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Zimmerman, Phillip J.

Harnessing Autodesk Civil 3D /

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CONTENTS

IN T R O D U C T IO N ........................................................ ................................... X X X V

IN T R O D U C T IO N ............................................................................................ X X X V

A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S .............................................................................. xxxvi

C H A P T E R I N E W B E G IN N IN G S

IN T R O D U C T IO N .........................

O V E R V IE W .....................................

U N I T I: PROSPECTO R ...................................................................................... 3

O B JE C T T Y PES ........................................................................................................ 4

P R O S P E C T O R P R E V IE W ...................................................................................... 5

C IV IL 3D O B JE C T S ................................................................................................. 6

O B JE C T D E P E N D E N C IE S A N D IC O N S ........................................................... 8

P R O S P E C T O R : P R O JE C T M A N A G E M E N T ...................................................... 8

C IV IL 3D TEM PLA TES ............................................................................................ 9

E X E R C IS E l- l ....................................................................................................... 10

Toolspace Basics ........................................................................................................... 10

Prospector Object Management.............................................................................. II

Civil 3D Object Reactions and Dependencies ..................................................... 15

Dynamic Data Management ...................................................................................... 20

U N IT 2: S E T TIN G S ............................................................................................ 23

ED IT LA BEL STYLE D EFA U LT S ........................................................................ 25

ED IT L A N D X M L SET T IN G S .............................................................................. 27

ED IT FEA T U R E SET T IN G S ................................................................................ 27

ED IT C O M M A N D SET T IN G S ........................................................................... 30

E X E R C IS E 1-2 ....................................................................................................... 30

Prospector Settings ...................................................................................................... 30

U N IT 3:T H E C IV IL 3D E N V IR O N M E N T ................................................. 32

IM P L E M E N T A T IO N .............................................................................................. 33

Edit Drawing Settings .................................................................................................. 33

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S E T T IN G TH E D'RAWINC: EN V IrtO N M Eh " ...................................34

lEdnt Dr?.iwnng Se ui igs ................. .....................................34

STYLE’S ....................................................... ........................................ 38

!$ty'le La>yers ......................................................................................38

STYLE TYP'ES ................................................................................................... 41

O B JEC T STY'LEiS...............................................................................................41

/AsL>igmin,ig Object Styles ........................................................................ 42

LABEL STYLES ............................................................................................... 42

TABLE STYLES ............................................................................................... 44

THE P A N O R A M A W l N D O W ...................................................................... 45

EV EN T V IE W E R .............................................................................................. 45

EXERCISiE 1-3 ................................................................................................ 46

Orawnng Teimplattes ................................................................................ 46

Editt Dra\wiing Settings .......................................................................... 47

Object Style .................................................................................... 48

Label St',yle ........................................................................................... 48 / *

U N I T 4: C I V I L 3 D A N D L A N D D E S K T O P ..................................................... 49

L A N D XM L S 'E T T iN G f> ................................................................................................... 50

L A N D .X M L IM P O R T A N D E X P O R T ....................................................................... 50

IM P O R T IN G D IR E C T L Y FROM L D T P R O J E C T S .............................................. 52

EXERCISiE 1-4 ..................................................................................................................... 54

t-:xe:re'Se Se:tuo ............................................... .. ......................................... 54

limpor timg a LaivdXML fi e ............... .... ................................................. 54

Reading from a Land Oisk'op Project.................................................. 56

C H A P T E R 2 P O IN T S ................................................................................................. 57

IN T R O n O C n O N 57

O V E R V IE W ..................................................................................................... 57

U N IT I: P O IN T S E T T IN G S A N D S T Y LE S ................................................61

EDIT FEATURE S E T T IN G S ...................................................................................... 61

Derauilt Styles ................................................................................................... 61

Dei'auilt Nairn« F or n a t ................................................................................. ... 62

Update ponnts.................................................................................................. 63

lirnpcrt Op'tioins ............................................................................................... 64

EDIT LABEL STYLE DEFAULTS .......................................................................... 67

POINT STALES ............................................................................................................ 67

I nfcrmaton ... . . . .. .............................................................................. 67

Marker ............................................................................................................ 69

3 D G eem e'try.................................................................................................. 70

Content.

Display....................................................................................................... 70

Summary.................................................................................................... 71

LA BEL ST Y LE ........................................................................................................ 71

Information ................................................................................................ 72

General ...................................................................................................... 72

Layout........................................................................................................ 74

P O IN T D ISPLA Y M A N A G E M E N T .................................................................... 77

EX ER C ISE 2-1 ....................................................................................................... 77

Exercise Setup ............................................................................................ 77

Edit Feature Settings .................................................................................. /8

Edit Label Style Defaults ............................................................................ 79

Point (Marker) Styles ................................................................................. 79

Create Point Styles .................................................................................... 80

Review rhe Pointii-Flevntion-Desrriprion Point Label Srvle........................81

Formatting Label Text ................................................................................. 82

Table Style ................................................................................................. 83

U N IT 2: CREATE POINTS .............................................................................. 83

SET T IN G S FO R T H E C R EA T E P O IN T S C O M M A N D ....................................84

Create Points ............................................................................................. 84

C R EA T E PO IN T S T O O L B A R ............................................................................. 85

Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 85

Autodesk Civil 3D Convert LDT Points .................................................... 86

