Archive for November 30th, 2007

I’m posting my papers here because there were some problems with the hard copies in class yesterday. I will also post them on AU Online (http://au.autodesk.com) as soon as I figure out how.

Get Your Head out of the Point Cloud:
Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® for Large Surface Datasets
Dana Breig Probert, Engineered Efficiency 
CV310-4 These days, we seem to be buried in data — but how much data is too much? It’s often difficult enough to open our data files, let alone build a meaningful TIN surface from them. We know we need to use high-tech field-collection information, such as LIDAR, Aerial Topography, and GPS points, so let’s figure out a way to use it with the software and computer systems we currently have in our office.

Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® for Stormwater Management Tasks: Part I, Hydrology
Dana Breig Probert, Engineered Efficiency 
CV314-2 This class will show you how to harness the power of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 to assist in designing and performing a TR-55/TR-20 or Rational Method Stormwater Management Analysis, including techniques for annotating plans, creating tables and preparing for modeling in your favorite hydrology software package.Click more to get the papers (you must take a moment to register if you are new to our site).

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Finally, since my class was over this morning, I can give the official answer - kinda, but not that great.    Brilliant, huh?

Thanks to all that attended my class this morning - I had a lot of fun, and would like to thank my former coworker, Mike Massey for his assistance with it.    I’ll be posting the handout later this week for anyone interested in how to make the two programs work together.  

Here’s a question for any of you who are currently trying to use both Civil 3D and Revit - I know that using shared coordinates should make Revit export drawing files out to the correct coordinate system, but we’ve had issues with that.    If anyone has made it work correctly, please email me and let me know how you’ve done it.    My address is my first name dot my last name at this domain - Thanks!

So, in today’s “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Vault” class, I mentioned that the City of Dallas has (had?) a requirement for sewer profiles at 20 and six. I offered a copy of Mastering Civil 3D 2008 for those that could discern why. I promised I’d tell after the exhibit hall closed, so here you go. Login and read on for the answer.

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