Project 3D Block from Revit to Civil 3D Profile & Cross Section View

[priadi.lesmana]

Hi, We are working on Highway Project which the structural model are built in Revit (for example Bridge, Box Culverts, etc.). The Revit Model then exported to AutoCAD as Blocks and copied to Civil 3D for Section View Projection.

But when we're projecting the block, the projection that appeared in the section view is the plan (Top View) not the intended cross section of the structure.

Do you have any solution regarding this?

Thanks

[Joe-Bouza]

this may help for section views https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/attach-multiview-blocks-to-section-profile-view/td-p/7...

I do not believe the same can be done in profile. In the past I made special section view style and sample lines and overlaid on a profile view

[samir_rezk]

Hi @priadi.lesmana 

The short answer is to EXPLODE the Block and Project the Bridge as AutoCAD 3D Solids!

Here is Why:

When you project a Block, Civil 3D simply projects the object to the Section Grid View at a specific point location (so the insertion point location in plan is translated to the view) then you must give it a Projection Style!

Let's take a Hydrant as an example; You would have a Hydrant Block resembling a top down view in Plan, when the object is projected to the Section View, the object gets a Projection Style that manages how it will look! the user may opt to apply a Projection Style that shows the same look or in most cases, one will apply a Projection Style that references a different block showing Hydrant geometry resembling the elevation view, sorry for the wordy explanation, but hopefully make a little sense!

Now, as you can see Blocks are not going to work in you case! because you need the software to cut a section in your bridge (You don't have an elevation view of your bridge like in the case of the Hydrant example)

Hope this helps,