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Create, apply, and publish custom attributes by using property sets in Civil 3D.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Transcript
00:03
In Civil 3D, when publishing to ArcGIS, you can output object properties as ArcGIS attribute information.
00:13
Alignments, feature lines, parcels, pipe networks, and points can all be matched to ArcGIS categories.
00:21
To add property set data, on the Manage tab, Property Set Data panel, select Define Property Sets.
00:29
In the Style Manager dialog box, from the Property Set Definitions tab, scroll down to, and right-click Depth.
00:38
In the pop-up menu, select New, and a new property set appears in the folder tree.
00:45
Rename the new property set “Proposed_Manholes” for this example.
00:50
Now you can configure this property set to add it to your proposed sewer manholes.
00:56
For instance, you can create attributes that will help you with asset management,
01:01
such as who the manholes were installed by, the date of the installation, and the condition of the manhole upon inspection.
01:09
To do this, click Add New to create a new property for your project.
01:14
Then, in the text field, type “Installed-By”, and click OK.
01:19
This creates the first attribute.
01:21
For the date of the manhole installation, click Add New again, but this time in the text field, type “Installation_Date”.
01:29
Click OK.
01:31
For the final attribute, click Add New once more, name it, “Asset_Condition”, and click OK.
01:38
Next, from the Applies To tab, select Structure, click Apply, and then click OK.
01:46
Now, you can assign any of these attributes to any manhole in your model.
01:52
In the drawing, select the manholes to which you want to assign the property set.
01:58
This example demonstrates how to publish as-built information for a city or municipality.
02:04
Since the corresponding real-world assets change over time,
02:08
keep in mind that you can always add data at any point for asset management.
02:13
After you are done, pick a manhole in your drawing. Right-click it and select Properties….
02:20
In the Properties palette, you can control the properties of the manhole you selected.
02:26
In the Extended Data tab, click Add Property Sets.
02:30
Then, in the Add Property Sets dialog box, select Clear All, enable Proposed Manholes, and click OK.
02:39
Still in the Properties palette, you now see all the property set data attributes you configured earlier.
02:45
You can now add documentation to the property set data.
02:49
In this example, in the Asset_Condition field, “Good” is entered to describe the condition of the manholes.
02:56
To check that all the attributes you noted have been applied, again pick a manhole in your drawing.
03:02
Right-click it and select Properties….
03:04
Now you can see that everything you noted is represented in your property set.
03:09
To publish your model with the newly added attributes, on the ribbon, Output tab, Publish panel, select Publish to ArcGIS.
03:18
In the ArcGIS dialog box, click Connect.
03:23
The Selection page of the Publish to ArcGIS dialog box displays, where you can select the Civil 3D objects you want to publish.
03:32
For this example, click Clear All to deselect all the objects and subcomponents in the data tree.
03:40
Then, click Collapse All, select the Pipe Networks collection of objects, enable sewer line a use, and click OK.
03:49
The Publish to ArcGIS wizard displays, starting with the Area of Interest page.
03:55
This page shows the area on the map where the selected objects will be published.
03:60
Review the area for accuracy, and then click Next.
04:04
On the Layer Definition page, review that the two ArcGIS feature types are correct and adjust the layer names if you want.
04:12
In this example, PROPOSEDPipe and PROPOSEDStructure are used.
04:17
Click Next.
04:19
Then, on the Items Setting page, in the Service Name field, verify that you have the project name you want.
04:26
In the Tags field, type in a tag name, or select a pre-existing tag from the selection of default tags.
04:33
For this example, redtail is the tag for the model.
04:37
Next, expand Advanced Settings.
04:41
To configure the sharing options for your published model, select all the groups you want to share your design layout with.
04:48
For this example, the Autodesk and the AMER groups are chosen.
04:52
Click Publish.
04:53
After you successfully publish content, in the message dialog box, click View in ArcGIS.
05:00
Now, you can look at the newly published attribute data in ArcGIS Online and verify that all the attributes are now included.
05:09
Keep in mind, however, if additional property set data is added in Civil 3D in the future, you will need to run the publishing process again.
