Importing Shapefiles into Civil 3D

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I'm trying to import contours from a .shp into civil 3d. When they come in they all have 0 elevation data. After looking at other posts/forums, I did all the steps through the "define query" dialog. However, when I get to "Set Property Alterations" dialog box and hit "Expression" the only folder available to me is "Properties". Why is there no "Object Data" folder? (This is what I am told I need to set the elevations of my contours)

Thanks!

Ben Chronister

@BushW has edited your subject line for clarity: Importing Shapefiles into AutoCAD

[neilyj666]

Can you post your files so someone can take a look for you?

[Joe-Bouza]

In the surface panel you can create a surface from GISData directly without the need for poly line contours

[Pointdump]

Hi Ben,

Welcome to the Autodesk Forums.

Let's check your data. Please zip together and post the DBF, PRJ, SHP, and SHX files from your Shapefile.

Dave

[BushW · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

Please review this AKN articles to see if this information is useful in importing shapefiles into Civil 3D. Hope this helps!

• Importing ESRI shape file into Civil 3D shows zero elevations 
• Importing an ESRI shapefile with elevation values

Please select the ‘Accept as Solution’ button if my post solves your issue or answers your question so, other Community members may benefit and thank you for doing so, and I'm here to help.

[camptech]

Where is this mythical surfaces panel to which you refer?

I am using Civil3D 2018, and can find no surfaces panel anywhere.  I've checked all the panels under all the ribbon tabs under the Civil3D, Drafting & Annotation, 3D Modeling, and Planning and Analysis workspaces.  I must be blind.  Any help appreciated along with any tips, links, URLs, pointers to tutorials or other forum posts that detail how to create a Civil3D surface straight from GIS data.  In particular, I am trying to work with 1ft contour LIDAR data from the Denver Region Council of Governments (DRCOG) mapping which is in the form of SHP files.

Thanks in advance.

[wfberry]

OK

Go to the HOME Ribbon panel

Move over a "notch"

Select the down arrow on surfaces.

Bill

See your Opthalmologist

[camptech]

Open my mouth, ask a question, then I discover it as someone else answers on the forum... C'est la vie.

For those playing along at home, I found Create Surface from GIS Data  (Command line: CreateSurfaceFromGISData) here:

Civil3D (workspace) > Home (ribbon tab) > Create Ground Data (panel) > Surfaces (drop down menu) > Create Surface from GIS Data

[codee]

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@camptech wrote:

Where is this mythical surfaces panel to which you refer?

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There is not a surface panel for this. Instead go to the "HOME" tab and select the surface pull-down menu. There you will find the option.

[camptech]

I'm kind of confused...

Isn't that what I just illustrated in my last post -- a very detailed description of how to navigate to the surface pulldown menu -> CreateSurfaceFromGISData command along with accompanying screen cut and paste?

[Anonymous]

That is extremely helpful, thank you.