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Hello guys.

Welcome to our YouTube channel.

So in this video we will see how can we design a road from scratch to the, you know, end where we

will be able to calculate all the Earth quantities and display a report.

Okay.

So here, uh, I have data from a section of a road which is in P, E and Z and D format.

We have already discussed about this in previous tutorial, which was in two parts.

So the link will be in the description below where you can go and check it so that you won't have any

issues importing your data to civil 3D.

So the data is already formatted.

Uh, in this video, I will just go through each step that we need to go through to design a road successfully.

The details for the design will be discussed in the future tutorials, where I will not only explain

the core concepts and the design checks that we need to perform in order to comply with the design standards,

but also will show you how to customize the surfaces, point profiles, sections, everything, and

how we can plot it ultimately and make it, you know, look good.

So without much ado, let's go ahead with importing the points.

So let's copy the data data I have.

I will copy this data.

I prefer text file to create text file and import.

So I will um go to my tutorial A folder and create a text file.

So I will call this, uh, the tutorial data.

Okay.

And open this and paste the data.

Okay I pasted the data and then we say save it okay okay let's close this one.

So here we have the data and I will copy this.

You know the location of the file.

So just copy this click here and copy it I have shown this in earlier.

So this copy it and let's open civil 3D okay.

So civil 3D.

Once you have opened your civil 3D let's go ahead and create a new drawing file from the default using

default template.

So you say go to this icon and say new and it will ask you to choose templates.

I have my own templates and other templates as well here.

Later we will see how to develop our templates also.

So I will choose a metric default template that is with the civil 3D installation and hit open.

Once your drawing is open.

Now it's time to import the data.

So go to the tool space and in the prospector tab you can see the points.

So right click and click on Import Create.

And here we are importing points from a file.

So we will click on this icon here.

And then it will pop up a window where it asks you to import the file.

Select the file.

So you just click on this plus icon.

And actually this opens to the file folder.

If you haven't, you know, set up this location, then you can just, you know, put the link that

we copied earlier.

So we say control V and you have the link here.

You say open and it opens to that location okay.

Where your data is.

So just click click the data.

Select the data and say open you know.

And now we select our uh you know format.

So as we remember our file format is p e and z t like as you see v and z.

So we will select p e and z okay.

And here you have selected this and set okay.

Keep everything else default and say okay okay.

So once this you know this command line disappears.

You should know that your data has been imported.

Now it's disappear.

So I believe it has been imported.

So let's head to.

But we can't see the data yet, right?

So hit Z and hit E to zoom extent so that we can view our data.

So here you have our your data.

Just close it.

Close this okay.

Now when we zoom to a specific one we can't see anything yet.

Why is that.

It's because of the style point style as we have discussed about this in previous video.

So again go to the tool space and you see all the points are here.

You know in the point groups option.

So right click and set properties.

And from here in the point style you say it's basic.

So this cross appears because of that.

And point level styles is none.

So you can select depending upon that.

So mostly we need the elevations here only for descriptions you will need when you know you have a different

kind of, uh Features on that line, but for this tutorial we will be focused on the ground.

Whatever features that might be, all of them, almost all of them form your terrain.

You know that where you design your road.

So I will just keep the elevations only and say apply so that our elevation is displayed.

You see, all the elevation has been displayed.

The customization to these were discussed in the previous tutorial.

You can view the link is in the description.

Okay, so now uh, what we can do is now we have point.

The next step is to create surface.

This is actually in the logical order.

So here you go to the surfaces right click and say just create surface.

So this will create ask you to create a surface.

You just keep everything you know.

You can even edit the name if you want from here, just edit your name.

I will say tutorials for it and surface okay tutorial surface and say okay but we can't see anything

yet.

Here you will see a small icon.

The plus icon has appeared and the surface has been created under surface, but the surface is not yet

complete.

We need to add the data here.

No points data has been added yet, so go to the point grip option and say right Click and say add.

Click on add and you add the all points okay and say okay.

Now your point has been created.

Once you click on the, you know, model space, your points with the will create a surface and the

contours will be displayed.

The styles again can be adjusted.

You can go to the you know tool space and right click on the surface and go to the surface properties.

Then you will have the options how you want to display your points.

I will just keep it default for.

We are just going through the steps in this tutorial.

So uh, the more details will be displayed.

Uh, I will talk about more details in later tutorials.

Okay, so our surface is done.

Now.

Next step is to create an alignment.

You know we can create an alignment from here to here or wherever you want okay.

So let's go ahead and create an alignment.

So click on Alignment to Alignment option in Create Design Ribbon on the home tab okay.

So alignment alignment creation tools.

