BIM User Guide : September 2013

ACO KerbDrain
Subassembly Installation and Reference Guide
User Guide for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D files

Contents
1 Introduction Page 1

2 Installing the ACO KerbDrain subassembly Page 2

3 Using the ACO KerbDrain subassembly Page 3

3.1 User Defined Parameters Page 4

3.2 Kerb Types Page 6

3.3 Dropped / Raised Kerb Variants Page 6

3.4 Point Codes Page 8

3.5 Link and Shape Codes Page 8

3.6 Target Parameters Page 9

1 Introduction
This document describes the installation, configuration and use of
the ACO KerbDrain subassembly component for AutoCAD Civil 3D
2013 and 2014.

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2 Installing the ACO KerbDrain subassembly

The KerbDrain sub-assembly is available as a .pkt file which

contains the subassembly .dll file and associated configuration files
for installing the subassembly in Civil 3D.

To install the subassembly, click on the Import panel title on the

Insert ribbon.

Choose Import Subassemblies.

Browse to the location of the AcoKerbDrain.pkt file, and choose a

tool palette to import to, or create a new palette. The subassembly
can also optionally be added to the user Catalog Library.

The tool palette in Civil 3D will now show the AcoKerbDrain

subassembly. Note that by right-clicking in the tool palette, the
palette can be customised by creating a separate item for the Aco
KerbDrain, as shown below.
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3 Using the ACO KerbDrain subassembly

The ACO KerbDrain subassembly includes definitions for the

following KerbDrain components:

Half Battered Kerbs:

HB255
HB305
HB405
HB480

Splayed Kerbs:
SP280
SP380
SP480

The subassembly also includes definitions for corresponding drop

/ raised kerbs for each size (where applicable), and can optionally
include haunching detail.
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3.1 User Defined Parameters

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3.1 User Defined Parameters

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3.1 User Defined Parameters

3.2 Kerb Types

3.3 Dropped / Raised Kerb Variants

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3.3 Dropped / Raised Kerb Variants

Note that only the variants specified above are valid. If the user
attempts to set the upstand to an unsupported value the kerb will
default to the first available allowable value.
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3.4 Point Codes

The point codes can be used in the code set styles to generate
featurelines at the specific positions on the subassembly. The pipe
point codes are included so that the user may project these lines
onto a profile view, or possibly convert the featureline to a pipe
object for exporting into an analysis package.

3.5 Link and Shape Codes

The link codes can be used to display the outline of the

subassembly in cross-sections, and also to create surface from
the codes. The default values supplied with the subassembly
include the standard codes of Top and Formation which are used
universally to indicate a Top surface of the corridor model or a
Formation surface of the corridor model respectively.
The kerb is indicated by the default link code of Kerb, and the
default shape code of Kerb. The haunching is indicated by the
default link code of Haunch, and the default shape code of
Haunch. All of these codes can be over-ridden by the user.
The shape codes are used to enable hatching to be applied in
the cross-section views, and also to enable volumes of materials
to be generated.
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3.6 Target Parameters

Each kerb type (except for SP480) can be shown as a drop-kerb or

flat-top variant. This can be enabled explicitly by setting the Drop
Kerb parameter to “Yes”.
However, the kerb subassembly also includes a target parameter
which can be used to switch to a drop kerb automatically when the
Drop Kerb parameter is set to “No”.
Targets are normally used to set slopes (to a target surface), widths
or offsets (to meet an alignment or polyline/featureline) or levels (to
match a profile or polyline/featureline) are and set by attaching the
target object to the corridor model.
In the case of the ACO KerbDrain, the target is an offset target, but
is unusual in that it does not change the position of the KerbDrain
unit.
If a target (usually this will be a polyline) is set for the KerbDrain
subassembly, then if the target is found the KerbDrain will be
inserted as a dropped kerb instead of a normal unit.

Polylines are created in the drawing at positions where the drop

kerb is to be placed. Note that the polylines can be offset from the
actual kerbline.
These polylines are then added as targets to the AcoKerbDrain
subassembly in the corridor parameters.
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3.6 Target Parameters

Note that the option to select targets by layer is particularly useful,

as all of the polylines can be drawn on a new layer and then used
to automatically add all of the polylines as targets.
The resulting corridor may look similar to example below. In this
image the corridor model has been exported as 3D solids.

© September 2013 ACO Technologies plc. All ACO KerbDrain Civil 3D files are the property of ACO Technologies plc. These BIM files are water marked and users are prohibited to reproduce, adapt, distribute this information.
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