From the Ground Up - Autodesk Civil Blog

Want surfaces as solids to better represent your sub-surfaces for construction and collaboration visualisations for your BIM project?Click the above image to download a Navisworks NWD of this example. Here’s the method to do itShow your first surfaces as triangles and a borderExtract them (click on the surface and from the contextual ribbon you will see the extract surface option)Type the command CONVTOSURFACESelect the trianglesThen type the command UNION and select the triangles.That’s one surface done!Repeat the steps for your second surface. Next from the extracted borders, LOFT them togetherType UNION and select the two surfaces and the lofted edgeFinally CONVTOSOLID and select your objectsThat’s it! This in combination with the corridor solid tool, which is now integrated into 2014 release of Civil 3D, you have a unique data extraction for civil engineering. A big thanks to Wes Newman (http://autodesk.typepad.com/transportation/) for this excellent workflow for coming up with the method to convert your surfaces to a 3D solid. Jack Strongitharm

5/20/2013 2:51:19 AM

Autodesk Live Map AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Workflow

Probably not as obvious on how to use this service as Civil has is own coordinate system.Saying that though, all you have to do is turn it on!http://youtu.be/fVMLLmUaQhYJack Strongitharm

5/17/2013 2:15:31 PM

Productivity Tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014

Also now available on www.autodesk.com/subscriptionAlso includes the Microdrainage WinDES tool which used to be in the UK and Ireland country kitJack Strongitharm

5/14/2013 12:25:37 PM

Autodesk Shared Reference Point Tool Now available

aka as the BIM Coordinator released on our Labs site, we have had a good interest in making this available on our newer releases.So for both 2013 and 2014 releases this tool is now available on www.autodesk.com/subscription under the productivity tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D. There are two installers, one to be installed on Civil 3D which runs from the toolbox and a second that installs to run on Revit (any version) The tool exports an xml file from Civil 3D with coordinates and z level/elevation, rotation and units.From within Revit you select the same two reference points on your building/structure and it creates a ‘Shared Coordinate System’ for your location and can orientate the view to suit and most importantly export the building/structure correctly to be used in AutoCAD platforms, Navisworks etc.Download the Videoor watch through Youtube To see this in action I have recorded a new video that covers from the outline planning of a site with InfraWorks through to the project aggregated model in Navisworks.As usual I throw a big supermarket on a public park in the UK close to where I live, of course its all made up! Jack Strongitharm

5/14/2013 12:16:03 PM

Infrastructure Design Suite 2014 Modules now available

The following Infrastructure Design Suites Modules are now available on Subscription Center for download. www.autodesk.com/subscriptionFor IDS Premium & UltimateAutodesk® Bridge Module 2014 enables users to create bridge models based on critical geometry in the Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D corridor model and existing ground surface. Autodesk® Rail Layout Module 2014provides functionality to place and edit track turnout geometry from a configurable library, on AutoCAD Civil 3D alignments.Autodesk® Geotechnical Module 2014 is designed to integrate geotechnical data with AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2014 and provides the ability to build and manage complex Civil 3D surfaces and profiles in geotechnical data into BIM workflows. For IDS UltimateAutodesk® River & Flood Analysis Module 2014 (Ultimate Only) is a sophisticated river modeling software package that supported HEC-RAS within the Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2014 environment. If you have current subscription for AutoCAD Civil 3D, ask your IT or controller of your Autodesk subscription about the Infrastructure Design Suite as you may have more access to the suite than you think. Jack Strongitharm

5/2/2013 4:46:33 AM

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