These will both be determined by your coordinate system. Hit next and you will be prompted for a location, hit return twice once for the location and next for the rotation angle. If you do not know the coordinate system you can use the standard UTM coordinate system which can be found in the list below. For this location we will use the Michigan East Coordinate System. Next we move to the final step which is extremely important as we need to set the coordinate system for our map and or project. Drop the marker will place the location in the blue 1 as shown in Figure 3. Type in Comerica Park Detroit Michigan as shown or your desired location.įigure 2: Comerica Park – Detroit, MichiganĪutoCAD will now come back with the results and our location has been found. In the address area type the location you would like to find. If you do not see this map image then you are not connected to Autodesk A360. Since I am a big Detroit Tigers Fan we are going to search for Comerica Park, Detroit Michigan (Home of the Tigers) as shown in Figure 2. On the insert tab location panel of the Ribbon Set Location by hitting from map as shown in Figure 1 below.
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Let’s take a look how to do this in AutoCAD. Since the release of AutoCAD 2015 you do now have the ability to clip the image and/or viewport and paste into the file as a clipped image and this will give you the ability to print the image. Which means you will have to be logged into A360 to view the map. One drawback is the map is a temporary graphic which is dynamically supplied by the online map service. You can use the AutoCAD online map function to check your location and/or add objects that are currently not on your map. The new part has now been created, and can be imported into a parts catalog through Content Catalog Editor (please see my first article on adding pressure pipe parts to catalogs for instructions on doing this).Have you ever received a drawing from a surveyor or another outside source and it contains geographical information? Or maybe you received an address from a project manager and you just need to create a quick layout for a field visit to the site. This command will take the user through prompts to specify the solid to publish, the centerline of the solid, the units, and where to save the. Set the view of the part to an isometric view for an effective display of the image of the part.ĥ) Type the command PUBLISHPARTCONTENT to publish the part. Prior to publishing the part, it is good practice to make your drawing area square so the image preview of the part within the catalog is not distorted. CONTENT file which can then be imported into a parts catalog through Content Catalog. Insertion point and name of the block are irrelevant.Ĥ) Once the three elements have been created, the part can now be published. Multiple centerlines will need to be made for parts such as a wye fitting, and these should be made into a block to create a single entity. This will be used by the style in order to display the centerline of the part. The command prompts will go through location and direction for each insertion point.Ĭ. The command for creating insertion points is AUTODESKCONNECTIONPOINT. The first connection point of a fitting will need to be created first, and the direction will be the direction from which the part will be connecting to the adjoining part. These will need to be created in the proper order.
Multiple insertion points will be required for parts such as a wye fitting. These are the points at which the parts will connect to adjoining parts. For this example, I created a simple straight coupling.ī. Be sure that your drawing units are set properly before creating the part.ģ) There are three elements required in the drawing in order for the part to be published. This will ensure proper labeling and behavior of the part. Autodesk Help is your friend for this.Ģ) Like with piping, it is best practice to use manufacturer specifications and dimensions when modeling the 3D solid fitting or appurtenance.
The commands and functions within 3D Modeling are very intuitive so becoming familiar enough with them to create piping parts should not take a great deal of time, but there will be some learning required. Here are the steps:ġ) Create your 3D solid of the part within the 3D Modeling workspace in Civil 3D. Creating new parts is a very cost-effective option if an extensive catalog is not required. Anything else will have to be paid for or created by the user. Again, Civil 3D only comes loaded with ductile iron piping as an option in the pressure parts catalog. This is a follow-up to that tip which will outline how to create new fittings and appurtenances using 3D Modeling within Civil 3D. In the last tip, I outlined how to add pipe materials/sizes to Pressure Pipe Catalogs in Civil 3D.
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