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Civilview Tutorial
Civilview Tutorial
CI6900-L
In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to export AutoCAD Civil 3D data into Civil View in Autodesk 3ds Max
Design software (formerly Dynamite VSP). Step-by-step, you will learn how to create a simple Civil 3D
profile, assembly, and corridor. You will export the Civil 3D software corridor data to a VSP3D file format and
quickly import the corridor data into Autodesk 3ds Max Design using the Civil View plug-in. You will learn
how to modify the corridor and create items such as street furniture, vehicles, and trees using Civil View. You
will also learn how to set up a daylight system and cameras to create still renderings and video animations.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
Create a simple Civil 3D Corridor.
Export Civil 3D data to use in 3DS Max/Civil View.
Place street furniture such as lights, cameras, guard rails, trees and cars.
Create a scene with still renderings and video animations.
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5. Creating a Corridor:
a. To continue, save the drawing or open drawing Civil 3D
New Road Design - 2.dwg located in
c:\Datasets\Thursday\CI6900-L Civil View For All
b. Click the Home tab on the Ribbon.
c. Click Corridor on the Create Design panel.
d. Enter a name New Road Design Corridor for the corridor
e. Use Basic for the Corridor Style.
f. Select the New Road Design Alignment.
g. Select the New Road Design Profile.
h. Select the New Road Design Assembly.
i. Select Existing Ground as a Target Surface.
j. Check the Set baseline and region parameters to make
corridor adjustments.
k. Click OK.
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o. Click the plus sign to reveal the new region. Set the Start Station to 37+00.00 and End
Station to 44+00.00.
p. Click the Set All Frequencies button.
q. Set the Along Curves, Spirals, and Profiles Curves to 10.00
r. Click OK.
s. Click the Set all Targets button.
t. Set all Target Surfaces to Existing Ground.
u. Click OK
v. Click OK in the Baseline and Region Parameters dialog box.
w. Rebuild the corridor if needed.
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g. Click the plus symbol button to add the Top code to the selected surface.
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9. Create feature lines from the guardrail polylines for guardrail alignments.
a. Isolate layer C-ROAD-GRAL.
b. Click the Home tab on the Ribbon then click Feature Line Create Feature Lines from
Object.
c. Pick the guardrail polylines.
d. Name the feature lines Guardrail Alignment <[Next Counter(CP)]>.
e. Set the Style to Basic.
f. Uncheck Erase existing entities.
g. Check Assign elevations.
h. Click OK.
i. Click From surface then select the New Road Design Surface.
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10. Exporting the baselines, road corridor, feature lines and surfaces to Civil View.
a. To continue, save the drawing or open drawing Civil 3D New Road Design - 4.dwg located in
c:\Datasets\Thursday\CI6900-L Civil View For All
b. Rebuild the Corridor.
c. Save the drawing.
d. Click the Output tab on the Ribbon.
e. Click Export to Civil View for 3DS Max Design on the Export panel.
f. Uncheck the original Existing Ground and New Road Design Surface in the left pane then
click Export.
g. Save the file to the project folder. Im going to name the file Civil 3D New Road Design.vsp3d.
Note: Depending on length of the corridor, the export may take a few minutes.
11. Save but DO NOT CLOSE THE DRAWING. We may need to make changes after importing the
vsp3d file into 3D Studio Max/Civil View.
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4. Start Civil View by clicking Civil View Start Civil View on the main menu.
5. Import the Civil 3D New Road Design.vsp3d file by clicking Civil View Geometry Import Civil 3D
(VSP3D) File
6. Click Open on the upper left of the dialog box.
7. Locate the Civil 3D New Road Design.vsp3d then click open.
8. The list of object types exported from Civil 3D is displayed in the left column and the items under
each objects is listed in the right column.
