Create data shortcuts in Civil 3D

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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PRESENTER: Now, one of the things

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that I need to do for this roadway is

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to create data shortcuts so that it

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can be shared to other parts of our project, other design

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sheets, and files that we're going to be using here.

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To do that, I'm going to, first of all,

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come up to the menu browser.

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Go to Save As.

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I'll browse over to our Civil 3D Projects.

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And I just realized our project isn't even in here

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yet, so I'm going to cancel out of that.

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Come over to the data shortcuts, right-click, and Set Working

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Folder.

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And check that the working folder is set to My Civil 3D

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Projects Folder, and it is.

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I'll click Select Folder.

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I'm going to right-click on Data Shortcuts

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again and say New Data Shortcut Project Folder.

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In here, I am going to create the Park Bridge project.

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Say, OK.

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And now, I can come up and go to the menu browser, Save As,

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and in the project location, the Park Bridge project

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is located there.

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This is the bridge design from Infraworks.

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That way, anyone who comes in to look at this file

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will know where it came from and what it's about.

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Now, with the data shortcuts set up, I've created a project.

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I've created a project data folder to hold the data.

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I'm going to right-click on Data Shortcuts

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and choose Create Data Shortcuts.

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In here, I'm going to identify what data I want

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to bring over into our project.

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For this, I want the existing ground.

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I'm going to scroll down here into the alignments.

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And you can see that the alignments are

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named in this kind of numerical fashion, and that is typical.

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If I scroll down a little bit, however, there

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is a 19 and a 19_1.

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The 19_1 is when we reimported the IMX file,

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so I don't want that one.

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I do want this 19 here and the profiles

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that are related to it.

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Now, also, I'm going to look at this.

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I want the existing ground and the 19,

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but I don't want the other surfaces

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that we're in Infraworks.

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I don't want those involved.

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So I've got the alignment and the profiles I want.

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I'll scroll down a little bit further and pick up

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the corridor because it can be useful to data reference

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the corridor into other files as well.

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So I'll choose that.

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I'll click OK.

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And now, that data shortcut is created.

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If I look under Surfaces, you can see the existing ground.

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And under the alignments, there's

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the 19 alignment and so forth.

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With that, I'm going to move back into Infraworks.

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I've gotten information that we are

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going to add different types of piers

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or a different style of pier to this bridge.

03:08

And that is being worked out in Inventor

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as a custom parametric part.

Video transcript

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

00:14

PRESENTER: Now, one of the things

00:15

that I need to do for this roadway is

00:18

to create data shortcuts so that it

00:20

can be shared to other parts of our project, other design

00:24

sheets, and files that we're going to be using here.

00:26

To do that, I'm going to, first of all,

00:29

come up to the menu browser.

00:31

Go to Save As.

00:33

I'll browse over to our Civil 3D Projects.

00:36

And I just realized our project isn't even in here

00:39

yet, so I'm going to cancel out of that.

00:41

Come over to the data shortcuts, right-click, and Set Working

00:44

Folder.

00:46

And check that the working folder is set to My Civil 3D

00:48

Projects Folder, and it is.

00:51

I'll click Select Folder.

00:53

I'm going to right-click on Data Shortcuts

00:55

again and say New Data Shortcut Project Folder.

00:59

In here, I am going to create the Park Bridge project.

01:09

Say, OK.

01:12

And now, I can come up and go to the menu browser, Save As,

01:16

and in the project location, the Park Bridge project

01:20

is located there.

01:22

This is the bridge design from Infraworks.

01:29

That way, anyone who comes in to look at this file

01:31

will know where it came from and what it's about.

01:38

Now, with the data shortcuts set up, I've created a project.

01:41

I've created a project data folder to hold the data.

01:44

I'm going to right-click on Data Shortcuts

01:46

and choose Create Data Shortcuts.

01:50

In here, I'm going to identify what data I want

01:52

to bring over into our project.

01:56

For this, I want the existing ground.

01:59

I'm going to scroll down here into the alignments.

02:02

And you can see that the alignments are

02:04

named in this kind of numerical fashion, and that is typical.

02:08

If I scroll down a little bit, however, there

02:10

is a 19 and a 19_1.

02:13

The 19_1 is when we reimported the IMX file,

02:16

so I don't want that one.

02:18

I do want this 19 here and the profiles

02:21

that are related to it.

02:23

Now, also, I'm going to look at this.

02:25

I want the existing ground and the 19,

02:27

but I don't want the other surfaces

02:30

that we're in Infraworks.

02:31

I don't want those involved.

02:32

So I've got the alignment and the profiles I want.

02:36

I'll scroll down a little bit further and pick up

02:38

the corridor because it can be useful to data reference

02:41

the corridor into other files as well.

02:43

So I'll choose that.

02:44

I'll click OK.

02:48

And now, that data shortcut is created.

02:50

If I look under Surfaces, you can see the existing ground.

02:53

And under the alignments, there's

02:55

the 19 alignment and so forth.

