Set up shared coordinates to provide a common coordinate system for models.
Transcript
00:04
In this file, we have our topography modeled
00:06
along with the road and other site components.
00:09
Plus, we have two linked models,
00:11
one for the residence block
00:13
and one for the studio block
00:16
looking in the site plan view,
00:20
we can see we have the coordinate markers for our current project,
00:24
have the internal origin point, the project base point
00:27
and the survey point.
00:29
And they're all currently in the same location.
00:32
This means that the coordinates for this model
00:35
are being generated from this location.
00:39
So to show this from the annotate ribbon tab on the dimension panel,
00:43
I'll choose to place some spot coordinates.
00:46
If I select the end of the slab down here,
00:49
we can see that that coordinate has a minus north value.
00:52
That's because it's below the actual origin point.
00:56
And I'll specify a point up here by this path.
00:59
We can see that that has a positive value
01:02
and the eastern value are the same on both as they're on a vertical line
01:06
and they're just 8 ft or so to the east of this coordinate point,
01:10
we can see the linked models and their coordinate points as well.
01:14
And we can see that they're all in the same location within their models.
01:17
And these models have been positioned by just moving,
01:20
rotating and aligning them into the correct location
01:23
within this site file
01:25
as we now have them in the correct location,
01:28
we'll set up some shared coordinates.
01:31
And this means that should we need to link the two blocks together in their own files,
01:36
we can use the shared coordinates to position them accurately
01:39
and equally, we could link the site model into either of these blocks
01:43
using the shared coordinates.
01:44
So that would come in in the right place relative to the buildings.
01:49
We can also set up shared coordinates between rev models and DWG files.
01:55
And this can be particularly useful if the DWG
01:58
has been based on a survey or official GIS data
02:02
as it will contain the correct coordinates and north orientation for our site,
02:07
we have ad WG of that nature for this project.
02:11
So we'll go to the insert ribbon tab
02:13
from the link panel. We'll choose to link CAD
02:17
and we'll choose the home studio GIS plan.
02:20
We'll leave the import options as they are.
02:22
We'll note the position and is currently auto origin to internal origin.
02:27
So I'll open this up
02:30
and now zoom in out, we can see where our DWG has been located.
02:35
So not only is it away from the current site, it's also at a different angle
02:39
and this is the true north orientation of our site
02:43
as opposed to the convenient angle that we have it on
02:46
because it's easier to work on the screen when it's straight rather than rotated.
02:52
So to set up the shed coordinates, we'll first move the DWG to align with our
02:56
site.
02:57
So we'll select this
02:59
and because we bought it in origin to internal origin,
03:01
we'll need to unpin it before we can move it.
03:05
So we'll now choose move,
03:07
we'll select a convenient location such as the end of the slab here
03:10
and we'll snap that to the end of the slab in our
03:13
model.
03:16
And whilst it's still selected, we'll now rotate it.
03:18
So from the modify ribbon tab, we'll choose, rotate,
03:21
I'll choose to place the center of rotation
03:24
and we'll place it
03:25
at the end of the wall where we've just located it.
03:28
And now we can select the line in the DWG file and align that to our rev model.
03:34
Now zooming out,
03:35
we can see that the CAD drawing perfectly aligns with our rivet site.
00:04
In this file, we have our topography modeled
00:06
along with the road and other site components.
00:09
Plus, we have two linked models,
00:11
one for the residence block
00:13
and one for the studio block
00:16
looking in the site plan view,
00:20
we can see we have the coordinate markers for our current project,
00:24
have the internal origin point, the project base point
00:27
and the survey point.
00:29
And they're all currently in the same location.
00:32
This means that the coordinates for this model
00:35
are being generated from this location.
00:39
So to show this from the annotate ribbon tab on the dimension panel,
00:43
I'll choose to place some spot coordinates.
00:46
If I select the end of the slab down here,
00:49
we can see that that coordinate has a minus north value.
00:52
That's because it's below the actual origin point.
00:56
And I'll specify a point up here by this path.
00:59
We can see that that has a positive value
01:02
and the eastern value are the same on both as they're on a vertical line
01:06
and they're just 8 ft or so to the east of this coordinate point,
01:10
we can see the linked models and their coordinate points as well.
01:14
And we can see that they're all in the same location within their models.
01:17
And these models have been positioned by just moving,
01:20
rotating and aligning them into the correct location
01:23
within this site file
01:25
as we now have them in the correct location,
01:28
we'll set up some shared coordinates.
01:31
And this means that should we need to link the two blocks together in their own files,
01:36
we can use the shared coordinates to position them accurately
01:39
and equally, we could link the site model into either of these blocks
01:43
using the shared coordinates.
01:44
So that would come in in the right place relative to the buildings.
01:49
We can also set up shared coordinates between rev models and DWG files.
01:55
And this can be particularly useful if the DWG
01:58
has been based on a survey or official GIS data
02:02
as it will contain the correct coordinates and north orientation for our site,
02:07
we have ad WG of that nature for this project.
02:11
So we'll go to the insert ribbon tab
02:13
from the link panel. We'll choose to link CAD
02:17
and we'll choose the home studio GIS plan.
02:20
We'll leave the import options as they are.
02:22
We'll note the position and is currently auto origin to internal origin.
02:27
So I'll open this up
02:30
and now zoom in out, we can see where our DWG has been located.
02:35
So not only is it away from the current site, it's also at a different angle
02:39
and this is the true north orientation of our site
02:43
as opposed to the convenient angle that we have it on
02:46
because it's easier to work on the screen when it's straight rather than rotated.
02:52
So to set up the shed coordinates, we'll first move the DWG to align with our
02:56
site.
02:57
So we'll select this
02:59
and because we bought it in origin to internal origin,
03:01
we'll need to unpin it before we can move it.
03:05
So we'll now choose move,
03:07
we'll select a convenient location such as the end of the slab here
03:10
and we'll snap that to the end of the slab in our
03:13
model.
03:16
And whilst it's still selected, we'll now rotate it.
03:18
So from the modify ribbon tab, we'll choose, rotate,
03:21
I'll choose to place the center of rotation
03:24
and we'll place it
03:25
at the end of the wall where we've just located it.
03:28
And now we can select the line in the DWG file and align that to our rev model.
03:34
Now zooming out,
03:35
we can see that the CAD drawing perfectly aligns with our rivet site.
