AutoCAD Civil 3D :: Creating 3D Poly From Alignment And Profile

Aug 14, 2012

I've been asked to create a 3D poly from a given alignment and profile.

The only way I know to do it, is to create a feature line using the "createfeaturelinefromalign" command and exploding it.

My problem is that the resulting 3D poly loses a lot of the "precision" the feature line had (how closely it followed the alignment).

another way to create a 3D poly or of some method of maintaining the feature precision when exploding it?

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AutoCAD Civil 3D :: No Response After Selecting Create Profile View When Creating Alignment

May 16, 2013

Having a rough time with Pipe Networks! I am working an example from the Mastering C3D book (P. 371) as in the following steps:

1.Clicked SS structure(16)

2.Selected Create Alignment from Network on ribbon

3.Selected last structure(18), hit Enter

4.Changed options as needed in Create Align from Network - Create Profile and Profile View check box: Selected

5.Changed options and clicked Create Profile View

At this point the program pauses, then a dialog box trys to partially fill the screen but is all white then fades away as fast as it appeared and I'm stuck with a paperweight that beeps at me everytime I click the mouse, no panning or zooming response at this time. The command line is prompting me for the profile origin. I can switch to other apps and bring up TM and when I attempt to end C3D then it tells me that it can't because waiting for response. I can then cancel the prompt to save the drawing and C3D exits the active command and control is returned.

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Civil 3D 2013 SP 1, 64 bit
Dell Precision T5600, 16 GB
Win 7 Professional 64 bit
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It's a no-go AFAICT.  The only profile available for me to select for these labels is the original ground profile from the surface.

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I imported Google earth surface (at eye alt 600m) to civil 3d 2012 and created an alignment of length 181m.

When I exported same alignment to Google earth , it showed the length as 190m ( the difference increases with increase in length of alignment) And also the profile view of the alignment in the Civil D & Google earth varies.

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Mar 14, 2013

Im creating a Profile Bandset and would like to have multiple surface/profile elevations shown, ie: EG, FG, Back of Curb and Back of walk. While creating this bandset I see that the text component editor properties only has code for profile 1 elevation and profile 2 elevation in the properties area, which the code for this looks like below.

<[Profile1 Elevation(Uft|P2|RN|Sn|OF|AP)]>
<[Profile2 Elevation(Uft|P3|RN|AP|Sn|OF)]>

Ive tried to write my own code using the profile 2 as an example but it doesnt seem to work as a 3rd surface/profile and only seems to mimic the profile 2 elevation when placed in the band

My questions are as follows

1) does Civil 3d only allow 2 surface elevations in any band set? if it does allow more profiles/surface elevations what am i missing to create it? 

2) if Civil 3d does alow for multiple surfaces to be shown in the band set how do i get the text component editor to supply the extra profile elevation codes? or would i need to create from scratch

3) if i need to write the code from scratch does any listing of the codes and meanings of each code ie what does RN, Uft, Sn and so forth do and mean .

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Sep 25, 2013

1/ I have spent alot of time setting up profiles so all the information on the profile are dynamic and to our company standards.  I have created the alignments along the road centrelines and created the profiles for those alignments.  Wouldn't you know it they made changes to the site plan.  When I click on the alignment and select Edit Aligment Geometry, the Alignment Layout Tools come up but I can't select any of the tools to edit the alignment.  Am I missing something.

2/ Can I create a new alignment called street A (revised) and associate it to the profile currently associated to street A (orig) so I don't have to rebuild all the profile labels etc?

Civil 3D 2013
Windows 8
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
32. GB
64-bit Oepration System, x64-based processor
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I created a profile for an alignment (which has 2 offsets) and also an assembly with two assembly offsets. I wanted to create a corridor where my assembly offsets will have the same profile but will be on different alignments  (alignment offsets).

In the corridor properties / parameters, I got an error : duplicate profile found. Should I copy the profile (for each offset) in different profile views (for each offset) ? Or there is a better way to do that ?

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Mar 27, 2012

I'm wanting to make a corridor model from an imported DGN that contains centerlines and edges of pavement for a neighborhood.  From 2011 and 2012, the import creates splines while 2010 and older create 3d polylines. The alignment creation from objects does not work on a 3d polyline or spline and I have no clue how to make a profile from the same object.  How could I go about making an alignment and profile from a 3d spline or 3d polyline?

Infrastructure Design Suite Premium 2014
Civil 3D 2014 x64
Windows 7 64-bit
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Aug 5, 2013

As we have a option of creating the profile from file ,by using that option we get PVI point but not the curves so every time want to copy a alignment from one profile to another in order to maintain the same levels in both the profiles using create profile from file options curves will not be copied but its pvi points will be displayed so i need to convert those pvi points to curves .

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Oct 18, 2012

Moving profile or alignment, I’m not sure why moving profile introduces a problem! Some data is missed!

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Mar 8, 2012

I have a centerline alignment defined from a polyline that starts at the middle of an existing T-intersection and starts with Sta 1+00.

When I draw the existing profile using this alignment I want it to show starting from Sta 0+50, while the plan view maintains a visible centerline starting at 1+00.  I can get the grid to display the 'previous' 50 feet easily enough, but not the existing surface line(s).

Is this possible?
 
Windows 7-64
8GB RAM
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I created an offset alignment of Alignment 2 - Left 8 ft.  I Created a Surface Profile from the 8 ft offset.  Using that surface profile along Alignment 2 might be good enough, but I'd prefer to use the surface profile created from Alignment 1 because it represents my high point.  I am creating a construction grade x-sec assembly that will run along (or 3-6 inches higher than the existing Centerline).  But I want to hold Alignment 2. 

I think what I need to do is to be able to hold Alignment 2, but use the Profile generated from Alignment 1 in my Corridor.

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I used to do this all the time in 2012 and never had this problem. I am using 2013 with the latest update..

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Sep 25, 2012

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Nov 26, 2012

Here is my expression:

IF((FMOD({Raw Station}+5,15))!=0,-1,({Profile Elevation}-100*FLOOR({Profile Elevation}/100)))

I have also tried it without a pair of brackets:

IF((FMOD({Raw Station}+5,15))!=0,-1,{Profile Elevation}-100*FLOOR({Profile Elevation}/100))

and I have tried it using {Station Value} instead of {Raw Station}

Here's what it's meant to do (because it's a long one):

If the station value + 5 is not divisible by 15, return -1
If the station value + 5 is divisible by 15, return the profile elevation, 
if the profile elevation is in the 100 range, subtract 100
if the profile elevation is in the 200 range, subtract 200...etc 

Here is my conundrum: If I use the expression in a profile label, it works fine.  But if I use it in an alignment label as reference text, it returns -1 for every value.

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What would cause this? It worked fine doing the exact same thing yesterday, but today it's not. 

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ALIGNMENT B
STA: 12+83.67
ELEV: 435.87

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In the screenshots below, I got the message “The specified station is not valid for this object” and couldn’t proceed!

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