A long time ago, this was With Softdesk, Another story, but in this case we will see how to do it using AutoDesk Civil 3D In six steps.
1. Surface styles
Styles are geometry and display settings that are created in AutoCAD, where the type of lines, colors, layers, smooth curves or various shapes that the created geometries will have are established. Since it is not the case in this post, I will use a file that already has styles stored, at the end it is indicated how to download said file.
These styles can be viewed and modified in the "Settings" tab, can also be copied and made new.
2. Create the surface
For this, in the tools panel, we select "surfaces", with the right mouse button choosing "create surface". In the panel we indicate that it is a TIN type surface, and we select the layer where it will be hosted, in my case I will do it in C-TOPO.
As a name we assign it "Geofumadas terrain" and in the description "Test ground".
By doing OK we can see that the surface has been created, with the structure of objects that will characterize it. It can be edited by right clicking on the surface and selecting “Surface Properties”.
3. Add data to the surface
In this case, we will add a file of points, before we saw how to do it From an external database. Now what I have is a txt file with coordinates in the form x, y, z.
So for this, we activate the option "Definition", and in this we look for "Point files". Here we right-click the mouse by choosing "Add".
In the panel we are going to indicate that what we are importing are points in the order ENZ Easting Northing Zelevation (X, Y, Z), and separated by commas. Then we look for the path of the txt file, and we do ok.
In this way, the points have been loaded into the file, but they have not only been entered as a layer of points but have become a surface operation.
In order to see this, we right click on the surface "Geofumadas Terrain" and Surface Properties, we will see in the "Definition" tab that in the lower panel appears as an operation.
To see the created surface, we right click on it, and select “zoom to”. The surface should be visible, with red points and white contour lines, as that is the standard style.
4. Customize the contour lines.
Now, to see the curves in another style, what we will do is right click on the surface "Geofumadas Terrain", then "Surface properties" and in the "Information" tab select the surface style.
In case of using “Borders & Contours”, then apply we have this:
If you place “Borders & Contours & Slopes”, the contour lines appear with a colored slope map.
There are other styles, so I leave them to try them out.
5. Other information.
It is also possible to see more data with respect to the surface created, in the tab "Analysis", always of "Surface Properties" like being a statistical table of the slopes, choosing range and pressing the arrow down.
6. Label the curves
To label the contours, what we do is, from the top menu "Surface / Add surface labels", here you can select different alternatives, we will use in this case "Contour - Multiple", then the polyline is marked and it is marking The quotas
If you want to do the exercise, here you can download:
The file Txt of the points
The dwg Which contains the template
The dwg With the elaborated exercise
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Thank you!
Use Zoom, in extended view, maybe it is but not what you are viewing on the screen.
Good morning everyone. My problem is the following, I do it step by step and it seems all good, but when I want to visualize it in C3D I do not see anything, I know that the file is there but because it appears as loaded and with a lot of layers created, but not I can not see or select anything. I suppose it will be foolish, but I'm stuck. Thanks in advance!
That's right, they are in UTM
the dice in the table (X; Y) are em UTM?
http://geofumadas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/puntos-geofumadas.txt
There is the file points
Excellent tutorial, but the text file of the points is fallen, you can upload it again please thanks
Is very good your page has very precise and consistent information congratulations!
THANK YOU, as soon as I practice it, I will reiterate my gratitude
Hello Leonardo, you only support the quotas.
Hello Leonardo, if you explain better. What do you mean you have quotas?
Does it mean that you have points on the map, with elevation, or xyz coordinates outside?
Hello very interesting friend your page alone that I have a doubt look I want to draw some contours but for this I only support myself with my dimensions or what I do with the computer the nuvel
I would like to know how to get the xyz coordinates ??
It is difficult to know what is happening to your file, because between 2010 and 2011 there were no changes related to the Civil 3D workspace that could be causing data loss. We also do not know if the project data is being stored in the XML of the file or in a database of a project.
I THOUGHT THAT THIS SPACE WAS HELPED TO DOUBTS THAT ONE HAS, BUT I CAN SEE THAT IT IS NOT SO. MAYBE FOR THE NEXT YEAR YOU CAN ANSWER ME…. THANKS, YOU ARE WELCOME
Hi, please help me, I would like to open a file of civil 3D worked in an 2011 version and saved in an 2010 version, but when you take it to another machine in 2010 version it does not open it all completely, that is, make the longitudinal profile on this machine. has 2011 version, but when I take it to the machine that has version 2010 does not open the line of the terrain in the profile, and since it was recorded in 2010 version as I repeat. Could it be that I have generated a database yet? and if so, you could help me as it is done so that I can open everything completely. Thank you
Brothers a great and excellent contribution I give the best rating
Hello my question is the following, what happens that I want to edit the design of the guitars of the longitudinal profiles but I do not manage to do that I can only add the guitars that come by default in civil. So I wanted to see if anyone can help me with that, the subject in summary form is that I want to add some information to guitars or bands of the profile and change the format
There are not many ways, as the program works with the data you bring from the field.
Hi, very good guide thanks ..
What happens is that it already generates the curves but then I have very far points and by default the program interpolates them ... How do I define the contour of the surface, so that my surface is closer to reality?
