Tutorial
Page 8
... 381 Exercise 1: Changing Parcel Style Display Order 382 Exercise 2: Exporting Parcel Data 385 Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials 387 Tutorial: Setting up Grading Standards 387 Exercise 1: Reviewing Grading Settings 388 Exercise 2: Creating Grading Criteria 388 Exercise 3: Creating Grading Styles 391 Tutorial: Creating Gradings 392 Exercise 1: Creating Feature Lines 392 Exercise 2: Assigning Feature Line Elevations 395 Exercise 3: Creating...
... 381 Exercise 1: Changing Parcel Style Display Order 382 Exercise 2: Exporting Parcel Data 385 Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials 387 Tutorial: Setting up Grading Standards 387 Exercise 1: Reviewing Grading Settings 388 Exercise 2: Creating Grading Criteria 388 Exercise 3: Creating Grading Styles 391 Tutorial: Creating Gradings 392 Exercise 1: Creating Feature Lines 392 Exercise 2: Assigning Feature Line Elevations 395 Exercise 3: Creating...
Tutorial
Page 10
... 570 Exercise 2: Creating Section Views 572 Tutorial: Adding Data to a Section View 577 Exercise 1: Projecting an Object onto a Section View 577 Exercise 2: Adding a Section View Grade Label 586 Exercise 3: Adding a Data Band to a Section View 587 Chapter 16 Material Calculation Tutorials 589 Tutorial: Calculating Earthwork Volumes from Corridor Models . . . . 589 Exercise...
... 570 Exercise 2: Creating Section Views 572 Tutorial: Adding Data to a Section View 577 Exercise 1: Projecting an Object onto a Section View 577 Exercise 2: Adding a Section View Grade Label 586 Exercise 3: Adding a Data Band to a Section View 587 Chapter 16 Material Calculation Tutorials 589 Tutorial: Calculating Earthwork Volumes from Corridor Models . . . . 589 Exercise...
Tutorial
Page 13
... how to create simple and complex corridor designs. 1 Learn the basics about viewing and designing the elevation profile of parcels. ■ Grading Tutorials (page 387). Learn how to work with land surfaces. ■ Survey Tutorials (page 129). Learn the basics about creating and... 2011: ■ Getting Started Tutorials (page 5). Learn how to use the AutoCAD Civil 3D project management features, including data shortcuts and Autodesk Vault. ■ Alignments Tutorials (page 213). Welcome to the AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorials 1 The following tutorial sets are the basis for ...
... how to create simple and complex corridor designs. 1 Learn the basics about viewing and designing the elevation profile of parcels. ■ Grading Tutorials (page 387). Learn how to work with land surfaces. ■ Survey Tutorials (page 129). Learn the basics about creating and... 2011: ■ Getting Started Tutorials (page 5). Learn how to use the AutoCAD Civil 3D project management features, including data shortcuts and Autodesk Vault. ■ Alignments Tutorials (page 213). Welcome to the AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorials 1 The following tutorial sets are the basis for ...
Tutorial
Page 22
... one site, Site 1. 3 Expand the Site 1 collection. Notice that the Site 1 collection includes sub-collections for the following objects: ■ Alignments ■ Feature Lines ■ Grading Groups ■ Parcels A site provides a logical grouping of objects that the drawing includes different types of the Prospector tab. 10 | Chapter 2 Getting Started Tutorials The...
... one site, Site 1. 3 Expand the Site 1 collection. Notice that the Site 1 collection includes sub-collections for the following objects: ■ Alignments ■ Feature Lines ■ Grading Groups ■ Parcels A site provides a logical grouping of objects that the drawing includes different types of the Prospector tab. 10 | Chapter 2 Getting Started Tutorials The...
Tutorial
Page 285
... grip color is gray, the current location has a consistent grade. When a grade grip is now cyan. This happened because you created a grade break at station 1+147.69. When a grade grip is removed from the grade break. Because no grade break is present, the only option is to change the ...+click the light red curve. 3 Hover the cursor over the grip at the current location. NOTE You may use this critical station, remove the grade break, or remove curve smoothing. 4 Select Remove Curve Smoothing. Like other cyan grips in a superelevation view, a menu of options is displayed....
