• InfoDrainage
  • Civil 3D

Working with tables

Follow the steps that ensure data can be ordered and edited efficiently.


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you can access and interpret data tables

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for various model elements in info drainage

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on the ribbon

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build tab data panel

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click tables.

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The tables dialog opens

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here, you can choose what information you can see in the table

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and you can configure the appearance of the table.

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In the tables. Dialogue.

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There are four tabs across the top which

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correspond to the four layers of data content

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inflows,

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junctions,

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storm water controls

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and connections.

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The inflows tab is active

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below the tabs. There is a tree view on the left

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and the pain on the right displays the data you select in the tree view.

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There is also a tool bar with several controls for editing the data

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with the inflows tab active, click the inflows icon at the top of the tree view.

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Be aware that info drainage remembers the most

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recent objects that you were working with.

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So what you see in your table. When you click the inflows icon

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may differ from this example

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in the tree view,

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expand the inflows node

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and then expand the catchment area node

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here.

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You can choose which items you want to see in

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the table by checking the box next to each.

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For example,

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expand the time of concentration node,

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enable the percentage impervious option

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and the percentage impervious column appears in the table

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For this exercise, enter 60 for the percentage impervious values.

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A quick way of doing this is to click and drag the

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top cell down to select the entire column of cells and then

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in the toolbar above the table.

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In the type box, change the value to 60 and then click the equal sign.

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This changes the value to 60. For all selected cells,

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click okay to accept the new values for the model

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as you can surmise from this example tables are great

02:10

for editing large amounts of data at one time.

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Use them throughout your model, build process to enter and edit the data quickly,

02:18

particularly for the percentage impervious values.

02:21

Also be aware that changes you make in a table, affect the model view and vice versa.

Video transcript

00:03

you can access and interpret data tables

00:05

for various model elements in info drainage

00:09

on the ribbon

00:10

build tab data panel

00:13

click tables.

00:15

The tables dialog opens

00:18

here, you can choose what information you can see in the table

00:22

and you can configure the appearance of the table.

00:25

In the tables. Dialogue.

00:26

There are four tabs across the top which

00:29

correspond to the four layers of data content

00:32

inflows,

00:33

junctions,

00:35

storm water controls

00:37

and connections.

00:39

The inflows tab is active

00:42

below the tabs. There is a tree view on the left

00:46

and the pain on the right displays the data you select in the tree view.

00:51

There is also a tool bar with several controls for editing the data

00:56

with the inflows tab active, click the inflows icon at the top of the tree view.

01:02

Be aware that info drainage remembers the most

01:04

recent objects that you were working with.

01:07

So what you see in your table. When you click the inflows icon

01:10

may differ from this example

01:13

in the tree view,

01:14

expand the inflows node

01:16

and then expand the catchment area node

01:19

here.

01:20

You can choose which items you want to see in

01:22

the table by checking the box next to each.

01:26

For example,

01:27

expand the time of concentration node,

01:31

enable the percentage impervious option

01:34

and the percentage impervious column appears in the table

01:38

For this exercise, enter 60 for the percentage impervious values.

01:43

A quick way of doing this is to click and drag the

01:46

top cell down to select the entire column of cells and then

01:51

in the toolbar above the table.

01:53

In the type box, change the value to 60 and then click the equal sign.

01:59

This changes the value to 60. For all selected cells,

02:04

click okay to accept the new values for the model

02:08

as you can surmise from this example tables are great

02:10

for editing large amounts of data at one time.

02:13

Use them throughout your model, build process to enter and edit the data quickly,

02:18

particularly for the percentage impervious values.

02:21

Also be aware that changes you make in a table, affect the model view and vice versa.

Step-by-step:

You can access and interpret data tables for various model elements in InfoDrainage.

  1. On the ribbon, Build tab, Data panel, click Tables to open the Tables dialog box.
    A closeup of the ribbon, Build tab, Data panel with Tables selected.
    Here, you can choose what information you can see in the table, and you can configure the appearance of the table. There are four tabs across the top, which correspond to the four types of data content: Inflows, Junctions, Stormwater Controls, and Connections.
  1. From the dialog box, open the Inflows tab.
    The Tables dialog box with the four tabs highlighted and the Inflows tab called out as selected.
  2. Expand the Inflows node, then expand the Catchment Area node.
    The Inflows tab with Inflows and Catchment Area nodes expanded.
  3. Expand the Time of Concentration node and enable the Percentage Impervious.
    Inflows tab with Time of Concentration expanded and Percentage Impervious selected.
  4. In the Percentage Impervious column, enter 60 for the Percentage Impervious values:
    1. Click and drag the top cell down to select the entire column of cells,
    2. In the toolbar above the table, in the type box, change the value to 60
    3. Click the equals sign (=).
  • The table with Percentage Impervious values entered.

Tables are great for editing large amounts of data at one time. Use them throughout your model build process to enter and edit the data quickly.

Be aware that changes you make in a table affect the model view, and vice-versa.

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