260 docs tagged with "idas"

Displays details of the specific version of Devotech iDAS which is installed.

There are two types of ribbon sets available.

This command adds a one millimeter gap between the corridor regions.

Adds drawing objects from either the current drawing or an external drawing to a surface, or creates a new surface from the selected objects.

Civil 3D allows you to add labels for pipes and structures in plan, profile views and cross-sections.

1. Run the command.

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The example below describes how to use the KZN DOT (KwaZulu Natal Department of Transport) profile view.

AutoCAD command that scales and rotates object to other objects.

Continuous Line | Blue.

Adds labels (alignment and segment) to multiple alignments at once.

Converts multiple polylines to alignments at the same time.

Adding an exception for .dwg files can be helpful.

Assembly objects contain and manage a collection of subassemblies which are used to form typical sections of linear structures.

Opens the Devotech iDAS assemblies drawing that contains various assemblies and subassemblies.

C:\\Program Files\\Autodesk\\ApplicationPlugins\\DEVOTECH.Bundle\\Contents\\Support\\.

Universal Style.

Converts a polyline or an alignment into a bulk water pipeline.

Civil 3D pipe network catalog consists of folders, chapters and part families (various pipe and structures types are called part families).

Creates watersheds, catchment and flow path polylines from a surface.

Major above CL | Km or Major above CL | m.

Imports alignment label set for multiple alignments at once.

1. Template with part lists.

The settings suggestions below may or may not have a significant impact on performance and productivity.

Devotech iDAS runs inside Autodesk Civil 3D, and therefore the Autodesk Civil 3D system requirements are the primary baseline for installing and running iDAS.

1. Drawing template – it contains styles and settings.

Adds pipes and structures along the alignments, adds crossing pipes and removes pipes and structures from the profile views within the profile view visible area.

COGO points (further referred to as points) are coordinated geometry points sometimes also called Civil 3D points.

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Highlights the chainages where the minimum or maximum cover (difference between two profiles) is exceeded.

Converts points text file between two coordinate systems defined in Civil 3D (Map 3D).

Coordinates (drawing template) in Devotech iDAS for Civil 3D.

Copies boundaries from one surface to another surface.

Copies a surface elevation analysis from a source surface to multiple destination surfaces.

Splits a new or existing corridor into multiple drawings.

Splits the project into multiple drawings, it is used for long projects.

A Datum surface should be created from the corridor before attempting to do volume calculations.

The profile view bands settings (Profile 1 and Profile 2) can also be specified in the Corridor Wizard.

A corridor is a 3D model of a linear structure such as a road, channel, etc.

A surface is required before you start creating a pipe network.

Before you can create a profile view for a pipe network you have to create an alignment from a pipe network.

Sections are cuts at given stations along a horizontal alignment.

Note: This chapter assumes that the reader is familiar with COGO points from the CIVIL 3D ESSENTIALS − Cogo Points chapter.

The workflow below describes the situation where the cul-de-sac is modelled as part of the road corridor.

Creates curb return polylines which can be used with the T-intersection Wizard.

Data shortcuts are very powerful for data sharing within a design team, it also helps to decrease the size of the drawings.

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This command deletes all empty sites from the current drawing.

This folder contains multiple subfolders for different design tasks for Roads, Sewer and Storm.

Both templates can be used in any region.

A malfunctioning docking station can have a negative impact on Civil 3D's performance.

Extracts feature lines from corridors and drapes them on a selected surface.

A pipe network can be displayed in cross-sections.

Drawing Source Template Name in Devotech iDAS for Civil 3D.

This command creates a volume surface and COGO points for cut/fill depths.

Changes the road width if the width is driven by the offset alignments.

Explodes a polyline into lines while retaining Map 3D object data.

Exports profile view band set settings to an .xml file, it can then be imported using the Import Band Settings command.

1. Run the command.

Exports Civil 3D parcels to SSA (Storm and Sanitary Analysis) or EPA SWMM as catchments.

Exports a pipe network branch to a text file.

3. Stormwater and sewer network details can be exported to a Project Report (Excel file) during the analysis. This Excel file gets created in the folder where the drawing is saved.

Elevations from multiple profiles are exported to a CSV file.

Exports a surface to a Model Maker TOT file.

