Create Civil 3D structures from COGO points or CSV file
Creating structures from COGO points is almost the same as creating structures from a CSV file, because the COGO points can be exported...
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Antonin Vojtesek
- Sep 18
Spike in the pipe flow when analysing pipe network with iDAS in Civil 3D
When you analyse the stormwater or sewer networks in Autodesk® Civil 3D® with Devotech iDAS, you may experience a spike at the beginning...
Antonin Vojtesek
- Sep 5
Import pipe network from SHP file
When importing pipe networks from an SHP file, the pipe diameter mapping might not work the best. Several reasons for this may be: ...
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- May 26
Import a new pipe type to Civil 3D part list
The video below illustrates how to import new pipes to the part list from the catalogue. The workflow in the video can also be used for...
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- Mar 23
Rename Civil 3D alignments and profile views from pipe network structures
When you create plan production profile views, you might need to display the start and end structure names at the bottom of the profile...
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- Mar 2
Siphon design and analysis in Civil 3D with Devotech iDAS
When you design stormwater or sewer networks, you might need to go under some obstructions such as streams, tunnels and others. One...
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- Feb 8
Pipe network bill of materials improvements in iDAS 12.3
We added improvements in the pipe networks' bill of materials in Autodesk® Civil 3D® that are part of Devotech iDAS 12.3. Depth groups...
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- Aug 12, 2022
Why creating profile views for the entire network fails
Devotech iDAS automates many manual processes in Autodesk Civil 3D. One of them is automatically creating profile views for the entire...
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- Feb 25, 2022
Display HGL and EGL values in Civil 3D profile view bands
To display the hydraulic (HGL) and energy (EGL) grade line values in the Autodesk® Civil 3D® profile view bands, you need to run the pipe...
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- Dec 14, 2021
Import pipe network from Land XML to Civil 3D
When users want to import a network from Land XML to Autodesk Civil 3D, they need to specify the import settings. Use the Civil 3D...
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- Feb 26, 2021
Display pipe nominal diameter in structure table
Autodesk® Civil 3D® structure tables can only display limited properties of the connected pipes. The table excludes user-defined fields...
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- Jan 22, 2021
Pipe Manager mapping does not save automatically
If you need to adjust Pipe Manager mapping every time you open the Pipe Manager then you might not have the write access to the following...
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- Aug 11, 2020
Display crossing pipes in profile view
It is often required to display crossing pipes or services in the profile view (longitudinal section). The workflow in the video below...
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- Jun 19, 2020
Display Depth to Invert in the profile view band
The Depth to Invert is a property which is often required to be displayed in the profile view (longitudinal section): Unfortunately, the...
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- May 18, 2020
Rotate multiple structures at once
Autodesk Civil 3D structures must often align with other objects for instance road edges, alignments etc. Civil 3D only allows users to...
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- Apr 20, 2020
Pipes not extending to the structure symbol
This is a fairly common issue which occurs when changing the drawing scale. Generally it can be fixed using the Audit command,...
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- Oct 25, 2019
Change pipe colour as per pipe diameter
Designers often need to visually check the pipe sizes in plan. Using different colours for different pipe diameters is a very efficient...
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- Jul 30, 2019
Improve the performance of Autodesk Civil 3D when editing a pipe network vertically
Pipe network editing in Autodesk® Civil 3D® tends to be very slow, especially when the plan production longitudinal sections are in the...
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- Apr 16, 2019
How to create a Civil 3D table for a specific structure type
In certain instances you need to create a structure table for a specific structure type, e.g.: air valves, scour valve, manholes, house...
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