02:58

With that, I'm going to move back into Infraworks.

03:01

I've gotten information that we are

03:04

going to add different types of piers

03:06

or a different style of pier to this bridge.

03:08

And that is being worked out in Inventor

03:11

as a custom parametric part.

Try it: Road Design Editing in Civil 3D

  1. In the Present/Share ribbon > Share panel select the Export to IMX tool.
  2. Select the Use Entire Model option.
  3. Check the Target Coordinate System is still set to CANBC-TCN.
  4. In the Target File(s) field click the folder icon, then browse to a location that will be easy to find later.
  5. Open Civil 3D.
  6. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab scroll down to the Data Shortcuts
  7. Right-click on Data Shortcuts and select Set Working Folder.
  8. Make sure the C:\Civil3DProjects folder is selected.
  9. Right-click on Data Shortcuts again and select new Data Shortcut Project folder.
  10. Give the project folder the name of Park Bridge Project and click OK.
  11. Save the file that opened with Civil 3D to the C:\Civil3DProjects\Park Bridge Project folder, named From Infraworks Import.
  12. In the InfraWorks ribbon > Import panel select Import IMX.
  13. Browse to the location of the exported IMX file. Select it and click Open.
  14. Select one of the polylines that represent a waterway, right-click and choose Select Similar.
  15. Delete the selected polylines. You may also want to delete alignments that are not involved in your design. These will vary depending on what was in your project area at the time of the IMX Export.
  16. Select the Existing Ground and in the context ribbon > Modify panel select Surface Properties.
  17. In the Surface Properties Information tab change the Surface Style to Border only. Click OK.
  18. In the drawing file select the alignment for the Park Bridge Road (it will be under the corridor making it difficult to select). Right-click and choose Alignment Properties.
  19. In the Information tab change the name to Park Bridge Road. Close the Alignment Properties dialog.
  20. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab > expand the Alignments > expand Park Bridge Road > expand Profiles.
  21. Right click on the profile name and choose Properties.
  22. In the Information tab change the name to Park Bridge Road. Close the Properties dialog.
  23. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab > expand the Assemblies area. Right-click on any named assembly (not “unassigned”) and choose Zoom to.
  24. Use a crossing window select to select the right two lanes, shoulder and daylight.

 

  1. Right-click and choose Move To from the right-click menu. This is NOT the AutoCAD MOVE command, but a specialized command for working with subassemblies.
  2. Select on the assembly marker to center the right side under the jersey barrier.

 

  1. Repeat the crossing window selection for the left side, right-click and choose Move To and select the assembly marker.

 

  1. In the Home ribbon > Palettes panel select the Tool Palettes icon.
  2. In the tool palette switch to the Lanes tab.
  3. Select the LaneSuperelevationAOR subassembly.
  4. In the Properties palette > Advanced Parameters area change the following parameters:
  5. Pave1Depth: .33
  6. Pave2Depth: 0
  7. Base Depth: .5
  8. Potential Pivot: no
  9. In the drafting area right-click and choose Replace.
  10. Select one of the lanes that is already attached to the assembly. Hit <ENTER> to end that specific placement. The Replace Subassembly command will still be running for use in the next step.
  11. Select another of the already existing lanes and hit <ENTER>.
  12. Repeat this for the other two lanes. Hit <ENTER> twice to end this series of placements.
  13. In the tool palette > Lanes tab select the LaneSuperelevationAOR again.
  14. In the Properties palette > Advanced Parameters area change the following parameters:
  15. Width: 5
  16. Pave1Depth: .33
  17. Pave2Depth: 0
  18. Base Depth: .5
  19. Potential Pivot: no
  20. In the drafting area right-click and choose Replace.
  21. Select one of the shoulder subassemblies that are already attached to the assembly. Hit <ENTER> to end that placement.
  22. Select the other of the already existing shoulders and hit <ENTER>.
  23. Hit <ENTER> twice to end those placements.
  24. Close the Properties palette and the tool palette.
  25. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab expand Corridors, right-click the corridor name and choose Properties.
  26. In the Information tab change the corridor name to Park Bridge Road.
  27. In the Parameters tab select the Set All Targets button.
  28. For the Surfaces area click in the field that reads Click Here to Set All.
  29. Select AIW_Existing_Ground. Click OK twice.
  30. Scroll to the right to the target column and select the ellipsis button for the second (middle) region Target.
  31. For the Surface area click in the field that reads Click her to set all.
  32. Select the <none> option and click OK twice.
  33. Click OK in the corridor properties and select Rebuild the Corridor when prompted.
  34. Close the Panorama palette if it opens.
  35. Save the file.
  36. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab right-click on Data Shortcuts and choose Create Data Shortcuts.
  37. Select the AIW_Exisitng_Ground surface
  38. Select Park Bridge Road alignment. Select the Park Bridge profile but deselect all others.
  39. Select the Park Bridge Road corridor.
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