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... Water Drop Analysis 96 Exercise 1: Configuring a Style for Watershed Display 97 Exercise 2: Generating a Watershed Analysis 98 Exercise 3: Creating a Watershed Legend 99 Exercise 4: Extracting Objects from a Surface 100 Exercise 5: Analyzing Surface Water Runoff 101 Tutorial: Generating Surface Volume Information 105 Exercise 1: Creating the Base and Comparison Surfaces . . . . . 106 Exercise 2: Creating a TIN Volume Surface 109 iv | Contents
... Water Drop Analysis 96 Exercise 1: Configuring a Style for Watershed Display 97 Exercise 2: Generating a Watershed Analysis 98 Exercise 3: Creating a Watershed Legend 99 Exercise 4: Extracting Objects from a Surface 100 Exercise 5: Analyzing Surface Water Runoff 101 Tutorial: Generating Surface Volume Information 105 Exercise 1: Creating the Base and Comparison Surfaces . . . . . 106 Exercise 2: Creating a TIN Volume Surface 109 iv | Contents
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...Composite Volume Calculation 110 Tutorial: Visualizing Surface Data 111 Exercise 1: Moving Multi-View Blocks to a Surface 111 Exercise 2: Rendering a Surface 114 Tutorial: Obtaining an Aerial Image and Draping It on a Surface . . . . 116 Exercise 1: Publishing Surface Data to Google Earth 117 Exercise 2: Importing a Google Earth Image 121 Exercise 3: Draping an Image on a Surface 124 ... Labels 173 Exercise 3: Performing a Mapcheck Analysis by Manually Entering Data 176 Exercise 4: Working with Mapcheck Data 179 Exercise 5: Creating Surface Breaklines from Figures 181 Contents | v
...Composite Volume Calculation 110 Tutorial: Visualizing Surface Data 111 Exercise 1: Moving Multi-View Blocks to a Surface 111 Exercise 2: Rendering a Surface 114 Tutorial: Obtaining an Aerial Image and Draping It on a Surface . . . . 116 Exercise 1: Publishing Surface Data to Google Earth 117 Exercise 2: Importing a Google Earth Image 121 Exercise 3: Draping an Image on a Surface 124 ... Labels 173 Exercise 3: Performing a Mapcheck Analysis by Manually Entering Data 176 Exercise 4: Working with Mapcheck Data 179 Exercise 5: Creating Surface Breaklines from Figures 181 Contents | v
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... 3: Creating a Grading 397 Tutorial: Editing Gradings 400 Exercise 1: Editing the Grading Elevation 400 Exercise 2: Balancing Cut and Fill Volumes 402 Exercise 3: Editing the Grading Criteria 403 Tutorial: Grading from a Complex Building Footprint 404 Exercise 1: Simplifying a Building Footprint... 405 Exercise 2: Grading from a Building Footprint to a Surface . . . . 408 Exercise 3: Filling Holes in a Grading 410 Tutorial: Using Feature Lines to Modify a Grading 412 Exercise 1: ...
... 3: Creating a Grading 397 Tutorial: Editing Gradings 400 Exercise 1: Editing the Grading Elevation 400 Exercise 2: Balancing Cut and Fill Volumes 402 Exercise 3: Editing the Grading Criteria 403 Tutorial: Grading from a Complex Building Footprint 404 Exercise 1: Simplifying a Building Footprint... 405 Exercise 2: Grading from a Building Footprint to a Surface . . . . 408 Exercise 3: Filling Holes in a Grading 410 Tutorial: Using Feature Lines to Modify a Grading 412 Exercise 1: ...
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...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 1: Reviewing Quantity Takeoff Criteria and Report Settings 590 Exercise 2: Creating a Material List 591 Exercise ...to a Pipe Network 637 Tutorial: Changing Pipe Network Properties 639 Exercise 1: Adding Parts to the Parts List 639 Exercise 2: Changing the Surface, Alignment, and Rules Configuration 640 Exercise 3: Adding a Branch to a Pipe Network 642 Tutorial: Viewing and Editing Pipe Networks 645 ...
...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 1: Reviewing Quantity Takeoff Criteria and Report Settings 590 Exercise 2: Creating a Material List 591 Exercise ...to a Pipe Network 637 Tutorial: Changing Pipe Network Properties 639 Exercise 1: Adding Parts to the Parts List 639 Exercise 2: Changing the Surface, Alignment, and Rules Configuration 640 Exercise 3: Adding a Branch to a Pipe Network 642 Tutorial: Viewing and Editing Pipe Networks 645 ...
