Although the main text has numerous exercises and examples, hundreds of tools and options are not covered. In this appendix, you'll find a collection of exercises to take you a little further into Civil 3D. Remember, you can download all data files from www.sybex.com/go/introducingcivil3d2010, except for the exercises in the "Surveying" section of this appendix. For those, you'll need to use the files you created in Chapter 4, "Survey."
These exercises give you hands-on practice using the Best Fit tools as well as performing a map check analysis.
In this exercise, you'll use the Best Fit tools to fit an arc to Civil 3D points.
Open the
More Lines and Curves1.dwgfile.Zoom in on the Civil 3D points marked PL.
From the Home tab and Draw panel on the ribbon, select Draw → Best Fit → Create Best Fit Arc. The Arc by Best Fit dialog will appear.
In the Arc by Best Fit dialog, choose the radio button next to From Cogo Points. Click OK.
At the
Select point objects or [Numbers/Groups]:prompt, select the Northwestern PL point.At the
Select point objects or [Numbers/Groups/Undo]: prompt, continue selecting the remaining PL points from left to right. As you select the points, a dashed, red preview arc will appear as shown in Figure A.1. After all of the points are selected, press Enter. The Regression Data Panorama will appear.Click the green checkmark in the upper-right corner of the Regression Data Panorama. An arc appears that is a best fit for the point data, as shown in Figure A.2.
In this exercise, you'll fit a parabolic vertical curve based on segments.
Open the
More Lines and Curves2.dwgfile. This drawing is a continuation of the previous exercise.Zoom in on lines drawn in profile, as shown in Figure A.3.
From the Home tab and Draw panel on the ribbon, choose Best Fit → Create Best Fit Parabola. The Parabola by Best Fit dialog will appear.
In the Parabola by Best Fit dialog, confirm that the From Entities radio button is selected. Click OK.
At the
Select lines, arcs, polylines or profile objects:prompt, select the first magenta line.At the
Select lines, arcs, polylines or profile objects or [Undo]:prompt, continue selecting the remaining magenta lines from left to right. As you select the lines, a red, dashed preview parabola will appear, as shown in Figure A.3.After all of the lines are selected, press Enter. The Regression Data Panorama will appear.
Click the green checkmark in the upper-right corner of the Regression Data Panorama. A parabola appears that is a best fit for the line data, as shown in Figure A.4.
A common surveying task is performing a map check on already-drawn lines. You'll do that in this exercise.
Open the
More Lines and Curves3.dwgfile. The drawing contains labeled linework that represents a property.From the Analyze tab and Ground Data panel on the ribbon, choose Survey → Mapcheck. The Mapcheck Analysis palette will appear.
Click the New Mapcheck Analysis button, as shown in Figure A.5.
At the
Enter name of mapcheck:prompt, type Deed. Press Enter.At the
Specify point of beginning (POB):prompt, use your endpoint osnap to choose the northwest corner of the property as shown in Figure A.6.At the
Select a label or [Clear/New]:prompt, select the label on the next line to the east, as shown in Figure A.7.At the
Select a label or [Clear/New/Reverse]:prompt, continue picking the labels around the property going clockwise. A preview arrow will appear with each selection. If at any time the preview arrow does not trace the correct line, type R to reverse the arrow.After all of the labels have been selected, press Enter. Entries for six sides will appear in the Mapcheck Analysis palette, as in Figure A.7.
Click the Output View button on the Mapcheck Analysis palette, as shown in Figure A.8.
In the Mapcheck Analysis palette, expand the Closure Summary entry, as shown in Figure A.9, to see the results of the mapcheck analysis.
For these exercises, you will be working with the survey database created in Chapter 4. (If you have not completed the exercises in that chapter, please do so now.)
In this exercise, you'll modify a Network style and apply the change.
Continue working in the
Survey.dwgfile that was created as part of the Chapter 4 exercises.Switch to the Settings tab of the Toolspace.
On the Settings tab, locate the Network Styles branch of the Survey tree.
Right-click the Basic entry under the Network Styles branch, and select Copy. The Network Style dialog will appear.
Type Clean in the Name field, as shown in Figure A.10.
Switch to the Display tab of the Network Style dialog.
Turn off the lightbulbs next to Network Lines, Direction Lines, and Sideshot Lines as shown in Figure A.11. Click OK to dismiss the dialog. A new style has been created.
Select one of the lines that represent the survey sideshots in the drawing. Right-click and choose Survey Network Properties from the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure A.12. The Network Properties dialog will appear.
Use the Object Style drop-down list to change the object style from Basic to Clean. Click OK to dismiss the dialog. The survey figure lines will turn off and the screen will appear as shown in Figure A.13.
The following short exercise will lead you through editing a survey figure that was incorrectly drawn. In this case, the field crew connected points 6 and 7 when there should have been a curb cut.
Continue working in the
Survey.dwgfile.Zoom in and click the BOC figure.
From the Figure: BOC contextual tab and Modify panel on the ribbon, choose Edit Geometry. Then on the Edit Geometry panel, select Break.
At the
Select an object to break:prompt, select anywhere on the BOC figure.At the
Select second break point or [First point]:prompt, type F.At the
Specify first break point:prompt, use your node osnap to select point number 6, as shown in Figure A.14.At the
Specify second break point:prompt, use your node osnap to select point number 7, as shown in Figure A.14. The figure will break into two pieces, leaving an opening, as shown in Figure A.15.Select the northern half of the BC figure. From the Figure: BOC contextual tab and Modify panel, choose Update Survey Data from Drawing. The edited figure will be written back to the survey database; however, now there is another BOC figure that must be added.
Right-click the Figures entry on the Survey tab of the Toolspace. Choose Create Figure from Object, as shown in Figure A.16.
At the
Select object from which to create figure:prompt, choose the southern half of the BOC line. The Create Figure from Object dialog appears.Type BOC2 in the Name field. Confirm that the check box next to Associate Survey Points to Vertices is selected. The Create Figure from Object dialog should now look like Figure A.17.
Click OK. A new figure entry appears on the Survey tab of the Toolspace, as shown in Figure A.18. Press Esc to exit the command.
In this exercise, you'll export a field book file for use in another drawing or database.
Continue working in the
Survey.dwgfile.Right-click the Fieldwork 3-18-08 entry on the Survey Toolspace and choose Export Field Book, as shown in Figure A.19. The Save As dialog will appear.
Navigate to any folder on your computer. Type MoreFieldbook in the File Name field, and then click Save. Click OK to accept all the defaults in the Export Field Book dialog. Click OK again at the Done Exporting Field Book dialog. A field book is exported and can be used to create a network in a new survey database or drawing.
In this collection of exercises, you'll look at four more common methods for creating points and how to renumber existing points.
In this short exercise, you'll create points along AutoCAD polylines using the Point Creation tools.
