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Corey Johnson - Bentley

Advanced Site Modeling with PowerCivil for North America V8i

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What is PowerCivil for North America V8i?

Complete Site Design Solution

• MicroStation CAD engine

• Survey

• Geometry

• Site Modeler

• Drainage

• Plan Production

• Quantities

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Objectives

Preliminary Design Surfaces

Radius Return Creation

Defining Point Controls/Secondary

Alignments

Final Design Surface Creation

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Starting PowerCivil for North America V8i

• Start PowerCivil for North America V8i

• Load the files for this Lesson

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Creating a Project

• Start with the basics steps– Create plan design file of proposed layout– Have an “existing surface” available– Create Site Modeler Project

• Load in “existing surface” to begin with

– Save Project

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Terminology

• Basic Terminology– Elements– Surface– Site– Site Project– Visualization– Site Project Options– DTM Feature Types

• Boundary• Breakline• Contour• Interior• Hole

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Create Design Surfaces

• Building Design

• Parking Lot Design

• Pond Design

• Roadway Design

• Retaining Walls

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Express Modeler

• Dynamic Templates

• Quick Roadway Creation

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Site Design - Creating a 3D Model, How?

• Keep the graphics simple– Keep survey information in different DGN or DGN Model– Have annotation in different DGN or DGN Model– Have a fully developed XIN file

• Keep the graphics clean– Join ends coincidently– Use the design tools as they are designed– Trim, extend to intersection, intersect 2 elements…– Do not have duplicate elements (at least not on the same

level)

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Create the Finished Surface

• Create One Site from Multiple Surfaces

• Review the Results

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Other Techniques for Designing Surfaces

• Changing FIFO

• Associations

• Temporary Surfaces

• Importing of InRoads Roadway Designer surfaces

• Importing 3D graphics

• Removing Surfaces from Site

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Summary and Review

You are now able to…

Before continuing let’sreinforce what

you have learned!