Extracts corridor feature lines as 3D polylines.

Extracts surfaces along an alignment at an interval.

Large surfaces might slow down certain processes, this command speeds up the design process by extracting a new surface from the original surface and simplifying it.

AutoCAD Civil 3D command to extend a surface by interpolating points.

Sets the pipe direction to ensure all the pipes flow towards the outfall.

These hatch styles can be used for various objects, in some applications the user might need to change the hatch scale to get the desired result.

If Bentley ProjectWise is installed then part of ProjectWise's ribbon will disappear when iDAS loads it's CUI on Civil 3D startup.

Adds polylines to an existing or new corridor as bellmouth (curb return) quadrants.

Automates the plan production for roads and pipe networks.

Creates plan and profile view drawings from a master drawing.

Opens the Devotech iDAS getting started webpage.

This command can grade a profile between two selected points of vertical intersection (PVIs).

Cut | Pattern Lines.

Grading objects are mainly created by using Feature Lines.

Civil 3D performance is strongly influenced by single-core processor speed.

See iDAS AND CIVIL 3D SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS chapter to check whether your system matches the minimum requirements.

This folder contains the hatch pattern Town\_Planners\_Hatch.pat which must be used for some town planning parcel styles.

Information on using TUFLOW from within Devotech iDAS is available on Devotech's website at www.devotechgroup.com/TUFLOW.

Opens the Devotech iDAS and Civil 3D help resources.

Opens the Devotech iDAS and Autodesk Civil 3D Help PDF.

This folder contains the Devotech iDAS and Autodesk Civil 3D help file, IDF curves in .pdf format and rainfall distribution chart.

An alignment is typically used for features such as road centrelines, pavement edges and drainage centrelines.

Automatically creates house connections for water reticulation networks.

v – velocity \[m/s\].

The profiles from pipes must be recreated every time there is a change in the network.

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Acu-Tech HDPE SDR 11 AS NZS 4130.

Humes Cesspit Back Entry.

When the template is updated, a new version number is assigned.

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iDAS ANZ 2020-334-with Part Lists.

Creates a network from a 12DA (or 12DAZ) file containing drainage and super strings.

Imports 3D faces from another drawing that fall within a polyline.

Imports a horizontal alignment from a .csv file.

Imports ARR data and creates rainfall time series patterns to be used by the TUFLOW analysis.

This command imports a band set to multiple profile views at one time.

This command imports profile view band set settings from an .xml file that was created with the Export Band Settings command.

Creates a sewer pipe network from a Civil Designer sewer network file (.txt file).

Creates a stormwater pipe network from a Civil Designer stormwater network file (.txt file).

Creates a water pipe network from a Civil Designer water network .asc file.

Imports lines and/or COGO points from a ModelMaker CDM file.

Creates a pipe network from a .csv file, which contains Chainage and invert Elevations (CE).

Creates a pipe network from multiple CSVs.

Imports a CSV file as network parts.

Creates culverts from a CSV file.

In South Africa surveyors often provide designers with surface data in a .dat format.

Imports a sewer or stormwater network from a EPA SWMM INP file (.inp).

Imports a water network from a EPANET INP file (.inp).

Imports points from a Garmin GPX file.

Imports points from a Juno device.

Imports catchments from SSA or EPA SWMM to Civil 3D as parcels.

Easily create a network from line and/or point shapefiles.

Create a pipe network from TechnoCAD Pipe Mate data.

Creates a pipe network from TechnoCAD Pipe Mate data.

Imports a ModelMaker Total (TOT) file.

If you have more than one pipe network in the project you need to check if there is interference between them.

Checks the level differences between the main and side roads at the intersecting points.

Standard Civil 3D contains an intersection wizard, unfortunately it has certain limitations.

Where two corridors meet it creates a main road top surface profile in the side road profile view, adds a PVI to the side road vertical alignment at the location where the main road edge is, and moves this PVI and the start or end of the ve...

Automatically adds a junction type into the structure properties.

Simple objects' colour is taken from the layer colour, thus when the layer colour changes, the style colour changes as well.

Calculates the layerwork quantities for a surface.

Devotech iDAS provides an interface to the TUFLOW engine to simplify setting up a TUFLOW project, analyzing the project with the TUFLOW engine, and displaying the results in Devotech iDAS.

