Assistance documents for Civil
3D
CAD drawing functions and
importing survey information
from data collectors are
available below.
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Tool
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Description |
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Download Points (PDF; 40 KB) |
Download points from a data collector using Microsoft Active Sync. |
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Getting Started (PDF; 714 KB) |
Create a new drawing, import points, create existing ground surface (create contours). |
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Combining Two Surveys (PDF; 87 KB) |
Move and rotate points from two different surveys from the same site that have common points. |
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Alignments and Profiles (PDF; 286 KB) |
Create alignments and profiles for existing and finished ground. |
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Cross Sections (PDF; 451 KB) |
Create cross sections for many different practices. Calculate earthwork volumes and area for waterways, diversions, and similar practices. |
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Assemblies and Corridors (PDF; 735 KB) |
Model and generate grading for waterways, diversions, and similar practices. Create a channel template and a 3D model of a proposed design based on alignments, profiles, and assemblies. Create a surface from a corridor, print the surface, and create stake-out points. |
Grading - Dam without Spillway Example
(PDF; 575 KB) |
Draw a simple dam (no spillway) using feature lines and grading creation tools to compute volumes. |
Grading - Dam with Spillway Example
(PDF; 1 MB) |
Draw a complex dam with a semicircular berm around the pipe inlet and an emergency spillway using grading creation tools to compute the volumes. |
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Grading - Manure Storage Facility Example (PDF; 403 KB) |
Draw an earthen pit using feature lines, grading creation tools, and computing volumes. |
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Helpful Hints (PDF; 221 KB) |
Several quick hints on Civil 3D functionality. |
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Wisconsin FIPS Codes for Aerial Photo Insertion (PDF; 319 KB) |
Map of Wisconsin showing the county FIPS codes used for aerial photo insertion into Civil 3D. |
Point Group Raw Descriptions
(PDF; 41 KB) |
A list of raw descriptions included in the point groups for the Wisconsin Civil 3D Template. |
Wisconsin State Plane Coordinate Zones
(PDF; 94 KB) |
Map of Wisconsin State Plane Coordinate Zones for Surveying and Imagery. |
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Inserting Imagery with Coordinates from Arcmap into Civil 3D (PDF; 584 KB) |
How bring ortho imagery with coordinates into a Civil 3D drawing. |
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