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www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com Mastering AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2016 Cyndy Davenport Ishka Voiculescu www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com Senior Acquisitions Editor: Stephanie McComb Development Editor: Tom Cirtin Technical Editor: Tom Richardson Production Editor: Rebecca Anderson Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Mary Beth Wakeield Production Manager: Kathleen Wisor Associate Publisher: Jim Minatel Book Designer: Maureen Forys, Happenstance Type-O-Rama; Judy Fung Proofreader: Nancy Carrasco Indexer: Robert Swanson Project Coordinator, Cover: Brent Savage Cover Designer: Wiley Cover Image: ©Simon Bradield/iStockphoto Copyright © 2015 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-1-119-05974-5 ISBN: 978-1-119-05947-9 (ebk.) ISBN: 978-1-119-05973-8 (ebk.) 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It’s all good, though Thanks, Wiley Publishing, for inviting me back to this Third time’s a charm! —Cyndy Davenport I’d like to thank Wiley and their editorial crew for allowing me to collaborate with Cyndy for a second year on this wonderful project I also have to thank our editors whose orange highlighters steered this project into a good direction right from the start On a personal level, I thank God for another year of blessings Being alive and healthy to embark on such an adventure is a gift and blessing from Him Also, I thank my amazing wife and kids, who were there for me all the time Without their support, everything would have been so much harder I would also love to send my thanks to all my extended family here in the United States—the Breeton and in Romania—the Voiculescu and the Polocoser I love you all! On a professional level, I am thankful for the awesome crew at Northern Engineering & Consulting Inc (NECI) up in the frozen Bemidji, Minnesota, who brought me into this civil engineering world and helped me grow Thanks are in order for Tom Groll from Tom Groll Engineering, PC in Austin, Texas, an outstanding boss, who through his dedication to work inspired me to give my best in all that I Last, I am thankful for all the people I get to share my workday with, from the Engineering Services Division of the City of Austin Public Works Department to all the geeks of Austin’s Civil 3D User Group Finally, I want to thank to everyone who helps and supports me on this journey through the civil engineering wonderland —Ishka Voiculescu www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com About the Authors Cyndy Davenport has been working in the land development industry for 29 years in the capacity of design and the management, implementation, training, and support of land development technology She’s earned Civil 3D, Map, and AutoCAD certiications in the areas of implementation, support, and training Cyndy has spoken several times at Autodesk University teaching classes such as “Building the Perfect Template: Making All Your Civil 3D Dreams Come True,” “Diary of a Mad CAD Manager,” and “Join the Part Builder Skull and Bones Society.” Occasionally, she contributes worklow solutions on her blog to the Civil 3D community (http://c3dcougar.typepad.com) She currently works for Dewberry as a visual design mentor and support specialist Ishka Voiculescu (Austin, Texas) is an engineer at the City of Austin Public Works with extensive experience using the Autodesk Suite products for planning, design, and visualization He is a member of various engineering groups, an active forum contributor, and blogs at http:// civildigest.com He got his AutoCAD Civil 3D Associate certiication in 2012 and is a longtime member of Autodesk User Group International www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com Contents at a Glance Introduction xxiii Chapter • The Basics Chapter • Survey 73 Chapter • Points 119 Chapter • Surfaces 157 Chapter • Parcels 231 Chapter • Alignments 287 Chapter • Proiles and Proile Views 341 Chapter • Assemblies and Subassemblies 411 Chapter • Basic Corridors 455 Chapter 10 • Advanced Corridors, Intersections, and Roundabouts 505 Chapter 11 • Superelevation 577 Chapter 12 • Cross Sections and Mass Haul 607 Chapter 13 • Pipe Networks 643 Chapter 14 • Grading 735 Chapter 15 • Plan Production 785 Chapter 16 • Advanced Worklows 825 Chapter 17 • Quantity Takeoff 855 Chapter 18 • Label Styles 883 Chapter 19 • Object Styles 951 Appendix A • The Bottom Line 1009 Appendix B • Certiication 1059 Index 1063 www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com 1080 | PARCEL LAYOUT TOOLS TOOLBAR • PIPE NETWORKS editing, 429–430 target, 425 Parcel Layout Tools toolbar, 242, 253 curved frontage offset, 256 Parcel Properties dialog, 244 Parcel Sizing option, 252 parcel styles, 966, 966 parcels, 