Share bridge project data

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Once the bridge data that was originated in

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Infra works has been connected to civil 3d,

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we can see how the designer can start to produce useful documentation

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such as bridge longitudinal sections

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by first creating a profile view

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and then projecting the bridge objects onto it.

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When the longitudinal view has been created,

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the designer can then progress it by

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adding the necessary annotations and dimensional information.

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Another example of how the same data can be used to create documentation

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is how we connect the identical project data to rev it

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connecting to the same Infra works data in rit

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is completed in two stages.

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Firstly, by carrying out any necessary mapping of bridge components

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to equivalent rit

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categories

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and then by connecting to the data itself which produces the bridge model.

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If the surface data is required in

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rit for the purposes of creating documentation,

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this can be obtained from civil 3d

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by publishing the surface data from civil 3d and then

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using the shared reference point workflow to coordinate it in

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rit.

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The first stage of the process is to create the shared reference point

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by identifying a common point on both the civil 3d and rivet models

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and specifying the orientation.

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These values are then saved to a common cloud location.

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The next part of the process in civil 3D

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is to publish the surface data

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and save that to a designated cloud location

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which will be accessed by rivet.

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Once back in rev it,

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we can use the shared coordinates tool to specify the common point and orientation

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as we did in civil 3D

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and then pull in the coordinates data

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that was previously saved there.

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This process also creates an additional site within rivet.

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Once this site has been selected and made current using the location and site tool,

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the designer is in a position to work with the shared surface data from civil 3D

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that was saved to the cloud

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to obtain the surface data.

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The designer can use the link topography tool,

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identify the shared surface file and link it to the current bridge model.

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Once this has been completed,

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the designer now has the complete project data

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and can start to plan the documentation phases.

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Now that all the project data has been assembled.

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The designer can create the necessary early stage documentation in the normal way

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by creating and manipulating views,

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annotating them and adding the dimensional information as with civil 3d

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completed views can then be assembled onto usable sheets.

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In addition,

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rev it's comprehensive scheduling capabilities can also be

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employed to itemize and schedule the bridge components.

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These schedules can list every instance of a particular element

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and extract the properties into a tabular form.

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This is very useful, for example, in assessing material quantities

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in the early stages of projects.