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Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
Integrated BIM tools, including Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D
Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
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Transcript
00:00
CAD data is extremely useful when developing your surface drainage design,
00:08
as it includes detailed infrastructure and mapping data that exists on the site.
00:13
To import CAD data, in the Tree View, right-click the CAD Data node and select Import Data.
00:20
In the Load CAD Wizard, you can choose an external CAD file to import.
00:25
Click Select, and then in the Open dialog, browse to and select the CAD file you want to import.
00:32
In this example, open the dataset and select Starting point.dwg.
00:37
Then, click Open.
00:40
Back in the wizard, confirm that the file path is correct, and then click Next.
00:46
If any error messages appear, these can be ignored.
00:50
Now, you are prompted to select the layers you want to import.
00:54
First, check the Units to make sure they match the rest of your project.
00:58
If not, you can expand the drop-down to change them.
01:02
For this example, meters is selected.
01:05
Next, you can choose which layers in the CAD file you want to include in the import.
01:10
By default, all layers are enabled, but if you wanted to exclude some of these layers,
01:15
you would just click the checkbox to turn them off.
01:18
Here, keep all the layers on, and click Finish.
01:22
The CAD data appears on top of the surface data.
01:26
Be aware that you could also import GIS data using a similar method.
01:31
If you need to, you can import more than one CAD file.
01:36
For example, right-click the CAD Data node again and select Import Data.
01:41
Browse to and select the file Model to be digitized 2, and then click Open.
01:49
In the wizard, click Next, confirm the Units are correct and all the layers are enabled, and then click Finish.
01:56
At first, it appears as if nothing has changed.
01:59
In the Tree View, turn OFF the visibility of the starting point CAD file,
02:04
and now you can see the second CAD file you imported.
02:08
Turn OFF the visibility of the surface, and then zoom in on the area you want to work with.
Video transcript
00:00
CAD data is extremely useful when developing your surface drainage design,
00:08
as it includes detailed infrastructure and mapping data that exists on the site.
00:13
To import CAD data, in the Tree View, right-click the CAD Data node and select Import Data.
00:20
In the Load CAD Wizard, you can choose an external CAD file to import.
00:25
Click Select, and then in the Open dialog, browse to and select the CAD file you want to import.
00:32
In this example, open the dataset and select Starting point.dwg.
00:37
Then, click Open.
00:40
Back in the wizard, confirm that the file path is correct, and then click Next.
00:46
If any error messages appear, these can be ignored.
00:50
Now, you are prompted to select the layers you want to import.
00:54
First, check the Units to make sure they match the rest of your project.
00:58
If not, you can expand the drop-down to change them.
01:02
For this example, meters is selected.
01:05
Next, you can choose which layers in the CAD file you want to include in the import.
01:10
By default, all layers are enabled, but if you wanted to exclude some of these layers,
01:15
you would just click the checkbox to turn them off.
01:18
Here, keep all the layers on, and click Finish.
01:22
The CAD data appears on top of the surface data.
01:26
Be aware that you could also import GIS data using a similar method.
01:31
If you need to, you can import more than one CAD file.
01:36
For example, right-click the CAD Data node again and select Import Data.
01:41
Browse to and select the file Model to be digitized 2, and then click Open.
01:49
In the wizard, click Next, confirm the Units are correct and all the layers are enabled, and then click Finish.
01:56
At first, it appears as if nothing has changed.
01:59
In the Tree View, turn OFF the visibility of the starting point CAD file,
02:04
and now you can see the second CAD file you imported.
02:08
Turn OFF the visibility of the surface, and then zoom in on the area you want to work with.
CAD data is extremely useful when developing your surface drainage design, as it includes detailed infrastructure and mapping data that exists on the site.
To import CAD data:
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