231 boundary, 268, 269 creating, 240–241 creating, 1020 best practices, 265–273 closed polylines, 267 forming from segments, 265–266 LandXML data, 268 subdivision lot, 1021–1023 vertices, 271–273 creation tools, 242–244 cul-de-sac, 247–249 default styles, 232 editing, deleting segments, 263–264 GIS data, 270 labeling, areas, 273–276 Overkill command, 270–271 reacting to site objects, 266–269 ROW, 245–247, 1020–1021 segments curve tags, 282–284 formation from, 265–266 labeling, 277–281 multiple-parcel, 1023 multiple-parcel labels, 278–280 table references, 284–285 sizing settings, 251 Automatic Layout, 252 Parcel Sizing, 252 sizing tools, 252–263 Free Form Create tool, 260–263 Slide Line – Create tool, 253–256 Swing Line – Create tool, 257–260 sliver, 267 Parcels contextual tab, 35, 35, 152 parent sites, 736 Part Builder, 643 adding arch pipe, 731–732 adding part size, 728–730 catalog tools, 726 organization of, 724–726 sharing custom part, 731 sump depth, 730–731 understanding, 722–724 Part Builder tool, 679 Part Catalog dialog, 654, 655 part catalogs, backups, 723 part categories, 725 part families, 654, 654, 655, 657, 657, 726 exploring, 727 Part Publishing Wizard, 707 part rules, 646–653 parts list, 644, 644 creating, 654–658 pay item assignment, 870–872, 871, 872 Parts List tool, 663 Paste Surface, 196 pay item categorization ile, 856, 857 creating, 860–863, 861 pay item iles, 855–860 pay item list, 855–856, 1050–1051 pay items, 674 area-based, 863, 863–864 assigning, 865, 1051 AutoCAD objects as, 863–865 favorites, 856–859, 858, 859 formulas, 867–868, 876 highlighting, 876–878 inventorying, 878–881 as part properties, 873–876 in parts list, 870–872 pipes and structures, 870–876, 871, 872, 1051 searching, 859–860, 860 PENZD ile format, 92, 1015 Performance tab, PI See point of intersection PI points, 741 Pick Proile Style dialog, 344–345 Pick Sub-Entity tool, 317 pipe behavior, 646 Pipe Drop Across Structure rule, 648, 648 pipe network bands, 392 Pipe Network Creation dialog, 700–703, 701 Pipe Network Properties tool, 661, 661, 662, 663 Pipe Network Vistas, 665, 665–666, 675 pipe networks, 387 alignment from parts, 684–686 creating by layout, 1040–1041 PIPE NETWORKS CONTEXTUAL TAB • POINT FILES creating waste water network, 658–671, 666–669 Network Layout Creation Tools, 660, 660–663 placing parts, 664–666, 665 storm drainage network from feature line, 669–671 drawing parts in proile view, 686–688 grip editing, 688–690, 688–690 pipes crossing, 691–693 removing part, 690–691 editing, 671 low direction, 672–673 grips, 673–674, 674 labels, 676–677, 677 Network Layout Tools toolbar, 681–684 Pipe Networks contextual tab, 676–681 plan view, 673–674 using Pipe Network Vistas, 675 interference check, 697–700 labels, 693, 693–696, 1042 spanning, 697 options, 659–660 pay items, 1051 pipe rules, 649–651 Cover And Slope, 649, 650, 666–667 Cover Only, 650, 650 creating sets, 652–653 Length Check, 650, 651 Pipe To Pipe Match, 651, 651 Set Pipe End Location, 651, 652 preset, 664 pressure creating, 710–719 design checks, 720–722 parts list, 705–710 setting up, 643 creating parts list, 654–658 part rules, 646–653 planning, 645–646 understanding parts lists, 644 structure rules, 647–649 creating sets, 652–653 Maximum Pipe Size Check, 648 Maximum Pipe Size Check rule, 648 Pipe Drop Across Structure, 648, 648 Set Sump Depth, 649, 649 Pipe Networks contextual tab, 676–681 Analyze panel, 679–680 General Tools panel, 677 Labels & Tables panel, 676–677 Launch Pad panel, 680, 681 Modify panel, 678 Network Tools panel, 678–679, 679 Pipe Properties tool, 678 pipe representation, 646, 646 pipe rules, 649–651 Cover And Slope, 649, 650 Cover Only, 650, 650 creating sets, 652–653 Length Check, 650, 651 Pipe To Pipe Match, 651, 651 Set Pipe End Location, 651, 652 violation-only, 650 pipe styles, 979–986, 980, 981, 983, 984 pipe tables creation dialog, 700–703, 701–704 dynamic, 1042–1043 Pipe To Pipe Match rule, 651, 651 pipe trench corridor, 435–437, 500–502 pipe-end grips, 673–674, 674 pipes, 643 labels, 911–913 as pay items, 1051 as part properties, 873–876 in parts list, 870–872, 871, 872 recommended, 646 piping, 435–437 pivot points, 585, 589 Plan Production templates, 819, 821 Plan Production tools, 785 Plan Proile labels, 911 plan sets, prerequisite components, 785–786 plan view, pressure network creation, 710–716 planar site features, 1044–1045 plan-readable text, 887, 887 Plotted Unit Display Type option, 30 PNEZD iles, 125, 131–132 point cloud surfaces, 223, 1019 creating, 227–229 importing, 224–226 working with, 227 Point Display symbol, 973, 973 point iles, 92–93 custom point ile formats, 125–126 importing from, 125 | 1081 1082 | POINT GROUPS • PRESSURE PIPES NETWORK name-based, 126–127 surfaces, 161 point groups, 13 best it alignments, 304 creating, 1015–1016 creating surfaces, 