Video transcript
00:03
In Civil 3D, when publishing to ArcGIS, you can output object properties as ArcGIS attribute information.
00:13
Alignments, feature lines, parcels, pipe networks, and points can all be matched to ArcGIS categories.
00:21
To add property set data, on the Manage tab, Property Set Data panel, select Define Property Sets.
00:29
In the Style Manager dialog box, from the Property Set Definitions tab, scroll down to, and right-click Depth.
00:38
In the pop-up menu, select New, and a new property set appears in the folder tree.
00:45
Rename the new property set “Proposed_Manholes” for this example.
00:50
Now you can configure this property set to add it to your proposed sewer manholes.
00:56
For instance, you can create attributes that will help you with asset management,
01:01
such as who the manholes were installed by, the date of the installation, and the condition of the manhole upon inspection.
01:09
To do this, click Add New to create a new property for your project.
01:14
Then, in the text field, type “Installed-By”, and click OK.
01:19
This creates the first attribute.
01:21
For the date of the manhole installation, click Add New again, but this time in the text field, type “Installation_Date”.
01:29
Click OK.
01:31
For the final attribute, click Add New once more, name it, “Asset_Condition”, and click OK.
01:38
Next, from the Applies To tab, select Structure, click Apply, and then click OK.
01:46
Now, you can assign any of these attributes to any manhole in your model.
01:52
In the drawing, select the manholes to which you want to assign the property set.
01:58
This example demonstrates how to publish as-built information for a city or municipality.
02:04
Since the corresponding real-world assets change over time,
02:08
keep in mind that you can always add data at any point for asset management.
02:13
After you are done, pick a manhole in your drawing. Right-click it and select Properties….
02:20
In the Properties palette, you can control the properties of the manhole you selected.
02:26
In the Extended Data tab, click Add Property Sets.
02:30
Then, in the Add Property Sets dialog box, select Clear All, enable Proposed Manholes, and click OK.
02:39
Still in the Properties palette, you now see all the property set data attributes you configured earlier.
02:45
You can now add documentation to the property set data.
02:49
In this example, in the Asset_Condition field, “Good” is entered to describe the condition of the manholes.
02:56
To check that all the attributes you noted have been applied, again pick a manhole in your drawing.
03:02
Right-click it and select Properties….
03:04
Now you can see that everything you noted is represented in your property set.
03:09
To publish your model with the newly added attributes, on the ribbon, Output tab, Publish panel, select Publish to ArcGIS.
03:18
In the ArcGIS dialog box, click Connect.
03:23
The Selection page of the Publish to ArcGIS dialog box displays, where you can select the Civil 3D objects you want to publish.
03:32
For this example, click Clear All to deselect all the objects and subcomponents in the data tree.
03:40
Then, click Collapse All, select the Pipe Networks collection of objects, enable sewer line a use, and click OK.
03:49
The Publish to ArcGIS wizard displays, starting with the Area of Interest page.
03:55
This page shows the area on the map where the selected objects will be published.
03:60
Review the area for accuracy, and then click Next.
04:04
On the Layer Definition page, review that the two ArcGIS feature types are correct and adjust the layer names if you want.
04:12
In this example, PROPOSEDPipe and PROPOSEDStructure are used.
04:17
Click Next.
04:19
Then, on the Items Setting page, in the Service Name field, verify that you have the project name you want.
04:26
In the Tags field, type in a tag name, or select a pre-existing tag from the selection of default tags.
04:33
For this example, redtail is the tag for the model.
04:37
Next, expand Advanced Settings.
04:41
To configure the sharing options for your published model, select all the groups you want to share your design layout with.
04:48
For this example, the Autodesk and the AMER groups are chosen.
04:52
Click Publish.
04:53
After you successfully publish content, in the message dialog box, click View in ArcGIS.
05:00
Now, you can look at the newly published attribute data in ArcGIS Online and verify that all the attributes are now included.
05:09
Keep in mind, however, if additional property set data is added in Civil 3D in the future, you will need to run the publishing process again.
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