Adapted 

from Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013  
Chapter 15, Storm and Sanitary Analysis             ISBN: 978‐1‐118‐28175‐8 
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley and Sons  
Used with permission 

Creating a Sanitary Sewer Network

Download the zip file containing the files needed for the exercise. Extract the files
to a convenient location on your hard drive before you begin. The files associated with
this exercise are compatible with Civil 3D 2013 and higher.
This exercise will apply the concepts taught in this section and give you hands-on
experience using the Network Layout Tools toolbar:
1. Open Pipes-Exercise1.dwg (Pipes-Exercise1_METRIC.dwg).
2. Expand the Surfaces branch in Prospector.
This drawing has several surfaces which have a _No Display style applied
to simplify the drawing. The surface you will be working off of is a composite
of the existing conditions, corridor surfaces, and grading surfaces.
3. Expand the Alignments and Centerline Alignments branches, and notice that
there are several road alignments. (No action is required).
4. On the Home tab  Create Design panel  Pipe Network, select Pipe Network
Creation Tools.
5. In the Create Pipe Network dialog (shown here), give your network the
following information:
 Network Name: Sanitary Sewer Network
 Network Parts List: Sanitary Sewer
 Surface Name: Composite
 Alignment Name: Syrah Way
 Structure Label Style: Data with Connected Pipes (Sanitary)
 Pipe Label Style: Length Description and Slope

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Chapter 15, Storm and Sanitary Analysis             ISBN: 978‐1‐118‐28175‐8 
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Used with permission 

6. Click OK.
The Network Layout Tools toolbar appears.

7. From the Structure list, Concentric Cylindrical Structure collection, choose

Concentric Structure 48 Dia 18 Frame 24 Cone (metric: Concentric Structure
1,200 dia 450 frame 600 cone) from the drop-down list in the Structure menu
and 8 Inch PVC (200 mm PVC) from the Pipe list.
8. Click the Draw Pipes And Structures tool. Working right-to-left, click the X
labeled 1 in the drawing to place the first structure. Click the X labeled 2 to
place the second structure.
9. Without exiting the command, go back to the Network Layout Tools toolbar
and change the Pipe drop-down from 8 Inch PVC to 10 Inch PVC (200 mm
PVC to 250 mm PVC) and then place structures at the Xs labeled 3, 4 and 5.
The labels show that the diameter of the pipe between these structures is
10 (250 mm).
10. Press ENTER to exit the command.
Next, you’ll add a branch of the network from Frontenac Drive. You may
wish to use the label grip to drag the label off to the side. This will form the
leaders as shown in Figure 14.31, making the next step easier.

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Adapted from Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013  
Chapter 15, Storm and Sanitary Analysis             ISBN: 978‐1‐118‐28175‐8 
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley and Sons  
Used with permission 
Figure 14.31: The connection marker appears when your cursor is near the
existing structure.

11. Go back to the Network Layout Tools toolbar, and select 8 Inch PVC from the
Pipe list.
12. Click the Draw Pipes And Structures tool button again.
13. Working north to south, click the next structure at the X labeled 6.
14. Tie into the Syrah Way branch by moving your cursor near Structure 2.
You’ll know you’re about to connect when you see the connection marker
(a round, golden-colored glyph shaped like the one in Figure 14.31) appear
next to your previously inserted structure.
15. Press ENTER to exit the command.
Observe your pipe network, including the labeling that automatically
appeared as you drew the network.
16. Expand the Pipe Networks branch in Prospector in Toolspace, and locate your
sanitary sewer network.
17. Click the Pipes branch.

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Chapter 15, Storm and Sanitary Analysis             ISBN: 978‐1‐118‐28175‐8 
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley and Sons  
Used with permission 
The list of pipes appears in the preview pane.
18. Click the Structures branch; the list of structures appears in the preview pane.
19. Experiment with tabular and graphical edits, drawing parts in profile view, and
other tasks described throughout this chapter.
 

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