161–162, 1017–1018 default, 144 display control, 147–148 editing, 143–147 Include tab, 144, 145 labels, 138, 138 No Display, 146, 146 Overrides tab, 145, 145 surface components, 161 survey, 92 from text ile, 144 Point Groups Selection dialog, 304 Point Identity, 124 Point Inverse, 114, 115 point label styles, 83, 902–905 point labels, 941–945 Point List tab, 145 Point Number transparent command, 243 point of intersection (PI), 271 point styles, 958–962 creating survey point style, 961–962 point survey queries, 161 point tables, 150, 151, 1017 POINTCLOUDDENSITY value, 227 points, 83 anatomy of, 119–121 COGO vs survey, 120–121 command settings, 121 control, 99 converting from non-Civil 3D sources, 128–133 creating, 121–128, 136–139 creation options Alignment, 134, 134 Interpolation, 135, 135 Intersection, 134, 134 Miscellaneous, 133, 133 settings, 137 Slope, 136, 136 Surface, 135, 135 default styles, 123–124 description, 124 display control, 147–148 duplicate, 140–141 editing, 141–149 graphic edits, 141–142 panorama and prospector edits, 142–143 point groups, 143–147 elevation, 148–149, 741 inserting, 755–756, 757, 764, 765 identity, 124 importing from text ile, 125–128, 1014–1015 marker, 423 name, 124 non-control, 96, 99 numbers, 124, 140 PI, 741 settings, 121–122 surface styles, 972–974, 972–975 survey, 120–121 in survey database, 92 user-deined properties, 151 Points branch, Points From Corridor utility, 551 points of vertical intersection (PVIs), 351 A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 2011 (AASHTO), 293 Polyline From Corridor utility, 551 polylines alignment from, 290–291, 294–296, 1024 area-based quantities, 864, 864 closed, 267 surfaces from, 184–187 TIN from, 187 width and elevation target, 554 Precision settings survey, 31 survey database, 75 Pressure Network Creation Tools, 712, 712 Pressure Network Plan Layout toolbar, 713, 713, 716 Pressure Network Proile Layout contextual tab, 719, 719 pressure networks, 643 alignments from, 289 Pressure Pipe Fitting glyph, 713 pressure pipe styles, 981–982 pressure pipes network PREVIEW AREA DISPLAY TOGGLE ICON • PROFILES creating plan view, 710–716 proile view, 717–719, 718, 719 parts list catalogs, 705–706, 707 components, 706 creating, 706–710, 708, 709 Preview Area Display Toggle icon, Proile Creation Tools, 535–536 Proile Entities tab, 369 Proile From Corridor utility, 551 Proile Grade Station transparent command, 357 Proile Grid View, 369–370, 370 Proile Grid View button, 363 Proile Labels dialog, 926–928, 927, 928 Proile Layout Parameters, 367–369, 368 Proile Layout Parameters button, 363 Proile Layout Tools toolbar, 353, 353, 354, 358–360, 717, 835 Proile Properties dialog, 467, 467 Proile Station Elevation transparent command, 356, 356–357, 366–367 proile styles, 345, 963, 963, 964 Proile View Properties dialog, 380, 380, 387, 387, 694 proile view styles, 990–997, 1056–1057 components, 991 grid spacing, 990, 992–995, 993–995, 998 properties, 990–991 Proile View Wizard, 377 proile views, 375–386 annotation, 399–400 band sets, 395–397 creating manually, 376 during sampling, 376, 1026–1027 data bands, 391, 391–395, 394, 998–999, 998–1001, 1001 deleting, 377 display options, 390–391 drawing pipe network parts, 686–688 grip editing, 688–690, 688–690 pipes crossing, 691–693 removing part, 690–691 editing, 386–398 adjusting elevations, 389–390 adjusting station limits, 387–389 gapped, 380–383, 388–389, 389 | hatch, 397–398 invisible, 811 labeling styles, 399–400 manually limited, 377–379 pipe network parts in, 1041–1042 pressure network creation, 717–719, 718, 719 projecting objects, 405–408 properties, 386–387 snapping to, 400 split, 379–380 splitting, 376–386 stacked, 383–386 view frames, 794–795 proiles alignment direction, 350–351 alignments, 349, 349 best-it, 363–364 cliff effect, 539 copying, 372–373 creating from ile, 364–366 curb return, 534, 534–535 design, 1027–1028 editing, 372–375 component-level, 370–372 grip-editing, 366–367 proile grid view, 369–370 proile layout parameters, 367–369 elevation, 341–342 adjusting, 389–390 surface sampling, 342–351 inished ground, 519 labels, 400–403, 926, 1042 applying, 400–403 curve, 930–932, 931 grade break, 933, 933–934 horizontal alignment, 926–929 label sets, 403, 917, 934–935, 1055 line, 929–930 layout, 351–363 entity-based, 352, 358–360, 361 PVI-based, 351, 352–358 tools, 361–363 locking, 374 for Plan Production, 786 quick, 408, 744, 755 raising/lowering, 373 roundabouts, 570–571, 571 sampling, 1026–1027 1083 1084 | PROJECT OBJECTS TO MULTIPLE SECTION VIEWS DIALOG • REMAINDER DISTRIBUTION PARAMETER snapping to, 400 styles, 345 Superimpose Proile Options dialog, 404, 404 Superimpose Proile tool, 544 superimposing, 404–405 surface, 17, 18 swale, 551 target, 476–481, 1034–1035 utilities, 404–408 Project Objects To Multiple Section Views dialog, 623–624 project template, 827 projects new, 46–48 template iles, 46–48 Properties, 677 property boundaries, 233, 233–234 Prospector, 7–10, 14 alignment properties, 323 Data Shortcuts branch, 833 organizing assemblies, 452–453 point editing, 142–143, 143 volume surface, 214–215 proximity breaklines, 162 PSLTSCALE variable, 905 Purge Styles panel, 41 PVC Pipe part family, 656 PVI-based layouts, 351, 352–358 PVI/Entity Based Selection button, 363 PVIs See points of vertical intersection Q QNew command, QTO See Quantity Takeoff QTO Manager creating categorization iles, 860–863, 861 Formula Files, 867 highlighting pay items, 876–878, 877 pay item favorites, 856, 858, 858 pay items as part properties, 873 searching, 859–860 tagged items, 1051–1052 quantile distribution, 975 Quantity Takeoff (QTO), 855 assemblies, 865–866 pipe network and pressure network assignments, 874 pricing corridor, 865–870 tagged items, 1051–1052 Quantity Takeoff Report, 879–880, 880, 1052 Quick Access Toolbar, 5–6 Quick Elevation Edit tool, 756, 759–760 Quick Elevation Point tool, 756 Quick Proile tool, 744, 755 quick proiles, 408 Quick Select or QSelect, 677 R rail alignments, 287, 292, 300–301 rail assemblies, 597, 598–599 rail cants assembly creation, 598–599 cant application to alignment, 600 preparing for, 597 rail corridors, 1037 RailSingle subassembly, 597, 598 Raise Incrementally and Lower Incrementally tool, 755 Raise/Lower By Reference tool, 757 Raise/Lower PVIs button, 363, 373 Raise/Lower Surface, 195 Raise/Lower tool, 755, 757, 766 raw description, 83 RC See Reverse Crown RCP iles, 226 readability bias, 887 Realign Stacks tool, 705 Realistic visual style, 208 Rebuild Automatic option, 467, 496, 781 Rebuild command, 466 rebuilding corridors, 466 recommended pipes, 646 recommended structures, 645 Reference Point, 24 reference points, 323 reill factor, 630 Refresh icon, REGEN command, 527 regions, 457 corridor, 526, 526–527, 541–543 roundabout, 572 end stations, 505–506, 506 multiregion baselines, 505–508 Regression Data tab, 303, 303 Remainder Distribution parameter, 252 REMOVE ITEMS TOOL • SECTION VIEWS Remove Items tool, 705 Rename Parts tool, 678 Repair Broken References, 844, 844 Replace Items tool, 705 Reset Labels, 677 Resolve Crossing Breaklines tool, 165 Reverse Crown (RC), 578, 578 reverse curves, 307–309, 1024 Reverse The Direction tool, 756 Reverse tool, 746 ribbon, 3, 3–6 See also contextual tabs point-editing commands, 149, 149 right-of-way parcel (ROW parcel), 234, 234, 254, 258, 1020–1021 creating, 245–247 right-of-way tool, 1020–1021 RM2222 alignment, 390–391, 391 road assembly, 415–422, 1030 Roads and Lots site, 236 Rotation glyph, 711 Rotation Point, 25 roundabouts, 561–575 alignments, 562–569, 567, 573 center design, 569, 569–570, 570 combining components, 571–572, 572 corridor regions, 572 Create Roundabout tool, 562, 562–566 Approach Roads, 564, 564 Circulatory Road, 563, 563 Islands, 565, 565 Markings and Signs, 566, 566 drainage areas, 561–562 inishing touches, 572–575, 574 proiles, 570–571, 571 slip lanes, 567, 567–568, 568 Rounding setting, 32 ROW lines, 625–626 ROW parcel See right-of-way parcel rules, 646–647 RunDepthCheck command, 720, 720 RunDesignCheck, 720, 720 S Sag Curves, 353 sample line groups, 608, 786 swath width, editing, 612–615 Sample Line Tools toolbar, 610, 610 | sample lines, 607–608, 608 adding or removing data in many views, 614 changing lengths of all, 613–614 creating, 608–612, 1038 deining, 610–611 grips, 609, 609 settings, 611 Sample More Sources button, 614, 632–633, 633 sampling, creating proile views, 376, 1026–1027 Sampling Increments, 611 Save Command Changes To Settings option, 31, 121, 122 Scale Inserted Objects option, 31 SDTS See Spatial Data Transfer System sea level scale factor, 24 Section Editor, 483, 483–485, 486, 547, 547, 608 section sheets creating, 818–819 creating multiple section views, 813–817 section view groups, 609 section view styles, 1001–1002 section views, 607, 608 adding data, 632–633 annotation scale, 621–623 creating, 615, 1038–1039, 1048 multiple, 619–621, 813–817 single-section, 616–619 data bands, 618, 618, 817, 817 deleting, 621–622 elevation range, 617, 617 Group Plot Style, 620 labels, command settings, 634, 635 multiple, 619–621, 813–817 Data Bands page, 817, 817 Elevation Range page, 815–816, 816 General page, 814, 814 Offset Range page, 815, 815 Section Display Options page, 816, 816 Section Placement page, 814, 814–815 object projection, 623–624 offset range, 617, 617 ROW lines, 625–626 sample lines adding or removing data in many views, 614 changing lengths of all, 613–614 creating, 608–612 swath width editing, 612–615 1085 1086 | SECTIONAL DATA BANDS • SITE TOPOLOGY sectional data bands, 392 sections, 609 editing, 483–486 segments alignments, 287 attached parcel, 250, 250, 251 deleting, 263–264 duplicate, 267 