AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 - feature enhancements

Following are the feature enhancements of the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008. And the new features - Plans production, someone has share the demonstration in Youtude, Autodesk blogger Anthony discuss the features here!

Data Interoperability and Migration

  • LandXML 1.1 support of survey data and corridor model
  • Open/export and “underlay” MicroStation® DGN format drawings
  • Publish Civil 3D model for use in GIS (SDF)
  • Export Civil 3D surface model as grid (DEM)
  • Import image and surface from Google Earthâ„¢ mapping interface
  • Export model to Google Earth
  • Export Civil 3D model intelligence to DWFâ„¢ files

General Productivity and Usability

  • Simplified and consistent menu structure
  • Creation of AutoCAD primitives from surface models
  • Wizards to help users with more complex tasks
  • Interactively edit alignments/profiles graphically and numerically

Pipes

  • Drafting enhancements to better support annotation and display of multisegment (no structures) pipe networks
  • New pipe and structure tables
  • Improved sharing and access to pipe/structure part catalogs

Alignments and Profiles

  • Enhanced alignment and profile layout options
  • Option to specify “no site” for alignments
  • Plot vertical curve values onto horizontal alignment
  • Create labels that reference multiple alignments
  • Create lines, curves, and parabolic arcs using “Best Fit” layout

Corridor Modeling

  • Improved corridor interaction, including creation of corridor regions, streamlined definition of targets and frequencies, and more
  • Interactive generation of surface boundary
  • Direct rendering of corridor model based on assembly links
  • Extensive performance improvements
  • New subassemblies

Grading

  • Broad set of tools for creating and modifying 3D geometry (feature lines, 3D plines, 2D plines, and lot lines)
  • Calculation of feature line statistics such as linear total
  • Usability enhancements to streamline creation of grading features

Survey

  • New, intuitive utilities to help surveyors create base geometry faster
  • Third-party applications from equipment manufacturers to enable
  • Movement of field-captured data into AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Movement of design model into field for machine control-based construction

Production Drafting

  • Improvements to help address global drafting standards
  • Enhancements to profile and section plotting and annotation
  • Grading feature line label improvements
  • New contour label creation interface

Plans Production

  • Automated generation of roadway plan, profile, and plan/profile sheets. This new functionality greatly streamlines the process of generating alignment-based submittal sheets.
  • Changes in design model result in updated roadway sheets.
  • Plans Production wizard integrated with AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager for automated plotting of sheet sets.
  • Plans Production Wizard integrated with Autodesk Vault.
  • Generation of Split Profile views that remain dynamic to the model

Multiuser Project Environment

  • Multiuser access to AutoCAD Civil 3D model for design, analysis, and drafting using either Autodesk® Vault or data shortcuts
  • Robust data management for all project drawings and documents
  • Generation of corridor sections through AutoCAD external reference (xrefs)
  • Additional administration flexibility

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