9. Check the following items to import:
Name Object Type
a. Bridge Endcap North Surface
b. Bridge Endcap South Surface
c. Existing Creek Surface
d. Existing Ground Civil View Surface
e. Guardrail Alignment 1 Land Feature Line
f. Guardrail Alignment 2 Land Feature Line
g. Guardrail Alignment 3 Land Feature Line
h. Guardrail Alignment 4 Land Feature Line
i. New Road Design Alignment Corridor Baseline
j. New Road Design Alignment Corridor Baseline
k. Region (1) Corridor Surface
l. Region (3) Corridor Surface
10. Click OK.
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11. Civil View will ask to do a Global Import Shift. This will shift the site to an X & Y axis to ensure the
best level of accuracy.
12. Click Yes.
13. Civil View will notify that we have not set the Feature Interpretation Styles. We will add the features
manually.
14. Click Yes.
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15. Civil View Explorer. Civil View Explorer is a focal point for all the imported geometry and other
component added by Civil View.
a. Click Civil View Civil View Explorer on the main menu.
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b. Click the (Add New Element) button on the Road Markings Style (RMS) Editor for each
road marking element.
c. Click the M button on the upper right of the Road Markings Style dialog box. This will allow
multiple markings per shape.
d. Click the Pick Shape Label button then select the imported baseline/centerline from Civil 3D.
Feature lines can be added to the Civil 3D model as alignments for road markings.
e. Preset road marking elements can be imported by opening the style located in
c:\Datasets\Thursday\CI6900-L Civil View For All\Object Styles\AU Lab Road
Markings.rms or they can be added manually shown in the next few steps.
g. The objects setting can be saved to an SOS file format by clicking the Save button.
h. Click Apply then OK.
b. Click the (Add New Element) button on the Rail Object Style (ROS) Editor for each new
guardrail element.
c. Click the M button on the upper right of the Rail Object Style dialog box. This will allow
multiple markings per shape.
d. Click the Pick Shape Label button then select the red imported guardrail feature lines from
Civil 3D as an alignment.
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i. To import the objects, click the Open button then click the Import File
button.
j. The objects setting can be saved to an ROS file format by clicking the Save button.
k. Click Apply then OK.
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19. Adding a bridge by sweeping objects along an imported baseline from Civil 3D.
a. Save the drawing or open 3DS Max New Road Design - 3.max located in
c:\Datasets\Thursday\CI6900-L Civil View For All.
b. Click Civil View Swept Object Style (SOS) Editor on the main menu.
c. Preset bridge elements can be imported by opening the style located in
c:\Datasets\Thursday\CI6900-L Civil View For All\Object Styles\AU Lab Bridge
Deck.sos or they can be added manually shown in the next few steps.
d. Click the Pick Parent Shape button then select the imported bridge baseline/centerline from
Civil 3D.
e. Click the (Add New Element) on the Swept Object Style (SOS) Editor for each new
element.
f. The swept objects are the following.
Element number Horizontal Offset Vertical Offset Material ID
1 12.0 -0.24 [13] Concrete: 1 Lane
2 2.00 -0.12 [6] Kerb
3 0.04 0.50 [6] Kerb
4 0.50 0.00 [6] Kerb
5 5.00 0.00 [42] Paving Type 2
6 0.10 2.5 [22] Concrete Type 1
7 0.75 0.00 [22] Concrete Type 1
8 0.10 -3.00 [22] Concrete Type 1
g. The bottom of the swept objects will need to be closed by capping the surface groups.
h. In the Closing Surface, and Capping Surface groups, click to turn on the On checkbox.
i. Set the Material IDs for the groups to the following.
1) Closing Surface: [22] Concrete Type 1
2)Capping Surface: [22] Concrete Type 1
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j. To import the objects, click the Open button then click the Import File
button.
k. The objects setting can be saved to an SOS file format by clicking the Save button.
l. Click OK.
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k. To import the objects, click the Open button then click the Import File
button.
l. The objects setting can be saved to an OPS file format by licking the Save button.
m. Click Apply
n. Click Yes to adjust animation length.
o. Click OK.
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h. To import the objects, click the Open button then click the Import File
button.
i. The objects setting can be saved to an BOS file format by licking the Save button.
j. Click Apply then OK.
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i. Once the rendering is complete, click the Save button at the top right to save the image.
j. Choose a JPG, PNG or TIF image format for the still rendering.
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