ixed, 288 loating, 288 free, 288 labeling multiple-parcel, 278–280, 1023 parcel, 277–281 single, 906–907 spanning, 280–281, 907–908 parcel curve tags, 282–284 labeling, 277–281 table references, 284–285 parcel formation from, 265–266 Select Alignment tool, 663 Select Bylayer button, 514 Select Layout As Sheet Template dialog, 789, 789 Select PVI or Entity button, 363 Select Similar, 677 Select Surface tool, 663 Select tool, 755 Selection Cycling toggle, 267 Set AutoCAD Units option, 30 Set Elevation By Reference tool, 757, 763 Set Grade/Slope Between Points tool, 757 Set Increment tool, 755 Set Network Catalog tool, 679 Set Pipe End Location rule, 651, 652 Set Sump Depth rule, 649, 649 Set Width Or Offset Target dialog, 479–480, 480, 554–555, 555 Settings tab Abbreviations, 28–29, 29 Ambient Settings, 29–33, 30, 33 drawing settings, 21 Object Layers, 25, 25–28, 28 Transformation, 23–25, 24 Units and Zone, 22, 22–23 setups, 99 shapes, 457, 939 hatch styles, 398 labels, 939 subassembly, 424 viewport, 822 sharing custom parts, 731 sharing data DWG format, 849–851, 850 LandXML format, 851–853 sheet set, 805 Sheet Set Manager, 808, 808, 811–812, 812, 1047 sheet template, 786 sheets, 801, 1046 Create Sheets Wizard data references page, 806, 807 proile views page, 805–806, 806 sheet set page, 804, 804–805 view frame group and layouts page, 801–804, 802 Create View Frames Wizard Sheets page, 788, 788–790 creating and reviewing, 1047 data, 807 managing, 807–813 section creating, 818–819 creating multiple section views, 813–817 Select Layout As Sheet Template dialog, 789, 789 shoulder and curb subassemblies, 427–428 ShoulderExtendAll subassembly, 428, 429 ShoulderExtendSubbase subassembly, 428, 429 show boundaries, 166 Show Event Viewer option, 31 Show Only Crossing Pipes option, 691 Show Only Pars Drawn In Proile View option, 691 Show Tooltips option, 31 SHP iles, 181, 182 Sign setting, 32 Simplify Surface, 196, 201, 201–203 single segment labels, 906–907 single-section view, creating, 616–619 site geometry, 231 duplicate objects, 267 object interaction, 233–237 site objects, parcels reacting to, 266–269 Site Parcel Properties dialog, 232, 232 site topology, 235 duplicate objects and sliver parcels, 267 SITELESS ALIGNMENT • STRUCTURE STYLE DIALOG siteless alignment, 237 sites, 231 alignments, 287 Copy To Site command, 744 creating, 238–239 Easements, 236 Grading, 236 Impervious Areas, 236 Move To Site command, 744, 765 overview, 231–237 parent, 736 planar site features, 1044–1045 Roads and Lots, 236 soil boundaries, 234–235, 235, 236 Soils site, 237 suggested, 236–237 site-speciic tasks, 236 sizing settings, 251 Automatic Layout, 252 Parcel Sizing, 252 sizing tools, subdivision lot Free Form Create tool, 260–263 Slide Line – Create tool, 253–256 Swing Line – Create tool, 257–260 Slide glyph, 711 Slide Line – Create tool, 253–256 slip lanes, 567, 567–568, 568 sliver parcels, 267 slope analysis, 1018 Slope point-creation options, 136, 136 slopes and slope arrows, 209–211 Smooth tool, 747 snapping, to proiles and proile views, 400 Softdesk, 128 soil boring data, 152–155 soil boundaries sites, 234–235, 235, 236 soil factors, 630–631 Soils site, 237 Solve Tangent Intersection, 362 spanning labels, 280–281, 907–908 spanning pipe labels, 697 spanning segments, labeling, 280–281 Spatial Data Transfer System (SDTS), 173 special symbols, 909–910, 910 Specify Grid Rotation Angle, 25 spirals, 287 Split / Merge Network tool, 678 | Split Point Resolution, 742 split proile views, 379–380 split views, 533 split-created vertices, 271–273 splitting proile views, 377–386 spot elevations, 781, 945, 1019 square grips, 741 stacked proile views, 383–386 standard breaklines, 162 standard curves, 56–62 Standard Deviation distribution, 975 standard transparent commands, 67 Static Mode tool, 704 station control, 323 Station Control tab, 328 station equations, 323 station limits, proile view, 387–389 station offset labeling, 334–335, 923–926 Station Range sample lines, 611 view frames, 788 stationing alignments, 327–330 cliff effect, 539 stations, 51 critical, 577–579 end, 505–506, 506 major station labels, 332, 919–920 transition station overlap, 593–594 Statistics tab, 201, 203, 204 Stepped Offset tool, 747 storm drainage pipe network, from feature line, 669–671 Storm Sewers tool, 681 structure behavior, 645 structure categories, 725 Structure drop-down, 663 structure grips, 673 structure representation, 645 Structure Rule Set dialog, 647, 647 structure rules, 647–649 creating sets, 652–653 Maximum Pipe Size Check, 648 Maximum Pipe Size Check rule, 648 Pipe Drop Across Structure, 648, 648 Set Sump Depth, 649, 649 Structure Style dialog, 691 1087 1088 | STRUCTURE STYLES • SUBASSEMBLIES structure styles, 986–990, 987–989 Structure Table Creation dialog, 700–703, 701 Structured Properties tool, 678 