How to dynamically link profile view guardrail and drainage details to Autodesk® Civil 3D® corridors:
Our training video, 'How to create dynamic dual carriageway profile views', covers various topics including how to link drainage and guardrail details to Civil 3D corridors. The covered workflow can be used for single and dual carriageways. This video is part of our Corridor and Roads training videos which can be accessed through the link below:
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The topics covered in the video:
Terminology and project introduction
Create bottom profile view
Create Empty profile to clean up bands
Create top profile view
Turn off unnecessary profiles
Create surface profile at right inside edge
Display legend
Display vertical profile grades band labels
Final road level labels
Horizontal geometry band labels
Specify geometry points to label in band
Display right inside edge offset
Create right centreline profile
Display right centreline offset
Create right outside edge profile
Display right outside edge offset
Display guardrail details
Update profiles dynamically linked to corridor
Display side drain details
Clean up side drain label overlappings
Display median type
Set left direction arrow
Edit bottom profile view legend
Adjust profile view frame (left vertical line)
Create surface profile at left inside road edge
Display vertical profile grades band labels
Add surface profile labels
Display values for top bands
Drainage details (culverts)
Set right direction arrow
Display profile view full grid
Below is an example of a completely dynamic dual carriageway profile view created in Civil 3D: