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Mar 6
Set maximum polyline length before converting to pipe network in Civil 3D
Before creating pipe networks from polylines, it is best practice to pre-process the polylines to ensure accuracy (no gaps between...
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Antonin
Nov 13, 2024
Pipe with low flow exhibiting zero velocity
When analyzing stormwater or sewer networks in Autodesk Civil 3D using Devotech iDAS, you may encounter a situation where pipes with a...
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Antonin
Oct 14, 2024
Remove lines through structures in final plot
If you print the pipe network profile views with the hydraulic and energy grade lines (HGL and EGL) turned off, you might see some lines...
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Antonin
Sep 11, 2024
Display flooded stormwater nodes in iDAS
To display flooded nodes in iDAS, follow these steps: Run the analysis (analysis must be successful) Go to the Reports - Node Flooding...
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Antonin
Aug 27, 2024
Structures not visible in 3D view
In some drawings, you may experience an issue where pipe network structures are visible in plan view but they are not visible in 3D view,...
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Antonin
May 21, 2024
Catchment properties for EPASWMM method in Civil 3D using iDAS
We received a request to record a training video on how to define catchment properties for the EPASWMM runoff method in Devotech iDAS...
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Antonin
Dec 6, 2023
Set reference surface for multiple pipe networks in Civil 3D
If there are question marks in the pipe network longitudinal section (profile view) instead of ground-level values, you need to set the...
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Antonin
Nov 13, 2023
Fix empty pipe network profile views in Civil 3D
If you import a new band set in the pipe network profile view, Autodesk® Civil 3D® resets the Data Source (under profile view...
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Antonin
Oct 17, 2023
Set reference alignments for the entire network in Civil 3D
If there are question marks in the pipe network longitudinal section (profile view) instead of station values, you need to set the...
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Antonin
Sep 29, 2023
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
Sep 18, 2023
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...
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Antonin
Sep 5, 2023
Import pipe network from SHP file to Civil 3D with and without iDAS
When importing pipe networks from an SHP file with the standard Civil 3D command, the pipe diameter mapping might not work the best....
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Antonin
May 26, 2023
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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Antonin
Mar 23, 2023
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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Antonin
Feb 8, 2023
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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Antonin
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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Antonin
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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Antonin
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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Antonin
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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Antonin
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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