Open the
More Points.dwgfile.From the Home tab and Create Ground Data panel on the ribbon, choose Points → Point Creation Tools. The Create Points dialog will appear.
Click the chevrons button on the far-right side of the Create Points dialog to expand the parameter options.
Click the plus sign (+) next to Points Creation to expose additional options.
Confirm that Prompt for Elevations is set as None.
Confirm that Prompt for Descriptions is set as Automatic. If necessary, use the pull-down list to change the setting from Manual to Automatic.
Click inside the field next to Default Description. Change the default description by typing SPOT.
Click the chevrons button on the far-right side of the Create Points dialog to roll up the parameter options.
Click the arrow on the first button from the left (the Miscellaneous Point Creation tools) in the Create Points dialog and choose On Line/Curve.
At the
Select an arc, line, polyline, lot line or feature lineprompt, select the polyline between lots 141 and 157. Points will appear at the start point and endpoint of the lot line, as shown in Figure A.20.At the
Select an arc, line, polyline, lot line or feature lineprompt, select additional internal lot lines as desired. Press Enter to exit the command.
In this short exercise, you'll create points along a polyline. These points will acquire an elevation from the existing ground surface.
In this short exercise, you'll create points along a polyline. These points will acquire an elevation from the existing ground surface.
Open the
More Points2.dwgfile, or continue working in the drawing from the previous exercise.From the Home tab and Create Ground Data panel on the ribbon, choose Points → Point Creation Tools. The Create Points dialog will appear.
Click the chevrons button on the far-right side of the Create Points dialog to expand the parameter options.
Click the plus sign (+) next to Points Creation to expose additional options.
Click inside the Prompt for Elevations field to reveal a pull-down list, and change the setting from None to Manual.
Confirm that Prompt for Descriptions is set as Automatic. If necessary, use the pull-down list to change the setting from Manual to Automatic.
Confirm that the Default Description is set as SPOT.
Click the chevrons button on the far-right side of the Create Points dialog to roll up the parameter options.
Click the arrow on the fourth button from the left (the Surface Point Creation tools) in the Create Points dialog and choose Polyline/Contour Vertices.
At the
Select a surface object:prompt, select any contour from the Existing Ground surface.At the
Select a polyline or contour:prompt, select the polyline that represents the road right-of-way. Points will appear at each vertex of the polyline with corresponding surface elevations, as shown in Figure A.21. Press Enter to exit the command.
In this exercise, you'll use two of the Incremental Point Creation tools. The first tool creates points between two known elevations at a horizontal interval, and the second tool creates points between two known elevations at a vertical interval.
Open the
More Points3.dwgfile, or continue working in the drawing from the previous exercise.Zoom in on the east lot line for lot 155. This lot is located on the corner of Timber Wilde Drive and Timber Haven.
From the Home tab and Create Ground Data panel on the ribbon, choose Points → Point Creation Tools. The Create Points dialog will appear.
Click the arrow on the fifth button from the left (the Interpolation Point Creation tools) in the Create Points dialog and choose Incremental Distance.
At the
Specify first point or [Entity]:prompt, click the Point Object button on the Transparent Commands toolbar, and then select the point object at the northern end of the east lot line for lot 155.At the
Specify an elevation for the first control point <826.707'>:prompt, press Enter to accept the elevation. Note the marker that shows the location of the first point object.At the
Specify second point >> Select point object:prompt, select the point object at the southern end of the east lot line for lot 155.At the
Specify an elevation for the second control point or [Difference/Slope/Grade] <826.082'>:prompt, press Enter to accept the elevation. Note the additional marker as well as the directional arrow showing the pick sequence.At the
Distance between points <10.00>:prompt, type 15 and then press Enter.At the
Specify an offset <0.000>:prompt, press Enter to accept the offset. Points will appear every 15′ along the lot line with elevations calculated from the start point and endpoint elevations, as shown in Figure A.22. Press Esc to exit the command.Zoom in on the line that runs along the front of lots 158 through 139. This is located adjacent to lot 155.
Click the arrow on the fifth button from the left (the Interpolation Point Creation tools) in the Create Points dialog and choose Incremental Elevation.
At the
Specify first point or [Entity]:prompt, click the Point Object button on the Transparent Commands toolbar, and then select the point object at the southwest corner of lot 158.At the
Specify an elevation for the first control point <826.104'>:prompt, press Enter to accept the elevation.At the
Specify second point >> Select point object:prompt, select the point object on the frontage of lot 139.At the
Specify an elevation for the second control point or [Difference/Slope/Grade] <827.147'>:prompt, press Enter to accept the elevation.At the
Elevation Difference <0.000'>:prompt, type 0.25 and press Enter.At the
Specify an offset <0.000>:prompt, press Enter to accept the offset. Points will appear at 0.25′ vertical intervals along the lot line with elevations calculated from the start point and endpoint elevations, as shown in Figure A.23. Press Esc to exit the command.
In this exercise, you'll create a high point between two points using design grades.
Open the
More Points4.dwgfile, or continue working in the drawing from the previous exercise.Zoom in on the shared lot line between lots 169 and 161. This is located midway on the plan on the right-hand side.
From the Home tab and Create Ground Data panel on the ribbon, choose Points → Point Creation Tools. The Create Points dialog will appear.
Click the arrow on the fourth button from the left (the Surface Point Creation tools) in the Create Points dialog and choose Polyline/Contour Vertices.
At the
Select a surface object:prompt, select any contour from the Existing Ground surface.At the
Select a polyline or contour:prompt, select the polyline between lots 169 and 161. Points will appear at each vertex of the polyline with corresponding surface elevations.Click the arrow on the sixth button from the left (the Slope Point Creation tools) in the Create Points dialog and choose High/Low Point.
At the
Specify start point:prompt, click the Point Object button on the Transparent Commands toolbar, and then select the point object at the southern end of the lot line between lots 169 and 161.At the
Specify end point:prompt, click the Point Object button on the Transparent Commands toolbar, and then select the point object at the northern end of the lot line between lots 169 and 161.At the
First Slope (run:rise) or [Grade] <Horizontal>:prompt, type G to indicate Grade. Press Enter.At the
Grade (percent) or [Slope] <0.00>:prompt, type 20 to indicate a grade of 20 percent, and then press Enter.At the
Second Grade (percent) or [Slope] <20.00>:prompt, type 10 to indicate a grade of 10 percent. Press Enter. A green X will appear giving you a preview of where the high point between the two locations will fall.At the
Add point [Yes/No] <Yes>:prompt, press Enter to accept Yes. A point will appear that represents the horizontal location of a high spot between the two original points using 20 percent and 10 percent grades, as shown in Figure A.24. Press Esc to exit the command.
In this short exercise, you'll renumber all of the points from the previous exercises.
