Detailed bridge design
Now that you have a good idea of where the bridge will be laid out, you can start to do a more detailed design. The tools you will use depend upon which part of the design you are responsible for.
Course overview
Now that you have a good idea of where the bridge will be laid out, you can start to do a more detailed design. The tools you will use depend upon which part of the design you are responsible for.
Detailed Bridge Design in InfraWorks
For the bridge design, you will continue to work in InfraWorks to modify the pier locations, girder spacing, lane widths, clearance height, and add shoulders and barriers. In addition, you can manipulate bridge components using a spreadsheet.
Create Custom Bridge Parts
Most bridge components are pre-fabricated offsite, then assembled together onsite to build the bridge. Inventor makes creating custom bridge components more efficient for both design and manufacturing purposes. The fabrication expert will use Inventor to create parametric girders, foundations, and piers.
Incorporate Parametric Bridge Parts From Inventor
Being able to see the custom parts in context with the rest of the design makes it much easier for all stakholders to understand the design. So, the next step is to take the custom parts into InfraWorks. Here, their dimensions can be modified as needed to meet the design requirements.
Exchange 3D Modeled Objects - InfraWorks and Civil 3D
Learn how to use the InfraWorks model in Civil 3D and modify the cross-section that came in from InfraWorks to add details to the corridor model. Finally, you update the Civil 3D model with changes that were made in InfraWorks.
Preliminary Road Quantities and Schedules in Civil 3D
To ensure the road design stays within the project budget, take the design into Civil 3D. Here you create a surface from the corridor model so that you can then run quantities takeoffs along the road and add tables showing the results.
Exchange 3D Modeled Objects - InfraWorks and Revit
Revit is used to complete the details for the rebar placement and scheduling. In order to take the bridge into Revit without losing anything you already modeled in InfraWorks, you must install the Civil Structures add-in.
Reinforce the Bridge
Adding rebar to a bridge design is most efficiently done in Revit. Learn how to reinforce bridge piers and configure your visibility graphics to clearly see the rebar that was placed.
Preliminary Bridge Quantities and Schedules in Revit
To ensure the bridge design stays within the project budget, you can create rebar schedules inside Revit. Here you can calculate the total rebar length for each rebar size and export the schedules to Excel.
Course outline
Create custom bridge parts in Inventor
Parametric sketching in Inventor makes it easy to modify models. If you will be making many components with similar geometry, you can accelerate the process by creating templates that include the parameters you require in a template.
Module outline
- Create sketches using parameters included in a template
- Develop the sketches required for the design
- Test the model parameters using a form
- Export Data for use in InfraWorks
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of Inventor and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This module was created by Thom Tremblay, Concepts and Design.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Inventor software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Create generic bridge components in Inventor
Module outline
- Use sketches based on UCS features to build a solid model.
- Develop features to angle the component faces using parameters.
- Create property rules to suppress the features based on dimensions.
- Export a component for use in InfraWorks.
Prerequisites
This content requires user-level knowledge of Inventor and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This content was created by Thom Tremblay, Concepts and Design.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Inventor software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Incorporate parametric bridge parts from Inventor
Moving from one Autodesk software to another for the design should not require starting over from scratch. In this module, you learn how to incorporate custom bridge parts in InfraWorks that were created in Inventor.
Module outline
- Incorporate customer bridge parts from Inventor
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of InfraWorks and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experience with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This module was created by Russ Nicloy, Civil Solutions Specialist.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the InfraWorks software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Exchange 3D modeled objects between Civil 3D and InfraWorks
Module outline
- Send the InfraWorks model to Civil 3D
- Modify the cross-section of the road in Civil 3D
- Update the Civil 3D model with design changes from InfraWorks
- Create data shortcuts in Civil 3D
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of InfraWorks and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experience with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This module was created by Russ Nicloy, Civil Solutions Specialist.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the InfraWorks software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Create preliminary road quantities and schedules in Civil 3D
Module outline
- Create a surface model from the corridor
- Create quantity takeoffs
- Add the Datum Surface to the Civil 3D Data Shortcuts
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of Civil 3D and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This module was created by Russ Nicloy, Civil Solutions Specialist.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Civil 3D software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Exporting and Importing Civil Structures
Module outline
- Find the Civil Structures add-on
- Export a bridge from InfraWorks
- Map and import a bridge into Revit
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of InfraWorks and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This module was created by Eric Wing, C&S Companies.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the InfraWorks software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Setting Up Revit and Adding Reinforcing
Adding rebar to a bridge design is most efficiently done in Revit. In this module, you learn how to reinforce bridge piers in Revit. Then, you configure your visibility graphics to clearly see the rebar that was placed.
Module outline
- Set up the correct levels in Revit
- Add pier reinforcing
- Configure visibility graphics
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of InfraWorks and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
Scheduling rebar
Module outline
- Create a rebar length schedule.
- Create a rebar partition schedule.
- Export schedules to Excel.
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of InfraWorks and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