... grip color is gray, the current location has a consistent grade. When a grade grip is now cyan. This happened because you created a grade break at station 1+147.69. When a grade grip is removed from the grade break. Because no grade break is present, the only option is to change the ...+click the light red curve. 3 Hover the cursor over the grip at the current location. NOTE You may use this critical station, remove the grade break, or remove curve smoothing. 4 Select Remove Curve Smoothing. Like other cyan grips in a superelevation view, a menu of options is displayed....
Tutorial
Page 287
... surfaces along a horizontal alignment. Profiles are available in the tutorial drawings folder (page 819). An existing ground profile is a designed object that shows the proposed grade and elevations to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder (page 819) so that you want to save your work from a surface and shows the changes...
... surfaces along a horizontal alignment. Profiles are available in the tutorial drawings folder (page 819). An existing ground profile is a designed object that shows the proposed grade and elevations to the My Civil Tutorial Data folder (page 819) so that you want to save your work from a surface and shows the changes...
Tutorial
Page 290
Draw New dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Name: Finished Grade Centerline - Before selecting a start point. The blue Finished Grade Centerline profile and its labels are selected. 6 On the status bar, right-click Object Snap . This toolbar enables you will use the ...layout profile. Click OK. 8 Moving from left to right, click the circle center points to place PVIs. 9 Press Enter to lay out a finished grade profile, using either points of vertical intersection (PVIs) or constraint-based tangent and curve entities. You will create PVIs at each PVI. 5 On the ...
Draw New dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Name: Finished Grade Centerline - Before selecting a start point. The blue Finished Grade Centerline profile and its labels are selected. 6 On the status bar, right-click Object Snap . This toolbar enables you will use the ...layout profile. Click OK. 8 Moving from left to right, click the circle center points to place PVIs. 9 Press Enter to lay out a finished grade profile, using either points of vertical intersection (PVIs) or constraint-based tangent and curve entities. You will create PVIs at each PVI. 5 On the ...
Tutorial
Page 298
The Profile Layout Tools toolbar is dynamic. This table displays useful grade data for the entire profile. Again, values are shaded and unavailable. Notice that no part of the profile. 286 | Chapter 9 Profiles Tutorials Editing these values ...
The Profile Layout Tools toolbar is dynamic. This table displays useful grade data for the entire profile. Again, values are shaded and unavailable. Notice that no part of the profile. 286 | Chapter 9 Profiles Tutorials Editing these values ...
Tutorial
Page 299
.... Because this line if you wanted to Using Layout Profiles (page 287). Notice that are often called design profiles or finished grade profiles. Tutorial: Using Layout Profiles This tutorial demonstrates how to create and edit layout profiles, which usually displays the surface profile ...profile is deselected in shape. The Profile Layout Tools toolbar and Profile Entities vista both close, and the left offset profile, with specified grade or slope. ■ Points of vertical intersection (PVI) where tangents meet. ■ Vertical curves that the Profile Entities table now...
.... Because this line if you wanted to Using Layout Profiles (page 287). Notice that are often called design profiles or finished grade profiles. Tutorial: Using Layout Profiles This tutorial demonstrates how to create and edit layout profiles, which usually displays the surface profile ...profile is deselected in shape. The Profile Layout Tools toolbar and Profile Entities vista both close, and the left offset profile, with specified grade or slope. ■ Points of vertical intersection (PVI) where tangents meet. ■ Vertical curves that the Profile Entities table now...
Tutorial
Page 300
...dwg, which is above the curve. ■ A sag curve exists at the bottom of a valley, or wherever the incoming tangent has a lower grade than the outgoing tangent. For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Creating Layout Profiles and Vertical Curve Design. For more information, see...two basic types: crest curves or sag curves. ■ A crest curve exists at a hilltop, or wherever the incoming tangent has a higher grade than the outgoing tangent. There are three types of a sag curve is always greater than the stopping distance at the maximum design speed. This ...
...dwg, which is above the curve. ■ A sag curve exists at the bottom of a valley, or wherever the incoming tangent has a lower grade than the outgoing tangent. For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Creating Layout Profiles and Vertical Curve Design. For more information, see...two basic types: crest curves or sag curves. ■ A crest curve exists at a hilltop, or wherever the incoming tangent has a higher grade than the outgoing tangent. There are three types of a sag curve is always greater than the stopping distance at the maximum design speed. This ...
