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Import and link a road corridor from Civil 3D into InfraWorks.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Tutorial resources
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Transcript
00:03
Data can be easily exchanged and remain in sync between Autodesk products in the AEC Collection.
00:11
In this example, you import road corridors from Civil 3D into InfraWorks.
00:18
Open a road corridor drawing in Civil 3D.
00:22
Then, in InfraWorks, open the file to which the road corridor will be linked.
00:28
This example uses a dam file that opens in the proposal titled C3D_ROAD_CORRIDOR_IMPORT.
00:37
In InfraWorks, from the Manage tab, Content panel, select Data Sources.
00:44
In the Data Sources panel, expand the Add File Data Source drop-down, and select Autodesk Civil 3D DWG.
00:55
Navigate to and select the Civil 3D file with the road corridor.
01:01
Click Open.
01:03
In the Choose Data Sources popup, select Include All, and then click OK.
01:10
Back in the Data Sources panel, click Refresh to display the imported data and start processing.
01:18
If you see a popup with information about the imported surfaces, click Yes.
01:24
In the Surface Layers dialog, expand the Terrain Surfaces folder.
01:29
Then, drag the Uncategorized imported Civil 3D surfaces and drop them into the Ground Surface folder.
01:38
Use the light bulb icons to toggle the display of surface layers on or off.
01:44
Click OK.
01:46
If the Surface Layers dialog does not pop up automatically, you can go to the Manage tab, in the Display panel, and click Surface Layers.
01:57
The Civil 3D road corridor is now imported into InfraWorks.
02:02
Select the road alignment to view the Civil 3D properties.
02:07
If any data is revised or updated in Civil 3D, select the corridor in InfraWorks, right-click, and choose Re-Import.
Video transcript
00:03
Data can be easily exchanged and remain in sync between Autodesk products in the AEC Collection.
00:11
In this example, you import road corridors from Civil 3D into InfraWorks.
00:18
Open a road corridor drawing in Civil 3D.
00:22
Then, in InfraWorks, open the file to which the road corridor will be linked.
00:28
This example uses a dam file that opens in the proposal titled C3D_ROAD_CORRIDOR_IMPORT.
00:37
In InfraWorks, from the Manage tab, Content panel, select Data Sources.
00:44
In the Data Sources panel, expand the Add File Data Source drop-down, and select Autodesk Civil 3D DWG.
00:55
Navigate to and select the Civil 3D file with the road corridor.
01:01
Click Open.
01:03
In the Choose Data Sources popup, select Include All, and then click OK.
01:10
Back in the Data Sources panel, click Refresh to display the imported data and start processing.
01:18
If you see a popup with information about the imported surfaces, click Yes.
01:24
In the Surface Layers dialog, expand the Terrain Surfaces folder.
01:29
Then, drag the Uncategorized imported Civil 3D surfaces and drop them into the Ground Surface folder.
01:38
Use the light bulb icons to toggle the display of surface layers on or off.
01:44
Click OK.
01:46
If the Surface Layers dialog does not pop up automatically, you can go to the Manage tab, in the Display panel, and click Surface Layers.
01:57
The Civil 3D road corridor is now imported into InfraWorks.
02:02
Select the road alignment to view the Civil 3D properties.
02:07
If any data is revised or updated in Civil 3D, select the corridor in InfraWorks, right-click, and choose Re-Import.
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