Sharing and using surface data with data shortcuts.
Transcript
00:04
Now in prospector, right, click on data shortcuts
00:07
and choose set working folder
00:10
in the dialogue, select civil 3d projects as the working folder.
00:15
This is the folder that our projects are stored in
00:18
click select folder,
00:21
right? Click on data shortcuts again and choose set data shortcut project folder.
00:27
Select the Iowa City 0 to 10 project and click. OK.
00:33
Right. Click on data shortcuts again and choose create data shortcuts
00:39
in the create data shortcuts, dialogue, select existing ground and then click OK.
00:45
Now save the drawing.
00:47
We're now going to create a new design model for our road design and we'll
00:51
bring in the existing ground surface so that we can base our design on it.
00:56
Create a new drawing
00:58
use save as and save your new drawing in the 04
01:01
design models folder in the project and name it road design
01:07
in prospector ensure the data shortcuts are expanded,
01:11
expand the surfaces collection under data shortcuts,
01:15
select the existing ground surface, right click and choose create reference
01:21
in the crate surface reference,
01:22
dialogue set the star to contours 1 ft and 5 ft background
01:26
and click OK.
01:28
In the drawing, you zoom extents to see the reference to surface.
01:34
Now save the drawing,
01:36
switch back to the
01:38
surface drawing
01:40
slip, the boundary polyline and drag it out using the grips as shown.
01:46
Save the drawing,
01:49
switch back to the road design drawing.
01:52
You should see a balloon notification informing you
01:55
that the data shortcut definitions may have changed.
01:59
Click on synchronize in the notification.
02:03
Close the event viewer. If it's displayed,
02:06
this might be called up and is displaying warnings
02:09
about brake lines in the surface which we can ignore
02:12
the surface will rebuild and display the latest version.
02:17
Finally,
02:18
I'm going to show you a different type of surface
02:19
boundary which you can use when importing very large surfaces.
02:25
In this example, I have the surface that was generated from ad file.
02:30
I can add an outer boundary to the surface and reduce its size in the model.
02:35
I'll save the drawing so that I can compare it later.
02:39
I've deleted the outer boundary and I'm also going
02:41
to delete the de file from the surface.
02:45
Now, I'm going to add a new boundary to my empty surface.
02:49
This time, I'm going to set it to a data clip boundary.
02:53
This type of boundary needs to be created before populating the
02:56
surface as it will be applied when data is added.
03:03
Now I'll add the dem file again and save the drawing with a different name.
03:13
When I compare the sizes of the drawing files,
03:16
you can see that the model with the data clip boundary
03:19
is significantly smaller than the model with the outer boundary.
03:23
This is because the data clip acts when data is imported
03:27
and will ignore any information that's outside the boundary.
03:31
The advantage is clear,
03:33
no data in the drawing that we don't need
03:36
and a smaller model file
03:38
that will improve performance.
00:04
Now in prospector, right, click on data shortcuts
00:07
and choose set working folder
00:10
in the dialogue, select civil 3d projects as the working folder.
00:15
This is the folder that our projects are stored in
00:18
click select folder,
00:21
right? Click on data shortcuts again and choose set data shortcut project folder.
00:27
Select the Iowa City 0 to 10 project and click. OK.
00:33
Right. Click on data shortcuts again and choose create data shortcuts
00:39
in the create data shortcuts, dialogue, select existing ground and then click OK.
00:45
Now save the drawing.
00:47
We're now going to create a new design model for our road design and we'll
00:51
bring in the existing ground surface so that we can base our design on it.
00:56
Create a new drawing
00:58
use save as and save your new drawing in the 04
01:01
design models folder in the project and name it road design
01:07
in prospector ensure the data shortcuts are expanded,
01:11
expand the surfaces collection under data shortcuts,
01:15
select the existing ground surface, right click and choose create reference
01:21
in the crate surface reference,
01:22
dialogue set the star to contours 1 ft and 5 ft background
01:26
and click OK.
01:28
In the drawing, you zoom extents to see the reference to surface.
01:34
Now save the drawing,
01:36
switch back to the
01:38
surface drawing
01:40
slip, the boundary polyline and drag it out using the grips as shown.
01:46
Save the drawing,
01:49
switch back to the road design drawing.
01:52
You should see a balloon notification informing you
01:55
that the data shortcut definitions may have changed.
01:59
Click on synchronize in the notification.
02:03
Close the event viewer. If it's displayed,
02:06
this might be called up and is displaying warnings
02:09
about brake lines in the surface which we can ignore
02:12
the surface will rebuild and display the latest version.
02:17
Finally,
02:18
I'm going to show you a different type of surface
02:19
boundary which you can use when importing very large surfaces.
02:25
In this example, I have the surface that was generated from ad file.
02:30
I can add an outer boundary to the surface and reduce its size in the model.
02:35
I'll save the drawing so that I can compare it later.
02:39
I've deleted the outer boundary and I'm also going
02:41
to delete the de file from the surface.
02:45
Now, I'm going to add a new boundary to my empty surface.
02:49
This time, I'm going to set it to a data clip boundary.
02:53
This type of boundary needs to be created before populating the
02:56
surface as it will be applied when data is added.
03:03
Now I'll add the dem file again and save the drawing with a different name.
03:13
When I compare the sizes of the drawing files,
03:16
you can see that the model with the data clip boundary
03:19
is significantly smaller than the model with the outer boundary.
03:23
This is because the data clip acts when data is imported
03:27
and will ignore any information that's outside the boundary.
03:31
The advantage is clear,
03:33
no data in the drawing that we don't need
03:36
and a smaller model file
03:38
that will improve performance.