Open the
More Points5.dwgfile, or continue working in the drawing from the previous exercise.From the Modify tab and Ground Data panel on the ribbon, choose Points. The COGO Point contextual tab will appear. From the Modify panel, choose Renumber.
At the
Points [All/Numbers/Group/Selection] <All>:prompt, press Enter to accept all points.At the
Enter an additive factor for point numbers:prompt, type −1000. All of the point numbers in the drawing will change by negative one thousand—for example, point number 1245 will become point number 245.
In these exercises, you'll edit parcel segments, and then explore a number of options you might need for labeling your parcel maps.
In this exercise, you will edit parcel segments to eliminate arcs.
Open the
More Parcels.dwgfile.Zoom in on lots 27 through 29. Note that lots 27, 28, and 29 have arcs in their rear segments, as shown in Figure A.25
Use your endpoint osnap to draw a polyline like the one shown in Figure A.26.
From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, choose Parcel → Create Parcel from Objects. From the
Select lines, arcs or polylines to convert into parcels or [Xref]:prompt, pick the polyline just drawn and press Enter. The Create Parcels – From Objects dialog will appear.Use the Parcel Style drop-drown list to choose Single Family.
Use the Area Label Style drop-down list to choose Parcel Number.
Click OK. Three small parcels are formed at the rear of lots 27, 28, and 29.
Click on any parcel segment. The Parcel Segment contextual tab will appear. From the Launch Pad, select Parcel.
The Parcel Layout Tools dialog will appear.
Click the Delete Sub-entity button from the Parcel Layout Tools as shown in Figure A.27.
At the
Select subentity to remove:prompt, select each arc segment from the original rear lot line one by one until they are all deleted. Press Esc. The original lots will now have straight rear lot lines as shown in Figure A.28.
In this short exercise, you'll change parcel line segment labels from a detailed label style to a simple length-only style.
Open the
More Parcels2.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Annotate tab and Labels & Tables panel on the ribbon, choose Add Labels → Parcel → Add Parcel Labels. The Add Labels dialog will appear.
Use the Label Type pull-down list to choose Replace Multiple Segment.
Use the Line Label Style pull-down list to choose Distance, as shown in Figure A.29.
Click Add.
At the
Select parcel to be labeled by click on area label:prompt, select the Single-Family: 1 parcel in the drawing located at the bottom of the drawing. The line segment labels will change from a length and bearing label to a length-only label.Continue selecting all of the parcels from Single-Family: 2 through Single Family: 21. Labels will appear as shown in Figure A.21. Press Esc to exit the command.
In this short exercise, you'll swap a simple Number Only parcel area label for the more detailed Name and Area label.
Open the
More Parcels3.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Annotate tab and Labels & Tables panel on the ribbon, choose Add Labels → Parcel → Add Parcel Labels. The Add Labels dialog will appear.
Use the Label Type pull-down list to choose Replace Area.
Use the Area Label Style pull-down list to choose Parcel Number.
Click Add.
At the
Select parcel area selection label or [sTartpoint/Polylines/aLL/Site]:prompt, type t for sTartpoint and then press Enter.At the
Start point:prompt, click inside Single-Family: 1.At the
End point:prompt, click inside Single-Family: 10, and then click inside Single-Family: 21. Press Enter twice to end the command. The parcel labels will change to Number Only, as shown in Figure A.31.
In this short exercise, you'll add an overall distance label to a continuous rear lot line.
Open the
More Parcels4.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Annotate tab and Labels & Tables panel on the ribbon, choose Add Labels → Parcel → Add Parcel Labels. The Add Labels dialog will appear.
Use the Label Type pull-down list to choose Single Segment.
Use the Line Label Style pull-down list to choose Overall Distance and Bearing.
Click Add.
At the
Select point on entity:prompt, click the east lot line for lot 5. A label will appear that labels the full length of the segment that spans from lot 1 through lot 10, as shown in Figure A.32. Continue labeling by clicking the east lot line for lot 14.Press Enter to end the command.
In this short exercise, you'll create a segment table for all labeled parcel line and curve segments.
Open the
More Parcels5.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Annotate tab and Labels & Tables panel on the ribbon, choose Add Tables → Parcel → Add Segment. The Table Creation dialog will appear.
Check the Apply boxes next to the Parcel Curve: Delta over Length and Radius label style and the Parcel Line: Distance label style, as shown in Figure A.33. Click OK.
At the
Select upper left corner:prompt, click in the drawing somewhere to the right of the site plan. A Parcel Line and Curve Table will appear, similar to Figure A.34.Zoom in on lot 21 and note that all of the segment labels have converted to tags, as shown in Figure A.35.
In this collection of exercises, you'll look at another method of creating surfaces, using the simplify tools, and adding labels in a grid arrangement.
In Chapter 7, "Surfaces," you looked at creating a surface from Google Earth and point data. In this exercise, you'll create a new surface from a DEM file. DEM files are commonly available from government agencies and represent large area topographic information in a grid format.
Start a new blank drawing from the AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial) NCS template that ships with Civil 3D.
Switch to the Settings tab of Toolspace, right-click on the drawing name, and select Drawing Settings. Set the coordinate system as shown in Figure A.36 via the Drawing Settings dialog, and click OK. The coordinate system of the DEM file that you will import will be set to match the coordinate system of our drawing.
In Prospector, right-click the Surfaces collection and select the Create Surface option. The Create Surface dialog appears.
Accept the options in the dialog, and click OK to create the surface. This surface is added as Surface 1 to the Surfaces collection.
Expand the Surfaces → Surface 1 → Definition branch, as shown in Figure A.37.
Right-click DEM Files and select the Add option (see Figure A.37). The Add DEM File dialog appears.
Navigate to the
McKinneyWest.DEMfile and click Open.Set the values in the DEM File Properties dialog as shown in Figure A.38, and then click OK. This translates the DEM's coordinate system to the drawing's coordinate system.
Right-click Surface 1 in Prospector and select Surface Properties. (You could also right-click Surface 1 in Prospector and select Zoom To, and then right-click on the surface in your drawing and select Surface Properties.) The Surface Properties dialog appears.
On the Information tab, change the Name field to McKinney W. Close the dialog.
In this exercise, you'll use the Surface Simplify tools—to reduce the file size and point data of a surface created from aerial information.
Open the
More Surfaces1.dwgfile.Right-click the McKinney W surface and select Surface Properties. Select the Statistics tab. The surface statistics for the DEM surface are shown in Figure A.39. Close the dialog when you are finished examining it.
Within Prospector, expand Surfaces → McKinney W → Definition.
Right-click Edits and select Simplify Surface to display the Simplify Surface Wizard.
Select the Point Removal radio button as shown in Figure A.40, and then click Next to move to the Region Options.
Leave the Region Option set to Use Existing Surface Border. There are also options for selecting areas with a window or polygon, as well as selecting based on an existing CAD element. Click Next to move to the Reduction Options.