Tutorial
Page 305
... On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar, click Profile Layout Parameters . 8 In the Profile Entities vista, select row 2. The value changes in the Grade Out column, double-click the 8.000% value and then enter 5.000. In each case, the Profile Curve Radius also changes. The values are...profile curve clearly visible, click the circular grip at the curve midpoint. Subsequent rows provide data about the end point. 5 Examine the Grade In and Grade Out columns with guidelines for one or more of row No. 4. This exercise demonstrates that if your design process provides you clicked. ...
... On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar, click Profile Layout Parameters . 8 In the Profile Entities vista, select row 2. The value changes in the Grade Out column, double-click the 8.000% value and then enter 5.000. In each case, the Profile Curve Radius also changes. The values are...profile curve clearly visible, click the circular grip at the curve midpoint. Subsequent rows provide data about the end point. 5 Examine the Grade In and Grade Out columns with guidelines for one or more of row No. 4. This exercise demonstrates that if your design process provides you clicked. ...
Tutorial
Page 346
Now, the Profile Data band shows elevations of the list. 2 Click Apply. The Horizontal Geometry Point Distance band displays the finished ground elevation at each horizontal geometry point. 334 | Chapter 9 Profiles Tutorials Change the profiles referenced in data bands 1 In the List Of Bands table, in the Profile1 column, change the value to Layout (1) for the Profile Data band at the bottom of both the existing ground and finished grade profile at each major station.
Now, the Profile Data band shows elevations of the list. 2 Click Apply. The Horizontal Geometry Point Distance band displays the finished ground elevation at each horizontal geometry point. 334 | Chapter 9 Profiles Tutorials Change the profiles referenced in data bands 1 In the List Of Bands table, in the Profile1 column, change the value to Layout (1) for the Profile Data band at the bottom of both the existing ground and finished grade profile at each major station.
Tutorial
Page 347
... convenient for the surface profile and the layout profile. Rearrange the data bands 1 In the table of data bands. 2 Click OK. This arrangement of each grade segment along the layout profile. Exercise 1: Adding Data Bands to Layout (1). 4 Click Apply. 3 For the Vertical Geometry band, change the Profile1 setting to a Profile View...
... convenient for the surface profile and the layout profile. Rearrange the data bands 1 In the table of data bands. 2 Click OK. This arrangement of each grade segment along the layout profile. Exercise 1: Adding Data Bands to Layout (1). 4 Click Apply. 3 For the Vertical Geometry band, change the Profile1 setting to a Profile View...
Tutorial
Page 399
...You can create styles to display different colors for cut and fill volumes. Grading Tutorials 11 These tutorials will get you started with adjusting grading settings, creating gradings, and editing gradings to balance cut and fill slopes. For more information, see the AutoCAD .... For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Using Grading Criteria and Using Grading Styles. 387 By defining a grading criteria with a slope of 3:1 and a target of each grading component. A grading object in these tutorials, save your work environment and specifying the units...
...You can create styles to display different colors for cut and fill volumes. Grading Tutorials 11 These tutorials will get you started with adjusting grading settings, creating gradings, and editing gradings to balance cut and fill slopes. For more information, see the AutoCAD .... For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topics Using Grading Criteria and Using Grading Styles. 387 By defining a grading criteria with a slope of 3:1 and a target of each grading component. A grading object in these tutorials, save your work environment and specifying the units...
Tutorial
Page 400
.... The integer value for creating a graded slope. This exercise continues from Exercise 1: Reviewing Grading Settings (page 388). 388 | Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials For example, if you create a grading and set the grade to use grading settings. This setting saves command settings for Grade, Slope, and Grade/Slope. To continue this exercise, you create a grading. 5 Expand the collections for reuse...
.... The integer value for creating a graded slope. This exercise continues from Exercise 1: Reviewing Grading Settings (page 388). 388 | Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials For example, if you create a grading and set the grade to use grading settings. This setting saves command settings for Grade, Slope, and Grade/Slope. To continue this exercise, you create a grading. 5 Expand the collections for reuse...
Tutorial
Page 401
... new criteria within the new set is displayed in a grading criteria, you are not prompted to . When you lock a grade value in the Grading Criteria Sets collection. Create a criteria set NOTE This exercise uses Grading-1.dwg with the modifications you made in the Name field,...Criteria Set in the previous exercise. 1 In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the Grading collection. 2 Expand the Grading Criteria Sets collection. This criteria creates a grade to a distance of 10 feet at -6% grade. 4 Click the Criteria tab and specify the following parameters: ■ Target: Distance ■...
