in the PKT.
Get Started with Civil 3D QTO
Get Started with Civil 3D QTO
8/3/2022
Autodesk's Jeff Bartels covers a quick session on how to get started with Civil 3D Quantity Take-Off (QTO).
This is a 30 Minute Workout video.
See the Jeff Bartels YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
If your projects are similiar, a well-planned, detailed, an executed integration of Civil 3D and Quantity Take-Off for Corridors (Code Set Styles), Pipe Networks (Part List), Pressure Pipe Networks (Parts List) is pretty slick and mighty useful.
If your projects are varied, a well-planned, and generic a simplified QTO integration can also be very useful to simplify general estimates.
A targeted build up of the Level of Detail in the QTO resouces and reports over time usually works better than a do everything at once approach. QTO can be initially overwhelming.
Action Recorder in Civil 3D
Action Recorder in Civil 3D
7/21/2022
Autodesk's Jerry Bartels reviews the AutoCAD Action Recorder tool mechanics and capabilities in Civil 3D.
This is a 30 Minute Workout video from the Civil Immersion blog.
See the Jerry Bartels YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
A useful How to video and useful introduction to the fundamental principals, practices, and mechanics of the Action Recorder tool (ART).
The ART's ability to prompt and pause for user input is wonderful for the repetitive quick and dirty.
Please, remember to plan ahead to make the macros more generic and useful.
Can you say, "Stir and repeat with UNDO?"