Set the Percentage of Points to Remove to 10 percent, and then uncheck the Maximum Change in Elevation option. This value is the maximum allowed change between the surface elevation at any point before and after the Simplify process has run.
Click Apply. The program will process this calculation and display a Total Points Removed number similar to Figure A.41. You can adjust the slider or toggle on the Maximum Change in Elevation button to experiment with different values.
Click Finish to dismiss the wizard and fully commit to the Simplify edit.
Compare the surface statistics now with Figure A.39 and notice that just about everything is smaller in size.
In this exercise, you'll add grid labels to a volume surface.
Open the
More Surfaces2.dwgfile.Click on the surface. From the Tin Surface: Volume contextual tab and Labels & Tables panel on the ribbon, select Add Labels → Spot Elevations on Grid.
Pick a point in the southwest of the surface to set a base point for the grid.
Press Enter to set the grid rotation to 0.
Enter 25 at the command line to set the X spacing.
Enter 25 at the command line to set the Y spacing.
Notice that there is now a grid with the specified X and Y spacing. Click to the northeast of the surface to set the area for the labels.
At the
Change the size or rotation of the grid/grid squares [Yes/No] <No>:prompt, verify that the preview box contains the Volume surface, and then press Enter to continue. Type Y and repeat steps 4 through 6.Wait a few moments as Civil 3D generates all the labels you just specified. When it's finished, your drawing should look similar to Figure A.42.
In this collection of exercises, you'll look at another method of creating alignments and then explore a number of options for editing the stationing and geometry of the alignment.
In this short exercise, you'll create an alignment from existing linework.
Open the
More Alignments.dwgfile.Zoom in on the line at the subdivision entrance representing another road, as shown in Figure A.43.
From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, select Alignment → Create Alignment from Objects, and then select the line. Press Enter twice to display the Create Alignment from Objects dialog.
Change the Name: to Entrance, and then click OK to dismiss the dialog. Your drawing should look like Figure A.44.
In this exercise, you'll use a quick editing tool to change the starting station of an alignment.
Continue using the drawing from the previous exercise, or open the
More Alignments1.dwgfile.Select the Entrance road alignment you created in the previous exercise, and from the Alignment:Entrance contextual menu and Modify panel, select Alignment Properties.
Change to the Station Control tab.
Change the Station to 5+35 (as shown in the circled area in Figure A.45). This matches up the stationing with an existing road on adjacent development. An alert will appear warning you that a change in stationing could and will affect other items. Click OK to close this warning.
Click OK to close the dialog. Your screen should look like Figure A.46.
In this exercise, you'll use the built-in tool to reverse the Parker Place alignment so you can see how quick and easy it is to change alignment direction.
Continue using the
More Alignments1.dwgfile.Click on the Parker Place alignment (it's the longest one, running north-south). From the Alignment: Parker Place contextual tab and Modify panel, click Modify to reveal additional commands.
Select Reverse Direction. A warning will appear, alerting you to the fact that reversing will remove station equations.
Click OK to dismiss the warning and press Esc.
Pan to the southern end. The stationing should be reversed, reflecting a new starting point on the north end of the alignment, as shown in Figure A.47.
In this exercise, you'll examine the concept of component-level editing, using the Alignment Layout Parameters dialog to make changes to an individual component piece within an alignment.
Open the
More Alignments2.dwgfile.Zoom to Rose Drive (the only alignment in the drawing), and select it to activate the grips.
From the Alignment: Rose Drive contextual tab and Modify panel, select Geometry Editor. The Alignment Layout Tools toolbar appears.
Select the Sub-entity Editor tool, shown in Figure A.48, to open the Alignment Layout Parameters dialog.
Select the Pick Sub-entity tool (just to the left of the Sub-entity Editor tool) on the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar.
Pick the first curve on the southwest corner of the site to display its properties in the Alignment Layout Parameters dialog. The properties are mostly grayed out, which indicates that the values for this curve are being derived from other parameters. This curve was drawn so that it would be tangent from the end of a line and would pass through a point in space. These parameters control every other aspect of the curve.
Zoom in and pick the second curve in the reverse curve. Notice that the Radius field is now black (see Figure A.49) and is available for editing.
Change the value in the Radius field to 2000 and watch the screen update. This value is too far from the original design intent to be a valid alternative.
Change the value in the Radius field to 1400 and again watch the update. This value is closer to the design and is acceptable.
Close the Alignment Layout Parameters dialog and the Alignments Layout Tools toolbar.
In this exercise, you'll take out the reverse curve using tools to remove one component and add another pair of components back in to the alignment.
Continue using the
More Alignments2.dwgfile.Zoom to and select Rose Drive to activate the grips.
From the Alignment: Rose Drive contextual tab and Modify panel on the ribbon, select Geometry Editor. The Alignment Layout Tools toolbar appears.
Select the Delete Sub-entity tool as shown in Figure A.50.
Pick the two curves in Rose Drive to remove them. Note that the last tangent is still part of the alignment—it just isn't connected.
Select the Draw Fixed Line – Two Points tool, and snap to the center of the two circles shown in Figure A.51. Be sure to pick from left to right to get the direction correct.
Click the down arrow next to Add Fixed Curve – Three Points, and select the Free Curve Fillet (Between Two Entities, Radius) option.
Pick the line on the western edge, and then pick the left end of the short line you just created.
Press Enter at the command line to accept the option of Lessthan180 for the curve solution angle.
Type 200 at the command line and press Enter to set the radius. The arc should be placed as shown in Figure A.52.
Repeat steps 7 through 10 to complete the other curve (use a radius of 1380), and then connect the full alignment.
When you're finished, close the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar. Your alignment should look like Figure A.53.
In this exercise, you will create an alignment segment table in lieu of direct labeling. This can be helpful in making dense drawings a little easier to read.
Open the
More Alignments3.dwgfile.Select the Alignment. From the Alignment: Rose Drive contextual tab and Labels & Tables panel on the ribbon, select Add Labels → Add Alignment Labels to open the Add Labels dialog.
In the Label Type field, select Multiple Segment from the drop-down list. With this, you'll click the alignment one time, and every subcomponent will be labeled with the style selected here.
Verify that the Line Label Style field is set to Bearing Over Distance and that the Curve Label Style is set to Delta over Length and Radius. (You won't be stuck with these labels—you just need them for selecting elements later.)
Click Add, and select the alignment.
Click Close to close the Add Labels dialog.
Select the alignment. From the Labels & Tables panel on the contextual tab, select Add Tables → Add Segments to display the Alignment Table Creation dialog shown in Figure A.54.
Click OK to close the dialog.
Pick a point somewhere in the drawing space to place the table.
In this exercise, you will create an alignment offset. This will show the power of offsets and their dynamic characteristics.