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..., which have x, y, and z coordinate data. All triangles inside or outside the boundary are not included in the drawing. Surface boundaries are graphical illustrations of the triangles either inside the boundary are visible, and all triangles that affect the visibility of...ID and a list of the surface. An outer boundary defines the extents of vertices for each boundary. 60 | Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials Contour Data Contours are defined by boundaries are invisible. You can create a surface from contours drawn as total area and volume. Boundaries Boundaries are closed polylines...
..., which have x, y, and z coordinate data. All triangles inside or outside the boundary are not included in the drawing. Surface boundaries are graphical illustrations of the triangles either inside the boundary are visible, and all triangles that affect the visibility of...ID and a list of the surface. An outer boundary defines the extents of vertices for each boundary. 60 | Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials Contour Data Contours are defined by boundaries are invisible. You can create a surface from contours drawn as total area and volume. Boundaries Boundaries are closed polylines...
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... catchment area polygons to Generating Surface Volume Information (page 105). The composite volume method uses the points from those surfaces, and then perform composite volume calculations. To continue to the next tutorial, go to a hydrology application for further analysis. A volume surface is similar to create base and comparison surfaces, create a composite volume surface from two surfaces, as well as any location...
... catchment area polygons to Generating Surface Volume Information (page 105). The composite volume method uses the points from those surfaces, and then perform composite volume calculations. To continue to the next tutorial, go to a hydrology application for further analysis. A volume surface is similar to create base and comparison surfaces, create a composite volume surface from two surfaces, as well as any location...
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... this exercise, you will be the base surface for the volume calculations. 2 Click Home tab ➤ Create Ground Data panel ➤ Surfaces drop-down ➤ Create Surface . 3 In the Create Surface dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Type: TIN Surface ■ Name: Berm ■ Description: Berm surface 106 | Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials For more information, see the AutoCAD...
... this exercise, you will be the base surface for the volume calculations. 2 Click Home tab ➤ Create Ground Data panel ➤ Surfaces drop-down ➤ Create Surface . 3 In the Create Surface dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Type: TIN Surface ■ Name: Berm ■ Description: Berm surface 106 | Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials For more information, see the AutoCAD...
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... Standard ■ Render Material Style: ByLayer 4 Click OK. 5 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the drawing Surface-6 and the Surfaces collection. Navigate to the tutorial drawings folder (page 819). Select Berm Breaklines.dwg. Insert 3D polylines into the drawing 1 Click... Insert tab ➤ Block panel ➤ Insert. 2 In the Insert dialog box, click Browse. This will be the comparison surface for the volume calculations. Click Open. 3 In the Insert dialog box, specify the following parameters: Insertion Point ■ Specify On Screen: Cleared ■ X: ...
... Standard ■ Render Material Style: ByLayer 4 Click OK. 5 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the drawing Surface-6 and the Surfaces collection. Navigate to the tutorial drawings folder (page 819). Select Berm Breaklines.dwg. Insert 3D polylines into the drawing 1 Click... Insert tab ➤ Block panel ➤ Insert. 2 In the Insert dialog box, click Browse. This will be the comparison surface for the volume calculations. Click Open. 3 In the Insert dialog box, specify the following parameters: Insertion Point ■ Specify On Screen: Cleared ■ X: ...
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Add 3D polylines to Exercise 2: Creating a TIN Volume Surface (page 109). 108 | Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials The 3D polylines are added to the surface definition as breaklines 1 On the command line, enter QSelect. 2 In the Quick Select dialog box, specify the following ... 7 Click OK. Right-click Breaklines. The surface displayed in the drawing. 4 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Surfaces ➤ Berm surface collection. 5 Under the Berm surface, expand the Definition collection. To continue this tutorial, go to the surface as breaklines. Click Add. 6 In the ...
Add 3D polylines to Exercise 2: Creating a TIN Volume Surface (page 109). 108 | Chapter 5 Surfaces Tutorials The 3D polylines are added to the surface definition as breaklines 1 On the command line, enter QSelect. 2 In the Quick Select dialog box, specify the following ... 7 Click OK. Right-click Breaklines. The surface displayed in the drawing. 4 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Surfaces ➤ Berm surface collection. 5 Under the Berm surface, expand the Definition collection. To continue this tutorial, go to the surface as breaklines. Click Add. 6 In the ...
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.... 1 Click Home tab ➤ Create Ground Data panel ➤ Surfaces drop-down ➤ Create Surface . 2 In the Create Surface dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Type: TIN Volume Surface ■ Name: Berm Volume ■ Description: Berm volume difference surface ■ Style: Standard ■ Render Material: ByLayer 3 Under the Volume Surfaces property group, click . This exercise continues from a composite of...
