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Accommodate changes in the alignment during detailed design by connecting Civil 3D to InfraWorks and updating the parameters as changes are made.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:04
Let’s look at detailed design, specifically how we can accommodate changes in the alignment easily as the project progresses.
00:17
Where the proposed alignment is available in Civil 3D, we can connect the drawing as a data source in InfraWorks.
00:25
Once connected, the designer can select from the available components which data is to be used.
00:32
The selected component can then be configured.
00:35
The designer can choose between using the corridor component road generated from Civil 3D,
00:41
which locks the design to the Civil 3D design, or use the component road, and configure the road within InfraWorks.
00:51
Once the road configuration is complete, the road is generated in InfraWorks.
00:57
Now the road is in place, the designer can create the bridge structure in the same way as we've seen in previous videos in this series.
01:08
It is very common during projects of this nature for changes to be made regularly.
01:14
This can lead to a large amount of rework, especially if something critical, such as the alignment, is modified.
01:22
However, by using this workflow, we can avoid large amounts of rework by simply refreshing the data from the modified civil 3D drawing.
01:34
Once the road designer has made the necessary changes, such as alignment modifications and rewielding of the corridor,
01:42
they only need to be saved back to the original drawing to facilitate the update process.
01:54
Back in InfraWorks, the only operation required to consume the changes is for the designer to reimport the data
02:01
and the bridge will rebuild parametrically, automatically.
Video transcript
00:04
Let’s look at detailed design, specifically how we can accommodate changes in the alignment easily as the project progresses.
00:17
Where the proposed alignment is available in Civil 3D, we can connect the drawing as a data source in InfraWorks.
00:25
Once connected, the designer can select from the available components which data is to be used.
00:32
The selected component can then be configured.
00:35
The designer can choose between using the corridor component road generated from Civil 3D,
00:41
which locks the design to the Civil 3D design, or use the component road, and configure the road within InfraWorks.
00:51
Once the road configuration is complete, the road is generated in InfraWorks.
00:57
Now the road is in place, the designer can create the bridge structure in the same way as we've seen in previous videos in this series.
01:08
It is very common during projects of this nature for changes to be made regularly.
01:14
This can lead to a large amount of rework, especially if something critical, such as the alignment, is modified.
01:22
However, by using this workflow, we can avoid large amounts of rework by simply refreshing the data from the modified civil 3D drawing.
01:34
Once the road designer has made the necessary changes, such as alignment modifications and rewielding of the corridor,
01:42
they only need to be saved back to the original drawing to facilitate the update process.
01:54
Back in InfraWorks, the only operation required to consume the changes is for the designer to reimport the data
02:01
and the bridge will rebuild parametrically, automatically.
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