Component Road Assembly Editor

[John_DeLeeuw]

The new Component Road Assemblies in InfraWorks 360 offer many new capabilities like the Cross Section Viewer. You can create your own custom Component Road Assemblies but you need some understanding about how the InfraWorks 360 Resources are used in projects and how the ACItem objects are structured in there. This is not an easy workflow and I suggest we need a (graphical) Component Road Assembly Editor.

Our best choices are:

1. Sub Assembly Composer (SAC) as used to create intelligent Civil 3D Roadway Assemblies (official version)
2. Kameleon Shape Modeler (Inventor technology) to create parametric Roadway Components (still a beta project)

My preference goes defintely to the SAC in which we already have many PKT files available to start using also in InfraWorks 360 and this will probably also provide the best way to exchange Component Roads with Civil 3D Corridor models.

Let me know your thoughts and vote to get this implemented soon!

[John_DeLeeuw]

Here is an example of custom Component Roadway Assemblies I created already for typical Dutch Roadway Sections.

[John_DeLeeuw]

And now you can provide your feedback also by this survey!

[Anonymous]

I agree with John that a graphical type interface for component editing would be quicker and easier to use. Using SACs pkt files would be great, if possible to use them in IW360. This would reduce the work time because an assembly would only have to be made once to work in either c3d or IW, and for the other reasons John has listed.

[gperego]

Great idea Chackri to accept this Idea.
With Pkt available for Component Roads the Dynamic Duo (Civil 3D + InfraWorks) will be much stronger!

Many thanks

Giovanni

[gchakri]

@gperego: Hi Giovanni, appreciate your input and it is our goal to make as much of information as possible to be retained from legacy into the new system. Please stay tuned as we mature our research.

Thanks

~Chakri

[Philippe.SLISSE]

Hello

Effectively it's necessary to be able to create custom assembly components (for exemple the Standard Curb is 0.20m width and 0.2 high or I need one which is 0.10m width and 0.10m height).

Thanks

Philippe SLISSE

[John_DeLeeuw]

@gchakri, you accepted the idea on 2-14-2017. Now, within InfraWorks 2019 we still don't have a decent Component Editor. Can you provide a timeframe for this?

[KPerison]

For some reason I always thought this was possible with Inventor. But seems its purpose is more aimed at individual objects (piers, vaults, etc) not linear items like curbs. 

I would agree that being able to support the import of existing Subassembly Composer content is critical to this workflow.  Many of us users and agencies have invested countless hours creating libraries of custom content for C3D already.  It would be very disheartening if we had to recreate these in IW.

[gperego]

I strongly agree with this request.
In Italy we are approaching the important sector of railway design, after several important news in Civil 3D 2019.1.

But InfraWorks can't do his work for this kind of infrastructure, because we have no more Design Roads, where we developed styles to simulate a railways, and we can't create new assemblies for component Roads...
We need help!
Thanks
Giovanni

[srhyne]

I agree with this request. Now that we have version 2020, are we closer to having this feature?

Thanks! 

[gperego]

I agree with Srhyne, are we closer or what solution to personalize Assembly in InfraWorks?

[ramesh_sridharan]

John,

We discussed this multiple times and the devil is in the details. Let us iron out some details and get back to you.

[gperego]

Many thanks Ramesh, we support you to defeat the devil! 🙂

[John_DeLeeuw]

Hi @ramesh_sridharan, I wonder if details have been ironed out after all these years. This idea was actually accepted twice now (2016 and 2020) 🙄

[Beka_Tchigladze]

@ramesh_sridharan 

Gentle Reminder: Implementation of Component Road Assembly Editor in InfraWorks

Dear Autodesk InfraWorks Development Team,

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to follow up on an idea that was accepted by Autodesk twice regarding the implementation of a Component Road Assembly Editor in InfraWorks. This idea was first accepted in 2017, and it has now been almost eight years without any progress or updates on this feature.

As a dedicated user of Autodesk products, I have always appreciated your commitment to innovation and user satisfaction. The acceptance of this idea was a significant milestone, and it has created great anticipation within the community. The Component Road Assembly Editor would undoubtedly be a valuable addition to InfraWorks, enhancing its capabilities and improving the workflow for many professionals in the field.

I understand that software development is a complex process, and priorities must be carefully balanced. However, I kindly urge you to consider the importance of this feature and the positive impact it would have on your user base. The ability to edit road assemblies directly within InfraWorks would streamline many projects and provide a more integrated and efficient design experience.

Could you please provide an update on the status of this feature? Any information you can share about potential timelines or development plans would be greatly appreciated. Your transparency and continued dedication to user feedback are highly valued.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. We (people who have been waiting for this feature for eight years) look forward to hearing from you soon.

[John_DeLeeuw]

😉

[MKearney028]

Still nothing, huh? Even if the answer is in Inventor, that's not part of the $3,675 annual AEC subscription. It'd be another $24 per day to make these components? I just need some standard pedestrian barrier that isn't a jersey barrier. I'm trying to use component roads the way (I think) they're meant to be used, but it looks like I need to go back to Civil 3D and run some corridors. Oh, but the bridge is skewed. Corridors can't handle that.

Thanks.