Open the
More Alignments4.dwgfile. You will create the alignment from AutoCAD objects.From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, select Alignment → Create Alignment From Objects. Select the polyline. Press Enter to accept the direction. The Create Alignment from Objects dialog will appear.
Change the Name to Jon Lane, the Type to Offset, and the Alignment style to Layout. Click OK to accept all the other defaults.
Click on the newly created alignment, and from the Offset Alignment:Jon Lane contextual tab and Launch Pad panel, select Offset Alignment.
In the Create Offset Alignments dialog, change the Incremental offset on the left and right to 25′ to match the right-of-way. Click OK to accept all the other defaults.
The offset alignments are drawn with labeling. Grip edit the road center alignment and see how the offset alignments interact dynamically.
In this series of exercises, you'll look at some alternative creation methods and then some more labeling and profile view options.
Similar to using fixed, floating, and free alignment components, profiles can be made with these relationships. In this exercise, you'll explore this additional method of creating a profile.
Open the
More Profiles1.dwgfile.From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, choose Profile → Profile Creation Tools.
Pick a grid line on the Alignment – (1) profile view to display the Create Profile – Draw New dialog.
Click OK to accept the default settings and open the Profile Layout Tools toolbar.
Click the down arrow next to the Draw Fixed Tangent by Two Points tool, and select the Fixed Tangent (Two Points) option, as shown in Figure A.55.
Using a center osnap, pick the circle on the left edge of the profile view. A rubberbanding line will appear.
Using a center osnap, pick the circle located at approximately station 2+30. A tangent will be drawn between these two circles.
Using a center osnap, pick the circle located at approximately 8+00. Another rubberbanding line appears.
Using a center osnap, pick the circle located on the right edge of the profile view. A second tangent will be drawn. Right-click to exit the Fixed Line (Two Points) command, and your drawing should look like Figure A.56. Note that there are no station labels on the second tangent, because it is not yet tied to the first segment. The labeling begins at station 0 +00 and continues until there is a break, as there was at the end of the first tangent.
Select the down arrow next to the Draw Fixed Parabola by Three Points tool on the Profile Layout Tools toolbar. Choose the More Fixed Vertical Curves → Fixed Vertical Curve (Entity End, Through Point) option, as shown in Figure A.57.
Pick the left tangent to attach the fixed vertical curve. (Remember to pick the tangent line and not the end circle.) A rubberbanding line appears.
Using a center osnap, select the circle located at approximately station 4+50.
Right-click to exit the Fixed Vertical Curve (Entity End, Through Point) command. Your drawing should look like Figure A.58.
Click the down arrow next to the Draw Fixed Tangent by Two Points tool, and select the Float Tangent (Through Point) option as shown in Figure A.59.
Pick the curve you just created, and then pick the beginning of the tangent you created on the far right.
Click the down arrow next to the tool labeled Draw Fixed Parabola Tangential to End of an Entity and Passing through a Point, and then select the Free Vertical Curve (Parameter) option as shown in Figure A.60.
Pick the tangent just created, and then pick the tangent that ends your layout profile.
Type 150 at the command line and press Enter for a curve length.
Right-click to complete the profile, and close the Profile Layout Tools toolbar by clicking on the red X button. Your drawing should look like Figure A.61.
Profiles can also be made from text files. This can be helpful for re-creating profile information from older plans or importing from other data sources. You'll import a file to create a layout profile in this exercise.
Open the file
Profile1.txtin Notepad. Civil 3D has a very specific format. Each line is a PVI definition (station and elevation). Curve information is an optional third bit of data on any line. This file is shown in Figure A.62.Open the
More Profiles2.dwgfile.From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, choose Profile → Create Profile from File.
Select the
TextProfile.txtfile and click Open. The Create Profile dialog appears.In the dialog, set the alignment drop-down list to Parker Place.
Set the Profile Style to Layout.
Set the Profile Label Set list box to Complete Label Set.
Click OK. Your drawing should look like Figure A.63.
Labeling along the profile at major, minor, and alignment geometry points allows the user to insert labels similar to a horizontal alignment. In this exercise, you'll modify a style to reflect a plan-readable approach and remove the stationing from the first and last points along the profile.
Open the
More Profiles3.dwgfile.Pick the blue layout profile. On the Profile: Layout (4) contextual tab and Labels panel, select Edit Profile Labels. The Profile Labels dialog is displayed.
Uncheck the Start and End station check boxes for the Major Stations label.
Change the value for the Start Station to 50 and the value of the End Station to 950, as shown in Figure A.64.
Click the icon in the Style field to display the Pick Label Style dialog.
On the button to the right of the Style list box, click the down arrow and select the Edit Current Selection option. The Label Style Composer dialog appears.
On the General tab, change the value of the Orientation Reference to View, as shown in Figure A.65.
Click OK to close the Label Style Composer dialog. Click OK again to close the Pick Label Style dialog.
Click OK to close the Profile Labels dialog. Instead of each station label being oriented so that it is perpendicular to the profile at the station, all station labels are now oriented vertically along the top of the profile at the station.
Profile views must often be limited in length and height to fit a given sheet size. Gapped views are a way to show the entire length and height of the profile, by breaking the profile into different sections with gaps (spaces) between each view. In this exercise, you'll use a variation of the Create Profile View Wizard to create gapped views automatically.
Open the
More Profiles4.dwgfile.From the Home tab and Profile & Section Views panel on the ribbon, select Profile View → Create Multiple Profile Views to display the Create Multiple Profile Views Wizard.
In the Select Alignment drop-down list, select Parker Place, and in the Profile View Style drop-down list, select the Full Grid option, as shown in Figure A.66. Click Next.
In the Station Range area, make sure the Automatic option is selected. This area is also where the Length of Each View is set. Change the Length value to 500. Click Next.
Leave the settings for the Profile View Height as they are. Click Next.
Scroll to the right in the Specify Profile Display Options until you see the Labels column. Click the Labels cell for the top row (the Existing Ground profile) to display the Pick Profile Label Set dialog. Set the drop-down list to _No Labels and click OK.
Click the Create Profile Views button, and then pick a point on screen to create a view.
Click on the profile grid, and then right-click to choose Profile View Properties. Click the Elevations tab and change the radio button from User-Specified Height to Automatic Height. Click OK. Repeat this step for the other profile. Your result should look similar to Figure A.67.
In these exercises, you'll create a new assembly, and then model a cul-de-sac, build a surface boundary, and hatch the design.
The following exercise will give you hands-on experience building assemblies.
Open the
More Corridors1.dwgfile.From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, choose Assembly → Create Assembly. The Create Assembly dialog opens.
Enter Main Road in the Name text box. Make sure the Assembly Style text box is set to Basic and the Code Set Style text box is set to All Codes. Click OK.
Pick a location in your drawing for the assembly near the other assemblies that are in the drawing.