Thank you
Hello today I was exploring the web and I got this site: http://www.civil3d.tutorialesaldia.com There are a few 3d civilian tutorials, but they look good.
Very interesting article, I would like to know if you can help me edit a surface, what happens is that I want to add more lines and the program does not draw or allow me. See what solution I recommend
Thank you
Program or course for Contour ... Value in Bolivares
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I want to know the value in Bolivares Program
Send me course value
How much is the Course Value for Autocad Level curves 2010-2011
Please, how much does the course for autocad 2010-2011 and full instruction manual for 2010-2011 please? Thanks
hello .. support !!… .support !! How can I cut the contour surface to fit in a circle, it doesn't explode with X, and another way to edit the contour lines use it as a polyline… thanks… support guys !!! pa los bravos del civil3d
I want something about contours (standards)
Anyone know where I can get a video on video from civil 3d 2010?
Thank you.
That is part of what you define in the template, in surface style, in the option contours, contour intervals.
Minor interval and major interval, there you define to each how much you want the main curve and the secondary one.
Look at it this post
How can I vary the distance between the contour lines ???????????????
Ps I think this planito is every meter and if I want every 2 meters where I can modify that ?????????????????????????
En this post I show how to convert polylines to contours
Sorry for any comment about the consultation of polylias change to contour this is my Mail..mendezgeomen@gmail.com..
Thank you…
Regards,
I have a query, I mentioned that it is possible to change the style or format of polyline to one called contour, this is since the second is much lighter to work in civil.
I have contour files that have the property of polyline, now my concern is to know how that file changed the property so that these polylineas are now contour and the work with these is easier, but not lose the value of quota Possess.
Thank you…
Hi friend, how do I draw cross sections of a track and calculate the areas and volumes
Thank you
Daniel
Well I do not know, if it is a Windows meta file format file, you can open it with Adobe ilustrator, and export it to dxf.
If you say that it is as a block, is it because you can see it in AutoCAD ?, if so, and exploit it with the command xplode Does each curve have elevation?
On the contrary, if it is a wmf worked with WideLands, it is more difficult.
Hello, very good publication, congratulations! I would like to know if a .WMF file can be worked in civil 3d, it happens that it is as a block and half of the plane has contour lines and the other does not ... what do you suggest about it? thank you very much in advance
Hello Mario, at the end of the example appears the link to download the txt file that contains the coordinates of the work.
I guess you mean this.
Thanks for all the contributions, but I would like the database where they made the example if someone has it to please to be able to do that work, I leave my email Maherrerahn@gmail.com
Very good contribution helped me a lot
Thanks for the great contribution, another one of geofumadas
Hi, I need someone to help me draw autocad curves for the outline of a channel. It's a university job. I'm off to learn more. Canchig.vaca@hotmail.com
You can ungroup them with the explode command
OYE FRIEND, AND AFTER YOU HAVE CREATED THE CURVES AS I CAN DO TO EDIT ONE FOR ONE, BECAUSE SELECTING ANY PART DOES NOT TAKE THE LINE BUT ALL IMAGE.
Excellent, it has been very useful to me.
Where can I get more data to improve my contour lines….?
Thanks for the information and I was able to create the contour lines, following the procedure
Zcgt21:
You can create the digital model in two ways:
1. If what they gave you was a tif with elevation properties, you should do it from the left panel of civil 3D, in the prospector tab, right click on surface, and choose “create surface from dem”, and there you will choose your tif file.
2. From the mesh of lines you have, as these have 3D properties, you create points. For this you are going to:
-Points, create points. Then expand the panel that unfolds, in an arrow to the right,
-Specify in “Points creation”, prompt from elevations (automatic) and prompt for description (none).
-Then you choose the option to create miscellaneous points, in the “automatic” option and you will be asked to select the lines. You only have to select a few to test how it is coming out.
When you select from the Points panel, the ones created with their x, y, z coordinates should be displayed below. With this you can create the digital model as explained in this post.
You can download the file from here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FA1IN3V0
I have tried to download the file from where you uploaded it in Rapidshare, but I downloaded it with an error message.
another thing that I did not mention, is that they gave me the file dwg, an orthophoto in extension * .tif and an extension file * .tfw
something I do not mention is that I'm new to Civil 3D, I'm a user of Autocad, but not of Civil 3D
Excellent post, I just want to bother with the following:
As I can create contours having a grid that I provided the geographic institute of my country (Guatemala), I attach the link where you can download it:
When you see the file, each line has its respective XYZ coordinate, the area to create curves is quite extensive, try to do it with topocal but it complicates me, since the PC freezes.
Any help will be grateful.
Hello friend thanks for the contribution helped me a lot, hey you know how to create a longitudinal profile from the curve level thank you in advance
Excellent contribution
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I wonder I have autocad 2008 is different from the civil autocad 3d and if so, where I download the civil 3d
Thank you, it is of great help to be able to improve the design of topographic works …………
Good morning, I want to get styles for the autocad civil 3d to use defaults and not be configuring the styles every time a project is carried out ... thanks
Well the tutorial ... but, taking advantage of the topic:
How to do only one level curve specifying the elevation obviously?