E X T E N D IN G C O M M A N D S ............................................................................... 87

Coordinates............................................................................................... 87

Angles and Distances ................................................................................. 88

Point Object Filters .................................................................................... 88

Angle Formats............................................................................................ 89

Directions .................................................................................................. 89

Alignments ................................................................................................. 92

Northing/Easting, Grid, and Longitude/Latitude.......................................... 92

Points ......................................................................................................... 92

C R EA T E PO IN T S: IN T E R S E C T IO N .................................................................. 93

A L IG N M E N T / S U R F A C E / IN T E R P O L A T E / S L O P E ..............................................93

IM P O R T .................................................................................................................. 94

Format Manager......................................................................................... 95

D A T A S ET T IN G S PA N EL .................................................................................. 95

L A N D X M L ............................................................................................................. 96

EX ER C ISE 2-2 ....................................................................................................... 97

Exercise Setup ............................................................................................ 97

Review Point Feature Settings...................................................................... 97

Import an ASCII File ................................................................................... 98

Create a New Point File Format ................................................................. 99

Testing the Format................................................................................... 100

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Impor.lrj; r le .................................................................................. 101

LardXMi • rll •:.x n l .......................................... ............................................. 102

Review _andXML Settings..................................................................... 102

Import LardXM L.................................................................................. 103

Set Next Foint Number......................................................................... 103

Edit Create Points Command Settings.................................................... 104

Set Points Manually............................................................................... 104

House Corners by Intersection .............................................................. 107

House Corners by Side Shots .............................................................. 109

U N IT 3: P O IN T A N A L Y S E S ............................................................................. I l l

EXERC ISE 2-3 ................................................................................................. 112

Generat ng a Point Report..................................................................... 112

Shortcut Meru ................................................................................ . 114

U N IT 4: E D IT P O IN T S ..................................................................................... I 14

PR O SPEC T O R ’S PREV IEW AREA ................................................................. 114

EDIT PO IN T S ................................................................................................. 115

Renumber ............................................................................................. 115

Datum ................................................................................................. 115

Delete and AjtoCAD Erase ................................................................... 116

PO IN T UTILITIES ............................................................................................ 116

Export ................................................................................................ I !7

Transfer ............................................................................................... 117

Geodetir Calculator.................. .......................................................... 117

EXERCISE 2-4 ................................................................................................. 117

Exercise Setup •. . ................... .. ........ ...................................... 117

Prospector Prevew - Edit Points ......................................................... 118

Renumber Points ................... ................ 119

Edit Datum............................................................................................ 119

Export Pouts ........................... ................................. ....................... 120

U N IT 5: A N N O T A T IN G A N D O R G A N IZ IN G P O IN T S ................... 121

C O D ES ............................................................................................................ 121

Code Parameters ................................................................................. 121

PO IN T A N N O T A T IO N M ETH O D S ........................................................... 122

Point Groups ....................................................................................... 124

Description Key Set ............................................................................. 124

USIN G PARAM ETERS ................................................................................... 127

C R EA T IN G A D ESC RIPTIO N KEY SET ..................................................... 127

Entry I: Code ...................................................................................... 123

Entry 2: Point Style .............................................................................. 13)

Entry 3: Point Labe! Style...................................................................... 13D

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Entry 4: Format Full Description .............................................................. 131

Entry 5: Layer........................................................................................... 131

Entry 6: Optional Scale Parameter........................................................... 131

Entries 7-10: Applied Scales ..................................................................... 131

Entry I I: Optional Symbol Rotation ........................................................ 132

Entries 12 and 13: Fixed Scale And Direction Of Rotation...................... 132

EX A M PLE D E S C R IP T IO N KEY SET ............................................................... 133

C R E A T IN G A N E W C O D E ............................................................................. 133

IM P O R T IN G A D E S C R IP T IO N KEY SET FRO M L D T ............................... 134

P O IN T G R O U P S ................................................................................................ 134

Point Group Properties ............................................................................ 134

Raw Description Matching....................................................................... 135

Include Tab ............................................................................................... 135

Exclude.................................................................................................... 136

Query Builder.......................................................................................... 136

Overrides................................................................................................. 137

Point List and Summary Tabs .................................................................... 138

D ELET IN G P O IN T G R O U P S ........................................................................... 138

P O IN T D ISPLAY M A N A G E M E N T .................................................................. 138

P O IN T G R O U P PR O PER T IES ......................................................................... 139

P O IN T TABLE STYLES ....................................................................................... 140

EX ER C ISE 2-5 .................................................................................................... 141

Exercise Setup.......................................................................................... 141

Add Point Styles ....................................................................................... 141

Importing a Description Key Set .............................................................. 142

Change Point Styles for Codes................................................................. 144

Create New Entries in the Description Key Set ...................................... 145

Inlet K e y ................................................................................................... 146

Maple Key ................................................................................................ 146

Oak Key ................................................................................................... 147

Importing Points ....................................................................................... ¡47

Creating Point Groups ............................................................................. 148

Assigning Point and Label Style Overrides................................................ 148

Creating a No Point or Label Point G roup.............................................. 149

Defining a New Point Table Style............................................................. 149

Creating a Point Table .............................................................................. 151

Dynamic Table Entries .............................................................................. 153

C HAPTER 3 SITE A N D PARCELS ......................................................... 155

IN T R O D U C T IO N ............................................................................................... 155

O V E R V IE W ........................................................................................................... 155