11/28/2006 - 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Room:Lando - 4303 (MSD Campus)Survey Tools in Civil 3D® 2007Waiting for Survey tools in Civil 3D? Well, wait no longer, Civil 3D 2007 now has the survey tools you need. In this session, we will cover setup and configuration, input data options, figures, and traverse analysis tools. From compass rule closed traverse analysis to closed connected (open ended traverse) analysis, this session will cover all your options when working with the new survey tools in Civil 3D 2007.CV13-4About the Speaker:Jody Reynolds - MicrodeskJody works at Microdesk, a leading Autodesk PSP reseller in the Northeast, where he is responsible for managing Microdesk's applications engineers, and provides technical support, training, and consulting on all of the civil/survey and mapping products that Microdesk represents. Prior to joining Microdesk, Jody spent 6+ years working on civil/survey projects ranging from residential subdivisions to commercial developments. Jody also worked as the CAD manager for a civil/survey firm where he was responsible for preparing all types of construction plans. He has a broad range of experience in planning, site analysis, conceptual, and final designs. He is also experienced in the field-to-finish process and has extensive working knowledge of Autodesk civil/survey applications. Jody frequently presents technical workshops at various professional organization meetings and conferences, including AU. He has an Associates degree in Civil Technology from the University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied [email protected] Connect to AU all year at www.autodesk.com/AUOnlineSurvey Tools in Civil 3D 2007 2 Introduction: Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 introduces Survey to the core functionality of Civil 3D 2007, unlike Land Desktop which requires an add-on module for your calculations and survey data management. What’s so different and how do you make use of these tools is going to be my goal throughout this document and 90 minutes session. Some of the key points of the presentation are: • Introduction to the Survey tools and Settings • Survey Database - Creating and Connecting • Data Collector Communication and Importing Data • Description Keys and Point Styles – Automating blocks and point styles • Figures - Figure Styles • Travers Analysis – Techniques and Interface Although its nice to run through picks and clicks or what does this button do and what about this one? I am going to be focusing on workflow and configuration – after all anything you can reuse is going to save you time and in this world that equals money! Prior to importing your first ASCII file or field book file it is important to understand how and why the data is coming in like it did, in other words, where did that symbol come from or how and when do I synchronize my survey observations with my drawing points. Software and Hardware For this presentation, I will use Autodesk® Civil 3D® 2007, SP3,(Survey operations are significantly faster) installed on a Dell Inspiron 6000, Pentium M 1.5 GHz, and 1 GB of RAM running Windows XP Service Pack 2 Survey tools and Settings: Survey tools sound like a can of paint, a shovel and a machete to me but to someone that is responsible for post processing data its more like a process to import data, analyze data and output data that is easy, works and reliable. The survey tools in Civil 3D 2007 are just that, tools that one can configure to company, county and drafting standards. Tools that allow you to manipulate your data (field crews are good but not perfect) recall data and preserve your data are the tools I am going to be showing. Settings in Civil 3D are the key to success and more importantly recalling those settings will make your process of importing and editing data a more streamlined process. To access the Survey Tab on the Toolspace: Survey Open Survey Toolspace or for you command line only users… OST to open and CST to Close.3 Survey Feature (Object) Settings: Survey User Settings: Survey user settings are specific to a Windows user login account and affect only the survey features, not project or drawing data. The survey user settings are stored in the Windows Registry database under HK_CURRENT_USER, some examples of Survey User Settings are: • Current Equipment, Equipment Database, and Equipment Database path. The current equipment sets the values associated with a specific surveying instrument, such as the standard deviations associated with the equipment’s measuring capabilities. This information is used in various calculations including Least Squares. • Setting the Figure Prefix Database and database path. Figure prefixes enable you to determine the layer that a figure is drawn on, how a figure is stylized, and whether figures are created as breaklines and lot lines. When figures are imported or created, they are matched based on their names and the prefix names. All figures with a specific prefix are assigned the properties of the prefix. • Specifying External Editor Settings - Specify whether to use an external editor for displaying analysis input and output and for editing field book and batch files. o Note: If you do not specify to use an external editor, the default editor, specified in the AutoCAD Options dialog box, is used. Use the Toolspace dialog box to change and view survey object-specific settings, standard drawing ambient settings, and command level settings. Settings can be saved in your drawing Template (.dwt), typical styles used to represent Figures and Network Styles should be part of your Survey Template to prevent recreating these settings for each drawing. Survey Tools in Civil 3D 2007Survey Tools in Civil 3D 2007 4 • Setting Import Defaults. Specify the Import Defaults properties for importing a field book or batch files into the selected project network • Setting Export Defaults Use the Export Defaults to specify the properties for exporting survey data to a field book file. • Setting Display Preview Behavior Use the Network Preview, Setup Preview, and Figure Preview settings to specify the preview properties when an item is selected in the Toolspace Survey tab. o Note: The previews use the colors set by the Interactive Graphics settings. • Importing and Exporting User Settings, User settings can be exported to a user settings (.set) file and subsequently imported Survey
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