Importing the completed hydraulic design back into Civil 3D

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Step-by-step

Once you have completed the hydraulic design in InfoDrainage, you can export the design and then import it back into Civil 3D to complete the design.

  1. In InfoDrainage, be sure the final design is saved.

Next, in Civil 3D, delete the original network design:

  1. From the Toolspace, Prospector tab, under Initial Model, expand the Catchments node.
  2. Right-click Catchment Group and select Delete.

The Civil 3D Toolspace, Prospector tab, with the tree list expanded, the Catchment Group shortcut menu expanded, and Delete selected.

  1. In the confirmation popups, click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Repeat this process to delete the pipe network:

  1. In the Toolspace, expand Pipe Networks.
  2. Expand Networks.
  3. Right-click the Storm01 or named network and select Delete.
  4. In the confirmation popup, click Yes.
  5. On the ribbon, Innovyze tab, Import/Export panel, click Import from InfoDrainage.

The Civil 3D ribbon, Innovyze tab, with the Import from InfoDrainage command selected and called out.

  1. On the first page of the Import from InfoDrainage wizard, click Select.
  2. In the Open dialog box, browse to and select the Hydraulic Design.iddx hydraulic design file.
  3. Click Open.
  4. Back in the wizard, click Next.

The Import from InfoDrainage wizard with the InfoDrainage hydraulic design file and Next selected.

  1. On the Select Phases and Surfaces page, enable the Phases node.
  2. Click Next.
  3. In the Parts Mapping Manager, match the InfoDrainage connection and junction types with those in Civil 3D.

The Import from InfoDrainage wizard, Parts Mapping Manager page with the connections and junctions mapped.

  1. Click Finish.

The catchments, manholes, and pipes appear back on the surface as the revised network.

Next, verify the data by creating an alignment:

  1. From the Toolspace, Prospector tab, expand the Networks node.
  2. Right click Storm01 and click Select to select the entire network.

The Toolspace tree list with the Storm01 shortcut menu expanded and the Select option selected and called out..

  1. On the ribbon, Pipe Networks: Storm01 contextual tab, Launch Pad panel, click Alignment from Network.

On the ribbon, the Pipe Networks Storm01 contextual tab , Launch Pad panel, with the Alignment from Network command selected.</p>

  1. In the drawing, pick the first manhole in the series.
  2. Pick the last manhole in the series.
  3. Right-click to end the series creation.
  4. In the Create Alignment – From Pipe Network dialog box, for this exercise, click OK to accept the defaults.

The Create Alignment – From Pipe Network dialog box with the defaults enabled and OK selected; and in the background, the drawing with the network selected.

  1. In the Create Profile from Surface dialog box, load the relevant surface by clicking Add.

The Road1 surface appears in the Profile list table.

  1. Click Draw in profile view.

The Create Profile from Surface dialog box with the Road1 surface selected in the Profile lis and Draw in profile view selected.

  1. In the Create Profile View wizard, accept the defaults for this exercise and click Create Profile View.

The Create Profile view dialog box with the defaults enabled and Create Profile View selected and called out.

The profile view appears in the drawing attached to the cursor.

  1. Click the drawing and drag to an open area.
  2. Click again to place the view in the drawing.

The drawing with the profile view placed in the upper right area and the pipe network displayed in the lower left area.

Review the updated pipe sizes and the reduced invert that was designed in InfoDrainage, as well as the updated cover level.