AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 - feature enhancements
Tue, 02/27/2007 - 11:38am | by Eric
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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