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From InfraWorks, share project data, connect it to Civil 3D and Revit, and produce initial documentation and material assessments.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:04
Once the bridge data that was originated in Infraworks has been connected to Civil 3D,
00:09
we can see how the designer can start to produce useful documentation, such as bridge longitudinal sections,
00:16
by first creating a profile view and then projecting the bridge objects onto it.
00:23
When the longitudinal view has been created, the designer can then progress it
00:27
by adding the necessary annotations and dimensional information.
00:33
Another example of how the same data can be used to create documentation is how we connect the identical project data to Revit.
00:48
Connecting to the same Infraworks data in Revit is completed in two stages.
00:54
Firstly, by carrying out any necessary mapping of bridge components to equivalent Revit categories,
01:01
and then by connecting to the data itself which produces the bridge model.
01:06
If the surface data is required in Revit for the purposes of creating documentation,
01:11
this can be obtained from Civil 3D by publishing the surface data from Civil 3D
01:16
and then using the shared reference point workflow to coordinate it in Revit.
01:27
The first stage of the process is to create the shared reference point by identifying a common point on both the Civil 3D
01:34
and Revit models and specifying the orientation.
01:37
These values are then saved to a common cloud location.
01:44
The next part of the process in Civil 3D is to publish the service data and save that to a designated cloud location,
01:52
which will be accessed by Revit.
01:57
Once back in Revit, we can use the Shared Coordinates tool to specify the common point and orientation as we did in Civil 3D,
02:06
then pull in the coordinates data that was previously saved there.
02:11
This process also creates an additional site within Revit.
02:16
Once this site has been selected and made current using the Location and Site tool,
02:22
the designer is in a position to work with the shared surface data from Civil 3D that was saved to the cloud.
02:32
To obtain the surface data, the designer can use the Link Topography tool, identify the shared surface file,
02:40
and link it to the current bridge model.
02:43
Once this has been completed, the designer now has the complete project data and can start to plan the documentation phases.
02:58
Now that all the project data has been assembled,
03:00
the designer can create the necessary early-stage documentation in the normal way by creating and manipulating views,
03:07
annotating them, and adding the dimensional information, as with Civil 3D.
03:13
Completed views can then be assembled onto usable sheets.
03:20
In addition, Revit's comprehensive scheduling capabilities can also be employed to itemize and schedule the bridge components.
03:28
These schedules can list every instance of a particular element and extract the properties into a tabular form.
03:35
This is very useful, for example, in assessing material quantities in the early stages of projects.
Video transcript
00:04
Once the bridge data that was originated in Infraworks has been connected to Civil 3D,
00:09
we can see how the designer can start to produce useful documentation, such as bridge longitudinal sections,
00:16
by first creating a profile view and then projecting the bridge objects onto it.
00:23
When the longitudinal view has been created, the designer can then progress it
00:27
by adding the necessary annotations and dimensional information.
00:33
Another example of how the same data can be used to create documentation is how we connect the identical project data to Revit.
00:48
Connecting to the same Infraworks data in Revit is completed in two stages.
00:54
Firstly, by carrying out any necessary mapping of bridge components to equivalent Revit categories,
01:01
and then by connecting to the data itself which produces the bridge model.
01:06
If the surface data is required in Revit for the purposes of creating documentation,
01:11
this can be obtained from Civil 3D by publishing the surface data from Civil 3D
01:16
and then using the shared reference point workflow to coordinate it in Revit.
01:27
The first stage of the process is to create the shared reference point by identifying a common point on both the Civil 3D
01:34
and Revit models and specifying the orientation.
01:37
These values are then saved to a common cloud location.
01:44
The next part of the process in Civil 3D is to publish the service data and save that to a designated cloud location,
01:52
which will be accessed by Revit.
01:57
Once back in Revit, we can use the Shared Coordinates tool to specify the common point and orientation as we did in Civil 3D,
02:06
then pull in the coordinates data that was previously saved there.
02:11
This process also creates an additional site within Revit.
02:16
Once this site has been selected and made current using the Location and Site tool,
02:22
the designer is in a position to work with the shared surface data from Civil 3D that was saved to the cloud.
02:32
To obtain the surface data, the designer can use the Link Topography tool, identify the shared surface file,
02:40
and link it to the current bridge model.
02:43
Once this has been completed, the designer now has the complete project data and can start to plan the documentation phases.
02:58
Now that all the project data has been assembled,
03:00
the designer can create the necessary early-stage documentation in the normal way by creating and manipulating views,
03:07
annotating them, and adding the dimensional information, as with Civil 3D.
03:13
Completed views can then be assembled onto usable sheets.
03:20
In addition, Revit's comprehensive scheduling capabilities can also be employed to itemize and schedule the bridge components.
03:28
These schedules can list every instance of a particular element and extract the properties into a tabular form.
03:35
This is very useful, for example, in assessing material quantities in the early stages of projects.
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