Civil Immersion

Using Subassembly Composer & Cross Slope Profiles for Superelevation

In this 30 Minute Workout session, we walk through the process of controlling superelevation using profiles that are designed with lane cross slope values. How do we link the cross slope values from these profiles to the lane of interest? We create an "output parameter" custom subassembly that connects them.

-Alan

Getting Started with Civil 3D Quantity Take-Off (QTO)

Estimating the overall cost of a civil design requires quantifying all of the components. Fortunately, Civil 3D makes quantity extraction easy using the QTO Manager. The QTO Manager represents a one-stop shop for loading pay items, assigning them to objects, and extracting their quantities into reports.  

In today’s installment, we’ll explore Civil 3D’s quantity take-off functionality. Designers can use QTO tools to assign pay items to ANY object, even generic AutoCAD entities. Pay items can also be pre-assigned as part of a Civil 3D template, making quantity extraction a virtually automatic process.

If you are interested, I’ve created a quick video that will help you get started!

-Jeff