From the Home tab and Palettes panel on the ribbon, choose Tool Palettes, and locate the Lanes tool palette. Position the palette on your screen so that you can clearly see the assembly baseline.
Click the LaneOutsideSuper button on the tool palette. The AutoCAD Properties palette will appear. Position the palette on your screen so that you can clearly see both the assembly baseline and the Lanes tool palette.
Locate the Advanced section on the Design tab of the AutoCAD Properties palette. This section will list the LaneOutsideSuper parameters. Make sure the Side parameter says Right, and change the Width parameter to 15′. This will prepare you to place a 15′-wide lane on the right side of the assembly.
Note that the command line states
Select marker point within assembly or [RETURN for Detached]. Click the assembly on the marker to place a 15′-wide lane on the right side of the assembly, as shown in Figure A.68. Press Esc.Right-click the newly created subassembly. Select Mirror and pick the marker. The assembly now shows a 15′ left and right lane subassembly.
Switch to the Curbs tool palette. Click the UrbanCurbGutterValley1 button on the tool palette. The Advanced section of the AutoCAD Properties Palette Design tab will list the UrbanCurbGutterValley1 parameters. Change the Side parameter to Right. Note that the Insertion Point parameter has been established at the Gutter Edge, meaning the curb will attach to your lane at the desired gutter edge location. This would typically be at the edge of the pavement.
Note that the command line states
Select marker point within assembly or [RETURN for Detached]. Click the circular point marker on the right LaneOutsideSuper subassembly that represents the edge of the pavement to place an UrbanCurbGutterValley1 subassembly at the edge of the pavement (see Figure A.69). If you misplace your UrbanCurbGutterValley1, simply use the AutoCAD Erase command to erase the misplaced subassembly and return to step 10.Change the Side parameter on the AutoCAD Properties palette to Left. Click the circular point marker on the left of the LaneOutsideSuper subassembly that represents the edge of the pavement.
Switch to the Generic tool palette. Click the LinkWidthAndSlope button on the tool palette. In the Advanced section of the Design tab on the AutoCAD Properties palette, change the Side parameter to Right, the Width parameter to 4.5′, and slope parameters to 2.00 percent.
Note that the command line states
Select marker point within assembly or [RETURN for Detached]. Click the circular point marker on the right UrbanCurbGutterValley1 subassembly that represents the top rear of the curb to attach the LinkWidthAndSlope subassembly (see Figure A.70). If you misplace the subassembly, use the AutoCAD Erase command to erase the misplaced subassembly and return to step 13.Change the Side parameter on the AutoCAD Properties palette to Left. Click the circular point marker on the right of the UrbanCurbGutterValley1 subassembly that represents the top rear of the curb. The finished assembly will look like Figure A.71.
In this exercise, you'll build the assembly required for modeling a cul-de-sac.
Open the
More Corridors2.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.Zoom in on the assemblies, and locate the Intersection or Cul-de-Sac assembly. Note that the assembly does not yet include a lane, as shown in Figure A.72.
Click the LaneOutsideSuper button on the tool palette, as shown in Figure A.73. The AutoCAD Properties palette will appear. Make sure that the side parameter is set to Left. Leave all the other options as they are. Position the palette on your screen so that you can clearly see both the assembly baseline and the Lanes tool palette.
Add the LaneOutsideSuper subassembly to the left side of the assembly by selecting the assembly marker. The completed assembly will look like Figure A.74.
In this exercise, you'll model a cul-de-sac using different regions and baselines as part of the process.
Continue using the
More Corridors2.dwgfile. Note that there is an alignment that follows the EOP for a cul-de-sac, as well as a corresponding profile. There is also a corridor, a corridor surface, a few assemblies, and some Intersection EOP labels, as shown in Figure A.75.Select the corridor. Grab the diamond-shaped grip that corresponds with station 3+27.75. Using your endpoint osnap, stretch the grip to the station corresponding to the cul-de-sac point of curvature as shown in Figure A.76.
Select the corridor, right-click, and choose Rebuild Corridor. The resulting corridor will look like Figure A.77.
Zoom over to the cul-de-sac in plan view. Select the corridor, and from the Corridor: Marie Court Corridor contextual tab and Modify panel, choose Corridor Properties. In the Corridor Properties dialog, switch to the Parameters tab.
Click Add Baseline. Select Cul-de-Sac EOP as the baseline alignment in the Create Corridor Baseline dialog. Click OK.
Click in the Profile field. Select Cul-de-Sac EOP FG as the baseline profile in the Select a Profile dialog. Click OK.
Right-click the baseline you just created, and select Add Region. Select the Intersection or Cul de Sac Assembly in the Create Corridor Region dialog. Click OK.
Expand your baseline to see the new region you just created, as shown in Figure A.78.
Click the Frequency button for the newly created region. In the Frequency to Apply to Assemblies dialog, set all the frequency intervals to 5′, and change the At Profile High/Low Points to Yes. Click OK.
Click the Target button for the region. In the Target Mapping dialog, click inside the Width Alignment field. The Set Width or Offset Target dialog will appear.
Select the Marie Court alignment, and then press the Add>> button. The Marie Court alignment will appear in the Selected Entities to Target area of the dialog, as shown in Figure A.79. Click OK.
Click in the Outside Elevation Profile field. The Set Slope or Elevation Target dialog will appear.
Select the Marie Court alignment from the drop-down list, select the Marie Court FG profile, and press the Add>> button. The Marie Court FG profile entry will appear in the Selected Entities to Target area of the dialog, as shown in Figure A.80. Click OK.
Click OK to dismiss the Target Mapping dialog.
Click OK to dismiss the Corridor Properties dialog. The corridor will rebuild and reflect the addition of the cul-de-sac, as shown in Figure A.81.
In this exercise, you'll trace the boundary of a corridor surface using an interactive jig to guide your selections.
Open the
More Corridors3.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.Pick your corridor surface in the drawing. From the Tin Surface: Marie Court Corridor Surface contextual tab and Modify panel on the ribbon, choose Surface Properties. The Surface Properties dialog opens. Change the Surface Style to No Display so that you don't accidentally pick it when choosing a corridor boundary. Click OK to dismiss the Surface Properties dialog.
Select the corridor, and from the Corridor: Marie Court contextual tab and Modify panel, choose Corridor Properties. The Corridor Properties dialog appears.
Switch to the Boundaries tab of the Corridor Properties dialog.
Pick the corridor surface entry, right-click, and choose Add Interactively as in Figure A.82.
Zoom down to the Start Station of Marie Court. The command line will prompt you
To define boundary, select the first point on a corridor feature line. Use your endpoint osnap to pick the leftmost feature line on the corridor. The command line will then prompt you toSelect next point on this feature line or click on another feature line or [Undo/Close].Move your mouse and notice that a red jig follows your cursor along the chosen feature line, as shown in Figure A.83. It will continue to follow you until the end of a region.
