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Flow direction arrows for water reticulation networks
The pipe flow direction can vary during the water reticulation network analysis. There might be situations where the flow direction for...

Antonin
Sep 4, 2020


Export a Civil 3D drawing to AutoCAD
There are various ways to export a Civil 3D drawing to AutoCAD. Unfortunately, there are cases in which some options do not work, they...

Antonin
Aug 28, 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...

Antonin
Aug 11, 2020


Culverts Analysis
This video is a continuation of the Culverts design and sections video which can be accessed from this link: https://www.devotechgroup.co...

Antonin
Jul 20, 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...

Antonin
Jun 19, 2020


Negative coordinate system for Esri and Bing maps in Civil 3D
In many countries designs must be done in the 3rd or 4th quadrant of the coordinate system which often causes issues with Esri or Bing...

Antonin
May 29, 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...

Antonin
May 18, 2020


Tank with atmospheric inflow
The following video demonstrates how to model a water tank with an atmospheric inflow: This video can also be found in our Training on...

Antonin
Apr 29, 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,...

Antonin
Apr 20, 2020


How to activate viewport below another viewport
If you have two viewports created on top of each other, it seems impossible to select a specific viewport (Civil 3D will automatically...

Antonin
Apr 6, 2020


Move COGO point label items individually
Some COGO point labels contain multiple items, e.g. X and Y coordinates. It is possible to move items individually If they were created...

Antonin
Feb 24, 2020


Reverse vertical alignment direction
UPDATE: Devotech iDAS 12.5 and newer have the commands to reverse multiple horizontal and vertical alignments, so there is no longer a...

Antonin
Jan 17, 2020


Cesspit (sump) structures
Devotech received a request from a client to develop cesspit (sump) structures which will be attached to the bottom of a channel. The...

Antonin
Jan 10, 2020


Remove dynamic link for corridor solids
Autodesk Civil 3D allows the creation of solids from a corridor, which are dynamically linked to the corridor. Meaning that if you change...

Antonin
Dec 6, 2019


Run water network analysis with parallel pumps
We created a new video on how to run a water network analysis with two parallel pumps. The video explains how to find the required pump...

Antonin
Nov 29, 2019


Where can I download the latest Devotech iDAS Civil 3D Template and Pipe Network Catalogue?
Devotech iDAS users often request the latest template, help file, pipe network catalogue or subassemblies, to stay up to date with the...

Antonin
Nov 21, 2019


Hashtags (Keywords)
Use the hashtags below to find the related posts. #Adjust #Alignment #Analysis #BandSet #Barrel #Bellmouth #BowTie #BoxCulvert #BulkWater...

Antonin
Nov 21, 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...

Antonin
Oct 25, 2019


Combined longitudinal section for pipes, culverts and channels
Devotech developed a new profile view style, band set, and labels for the stormwater longitudinal sections, it can display the details...

Antonin
Oct 18, 2019


Mysterious blue lines next to the profile view
Some Civil 3D users may experience that strange blue lines appear next to a profile view: To remove these lines, recalculate the...

Antonin
Sep 26, 2019
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