structures, 643 grips, 673 labels, 913 adding ground elevation to, 914–916 null, 643, 657 as pay items as part properties, 873–876 in parts list, 870–872 Structures tab, 695 style survey point, 961–962 visual, Realistic, 208 Style Override, 692–693 styles, 36 See also labels and label styles alignment, 963, 963–965, 964–965 child, 952–953 code set, 634, 634–635, 635, 938–939 corridors, 868–869, 869 link labels, 939, 940 points, 941, 941, 942 contour, 968–972, 969–972 default, 123–124 feature line objects, 742 feature lines, 742, 966, 967 group plot, 786, 1003–1006, 1003–1007 hatch shape, 398 Import Civil 3D styles dialog, 41, 42 importing, 40–43 linear object, 962–966 marker, 958–962 creating, 960–961 _No Markers, 941, 941 object, 21, 951–952 Display tab, 954–956 frequent tabs, 954–956 general settings, 957–958 Information tab, 954 linear, 962–966, 963–965 marker, 958–962 overrides, 952–953, 1055–1056 Summary tab, 956 survey point style, 961–962 parcel, 966, 966 parcel default, 232 pipe, 979–986, 980, 981, 983, 984 point, 958–962 creating survey point style, 961–962 point default, 123–124 point label, 83, 902–905 pressure pipe, 981–982 proile, 345, 963, 963, 964 proile view, 990–997, 1056–1057 components, 991 grid spacing, 990, 992–995, 993–995, 998 properties, 990–991 proiles, 345 section view, 1001–1002 structure, 986–990, 987–989 surface, 967, 1056 analysis, 975–979, 976–978 contour, 968–972, 969–972 points, 972–974, 972–975 triangles, 972–974, 972–975 Surface, 187 surface analysis, 975–979, 976–978 table, 936, 936–938, 936–938, 937 Styles panel Import, 41 Purge, 41 subassemblies, 411 BasicLane, 545 BasicShoulder, 428 BasicSideSlopeCutDitch, 446–447 changing parameters, 421 channel, 499 coding diagrams, 425, 426 commonly used, 426–428 lane, 426–427 shoulder and curb, 427–428 components, 423–424 links, 423 marker points, 423 shapes, 424 conditional, 557–560 ConditionalCutOrFill, 557 ConditionalHorizontalTarget, 557–558 Corridor Modeling Catalogs, 413 custom, 450–452 daylight, 442–447, 1031 alternative, 445–447 working with, 441–445 SUBASSEMBLY COMPOSER • SURFACE PROPERTIES DIALOG DaylightBasin, 447 DaylightInsideROW, 443–444, 446 DaylightMaxOffset, 417, 421 DaylightToROW, 446 deleting, 420 editing parameters of single, 429–430 renaming, 432 generic links, 438–441 Generic Subassembly Catalog, 437, 438 help, 424–425 inserting, 420 LaneBrokenBack, 427 LaneParabolic, 427 LaneSuperelevationAOR, 415, 418–419, 419, 426, 476, 533, 584 LinkSlopesBetweenPoints, 546, 546, 547 LinkWidthAndSlope, 440 marked points, 448–450, 544 mirroring, 422 moving, 420 parameters, 411, 425 editing, 429–430 RailSingle, 597, 598 replacing, 420 shapes, 424 shoulder and curb, 427–428 ShoulderExtendAll, 428, 429 ShoulderExtendSubbase, 428, 429 specialized, 437 storing on tool palette, 450–452 tool palettes, 411–412 adding, 413–414 UrbanCurbGutterGeneral, 416, 419, 421 UrbanCurbGutterValley, 427–428 UrbanSidewalk, 416 zero values, 434 Subassembly Composer, 411, 499 subdivision lot parcels, 234–235, 235, 236, 1021–1023 attached parcel segments, 250, 250, 251 parcel sizing settings, 251 sizing settings, 251 Automatic Layout, 252 Parcel Sizing, 252 sizing tools, 252–263 Free Form Create tool, 260–263 | Slide Line – Create tool, 253–256 Swing Line – Create tool, 257–260 Subdivision Radius design check, 310, 310 Subdivision Tangent design check, 309, 310, 311 subdivisions, 231 subentities, 317 Sub-Entity Editor, 317, 318 sump depth, 649, 649, 689 Part Builder, 730–731 super assemblies, 583, 583 superelevation, 300, 323 applying alignment, 589–592, 1035–1036 attainment method, 591–592, 592 lane information, 590, 590 roadway type, 589–590, 590 shoulder control, 590–591, 591 transition station overlap, 593–594 assemblies, 1036–1037 attainment equations, 581 data bands, 392 design speed, 582 forcing, 595–596 import or export to CSV, 593–594 preparing for alignment, 583 axis of rotation support, 584, 584–585 critical stations, 577–579 design criteria iles, 579–583 super assemblies, 583, 583 views, 386, 601–604, 1038 editing data, 602–604 grips, 603 superelevation data bands, 392 Superelevation Tabular Editor, 592 Superelevation utility, 550 Superimpose Proile Options dialog, 404, 404 Superimpose Proile tool, 544 Supplementing Factors, 163–165 Surface Edit settings, 33 surface model, 778–779, 781–782, 1019 Surface point-creation options, 135, 135 Surface Proile, 17, 18 Surface Properties dialog, 175, 179, 188 Deinition Options, 189, 190 elevation banding, 205, 208 1089 1090 | SURFACE SAMPLING • SURVEY QUERIES slopes and slope arrows, 210 Statistics tab, 201, 203, 204 surface sampling, 342–351 surface simplifying, 200–204 surface smoothing, 199–200, 969 surface snapshots, 176 surface spot elevations, 945, 1019 Surface Style, 187 Surface Style Editor, 217 surface styles, 967, 1056 analysis, 975–979, 976–978 contour, 