The document describes how to create and edit alignments in AutoCAD Civil 3D. It includes exercises on creating alignments from polylines and using alignment layout tools, adding curves and spirals, editing alignment parameters, creating offset alignments, and adding widening regions to offset alignments. The steps provided guide the user through the alignment creation and modification processes in Civil 3D.
The document describes how to create and edit alignments in AutoCAD Civil 3D. It includes exercises on creating alignments from polylines and using alignment layout tools, adding curves and spirals, editing alignment parameters, creating offset alignments, and adding widening regions to offset alignments. The steps provided guide the user through the alignment creation and modification processes in Civil 3D.
The document describes how to create and edit alignments in AutoCAD Civil 3D. It includes exercises on creating alignments from polylines and using alignment layout tools, adding curves and spirals, editing alignment parameters, creating offset alignments, and adding widening regions to offset alignments. The steps provided guide the user through the alignment creation and modification processes in Civil 3D.
The document describes how to create and edit alignments in AutoCAD Civil 3D. It includes exercises on creating alignments from polylines and using alignment layout tools, adding curves and spirals, editing alignment parameters, creating offset alignments, and adding widening regions to offset alignments. The steps provided guide the user through the alignment creation and modification processes in Civil 3D.
1. Open drawing Alignment_1.dwg, which is available in the Training folder.
2. Click Home tab ➤ Create Design panel ➤ Alignment drop-down ➤ Create Alignment from Objects. 3. Select the red polyline. Press Enter. 4. Press Enter to accept the default alignment direction. 5. In the Create Alignment - From Polyline dialog box, specify the following parameters: ■ Name: Kalsada ■ Alignment Style: Layout ■ Alignment Label Set: Major Minor and Geometry Points 6. Click Ok.
The created polyline is converted to an alignment that uses the style and labels that you specified.
Exercise 2: Creating an Alignment with the Alignment Layout Tools
Specify alignment properties
1. Open Alignment_2.dwg, which is located in the Training folder
. NOTE Ensure that Object Snap (OSNAP) is turned on.
2. Click Home tab ➤ Create Design panel ➤ Alignment drop-down ➤ Alignment Creation Tools. 3. In the Create Alignment – Layout dialog box, accept the default values for Name and starting station. Leave the Description field blank for this exercise. 4. On the General tab, select the following settings:
■ Site: <None> ■ Alignment Style: Layout ■ Alignment Layer: C-ROAD ■ Alignment Label Set: Major Minor and Geometry Points
5. Click the Design Criteria tab.
The Starting Design Speed value specifies the default design speed at the alignment starting station. Design speeds can be specified at other stations along the alignment. If no other design speeds are specified, the Starting Design Speed is applied to the entire alignment. Accept the default Starting Design Speed value for this exercise.
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6. Click OK.
The Alignment Layout Tools toolbar is displayed. It includes the controls required to create and edit alignments.
Draw the alignment
1. In the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click the drop-down list and select Curve and Spiral Settings. In the Curve and Spiral Settings dialog box, you can specify the type of curve to be automatically placed at every point of intersection (PI) between tangents.
2. In the Curve and Spiral Settings dialog box, specify the following parameters:
3. Click OK. 4. On the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click the drop-down list. Select Tangent-Tangent (With Curves). 5. Snap to the center of circle A to specify a start point for the alignment. 6. Stretch a line out, and specify additional PIs by snapping to the center of circles B, C, D and E (in order). Then, right-click to end the horizontal alignment layout command. 7. Pan and zoom in the drawing to examine the style and content of the labels. Note especially the geometry point labels marking the start and end points of each line, spiral, and curve. 8. Zoom out until you can clearly see circles B, C, and D.
Delete alignment sub-entities
1. In the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click Delete Sub-Entity. You are prompted at the command line to select a sub entity to delete. 2. Select the curve in circles B and C. Right-click to end the operation
Exercise 3: Adding Free Curves and Spirals to an
Alignment
Add a free curve between two tangents
NOTE: This exercise is continuation of previous exercise.
1. Set your drawing window so that you can see circles B and C on the surface. 2. If the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar is not open, select the alignment. Right-click and click Edit Alignment Geometry.
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3. In the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click the drop-down list. Select Free Curve Fillet (Between Two Entities, Radius). 4. As prompted on the command line, click the tangent that enters circle B from the left (the ‘first entity’). 5. Click the tangent that exits from circle B on the right (the ‘next entity’). 6. Press Enter to select the default value of a curve less than 180 degrees. 7. Enter a radius value of 100. The curve is drawn between the tangents as specified.
Add a free spiral-curve-spiral between two tangents
1. In the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click the arrow. Select. Free Spiral-Curve-Spiral (Between Two Entities). 2. As prompted on the command line, click the tangent that enters circle C from the left (the ‘first entity’). 3. Click the tangent that exits circle C on the right (the ‘next entity’). 4. Press Enter to select the default value of a curve less than 180 degrees. 5. Enter a radius value of 100. 6. Accept values for Spiral in and spiral out. 7. Exit the layout command by right-clicking in the drawing area. 8. Try same on Node C.
Editing Alignments
Exercise 4: Editing the Layout Parameter Values of an
Alignment
NOTE Ensure that Dynamic Input (DYN) is turned on.
Open the parametric editing windows
NOTE Ensure that Object Snap (OSNAP) is turned on.
1. If the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar is not open, click Alignment tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Geometry Editor. Select the alignment in the drawing when prompted. 2. On the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click Alignment Grid View. On the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click Sub-Entity Editor. The Alignment Layout Parameters window is displayed, containing no data. 3. In the Alignment Entities table, click any row. The design data for all three sub-entities is displayed in a two-column table in the Alignment Layout Parameters window, where data is easy to review and edit. If your design requires precise values for minimum curve radius, length, or spiral A values, you can use the Alignment Layout Parameters window to enter the values. 4. Press Esc to clear the Alignment Layout Parameters dialog box.
This time try with Design Criteria Check
1. Select Criteria-based Design and Design Criteria File
2. Adopt the following parameters: AASHTO 2004
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Minimum radius table: use eMax = 8%
3. Deselect Design check
Exercise 5: Create offsets of a centerline alignment
1. Open Alignment_3.dwg, which is located in the tutorials drawings folder .
The drawing contains a surface and an alignment. 2. Click Home tab >Create Design panel >Alignment drop-down >Create Offset Alignment. 3. Select the alignment in the drawing. 4. In the Create Offset Alignments dialog box, specify the following parameters: No. Of Offsets On Right: 1 Incremental Offset On Left: 3.35 Incremental Offset On Right: 3.35 Alignment Style: Layout Basic Alignment Label Set: Offset Labels No_Labels You can also specify design criteria for the offset alignments to automatically create widening along curves. 5. Click OK.
An offset alignment is created on either side of the centerline alignment.
Create a widening on an offset alignment (optional)
1. Continue with drawing.
2. Select the offset alignment on the right-hand side of the centerline alignment. 3. Click Offset Alignment tab > Modify panel> Add Widening. 4. Follow the command line prompts to specify the following parameters: Create Widening Portion As A New Alignment?: No Start Station: (as specified) End Station: (as specified) Widening Offset: (as specified) 5. The widening region is created, and the parameters you entered are displayed in the Offset Alignment Parameters dialog box.
Add a widening region to a widening region
1. Select the offset alignment that is on the right-hand side of the centerline alignment. Right-click. Click Edit Offset Parameters. You can also use grip to add a widening region. The offset alignment parameters, including the parameters of the existing widening, are displayed in the Offset Alignment Parameters dialog box.
2. In the Offset Parameters dialog box, click Add a Widening.
