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Using Breaklines to Improve Surface Accuracy
The TIN algorithm creates surfaces by drawing 3D lines between points that are closest to each other. In certain instances, this is not the ...
Creating a Surface from Survey Data
You create a surface in Prospector by simply right-clicking the Surfaces node of the tree and selecting Create Surface , as shown in Figure ...
Configuring Description Keys for Point Import
Description keys bridge the gap between the field and the office. Unlike the linework code set and figure prefix database, which are each ex...
The Linework Code Set Database
The linework code set ( Figure ) lists what designators are used to start, stop, continue, or add segments to lines. For example, the B code...
Using the Volumes Dashboard
Although there are several methods that can be used to calculate earthwork volumes in Civil 3D, I will cover only one of them in this book i...
Importing Points from a Text File
One of the most common means of creating points in your drawing is to import an external text file (see Figure 1 ). The Import Points tool c...
Default Name Format and Point Identity
The Default Name Format section is where you can define the macros that manage the naming of the point groups and point names when these are...
Custom Point File Formats and Advanced Options
If the file format you need is not available or you want to use the adjustment and transformation capabilities, you can do so by clicking th...
Using the Section Editor
To understand what the Section Edito r is and how it works, let’s review how a corridor is built. An alignment and profile are combined to c...