968–972, 969–972 triangles and points, 972–974, 972–975 surfaces analysis elevation banding, 204–206, 208–209 slopes and slope arrows, 209–211, 1018 tools, 967–968 visibility checker, 211–213 basics, 157–159 build options, 188–192 comparing, TIN volume surface, 213–218 components, 159–161 corridor, 486–487 adding boundary, 491, 491–496, 1033 common problems creating, 496–497 creating, 487, 488–490, 1032–1033 name template, 490–491 creating, 159–161 adding boundaries, 166–172, 1035 adding breaklines, 162–165 from corridors, 1035 from DEM iles, 176–180 from GIS data, 180–184 from LandXML iles, 173–175 with point groups, 161–162, 1017–1018 polylines, 184–187 cropped, 172 extracting border from, 168, 168 from feature lines, 489 interim, 775–778 labeling contour labeling, 218–220, 1019 grid, 222–223 slopes, 220–222 link-based, 488–489 point cloud, 223 creating, 227–229 importing, 224–226 working with, 227 properties, 188–192 reining and editing, 187, 1018 manual edits, 195–204 reordering build operations, 192–194 surface simplifying, 200–204 surface smoothing, 199–200 triangle editing, 196–198 rules, 158 triangulated, 488–489 volume, 213–218, 498 working with large, 172 Survey Command Windows, 75 survey data from ASCII iles, 92–96 GIS data blended with, 192 importing, 12–13 survey database Change Reporting, 75 contents, 90–92 coordinate system defaults, 74 creating, 11, 90 defaults, 74–77 equipment, 77–78 igure preix, 78–80 import events, 90 importing data, 92–96 linework code set, 80–81 Logging Enabled, 75 manipulating data, 104, 106 Measurement Corrections setting, 75 Measurement Type setting, 75 points in, 92 Precision settings, 75 setup, 73–74 Translate Survey Database command, 104, 106 understanding, 90–97 Unit setting, 74 survey igures, 554 survey network, 91, 98–104 manipulating, 106–108 survey networks, 91 survey point groups, 92 survey point style, 961–962 survey points, 92, 120–121 survey queries, 90–91 SURVEY TAB • TOOL PALETTES WINDOW Survey tab, 4, 14, 34 survey working folder, 90 surveys, 1013 swale proiles, 551 Swap Edge, 195 Swap Edge edit, 972 Swap Part tool, 678, 731 swath widths, 608, 611 sample line groups, editing, 612–615 Swing Line – Create tool, 257–260 swing point, 257, 259 T tab-based ile access, 2, Table contextual tab, 704, 704 Table Creation dialog, 284–285, 285 Table Panel tools General Tools panel, 704 Modify panel, 704–705 Table Properties tool, 704 table styles, 936–938, 937 Table Tag Numbering dialog, 283, 283–284 tables alignment, 336–339 alignment segment, 338–339 line, 338 alignments, 336–339, 1025–1026 alignment segment table, 338–339 line table, 338 column positions, 936, 936 data, 1027–1028 design proile data, 1027–1028 dynamic pipe, 1042–1043 line, 338 Minimum Radius Table, 580 parcel segment references, 284–285 pipe creation dialog, 700–703, 701–704 dynamic, 1042–1043 point, 150, 151, 1017 volume, 628, 629–630 tabs See contextual tabs; ribbon tabular design, 313, 315–316 Tangency Constraint, 292, 318, 319, 320–321 Tangent Creation, 359 tangent slope length, 930 Tangent-Tangent With No Curves tool, 263 | target, 1032 alignments and proiles, 476–481, 1034–1035 corridors, 458 parameters, 425 proiles, 476–481, 1034–1035 width and elevation, feature line as, 554–557, 556 Target Mapping dialog, 461–462, 462, 480, 480, 507, 537 feature line as target, 554–556 target parameters, 425 template drawing, 785, 801, 819–820 project, 827 templates, 36 importing styles, 40–43 name, 490 corridor surface, 490–491 layouts, 804, 810 view frames, 791–792 new projects, 37–38 pipe network presets, 664 Plan Production, 819, 821 sheet, 786 Text Component Editor, 897–898, 899 curve labels, 906, 909–910, 910 General Note labels, 899–900, 901 line labels, 929, 929–930 major station labeling, 919, 919–920 point labels, 943–944, 944 single segment labels, 906 station offset labeling, 924–925 table styles, 936, 936–938, 937 3D Proximity Check Criteria, 698, 698 TIN See triangulated irregular network TIN iles, 173 TIN Surface contextual tab, 187 TIN volume surface, 213–218 Title Annotation, 993–994 tool palettes storing subassemblies, 450–452 subassemblies, 411–412 adding, 413–414 Tool Palettes panel, Tool Palettes window, 411–412 adding subassemblies, 413–414 1091 1092 | TOOLBOX TAB • US IMPERIAL STRUCTURES CATALOG storing assemblies complete assembly, 452 custom subassembly, 450–452 Toolbox tab, 34 tools catalog, 726 command settings, 44 dynamic input, 682 feature line creation, 737 Grading Elevation Editor, 754, 754–756 grading feature-line, 735–736 layout proiles, 361–363 parcels creation, 242–244 sizing, 252–263 point-modiication, 149 proile layout, 361–363 subdivision lot sizing Free Form Create tool, 260–263 Slide Line – Create tool, 253–256 Swing Line – Create tool, 257–260 surfaces analysis, 967–968 Toolspace, 5, 5, 6–7, 14 common symbols and meanings, 10 