• Industries
  • Products
  • Buy
  • Services & Support
  • Communities
  • Discussion Groups

    AutoCAD Civil 3D

    Reply
    Active Contributor
    Bonsuetay1
    Posts: 34
    Registered: ‎09-02-2011

    Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    170 Views, 11 Replies
    09-21-2012 06:54 AM

    Basically, what I would like to do, Is create a Alignment that has Three Dimensional properties (Differing Elevations) For each coordinate and export it to a file that can be uploaded into a survey Trimble Controller. An Rxl file would be great.

    Please use plain text.
    Distinguished Contributor
    Posts: 203
    Registered: ‎10-08-2003

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 06:57 AM in reply to: Bonsuetay1

    We do this all the time by creating an alignment then creating a design profile for that alignment. You can use trimble link to upload the profile and alignment to your collector.

    Civil 3D 2013 (SP1)
    Dell T3500
    Win 7 Pro X64
    Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz
    24 GB ram
    NVIDIA Quadro 4000
    Please use plain text.
    Active Contributor
    Bonsuetay1
    Posts: 34
    Registered: ‎09-02-2011

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 07:15 AM in reply to: terryl

    Okay. Usually I create an alignment from an object, an existing polyline. But I do not know how to create an alignment based off of an 3D polyline, and I don't really need a design profile. I have Trimble Link on my computer.

    Please use plain text.
    Distinguished Contributor
    Posts: 203
    Registered: ‎10-08-2003

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 07:25 AM in reply to: Bonsuetay1

    You could draw an alignment over the top of your 3d polyline then create a profile view for that alignment.  Then i would turn the 3d polyline into a feature line and project it to the profile view and draw a design profile over the top of that projected line.  Then export both to the collector. Don't know if that is the only way but that is how I would handle it, quick fast and done.

     

    thanks

    Terry

    Civil 3D 2013 (SP1)
    Dell T3500
    Win 7 Pro X64
    Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz
    24 GB ram
    NVIDIA Quadro 4000
    Please use plain text.
    Active Contributor
    Bonsuetay1
    Posts: 34
    Registered: ‎09-02-2011

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 07:59 AM in reply to: terryl

    So no way to create a 3D Alignment?

    Please use plain text.
    Active Contributor
    Bonsuetay1
    Posts: 34
    Registered: ‎09-02-2011

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 09:28 AM in reply to: Bonsuetay1

    Actually what I think I really need to do is to create a Road File based on the 3DPolyline. According to the Surveyors.

    Please use plain text.
    Distinguished Contributor
    Posts: 203
    Registered: ‎10-08-2003

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 09:37 AM in reply to: Bonsuetay1

    The export road file is looking for a corridor.

    Civil 3D 2013 (SP1)
    Dell T3500
    Win 7 Pro X64
    Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz
    24 GB ram
    NVIDIA Quadro 4000
    Please use plain text.
    Active Contributor
    Bonsuetay1
    Posts: 34
    Registered: ‎09-02-2011

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 09:39 AM in reply to: terryl

    Looking for a Corridor?

    Please use plain text.
    Distinguished Contributor
    Posts: 203
    Registered: ‎10-08-2003

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 09:46 AM in reply to: Bonsuetay1

    Yes to export a road file you need a road corridor created in C3D.

    Civil 3D 2013 (SP1)
    Dell T3500
    Win 7 Pro X64
    Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz
    24 GB ram
    NVIDIA Quadro 4000
    Please use plain text.
    Active Contributor
    Bonsuetay1
    Posts: 34
    Registered: ‎09-02-2011

    Re: Create and Export 3dPoly Alignment for Trimble Controller-Survey

    09-21-2012 09:49 AM in reply to: terryl

    Sorry to be terribly annoying but I do not know how to build a corridor in Civil 3D..

    Please use plain text.