.... 1 Click Home tab ➤ Create Ground Data panel ➤ Surfaces drop-down ➤ Create Surface . 2 In the Create Surface dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Type: TIN Volume Surface ■ Name: Berm Volume ■ Description: Berm volume difference surface ■ Style: Standard ■ Render Material: ByLayer 3 Under the Volume Surfaces property group, click . This exercise continues from a composite of...
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... method for generating the surface volume statistics. Click Surface Properties. 2 In the Surface Properties dialog box, click the Statistics tab. Expand the Volume statistics to Exercise 3: Creating a Composite Volume Calculation (page 110). Then close the Surface Properties dialog box. This exercise continues from the Statistics tab to calculate volume information between two surfaces. View the volume surface statistics 1 On the Prospector...
... method for generating the surface volume statistics. Click Surface Properties. 2 In the Surface Properties dialog box, click the Statistics tab. Expand the Volume statistics to Exercise 3: Creating a Composite Volume Calculation (page 110). Then close the Surface Properties dialog box. This exercise continues from the Statistics tab to calculate volume information between two surfaces. View the volume surface statistics 1 On the Prospector...
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...shrubs. In this exercise, you will create a basic rendering by applying a render material to a surface and render it using a sample of the whole volume. For more information, see the AutoCAD help topic Create Realistic Images and Graphics. Predefined multi-view ...them at the appropriate elevation on a surface. 2 In the Composite Volumes vista, click Create New Volume Entry. 3 In the Base Surface column, click . Select the Existing Ground Without Berm surface from the list. After the surfaces are selected, the volumes are available. These blocks represent various ...
...shrubs. In this exercise, you will create a basic rendering by applying a render material to a surface and render it using a sample of the whole volume. For more information, see the AutoCAD help topic Create Realistic Images and Graphics. Predefined multi-view ...them at the appropriate elevation on a surface. 2 In the Composite Volumes vista, click Create New Volume Entry. 3 In the Base Surface column, click . Select the Existing Ground Without Berm surface from the list. After the surfaces are selected, the volumes are available. These blocks represent various ...
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... up Grading Standards This tutorial demonstrates how to use for different types of gradings. There are available in AutoCAD Civil 3D, like an alignment or a surface, has its own properties and behaviors. By defining a grading criteria with these tutorials, save the drawings to create grading with a slope of 3:1 and a target of... Tutorials 11 These tutorials will get you started with adjusting grading settings, creating gradings, and editing gradings to display different colors for cut and fill volumes.
... up Grading Standards This tutorial demonstrates how to use for different types of gradings. There are available in AutoCAD Civil 3D, like an alignment or a surface, has its own properties and behaviors. By defining a grading criteria with these tutorials, save the drawings to create grading with a slope of 3:1 and a target of... Tutorials 11 These tutorials will get you started with adjusting grading settings, creating gradings, and editing gradings to display different colors for cut and fill volumes.
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... The Grading Group. 3 In the Create Grading Group dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Name: Ditch Drainage ■ Automatic Surface Creation: Selected ■ Volume Base Surface: Selected 4 Click OK. 5 In the Create Surface dialog box, click OK. 6 In the Grading Creation Tools toolbar, click Select a Criteria Set. 7 Select Ditch Criteria Set from the...
... The Grading Group. 3 In the Create Grading Group dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Name: Ditch Drainage ■ Automatic Surface Creation: Selected ■ Volume Base Surface: Selected 4 Click OK. 5 In the Create Surface dialog box, click OK. 6 In the Grading Creation Tools toolbar, click Select a Criteria Set. 7 Select Ditch Criteria Set from the...
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... uses Grading-4.dwg with the modifications you can open Grading-5.dwg from Exercise 1: Editing the Grading Elevation (page 400). On the Grading Volume Tools toolbar, notice that the second station's grade has changed to reflect the change the Grade Ahead value to Building Pad, which is...hidden, because there was no difference in the drawing. For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Displaying and Adjusting Surface Volumes. Balance cut and fill volumes. The second station's row is the only grading group in grade between . 3 Click Show Grade Breaks Only. The first two...
... uses Grading-4.dwg with the modifications you can open Grading-5.dwg from Exercise 1: Editing the Grading Elevation (page 400). On the Grading Volume Tools toolbar, notice that the second station's grade has changed to reflect the change the Grade Ahead value to Building Pad, which is...hidden, because there was no difference in the drawing. For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Displaying and Adjusting Surface Volumes. Balance cut and fill volumes. The second station's row is the only grading group in grade between . 3 Click Show Grade Breaks Only. The first two...