1. Request a transfer of a license by clicking on the link below which opens license request form. You may use this form to transfer multiple licenses.

AutoCAD command that creates a polyline from the extents of selected objects.

1. Run the command.

1. Run the command.

3. Create the corridor drawings. The corridor length must be less than 7.5km. The example below shows the workflow for a road length of less than 15km.

AutoCAD Civil 3D command for cleaning up CAD entities, such as breaking multiple crossing lines.

Yellow Mass Haul Line.

Mass Haul Diagram.

Modify multiple Profile and Section Views by adjusting datums, heights and positions.

Moves multiple COGO point labels simultaneously to reduce the number of overlapping labels.

Interactively moves multiple sample lines at an increment along an alignment.

Zooms to where a specific pipe or structure is in the plan or any profile view.

Creates offset points from the points which are already on the alignment.

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ACAD Autodesk AutoCAD.

This manual explains the basic methods and operations of Autodesk Civil 3D.

Some suggestions mentioned below might have a significant impact on the performance, while others might have a slight impact on the performance.

Devotech iDAS originated as Devotech Professional Extensions (DPX) for Autodesk® Civil 3D®.

A pipe network generally consists of conduits and structures in Civil 3D.

C:\\Program Files\\Autodesk\\ApplicationPlugins\\DEVOTECH.Bundle\\Contents\\Support\\.

The Devotech iDAS videos are divided into two groups, overview videos and training videos.

Devotech iDAS supports the analysis of 1D and 2D models using the TUFLOW engine.

The parcel manager displays a parcel list according to their usage.

C:\\Program Files\\Autodesk\\ApplicationPlugins\\DEVOTECH.Bundle\\Contents\\Support\\Hatch.

The Devotech iDAS installation provides templates with and without parts lists, see the Templates Folder chapter.

The Network Parts List contains a column where you can define which rules should be used for the pipes and structures during the pipe network creation.

The Pipe Manager is a tool for working with the pipe networks.

Any pipe networks which are opened in iDAS 12 Pipe Manager cannot be opened in Devotech iDAS 10 or 11 (Storm, Sewer and Water managers), because there is no backwards compatibility.

These parts lists contain pipes and structures from the pipe catalog which is part of the Devotech iDAS installation.

Create structure table only for a specific structure type.

Swaps multiple pipes at the same time.

A north arrow can be placed on sheets.

For bulk water pipelines and for networks with long branches the standard civil 3D plan production tools can be used.

This folder contains Devotech.ctb file which can be used to print drawings based on the Devotech Template.

Opens the plot styles folder that contains plot styles that can be used with Devotech Civil 3D templates.

Creates a COGO point array from a surface within a polyline's extents.

The example below describes the workflow for road rehabilitation project to trace the existing horizontal and vertical alignment.

Point Style | Circle with Cross.

1. Run the command.

Assigns elevations to polylines from the text which overlaps with the polyline or which is close to the polyline.

Datum Surface.

Creates a profile from a corridor feature line that is dynamically linked to a corridor (the standard Civil 3D only allows static profiles from corridor feature lines so if any changes are made to the corridor, the profiles must be recreate...

Creates profiles from pipes automatically.

The image above shows that any Channel profile view style can be used for any Channel band set.

Creates multiple profile views from alignments at one time.

Creates a new network for sewer house connection only (house connection structure and house connection pipe) and projects the house connection pipes to all the profile views at once.

All projects should be planned correctly before starting the design.

Total Volume.

Performs the calculations required for a rainwater tank to a design specification or by custom properties specified by the user.

Raises or lowers multiple COGO points with the specific amount, or sets an elevation for multiple COGO points.

Sets the automatic rebuild option for all corridors, users don't need to do it one by one.

This command rebuilds the corridors of selected horizontal alignments, profiles and corridors.

This command updates the feature line profiles created with the Profile Feature Line Command.

The publications and standards the Devotech iDAS documentation and design calculations draw on.

Refreshes Profile Views after splitting or moving, forcing the profile view to display correctly.

Register the Devotech iDAS to unlock the commands.

Before you start with the Devotech iDAS registration, make sure the product was successfully installed.

Regrades a pipe network according to design parameters.

Deletes all 3D faces outside the extents of a polyline.

