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Create your own subassembly toolpalletes (2009)
Nice little feature of 2009 release is that you can create your own toolpalletes of assemblies and subassemblies.
So you are not a code person, doesn't matter.
How many times do you enter parameters into a subassembly to set width, slopes etc that you use everytime.
Also do you hunt through the palletes searching for the couple that you are using the most?.
Well that we can sort!
In a clean drawing and save it (this is temporary) click on a subassembly and hit return key (for detached)
Place it in the drawing.
On its properties, set all the parameters the way you like
Once you are ready, create a new pallete and then with left mouse button click and hold on the subassembly in the drawing and drag it to the toolpallete.
Once its there you can rename it to something sensible and also specify an image.
If you browse to
On XP
C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2009\enu\Tool Catalogs\Road Catalog\Images
On Vista
C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 2009\enu\Tool Catalogs\Road Catalog\Images
You can find all the Civil 3D icons
For my UK and Ireland users I have created a simple set and also included kerbs and edgings to British Standards.
These will work better than my old set that I made from polylines.
Hope they are of use.
Click here to download
To install, extract the zip file to a location on your computer and by right clicking on the toolpallete click then on customize palletes
On the left hand side, click on Import and point to the XTP file that extracted from the zip file.
Should save some time and effort on a daily basis.
Jack Strongitharm
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Coming to our Senses
If you have been kind enough to listen to me or read some of my entries on OCOT or my other writings, you may have correctly concluded that I suffer from a severe case of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Contrary...
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Do you think about the environment?
Well, I suppose we all are...to some extend at least. My guess would be that we all become more aware of what is going on with the increased frequency of ads and campaigns. Many of us are still in the...
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Widening Part 2
So where we left part 1, I created a surface to look at what I had done and all was not well.
Why, could be a couple of reasons, the survey was not clean, the road was that deformed along the original crown and left channel that meant it was not going to be suitable.
So we need to revisit and do a little more design work. Also the local authority has a bit more money to spend, so we can actually resurface the whole area as it will improve the friction of the road for braking purposes and generally improve the drainage.
So rather than the crown just being a 3d polyline, convert to 2D line and generate an alignment from it.
Looking at the profile, we then redesign and create a smoother vertical profile.
If we draw the profile along the ?Widening Alignment? and display the surface profile we got from the extended surface projection, you can see where some of the problems came from.
So what we can do here is say we will want the new road cross section to be -2.5% (1:40) from the crown line to the widening. We could simply just apply this in the assembly, but we have to tie in the start and end profiles.
Therefore the method I always use is that of creating a temporary corridor or what could be called surface projection to help me design the profile on the widening alignment.
So create an assembly that has the -2.5%, but make the width much bigger so that it will be overlapping the widening alignment in plan.
The reason for this is that we can then make a corridor surface and cut a profile from it.
So the thick pinky red line is showing surface levels at -2.5%
Design through a vertical profile based on this line and tie into the original ground at both ends
To then overlay the original road surface and then have new construction to the widening area we need to have an assembly such as this one.
From the crown line I have placed the generic pavement assembly, found in the Metric/Imperial Roadway or Carriageway (depending on your language version)
Why?, well we can specify our own codes and also all I want is to show 100mm thickness and anything below that will be regulating base course or planing. So give a top link code of overlay and bottom link code of Formation. For linework an outside top point of EC, ETW etc
For targets, the left channel for width purposes of the overlay and the widening alignment for the new construction. Also target the widening alignment profile for level.
For the opposite side just use the 3dpolyline for the channel edge to tie into existing. (you may want to join your channel lines together if you have a gap)
So here is the result (you may want to add that link code style for Overlay to your code set style so to colour it in etc)
And also if you create a surface to the corridor you can see that the contours and slope arrows look good.
As we only called the generic subassembly link code overlay, you can add both TOP and OVERLAY to create the top surface.
Next, we can look at volumes, for this we need a formation or datum surface to the underside of the paved surfaces to measure, regulating and planing for the overlay and also earthworks for the formation of the new widened section.