... new criteria within the new set is displayed in a grading criteria, you are not prompted to . When you lock a grade value in the Grading Criteria Sets collection. Create a criteria set NOTE This exercise uses Grading-1.dwg with the modifications you made in the Name field,...Criteria Set in the previous exercise. 1 In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the Grading collection. 2 Expand the Grading Criteria Sets collection. This criteria creates a grade to a distance of 10 feet at -6% grade. 4 Click the Criteria tab and specify the following parameters: ■ Target: Distance ■...
Tutorial
Page 402
...click and drag the new criteria (Relative Elevation @ 3-1 Slope) from the Basic Set to the Ditch Criteria Set. 390 | Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials However, use the name Surface @ 4-1 Slope and set the following values for the criteria: ■ Target: Surface ■ Projection...9632; Target: Relative Elevation ■ Relative Elevation: -3.0' ■ Projection: Slope ■ Format: Slope ■ Slope: 3:1 This criteria creates a grade to a relative elevation of -3 feet at a 4-to-1 slope. Specify the following values for both the Cut Slope Projection and Fill Slope Projection property ...
...click and drag the new criteria (Relative Elevation @ 3-1 Slope) from the Basic Set to the Ditch Criteria Set. 390 | Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials However, use the name Surface @ 4-1 Slope and set the following values for the criteria: ■ Target: Surface ■ Projection...9632; Target: Relative Elevation ■ Relative Elevation: -3.0' ■ Projection: Slope ■ Format: Slope ■ Slope: 3:1 This criteria creates a grade to a relative elevation of -3 feet at a 4-to-1 slope. Specify the following values for both the Cut Slope Projection and Fill Slope Projection property ...
Tutorial
Page 403
... the modifications you made in the Component field, select Component 2. For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Using Grading Style. The parameter table displays values for the style. 3 Click the Display tab and change the color of criteria set. Create a new...down list and click Copy Current Selection. 7 In the Slope Pattern Style dialog box, on the Settings tab, right-click the Grading Styles collection. Click New. 2 In the Grading Style dialog box, click the Information tab. Enter Ditch into the name field. Optionally, enter a description for Component 2, which...
... the modifications you made in the Component field, select Component 2. For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Using Grading Style. The parameter table displays values for the style. 3 Click the Display tab and change the color of criteria set. Create a new...down list and click Copy Current Selection. 7 In the Slope Pattern Style dialog box, on the Settings tab, right-click the Grading Styles collection. Click New. 2 In the Grading Style dialog box, click the Information tab. Enter Ditch into the name field. Optionally, enter a description for Component 2, which...
Tutorial
Page 404
...You create a feature line by converting existing objects, such as a baseline. Feature lines can see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Grading. You can be either drawn with straight and curved feature line segments, or created from parcel lot lines or feature lines. The Ditch ...Slope pattern is added to a higher value. To continue to the next tutorial, go to grade from one of gradings from the feature line. You can recognize and use two different methods to the General ➤ Multipurpose Styles ➤ Slope Pattern Styles ...
...You create a feature line by converting existing objects, such as a baseline. Feature lines can see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Grading. You can be either drawn with straight and curved feature line segments, or created from parcel lot lines or feature lines. The Ditch ...Slope pattern is added to a higher value. To continue to the next tutorial, go to grade from one of gradings from the feature line. You can recognize and use two different methods to the General ➤ Multipurpose Styles ➤ Slope Pattern Styles ...
Tutorial
Page 405
... the feature lines as they are converted to feature lines and added to create many feature lines at the same time, but not as a grading baseline, but name only the most significant feature lines. 4 In the Create Feature Lines dialog box, click OK. The lines are created. ...make it easier to end the selection. Following this exercise. A feature line can be used as a target. This exercise continues from the Setting Up Grading Standards (page 387) tutorial. Line. You will assign names after the feature lines have been created. Click OK. For more information, see the ...
... the feature lines as they are converted to feature lines and added to create many feature lines at the same time, but not as a grading baseline, but name only the most significant feature lines. 4 In the Create Feature Lines dialog box, click OK. The lines are created. ...make it easier to end the selection. Following this exercise. A feature line can be used as a target. This exercise continues from the Setting Up Grading Standards (page 387) tutorial. Line. You will assign names after the feature lines have been created. Click OK. For more information, see the ...