When you reach the next region, simply pick the leftmost feature line in that region. Continue the process around the entire corridor. As you progress, the jig will continue to follow your cursor and picks.
When you come back to the Start Station of Marie Court, type C to close the boundary. The Boundaries tab of the Corridor Properties dialog will return.
Click OK to dismiss the dialog, and your corridor will automatically rebuild, along with your corridor surface.
Select your corridor surface under the Surfaces branch in Prospector. Right-click and choose Surface Properties. The Surface Properties dialog opens. Change the Surface Style to Contours 1′ And 5′ (Design), and click OK. Click OK to dismiss the Surface Properties dialog.
Note that your surface is now limited to the area inside the interactive boundary. Temporarily freeze the C-ROAD-CORR layer to see the results, as shown in Figure A.84.
The preceding exercise showed you how to interactively add a boundary. However, as of Civil 3D 2010, there is a much easier way of accomplishing this with fewer steps. Here's what you do:
In step 5 of the preceding exercise, instead of choosing Add Interactively, choose Corridor Extents as the outer boundary.
Ignore steps 6 through 9.
Click OK to dismiss the dialog, and your corridor will automatically rebuild, along with your corridor surface.
In this exercise, you will hatch a corridor based on the pieces in the assemblies.
Open the
More Corridors4.dwgfile or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.Select the corridor and from the Corridor: Marie Court Corridor contextual tab and Modify panel on the ribbon, select Corridor Properties.
In the Corridor Properties dialog, switch to the Codes tab. Select All Codes with Hatching from the drop-down list in the Code Set Style selection box, as shown in Figure A.85.
Click OK to dismiss the Corridor Properties dialog. Your corridor should now have hatching applied per the code set style, similar to Figure A.86. Press Esc to dismiss the command.
Expand the General → Multipurpose Styles → Code Set Styles branches on the Settings tab of Toolspace, as shown in Figure A.87.
Double-click the All Codes with Hatching code set style to open the Code Set Style dialog. Switch to the Codes tab.
Scroll to the right until you see the Material Area Fill Style column. The Material Area Fill Style specifies the hatch pattern for each link code. You can customize these hatch patterns by clicking any entry in this column and modifying the style.
In this collection of exercises, you'll adjust the sample line swath width and add a new sample line and sample view.
The following short exercise will lead you through changing the swath width of a sample line group.
Open the
More Sections1.dwgfile.Zoom in on the sample lines.
Select any sample line, and from the Sample Line contextual tab and Modify panel on the ribbon, choose Group Properties. The Sample Line Group Properties dialog will appear as shown in Figure A.88.
Switch to the Sample Line tab of the Sample Line Group Properties dialog.
Use the Shift key to select all of the sample line entries.
Type 50 in the Left Offset column.
Type 50 in the Right Offset column, as shown in Figure A.89.
Click OK. The sample lines will become shorter. Zoom over to the Section Views in the drawing and note that each section view is now showing a 50′ offset on either side of the road centerline, as shown in Figure A.90.
This short exercise will show you how to add a new sample line to a sample line group from a polyline.
Open the
More Sections2.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Modify tab and Profile & Section Views panel on the ribbon, select Sample Line. The Sample Line contextual tab will open. From the Modify panel, select Edit Sample Line. The Sample Line Tools dialog will appear. At the
Select Sample Line:prompt, select any sample line. This assigns the sample group and populates the Edit Sample Line dialog.From the Sample Line Tools dialog, use the pull-down menu to choose Select Existing Polylines, as shown in Figure A.91.
At the
Select polylines:prompt, choose the magenta polyline that is drawn at station 7+17.22 (see Figure A.92). Press Enter twice. A sample line is created.
The following short exercise will teach you how to make a section view for the newly created sample line.
Open the
More Sections3.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Home tab and Profile & Section Views panel on the ribbon, choose Section Views → Create Section View. The Create Section View dialog will appear.
Use the Sample Line pull-down list to choose station 7+17.22 or use the picker to the right of the Sample Line box. Note that this sample line may be at the top of the list instead of in station order. The dialog will look like Figure A.93. Click Next three times.
On the Create Section View – Section Display Options dialog, change the labels for the Existing Ground surface to _No Labels, as shown in Figure A.94. Change the style for the Parker Place Corridor Surface to Finished Ground Click the Create Section View button.
At the
Identify section view origin:prompt, pick a location in the drawing under the other section views. A section view will appear, as shown in Figure A.95.
The following short exercise will teach you how to add a grade label to a section view.
Open the
More Sections4.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.Pick the newly created station 7_17.22 section view. From the Section View: 7+17.22 contextual tab and the Labels panel on the ribbon, choose Add View Labels → Grade, as shown in Figure A.96.
At the
Pick first point:prompt, use your endpoint snap to select the bottom of the backslope of the right ditch.At the
Pick second point:prompt, use your endpoint snap to select the top of the backslope of the right ditch. Press Enter to end the command. A label will appear, as shown in Figure A.97.
In this collection of exercises, you'll work more with feature lines to edit the design and elevation, and explore another use of grading groups.
Pulling all the pieces of a pond together can take some work. In this exercise, you'll step through the grading of a feature line.
Open the
More Grading1.dwgfile.Pick the pond outline feature line.
From the Feature Line contextual tab and Modify panel, select Edit Elevations. The extended Edit Elevations icon will appear next to the Launch Pad. Select Edit Elevations → Elevation Editor to open the Grading Elevation Editor in Panorama.
Click in the Station cells in the Grading Elevation Editor to highlight and ascertain the elevation at the outfall, as shown in Figure A.98. In this case, the elevation is 654.101′. Some minor variation might occur, depending on your pick points and the length of your pilot channel. Notice also that the icon for this point in the Panorama display is a white triangle, indicating that this point is derived from a feature line intersection.
Click the Insert Elevation Point tool.
Using an intersection snap, set a new elevation point at the intersection of the pilot channel and the flowline, and enter the elevation of 654.101′ (or the elevation you ascertained earlier). (This has to be added after the pilot channel has been created because otherwise, the fillet process would tweak the location.)
Close Panorama.
Click on the pond outline. From the Feature Line contextual tab and Modify panel on the ribbon, click the Edit Elevations icon. The contextual tab expands to show more options specific to Edit Elevations. From the Edit Elevations panel, click the Set Grade/Slope between Points tool, and then pick the same intersection you set in step 6.
Type 657 for the elevation and press Enter.
Pick the PI intersection at the southern inflow. This should register an elevation of 655.50.
Press Enter to accept the grade. This sets all the elevations between the two selected PIs to fall at the same grade.
Pick the pond bottom again.
Pick the same initial PI. Press Enter to accept the elevation of 657.