So create two surfaces in the corridor and name accordingly and add the link code for the formation/datum.
From the prospector and create surfaces, then create tin volume surfaces from the ground to these surfaces.
Using the 2D solid level banding style we can go to the volume surface properties and analysis tab.
Add two ranges, and set as below where you have the biggest cut to 0 as red and from 0 to the biggest fill as green for instance. Set for both tin volume surfaces
So here you can see there is quite a bit of cut and planing to be achieved.
So we can now add some surface tables to reflect the data, so from the surface menu and tables add two tables for each tin volume surface.
Make a copy of the table style, because then you can add you own table title and extra columns, in this case surface area and volume
Don?t forget everything here is dynamic, so now you can spend some extra time on the design of the crown line and maybe optimise the earthworks and overlay regulating and planing.
The only thing you will have to do is reset the limits of the analysis to the tin volume surfaces.
Another easy addition!
Until next time, will there be a part 3?
Jack Strongitharm
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Another plug
I like to give our development partners a plug when I can to support those working with our technology.
This time it is for 'New Visual Solutions Ltd' and their Quickscape product from the UK.
Since the FBX capabilities between Revit and 3DS Max have been introduced, more users are creating renderings and animations in 3DS Max.
To complete the scene you need some existing and proposed ground models which obviously can be designed in AutoCAD Civil 3D and brought through into 3DS Max and Max Design (improved with the Civil 3D Object Enabler).
But then you need to add many features to bring your project alive such as road signs, signals, road lines and markings, fences/railings, vehicles, trees, people etc ??.
This is where Quickscape will prove itself to be useful.
http://www.newvsol.com/
Quote from their website
'Quickscape is a comprehensive toolset for 3D Studio Max/ Max Design comprising over 40 unique tools and hundereds of high qaulity modelling assets. The software works seamlessly with 3DS Max, focusing on the creation of highways, external works and landscape, using design data from AutoCAD, Revit Architecture and Civil 3D.'
Jack Strongitharm
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Do you store data in Oracle Spatial ?
If yes, you can use them with Topobase Client and Topobase Web (for editing or viewing). Topobase 2009 has a new administrator function that allows you to convert an Oracle schema to a Topobase Document. This converter will analyze the...
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AutoCAD Civil 3D Object Enabler - Update 1
As with what is now called Update 1 rather than Service Pack 1, see Dominicks blog for the explanation to the change of name, the Object Enabler for Civil 3D has just been updated also.
This applies to:
AutoCAD® 2009
AutoCAD® Architecture 2009
AutoCAD® Electrical 2009
AutoCAD® Map 3D 2009
AutoCAD® Mechanical 2009
AutoCAD® MEP 2009
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2009
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2009
Autodesk® Impression 2009
Autodesk® NavisWorks® Manage 2009
Autodesk® NavisWorks® Review 2009
Autodesk® NavisWorks® Simulate 2009
One of the signicant changes is the support for Navisworks and its support of Civil 3D drawings and its objects such as pipes, structures and corridors etc. Using the Object Enabler means that you can clash against Revit, Revit Structure and other data in one true BIM environment. Make a change in Civil and simply hit refresh to see an instant update and the clash resolved.
Link to download page
Jack Strongitharm
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Autodesk University 2009 Schedule For Revit Structure is now available
Full Revit Structure Schedule is available at: http://revit.downloads.autodesk.com/download/Structure Blog/RST Suite AU class schedule 2009.pdf Also if you register now, you can save $500: Register now. Learn More about AU 2008 To find out more about AU 2008, visit the AU...
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Change the Status of an Existing Markup
Autodesk Design Review 2009 allows you to change the status of an existing markup. Enclosed are the steps required for this process as well as a video outlining the same. Please note that this particular video does not have any...
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Autodesk University 2009 Schedule For Revit Structure is now available
You can learn more at: http://revit.downloads.autodesk.com/download/Structure Blog/RST Suite AU class schedule 2009.pdf Nicolas
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