Renames alignments more efficiently than standard Civil 3D options.

Updates pipes' and/or alignment's names or descriptions with the station of an alignment that crosses the pipe or alignment.

This command renames the profile views using the first and the last structure names.

Renames alignments using the first and the last structure names.

Renames points sequentially according to the defined settings.

1. Devotech Material Report - Grouped.xsl.

Devotech iDAS windows, e.g.

Reverses multiple alignments at the same time.

Reverses multiple profiles at the same time.

Opens the Devotech iDAS road design folder that contains design information such as additional design criteria files.

Utilizes LIDAR data which was captured with a video.

Assists in the rehabilitation of roads.

Assists in the rehabilitation of roads.

Civil 3D has very powerful tools for road widening.

Rotates a north arrow block in a layout to match the viewport rotation.

The image below shows a cross intersection with road descriptions.

Rotates objects 180 degrees around the drawing origin.

Universal Style.

Datum Surface.

For better visual representation the NGL surface and road sections are displayed in the section views.

1. Run the command.

Changes the length of multiple profile views.

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Creates a sewer network from multiple objects (polylines or lines).

Disables the "This will install...

Smooths a profile based on a surface.

1. Close Autodesk Civil 3D.

Creates a sewer network from multiple objects (polylines or lines).

Opens the Devotech iDAS stormwater design folder that contains additional design data such as IDF curve information.

For details about stormwater network design and analysis, watch the training videos.

Moves a structure in the profile view.

Opens the Devotech website on how to get support for Devotech iDAS.

Opens the Devotech iDAS support folder containing support data such as templates, design references, assemblies, etc.

All Autodesk Civil 3D objects support the AutoCAD List, Explode, and Erase commands.

The TUFLOW engine is extensive and supports many different types of analyses.

Note: The print screens for the styles displaying contours, only show one representative style with the contour interval 1 m and 5 m.

Creates a surface from the pipe network structure rim elevations.

The number of points used for the surface definition has a direct impact on Civil 3D's performance.

A surface is a singular object in Autodesk Civil 3D.

This folder contains useful files for survey drawings based on the TMH11 template.

Creates a survey grid within a polyline's extents.

Performs the calculations required for a swale to a design specification or by custom properties specified by the user.

Swap the pipe start and end points or change the pipe flow direction method which defines the direction of the slope arrow label.

Checks for structures with only one pipe connection.

Toggles the iDAS ribbons between Compact and Extended styles.

Operating system and software deployment should be managed carefully because workstation configuration can affect Civil 3D and iDAS stability.

Creates a T-intersection between two corridors automatically.

This folder contains all the Devotech templates.

Opens the Devotech iDAS Civil 3D templates folder.

After the Devotech iDAS installation has finished, open Civil 3D.

The original font used in the Devotech template was Romans, for text heights 1.8, 2.5, 3.5mm and Romand for text heights 5 and 7mm.

1. Devotech iDAS is not compatible with the Civil 3D version.

To edit a pipe network, select any part of the pipe network and go to Pipe Networks ‒ Edit Pipe Network.

Updates the profile view bands with bend values and pipe 3D lengths.

1. To write all the input values and analysis results to the pipe and structure properties tick the Update Results to C3D click Update to close the Pipe Manager.

Autodesk Civil 3D is an object-oriented design environment with defined interactions between civil design objects.

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Devotech iDAS 2027.0.8.25 is compatible with TUFLOW 2025.2.2.

Before designing the road vertical alignment (road profile), the profile view must be created.

Opens the Devotech's website with Devotech iDAS training videos.

Universal Style.

EXCAVATION DEPTH INCREMENT.

Creates a table from a volume surface showing the cut and fill quantities.

Creates multiple water drops from a surface within multiple polylines.

https://www.epa.gov/water-research/epanet.

Converts AutoCAD objects like lines and polylines into a pipe network.

Opens Devotech's website.

Weeds a pressure network profile.

Opens Devotech's website with information about Devotech iDAS new features, and development of the latest release.

Windows supported versions in Devotech iDAS for Civil 3D.

Before you start with the pipe network design, you must specify which Pipe Network Catalog you want to use.

This command zooms to the alignment of the selected profile view.

Zooms to a profile view of a selected alignment.