Reverse Engineering Civil 3D Design Data from AutoCAD Entities

On occasion a Civil 3D project may require data from a “legacy” drawing.  One example might be a DWG file for which you do not know (or have) the original authoring application.  In cases like this, Civil 3D can re-create design data from drawing entities.  In this installment we’ll learn how to build a surface model from selected objects.

I have created a quick video below that walks through the workflow.  After reviewing the recording, take a tour through Civil 3D's creation menus and you’ll find several other design components can also be created “From Object”. 

It’s been said that you can’t always get what you want.  On occasion, that may mean having to extract data from generic AutoCAD drawings.  Fortunately, when the need arises, Civil 3D makes it easy to reverse engineer many design components from selected entities.

-Jeff

 

Comments

[James E McClendon]

Again great job Jeff (and your team). Keep these videos coming.

[Zeeshan Akhter]

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[autocad civil drawing]

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[Arlene b Morgan]

thanks for sharing, Keep it up.