Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Creating and Viewing a Corridor in AutoCAD Civil 3D


About Corridor
In  Civil 3D the Corridor is a three-dimensional model of a design encompassing the horizontal, vertical, and the cross-sectional geometries. In other words, a corridor is a combination of an alignment that provides horizontal geometry, a profile that provides vertical geometry, and an assembly that provides cross-sectional geometry. These Civil 3D objects are combined together to create a dynamic three-dimensional corridor model. 


 To explore various options to create a corridor for your project, we will learn in this to create and view a corridor in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
1.  Before starting the tutorial download the c08_civil_3d_2014_tut.zip file from www.cadcim.com. The path of the file is as follows: Textbooks > Civil/GIS > AutoCAD Civil3D > Exploring AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014.
2.Save and extract the downloaded file at the following location:
C:\civil3d_2014\c08
3. Open the File civil3d_2014_c08_tut01
The drawing file contains 1 surface, 1 alignment, 2 profiles, 1 profile view, 2 road assemblies.