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Share a custom pipe catalog with assigned rules and share a subassembly palette by exporting a custom profile.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
When you customize objects or catalogs within your Civil 3D project,
00:07
such as pipe catalogs or subassemblies,
00:10
you can easily share these customizations with other project members.
00:14
This helps to maintain consistency and standardization throughout the project.
00:19
In this example, begin by sharing a custom pipe catalog.
00:23
With your project open in Civil 3D, on the Modify tab, in the Design panel, click Pipe Network.
00:31
Then, on the contextual tab, select Parts List > Set Network Catalog.
00:39
In the Pipe Network Catalog Settings dialog, for Catalog folder,
00:44
click Browse to locate and select the folder for the SQLite file with the catalogs that you wish to share.
00:51
Here, leave the default location and click Open.
00:55
Back in the Pipe Network Catalog Settings dialog, select the desired Pipe catalog and Structure catalog, then click OK.
01:05
Prior to sharing, you may need to create different rules for your catalog,
01:12
which are stored in the styles of your template.
01:15
On the Toolspace Settings tab, within Pipe, expand Pipe Rule Set, and within Structure, expand Structure Rule Set.
01:25
This allows you to view the existing rules for each.
01:29
To create a new rule set, here, right-click Pipe Rule Set and select New.
01:35
In the dialog, on the Information tab, type a Name, such as “Custom”.
01:44
Then, to add a rule, on the Rules tab, click Add Rule.
01:49
Select the Category, such as Storm Sewer, and then select the Rule name.
01:55
Here, Cover and Slope is used.
01:58
Click OK.
01:60
You can now adjust parameter values to define the rule.
02:06
Expand Cover and Slope, and in this case, set the Minimum Slope to 2,
02:12
the Maximum Slope to 10, the Minimum Cover to 5,
02:16
and the Maximum Cover to 15.
02:20
To add another rule, click Add Rule and follow the same steps.
02:26
In this case, click Cancel, then click OK twice.
02:32
Next, follow the same steps to create a new structure rule set.
02:38
In this case, create a set called “Custom”, then add a Set Sump Depth rule, with the Sump Depth set to 3.
02:52
Click OK.
02:57
Once you have finished creating and adding pipe and structure rules,
03:00
share the template to make these styles available to project members.
03:05
If your project contains infrastructure elements, such as roadways,
03:09
you may also want to share custom subassemblies;
03:13
for example, if you have created a custom palette.
03:17
First, import the subassemblies into the drawing, if needed.
03:22
On the Home tab, in the Palettes panel, click Tool Palettes, which opens to the Assemblies tab.
03:29
Right-click the Tool Palettes title bar and select Import Subassemblies.
03:35
For the Source File, click Browse to search for and select the appropriate .pkt file, then click Open.
03:51
Once the subassemblies are imported into your Tool Palettes,
03:56
you can create a custom profile to share with team members.
03:60
Right-click a blank space in the drawing and select Options.
04:06
On the Profiles tab, select the profile, and then click Export.
04:13
In the Export Profile dialog, type a File name, and then click Save to create the .arg file.
04:23
Click OK.
04:27
To access the shared subassembly palette, from the Options dialog,
04:33
team members can now click Import, select the .arg file for the custom profile,
04:39
and then click Open.
Video transcript
00:03
When you customize objects or catalogs within your Civil 3D project,
00:07
such as pipe catalogs or subassemblies,
00:10
you can easily share these customizations with other project members.
00:14
This helps to maintain consistency and standardization throughout the project.
00:19
In this example, begin by sharing a custom pipe catalog.
00:23
With your project open in Civil 3D, on the Modify tab, in the Design panel, click Pipe Network.
00:31
Then, on the contextual tab, select Parts List > Set Network Catalog.
00:39
In the Pipe Network Catalog Settings dialog, for Catalog folder,
00:44
click Browse to locate and select the folder for the SQLite file with the catalogs that you wish to share.
00:51
Here, leave the default location and click Open.
00:55
Back in the Pipe Network Catalog Settings dialog, select the desired Pipe catalog and Structure catalog, then click OK.
01:05
Prior to sharing, you may need to create different rules for your catalog,
01:12
which are stored in the styles of your template.
01:15
On the Toolspace Settings tab, within Pipe, expand Pipe Rule Set, and within Structure, expand Structure Rule Set.
01:25
This allows you to view the existing rules for each.
01:29
To create a new rule set, here, right-click Pipe Rule Set and select New.
01:35
In the dialog, on the Information tab, type a Name, such as “Custom”.
01:44
Then, to add a rule, on the Rules tab, click Add Rule.
01:49
Select the Category, such as Storm Sewer, and then select the Rule name.
01:55
Here, Cover and Slope is used.
01:58
Click OK.
01:60
You can now adjust parameter values to define the rule.
02:06
Expand Cover and Slope, and in this case, set the Minimum Slope to 2,
02:12
the Maximum Slope to 10, the Minimum Cover to 5,
02:16
and the Maximum Cover to 15.
02:20
To add another rule, click Add Rule and follow the same steps.
02:26
In this case, click Cancel, then click OK twice.
02:32
Next, follow the same steps to create a new structure rule set.
02:38
In this case, create a set called “Custom”, then add a Set Sump Depth rule, with the Sump Depth set to 3.
02:52
Click OK.
02:57
Once you have finished creating and adding pipe and structure rules,
03:00
share the template to make these styles available to project members.
03:05
If your project contains infrastructure elements, such as roadways,
03:09
you may also want to share custom subassemblies;
03:13
for example, if you have created a custom palette.
03:17
First, import the subassemblies into the drawing, if needed.
03:22
On the Home tab, in the Palettes panel, click Tool Palettes, which opens to the Assemblies tab.
03:29
Right-click the Tool Palettes title bar and select Import Subassemblies.
03:35
For the Source File, click Browse to search for and select the appropriate .pkt file, then click Open.
03:51
Once the subassemblies are imported into your Tool Palettes,
03:56
you can create a custom profile to share with team members.
03:60
Right-click a blank space in the drawing and select Options.
04:06
On the Profiles tab, select the profile, and then click Export.
04:13
In the Export Profile dialog, type a File name, and then click Save to create the .arg file.
04:23
Click OK.
04:27
To access the shared subassembly palette, from the Options dialog,
04:33
team members can now click Import, select the .arg file for the custom profile,
04:39
and then click Open.
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