Class Presentation CES463350 Rob Zutt

Improve Stakeholder Experience for
Road Design with Virtual Reality by

Using InfraWorks and LEGO
Rob Zutt
Design Leader | @RobZutt |
CES463350
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Intro LO 1: Infraworks from Civil 3D LO 2: Visualizing Infraworks LO 3: 3D model LEGO LO 4: Prepare for 3D printing
Class Roadmap
About the speaker
Rob Zutt – The Hague (The Netherlands)
Design leader - Civil 3D / Infraworks expert

Royal HaskoningDHV
Civil Engineering
Online Gallery
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AU 2020 Co-speaker
Computational modeling linear structure with Civil 3D, Revit & Dynamo CivilConnection
https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Computational-modeling-linear-structure-Civil-3D-Revit-Dynamo-
CivilConnection-2019
Parametric Design
Civil 3D (BIM) specialist
Visualizations
Consultancy, Engineering & Project Management
Workforce of
6,500 in more than
150 countries
One of the top independently owned
engineering companies
Facts & Numbers
3.7K + 4B 311M ?
PIECES MINIFIGS TIRES WEBSITES
Different LEGO minifigures LEGO is the largest Lorem ipsum dolor sit
brick elements The largest rubber tire amet, consectetur

population in the manufacturer adipiscing elit.
world
The Goal
A LEGO model of a road design
Drive with LEGO cars trough the road design
80% pure LEGO
Value
More design experience
Great for education – enthusiasm our future
Work with my hands
Fun!
My AU2017 PASS
Roadmap to LEGO Model
2002 2005 2010 2014 2017 2018 2019
Learning Objectives
Learning Objective 1: Create an Infraworks model from a Civil 3D Design

Learning Objective 2: Visualizing your Infraworks Model
Learning Objective 3: Scaling a 3D model to a format that fits in the LEGO world
Learning Objective 4: Prepare 3D models for 3D printing
For who is this class?
4 - 99
What can be done? How does it work? What is the value? Inspire
Software used
skills
beginner expert
Class Handout & Additional Materials
Learning objective 1:
Create an Infraworks model
from a Civil 3D Design
Why 3D?
Civil 3D - Basics
• Alignment - Horizontal Alignment
• Profile - Vertical Alignment Corridor – 3D model
• Assembly - Basic section profile
Civil 3D - Preparation for Infraworks
SURFACE
a Surface of the current situation
CORRIDOR SURFACE
a Surface created from a Corridor
2D CLOSED POLYLINES
asphalt, bricks, tiles, grass-areas, buildings, water etc.
POINT OBJECTS
single objects like Road signs, Trees etc.
Infraworks – Building a model from scratch
CREATE A NEW MODEL

Use your own more accurate data
Infraworks – Import your data
MULTIPLE TYPES OF DATA SOURCES POSSIBLE
THE FOLLOWING DATA WILL BE ADDED

Object type File type Data Source
Terrain
• 3D terrain LandXML (*.xml) Civil 3D Surface
• Aerial photo GeoTiff (*.tif) Image file
• Water Shapefile (*.shp) CAD Polygon / Polylines
Objects
• Trees Shapefile (*.shp) CAD Points / Blocks
• City furniture Shapefile (*.shp) CAD Polygon / Polylines
• Buildings Shapefile (*.shp) CAD Polygon / Polylines
New Design
• New 3D terrain LandXML (*.xml) Civil 3D Surface
• New design (materials) Shapefile (*.shp) CAD Polygon / Polylines
Infraworks – Current Terrain
Civil 3d Surface LandXML
Aerial Photo GeoTiff
Water SHP (Shape-file)

Polygon from 2d closed polyline
Buildings SHP (Shape-file)

Polygon from 2d closed polyline
Trees / City Furniture SHP (Shape-file)

Autocad BLOCKS
Tree Randomness
TIP!
Add a random factor to the scale and
rotation to get more randomness in
scale and rotation Script available in additional materials
Infraworks – Create new proposal
Before adding your new design,

first create a new proposal
So with this you can easily switch between

current situation and design
Infraworks – Import new design
New terrain height

Civil 3d Corridor Surface (LandXML)
Coverage Area → SHP (Shape-file)

a script is used for the different styles
Infraworks – Other edits
• Coverage of road markings (SHP)

• City furniture / cars via sketching
Infraworks – Custom buildings
Google Street View Infraworks
Infraworks - End result
“What you see, is what you get!”
An image overlay was used to convince stakeholders
of the accuracy of the Infraworks model
Stakeholder Value – Infraworks
More insight (“Everybody sees the same”)
Interactive sessions
3d model replaces 2d drawings
Quick decisions
Learning Objective 2:
Visualizing your Infraworks Model
Visualization
• Animations in Infraworks
• Videos from Infraworks
• VR
• Animations in other software
Animations
• Animated objects
• Stock animated object (Wind Turbine)
• Custom animated objects (3ds Max)
• Animated Time
• Sun & Sky Setting
Infraworks - Videos
VR – Virtual Reality
360 panorama’s
• 2015 → Infraworks Stereo panorama’s → R.I.P.
• Export to Navisworks → Render to Cloud
• Very accessible with Cardboard

