New subassemblies in Autodesk® Civil 3D® offer variety of project design options

Autodesk has added several new subassemblies to Autodesk Civil 3D® 2007 which may prove to be useful for many users. These innovations will add new flexibility to your roadway and drainage designs for many types of projects.

Channels
To accommodate large amounts of storm runoff, it is often necessary to add concrete-lined ditches to a site or to a roadway design. Civil 3D now has several different channels a user can add to fulfill this need. The following is an example of a basic flat-bottomed concrete-lined channel:

Every dimension on the channel is customizable from wall thickness to wall height. The side slopes can be set by the user as well as the backslopes outside the channel itself. Some other examples of the new channels include the parabolic bottom channel,

the side ditch,

and the side ditch with lid.


Retaining Walls
Retaining walls can now be added to assemblies to create grade separation that was previously difficult to model. As with any other subassembly part, they are fully customizable and can be tailored to a large variety of applications. The most basic example is the tapered retaining wall which has an optional key built into it.

These walls can be part of a larger assembly or can be used by themselves as an independent structure relying on its own alignment. A few more examples include a simple vertical wall;

and a retaining wall which ties an elevated road shoulder to a ditch at a lower grade.



Civil 3D’s new innovative subassemblies are yet another example of how you can gain productivity and efficiency at the design and drafting phases of your projects.

 

 

This page last edited on Friday, December 19, 2008