Item View, 323 Settings tab, 21–33 Abbreviations, 28–29, 29 Ambient Settings, 29–33, 30, 33 drawing settings, 21 Object Layers, 25, 25–28, 28 Transformation, 23–25, 24 Units and Zone, 22, 22–23 toggling orientation, 958 tooltips, 31 Transformation tab, 23–25, 24 transition station overlap, 593–594 Translate Survey Database command, 104, 106 transparent commands, 46, 66–70 matching, 68–70 Point Number, 243 Proile Grade Station, 357 proile layouts, 355–357, 356 Proile Station Elevation, 356, 356–357, 366–367 settings, 32 standard, 67 toolbar, 5, 32, 243 TransXML iles, 856 traverse analysis, 1013–1014 Traverse Analysis Defaults setting, 75 Traverse Analysis dialog, 102, 103 Traverse report, 114 traverses, 100–104 trenching, 435–437 triangles surface editing, 196–198 surface styles, 972–974, 972–975 vertices, 972 triangular grips angled, 355 vertical, 355 triangulated irregular network (TIN), 157, 157–159, 1018 from point cloud, 227 from polylines, 187 triangulated surfaces, 488–489 triangulation, 157, 158 bad, 1035 Delaunay, 158 Trim tool, 264, 746, 751 two-point slope labels, 221, 222 U Uncheck/Check Added option, 42 Uncheck/Check Conlicting option, 42 Uncheck/Check Deleted option, 42 Undo/Redo button, 363 Unit setting, 31 survey database, 74 unit systems, 835 United States Geological Survey (USGS), 173 units absolute, 959 drawing, 724, 724 settings, 22, 22–23 Units and Zone tab, 22, 22–23 Unselect All Rows tool, 756 Update Content tool, 705 Update Regions And Rebuild Corridor, 541 UrbanCurbGutterGeneral subassembly, 416, 419, 421 UrbanCurbGutterValley subassemblies, 427–428 UrbanSidewalk subassembly, 416 U.S Department of the Interior, 173 US Imperial Pipe Catalog, 725, 725, 726 US Imperial Structures Catalog, 728 USE MAXIMUM ANGLE OPTION • WEEDING FACTORS Use Maximum Angle option, 188 Use Maximum Triangle Length option, 188 user-deined criteria iles, 580 user-deined properties, 151 USGS See United States Geological Survey V vertex elevations, 671 vertical alignment, locking, 374 Vertical Curve Settings dialog, 353, 353–354 Vertical Curves Creation drop-down, 362–363 vertical exaggeration, 992, 992 vertical geometry bands, 391, 393–395 vertical triangular grip, 355 vertices adding, 169, 169 natural, 271–273 parcel, 271–273 split-created, 271–273 triangle, 972 weeding, 753 View Control, 205 view frame groups, 786, 802 view frames, 786, 786 alignments, 788 Create View Frames Wizard, 787–795, 1046 Alignment page, 788 Match Lines pages, 792–794 Proile Views page, 794–795 Set The First View Frame Before The Start Of The Alignment By option, 790 settings, 789–790 Sheets page, 788, 788–790 View Frame Group page, 791–792 view frame placement, 790 creating, 795–797 editing, 797–801, 1046–1047 grips, 798, 1046–1047 placement, 790 View tab, Viewport Coniguration dialog, 484, 533 Viewport Properties, 821, 821 viewport shapes, 822 viewports, 205 views See also proile views; section views Active Drawing View, Alignment Grid View, 319 | cant, 601–604, 1037 cross-section, ROW lines, 625–626 custom, 316 Item View, 9, 323 mass haul, 609 Master View, plan, 710–716 proile, 399–400 Proile Grid View, 369–370, 370 splitting, 533 superelevation, 386, 601–604, 603, 1038 editing data, 602–604 grips, 603 violation-only rules, 650 visibility checker, 211–213 Visual Style Control, 206, 208 Visual Styles Manager, 207–208 volume calculations, 497–498 volume report, 632, 1040 volume surface, 213–218, 498 volume table, 628, 629–630 volume utility, 213–218 volumes calculating and reporting, 626, 627 computing materials, 628–629 cumulative cut, 631 cumulative ill, 631 V-SITE-SCAN layer, 227 W wall breaklines, 162 waste water systems creating network, 658–671, 666–669 Network Layout Creation Tools, 660, 660–663 placing parts, 664–666, 665 storm drainage network from feature line, 669–671 pipe network parts list, 644, 644 planning, 645–646 waterfall effect, 464, 464, 467 WBLOCK command, 865 Weed Points option, 740 Weed tool, 747 Weed Vertices tool, 753 Weeding Factors, 163 1093 1094 | WIDENING • ZOOM TO TOOL widening, 296 width and elevation target, feature lines as, 554–557, 556 wildcards, in description key sets, 85–87 working folders data shortcuts, 90 setting, 827–829, 828 survey, 90 workspace, X XML Notepad, 861, 861, 862 XRefs See external references Z zero subassembly values, 434 Zone of Visual Inluence tool, 211–213 Zoom To command, 9–10 Zoom To tool, 755 ... tricks along the way, Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 is the ideal addition to any AutoCAD Civil 3D user’s bookshelf Who Should Read his Book Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 was designed with... forward to exploring AutoCAD Civil 3D with you! www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com www.TechnicalBooksPDF.com Mastering AutoCAD? ? 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