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... edit a grading criteria and an associated grading adjusts to bring the Net amount as close as designed requires the net cutting and removal of a large volume of your elevation changes and their effects is locked, attribute changes will edit grading criteria attribute values in the Grading Criteria settings. If the attribute... to reflect the criteria change the value if you will apply the attribute changes to Exercise 3: Editing the Grading Criteria (page 403). The history of surface material. 2 Click Raise the Grading Group to cut and fill requirements.
... edit a grading criteria and an associated grading adjusts to bring the Net amount as close as designed requires the net cutting and removal of a large volume of your elevation changes and their effects is locked, attribute changes will edit grading criteria attribute values in the Grading Criteria settings. If the attribute... to reflect the criteria change the value if you will apply the attribute changes to Exercise 3: Editing the Grading Criteria (page 403). The history of surface material. 2 Click Raise the Grading Group to cut and fill requirements.
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...Exercise 3: Filling Holes in a grading group ensures correct contour display and volume calculations. In the next exercise, you will fill these areas and apply appropriate grading styles. An infill grading has no criteria applied to a Surface (page 408). 410 | Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials This exercise continues from...Filling a Void Area. Exercise 3: Filling Holes in red and green, there are shown in a Grading In this tutorial, go to the EG surface. Using infill gradings to end the command. 6 Press Enter to accept the default 2.00:1 Cut Slope. 7 Press Enter to accept the ...
...Exercise 3: Filling Holes in a grading group ensures correct contour display and volume calculations. In the next exercise, you will fill these areas and apply appropriate grading styles. An infill grading has no criteria applied to a Surface (page 408). 410 | Chapter 11 Grading Tutorials This exercise continues from...Filling a Void Area. Exercise 3: Filling Holes in red and green, there are shown in a Grading In this tutorial, go to the EG surface. Using infill gradings to end the command. 6 Press Enter to accept the default 2.00:1 Cut Slope. 7 Press Enter to accept the ...
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... tutorials will get you will learn how to use the material calculation tools: ■ Corridor Earthwork Volume tools compare an existing and proposed surface at each specified station. ■ Mass Haul Diagrams display cut and fill volumes along an alignment. If you do not overwrite the original drawings. NOTE All drawings used in...
... tutorials will get you will learn how to use the material calculation tools: ■ Corridor Earthwork Volume tools compare an existing and proposed surface at each specified station. ■ Mass Haul Diagrams display cut and fill volumes along an alignment. If you do not overwrite the original drawings. NOTE All drawings used in...
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... defined in the tutorial drawings folder (page 819). The quantity takeoff criteria includes a list of materials that are defined by comparing two surfaces to generate volume information. User-definable tables specify which materials are available for tables. The drawing opens, displaying three viewports. 2 In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand Quantity ...
... defined in the tutorial drawings folder (page 819). The quantity takeoff criteria includes a list of materials that are defined by comparing two surfaces to generate volume information. User-definable tables specify which materials are available for tables. The drawing opens, displaying three viewports. 2 In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand Quantity ...
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... 310 8.3.3 Creating Section Views 313 8.3.4 Creating Section Sheets 319 8.3.5 Volume Calculations...320 8.3.6 Creating a Mass Haul Diagram 322 8.3.7 Editing a Corridor to Update Surfaces, Sections, and Volumes 324 8.3.8 Creating a Surface Showing Final Site Conditions 325 Chapter 9 Pipes...327 9.1 Lesson: Working... Properties 364 10.1.5 Calculating Stage Storage 366 10.2 Lesson: Volume Calculations...369 10.2.1 Creating a Grid Volume Surface 372 10.2.2 Creating a TIN Volume Surface 375 10.2.3 Displaying Cut and Fill with Surface Styles 377 10.2.4 Creating a Legend for Cut and Fill ...
... 310 8.3.3 Creating Section Views 313 8.3.4 Creating Section Sheets 319 8.3.5 Volume Calculations...320 8.3.6 Creating a Mass Haul Diagram 322 8.3.7 Editing a Corridor to Update Surfaces, Sections, and Volumes 324 8.3.8 Creating a Surface Showing Final Site Conditions 325 Chapter 9 Pipes...327 9.1 Lesson: Working... Properties 364 10.1.5 Calculating Stage Storage 366 10.2 Lesson: Volume Calculations...369 10.2.1 Creating a Grid Volume Surface 372 10.2.2 Creating a TIN Volume Surface 375 10.2.3 Displaying Cut and Fill with Surface Styles 377 10.2.4 Creating a Legend for Cut and Fill ...