There are many ways to bring conventional raw survey files into Civil 3D. Today I'll be discussing the RW5 format and a few methods for importing and adjusting this data. The key thing to remember is that if you would like to use Civil 3D to process and adjust conventional raw survey data, you'll need to convert the raw format into Autodesk's FBK (Fieldbook) format. Many data collectors have this functionality included. If not however, you can try the method shown in today's post.
As an aside, don't forget that Civil 3D is flexible regarding what type of data it accepts. So let's say your workflow is to process and adjust the conventional traverse data using a third party product (hardware vendor software for example) - Civil 3D will accept this static "post-processed" data with ease as well.
Check out the video below to see this workflow in action.
-Alan
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