Moving your mouse clockwise to set the direction of the grading change you're about to make, use a center snap and pick the PI near the outflow shown in Figure A.99.
Press Enter to accept the elevation (it should be the 694.101 entered earlier) and to tie to the pilot channel elevation.
Pick the pond bottom again. Pick the PI at the northern inflow, and press Enter to accept the elevation (it should be 655.5).
Pick the outfall PI.
Enter E to accept the elevation value. The entire outline of the pond bottom is graded except the area between the two inflows. Because you want to avoid a low spot, you'll now force a high point.
Click the Insert High/Low Elevation Point tool.
Pick the pond outline.
Pick the PI near the north inflow as the start point, and pick the PI near the southern inflow as the endpoint. Type 0.5 as the grade ahead and press Enter.
Type 0.5 as the grade behind and press Enter. A new elevation point will be created as shown in Figure A.100.
Another common use for grading objects is the creation of detention ponds. In this exercise, you'll create a pond from a given outline and calculate the volume of the pond.
Open the
More Grading 2.dwgfile.From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, select Grading → Grading Creation Tools to display the Grading Creation Tools toolbar.
Select the Grade to Elevation criteria from the drop-down list as shown in Figure A.101.
Click the Create Grading button. From the Select Grading Group dialog, change the Group Name to Pond and click OK.
Select the pond outline drawn on lot 19. An alert will pop up asking if you want to weed the feature line. Select the Continue Grading without Feature Line Weeding option.
Click to the inside of the pond to set the grading side.
Press Enter at the command line to accept grading over the entire length of the feature line.
Enter 825 at the command line as the target elevation.
Press Enter to accept the Slope format of entry for cuts.
Enter 3 as the Cut Slope.
Press Enter to accept the Slope format of entry for fills.
Enter 3 as the Fill Slope. Civil 3D will calculate the grading, and your pond should look like Figure A.102.
Select the arrow next to Create Grading to display the drop-down list of commands, and select Create Infill.
Click in the middle of the pond you just created. This essentially puts a bottom on the pond, connecting all the slopes into a solid surface.
Press Enter to exit the command.
Select the diamond that now appears in the middle of the pond to select the grading group. From the Grading contextual tab and Modify panel on the ribbon, select Grading Group Properties.
On the Information tab, check the Automatic Surface Creation check box. The Create Surface dialog will appear.
Click OK to dismiss the Create Surface dialog, accepting the default values.
Click the Volume Base Surface check box within the Grading Group properties dialog to tell Civil 3D to calculate a volume between the newly created Pond surface and the Existing Ground surface.
Click OK to dismiss the dialog, and your pond should look like Figure A.103.
Open the Grading Group properties dialog again, and switch to the Properties tab as shown in Figure A.104. The volume of your pond should be 215.77 cubic yards of cut. Click OK to dismiss the dialog.
In this series of exercises, you'll make a parts list and use a feature line to create a pipe network, and then look at a new labeling option.
The following exercise will lead you through making a parts list that will be used to create a water network.
Open the
More Pipes.dwgfile.Switch to the Settings tab of the Toolspace.
Locate the Parts List entry under the Pipe Network tree on the Settings tab, as shown in Figure A.105.
Right-click the Parts Lists entry and choose Create Parts List. The Network Parts List dialog will appear.
Switch to the Information tab of the Network Parts List dialog. Type Water in the Name field.
Switch to the Pipes tab. Select the New Parts List entry, right-click, and choose Add Part Family. The Part Catalog dialog will appear.
In the Part Catalog dialog, check the box next to PVC Pipe. Click OK to dismiss the dialog.
In the Network Parts List dialog, use the + next to the Water entry to expose the PVC Pipe entry.
Select the PVC Pipe entry, right-click, and choose Add Part Size. The Part Size Creator dialog will appear.
Click inside the Inner Pipe Diameter field to reveal the pull-down list, and select 8.000000 from the list. The result will look like Figure A.106. Click OK.
In the Network Parts List dialog, use the + next to the PVC Pipe entry to expose the 8 Inch PVC Pipe entry.
Click inside the Style column next to the 8 Inch PVC Pipe entry. The Pipe Style dialog appears.
Use the pull-down list to choose the Double Line (Water) style. Click OK.
Click inside the Rules column next to the 8 Inch PVC Pipe entry. The Pipe Rule Set dialog will appear.
Use the pull-down list to choose the Water Pipe rule set. Click OK. The dialog will now look like Figure A.107.
Switch to the Structures tab.
If necessary, use the + next to the Null Structure entry to expose a second Null Structure entry.
Click inside the Style column next to the Null Structure entry. The Structure Style dialog appears.
Use the pull-down list to choose the Null style. Click OK.
Click inside the Rules column next to the Null Structure entry. The Structure Rule Set dialog will appear.
Use the pull-down list to choose the Water Null Structure rule set. Click OK. The dialog will now look like Figure A.108.
Click OK to dismiss the Network Parts List dialog. A parts list has now been created for water networks and is available for future pipe network creation.
The following exercise leads you through converting a feature line into a water network.
Open the
More Pipes2.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Home tab and Create Design panel on the ribbon, choose Pipe Network → Create Pipe Network from Object.
At the
Select object or [Xref]:prompt, select the blue feature line located just east of the road right-of-way, as shown in Figure A.109. Arrow glyphs will appear showing a flow direction.At the
Flow Direction [Ok/Reverse] <Ok>:prompt, press Enter to accept the flow direction. The Create Pipe Network from Object dialog will appear.In the Network name: field, type Water.
In the Network Parts List field, use the pull-down list to choose Water.
In the Surface Name field, use the pull-down list to choose Existing Ground.
Check the box next to Erase Existing Entity.
Check the box next to Use Vertex Elevations. The dialog box should now look like Figure A.110.
Click OK. The feature line is converted to a series of pipes and null structures, as shown in Figure A.111. The null structures are invisible because the Null style has been composed as a "no show."
In this short exercise, you'll add a label to the water pipes that lists their combined length.
Open the
More Pipes3.dwgfile, or continue working in your drawing from the previous exercise.From the Annotate tab and Labels & Tables panel on the ribbon, choose Add Labels → Pipe Network → Add Pipe Network Labels. The Add Labels dialog will appear.
In the Add Labels dialog, change the Label Type to Spanning Pipes Plan using the pull-down list, as shown in Figure A.112.
Change the Pipe label Style to Length and Material using the pull-down list.
Click Add.
At the
Select first Network Part (Pipe or Structure):prompt, select the northernmost water pipe.At the
Select next Network Part or [Undo]:prompt, select the next water pipe to the south, and continue selecting pipes until all five are selected. Press Enter.At the
Specify label location on pipe:prompt, click anywhere on one of the middle pipes. A label will appear that lists the combined length of all five pipes, similar to what's shown in Figure A.113.