• Watch it on own device
• Cheap
VR – Virtual Reality
Connect to Oculus Rift
VR – 3DsMax Interactive
Twinmotion
Imports your Infraworks FBX
Intuitive piece of software (click & play)
Easily create animated vehicles / people etc.
High quality visualizations
Big content Library
360 Panorama’s
Stakeholder value - Visualization
Video animations reach a larger group of people
Gaming makes (youth) enthusiastic
VR / AR is (still) seen as an extra, but gives more insight

Scaling a 3D model to a format that
fits in the LEGO world
Why an accurate scale?
GOAL: Drive with LEGO cars trough the road design
Design has a relative scale between objects
Easier to build objects
“What you see, is what you get!”
Scale - Person
400mm = 1.83m → 1:52.92

400mm = 2.00m → 1:50
Scale - Car
31,8mm = 1.68m → 1:52.83

31,8mm = 1.59m → 1:50
Scale - 1:50
Scale - 1:100
Start building
LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER
Traffic lights
Road direction sign
Traffic signs
Guard rail
Road
Challenge
Road plate
Roads that are not straight
Road = 20 Studs → 1:50 → 8m
Roadside = 2x6 Studs
Road design – Elliptical Round-a-bout
Design base
Standard base plate 32x32 3 x 4 = 12 plates
Custom parts
3 x 4 = 12 plates Road design Bike track design
Curbs Middle island 1 Middle island 2

Custom parts
Prepare 3D models for 3D printing
Why 3D printing?
Create anything that you can model

(missing parts)
Work with your hands
2D vs. 3D Print
3D print - Basics
3D print - Slicing
3D print - supports
3D model Sliced model Sliced model with supports
3D print - Slicer
*.STL-file Save to
(Stereolithografie) Slicer SD-card / USB
export from CAD software
3D print - Tips
• Visit a Fab Lab to learn about 3D printing

• Be aware of the size of the printed object
• Only one color (can be painted)
• A lot of tinkering and prototyping
• Just do it…
3D LEGO Plate
Plate ¼ Base plate
Design divided in
16x16 st. pieces
2d pline export
Fusion 360 - Parametric model
16 x 16 plate
File available in additional materials

Fusion 360 – Intersect 2d polyline
Upload 2d dwg to Fusion 360 Intersect 2d shape with the LEGO plate
Export Fusion 360 – Import in slicer
Fusion 360 → Save as STL Slicer software→ open STL → save to drive
3D Print – Start the print
• Insert SD card in printer

• Select your model
• Print!
Post-printing
• Some sanding of the printed elements

• Add road marking with a permanent marker
• Click & Play!
Click & Play
Education
Primary school “De Vlieger”
Traffic class
Education
It comes in a BOX
Facts & Numbers
275 77% 23% 66h

® 
LEGO pieces total Real LEGO ® used 3D Printed Print time
Stakeholder feedback – LEGO Model
VALUE PRIZE OVERALL
“Everyone has something

“Nice project approach,
with LEGO and if you can
for a larger project that will
present a project in this
run for a longer period of
way, it has an added
time your LEGO model
value!”
can also grow during the
project”
More Fun
Better Design Experience
Less Size
Feedback / Questions?
Contact me via the Class page

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Improve Stakeholder Experience for

Road Design with Virtual Reality by

Design leader - Civil 3D / Infraworks expert

brick elements The largest rubber tire amet, consectetur

2002 2005 2010 2014 2017 2018 2019

Learning Objective 1: Create an Infraworks model from a Civil 3D Design

CREATE A NEW MODEL

MULTIPLE TYPES OF DATA SOURCES POSSIBLE

THE FOLLOWING DATA WILL BE ADDED

Aerial Photo GeoTiff

Water SHP (Shape-file)

Buildings SHP (Shape-file)

Trees / City Furniture SHP (Shape-file)

Before adding your new design,

So with this you can easily switch between

New terrain height

Coverage Area → SHP (Shape-file)

• Coverage of road markings (SHP)

Google Street View Infraworks

More insight (“Everybody sees the same”)

3d model replaces 2d drawings

• Videos from Infraworks

• Animations in other software

• Very accessible with Cardboard

Video animations reach a larger group of people

Gaming makes (youth) enthusiastic

VR / AR is (still) seen as an extra, but gives more insight

GOAL: Drive with LEGO cars trough the road design

Design has a relative scale between objects

Easier to build objects

“What you see, is what you get!”

400mm = 1.83m → 1:52.92

31,8mm = 1.68m → 1:52.83

LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER

Standard base plate 32x32 3 x 4 = 12 plates

3 x 4 = 12 plates Road design Bike track design

Curbs Middle island 1 Middle island 2

Create anything that you can model

Work with your hands

3D model Sliced model Sliced model with supports

• Visit a Fab Lab to learn about 3D printing

Plate ¼ Base plate

File available in additional materials

• Insert SD card in printer

• Some sanding of the printed elements

Primary school “De Vlieger”

275 77% 23% 66h

“Everyone has something

Better Design Experience

Contact me via the Class page

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