Create Network

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Ribbon:	Civil 3D Outputs tab > Pipe Networks panel > Create Network dropdown > Create Network Pipes Tab > Data Exchange Panel > Civil 3D Network Dropdown > Civil 3D Network

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Introduction

This command exports/recreates a Civil 3D pipe network from a Civil Site Design pipe network.  All pipes and structures in the selected Civil Site Design network will be used.  The command will:

• Create Civil 3D Structures and Pipes from the structures and pipes of the selected Civil Site Design pipe network

• Create a Civil 3D Pipe Network for the selected Civil Site Design pipe network and add the corresponding structures and pipes

• Optionally create Civil 3D Alignments for all sequenced branches of the selected Civil Site Design pipe network

• Optionally create Civil 3D Profiles for the design and existing surfaces

• Optionally create Civil 3D Profile Views for each alignment/branch and add the:

  • Pipe Network (structures and pipes)

  • Existing surface

  • Design surface

The command will link together the created Civil 3D pipe network to the source Civil Site Design pipe network.  Any changes made to the Civil Site Design pipe network will be automatically updated on the corresponding Civil 3D pipe network.

Requirements

Before creating the Civil 3D pipe network, a Civil Site Design pipe network must be created (see Create/Update Network command).

To generate Alignments, Profiles and Profile Views, the branches of the Civil Site Design pipe network must be sequenced (see Sequence Network command) and the objects set to create in the conversion file (see Network Settings command).

To name the Civil 3D pipes and structures, if set in the conversion file (see Network Settings command), the Civil Site Design pipe network must be labelled (see Apply Object Names command).  Otherwise the default names from the Civil 3D Drawing Settings will be used.

Any Drainage, Sewer, House Connection or Utility network can be exported.

Details

Upon selecting the command, the following form is displayed:

CSD Pipe Network	Select a Civil Site Design pipe network.
Conversion File	Select a conversion file to use for the export of the pipe network (see Network Settings command).
(Edit Conversion File)	Edit the selected conversion file (see Network Settings command). If no conversion file is selected, then a conversion file will need to be selected in Network Settings form that opens.
Network Name	By default, the software will populate this field with the name of the Civil Site Design pipe network.  Change the name as required.
Surfaces (optional)	Set the Civil 3D surfaces for Profiles to be shown in the Profile Views and referenced to the Civil 3D parts, if set in the conversion file (see Network Settings command).  To change the surface(s) see Note 1 below.
Design Surface	Select the surface to be used for Design
Existing Surface	Select the surface to be used for Existing
Create Pipe Network	Click to create the Civil 3D Pipe Network in the drawing and if set, the Alignments and Profiles will also be created.  The user will then be prompted to select the insertion point in the drawing for the Profiles Views.
Show Log	Tick on to generate a Notepad file reporting the status of export.  The Notepad file will only be shown if errors are encountered during export.
Cancel	Exit the form without exporting a pipe network.

 

Notes:

1. To change surfaces used for Design and/or Existing, delete all of the Civil 3D Profiles for each branch alignment in the drawing (the Profile Views do not need to be deleted), then run the Manage Network command and Update the Pipe Network to select different surfaces.
2. Pipe Data Source, Profile1 and Profile2 are not managed at the time of creating the profile views - the first pipe network / profile will automatically by assigned.  Pipe Data Source, Profile1 and Profile2 need to be manually set by the user post creation of the profile views.