And you can name this alignment as well I will name it as tutorial to you t a l I g n okay.

And uh for site you just can keep, uh, you know none Learn and style.

Should we propose or anything you want.

And I will just display major and minor because all levels will make it cluttery.

Okay.

And say okay.

So when you are creating a style these, you know, these will serve as uh, you know, uh, is so because

once you we need to just turn on your, off your snap so that you know, you know, we are not snapping

to any points.

It will be slow and it will create problems for us.

As for this demonstration purpose, we will just choose, you know, there are different methods to

create an alignment.

We will just do tangent with curve so that it automatically adds curves.

Okay.

So I will start from here and I will just say yeah okay go here say here here okay.

Just adding curves and just making it better.

Just just snap and then okay just keep keep it Get going.

And here.

Okay.

And hit enter once you are done.

Now as you are done, you you know the alignment has been created.

So let's hide these points so that we can see it better.

Okay.

So go to the tool space again and right click on the properties group properties and say none.

And this one also just just just as none and apply okay.

So now you can see your alignment road alignment with the changes.

You know major changes has been marked at 20 meter intervals okay.

So once your alignment is ready let's click close this one.

Your alignment is ready.

The next step is to create a profile.

So first we will create ground profile that is existing profile and then the design profile.

So on your tab home to have in great design ribbon.

You just click on the profile and say Create Surface Profile.

Click it and you will have options here.

So alignment is already selected.

The only one you have here and surface also only one that we have.

And there can be multiple alignments and multiple surfaces too.

So for this case we have only one and select surface.

We select this and say okay.

And here we have already so say add and it adds the surface you know to refer.

And here you have the sample the whole alignment from start to the changes specified here.

And say click on the drawing profile.

Now another window will pop out and it will ask you for certain things.

So select alignment.

It's already selected profile view name.

You can name it.

You can say like okay tutorial profile I can say profile and description.

You can add if any.

And the default style.

I will keep the default style as this station runs from beginning to end.

Okay.

It's automatic.

You can specify how much you want and even say like profile height.

It's also automatic.

You know, 300 to 27.

It's fine.

No problem.

You know you can even specify and profile display options.

Just surface is right now we don't have anything else.

And data bands uh we say okay existing elevation and station.

That's fine.

Okay.

This one we will later learn how to customize it.

And this one we only have only one profile.

You know that will be the ground.

So this is useless for right now okay.

So let's say and I say create profile view.

It will ask you to create, you know where where you want to create it.

So we just select it here somewhere.

We have a little bit of space between them.

And okay.

So you just click it and you have the profile.

You see the line.

The red line is the ground profile While following your alignment.

You know, here and down there you have changes and the surfaces.

So you see two surfaces, two, two elevations here.

These are nothing just existing and the design.

So we can later change it to display existing and design profile side by side.

Okay.

Now your, uh, ground profile, you know, the existing profile has been generated.

Next step is to create your design profile.

Okay.

For that, before doing that, let's, uh, you know, uh, switch, uh, turn off this, uh, uh,

extra line, extra line, these minor lines.

So just select select this and then go to the profile view properties.

You know the contextual option.

You know whenever you select anything in civil 3D there will be contextual options.

So here in when you are new.

When a new window pops up, you have object style.

Go to Edit Object Style and go to the display option.

Okay, from here go to display option and find the top axis.

Now you can find the Grid vertical grid option.

So minor, turn off the minor grid and you know uh, horizontal grid also okay.

So that there will be a little bit more space and less lines.

So apply okay.

And okay.

So now it's better.

It's more better.

You know better to view now.

Now we will create a profile.

So go to Design Profile.

So go to the profile again and drop down and use next.

This time you say profile creation tools.

This will pop up a window before but you have to select before which profile view.

So this one.

So we select this profile.

One.

Now this will pop up a window.

And here again you can you know the alignment is already selected.

The create profile design profile.

So you say cut and I will say underscore DSN for design profile okay.

And select the style.

This is design profile already selected.

You can change it.

Nothing.

This is nothing.

And I will not like to uh okay.

Let let it be displayed okay.

Complete level styles okay.

Now you have a similar option to that.

We what we had in the alignment when we were creating alignment okay.

So again for this purpose this is just a simple tutorial.

So for this one I will just select Draw Tangents with curves okay.

So that it automatically adds curves.

So we will begin from you know we will turn on the snap button.

And then so that it I can snap to the start you know and somewhere I will snap it here and now, I think

I better turn off the snap and then I will just draw a rough profile, you know, uh, just want to

I will also want to balance, uh, the cotton field and would also like to, you know.

I also like to this, uh, profile to have, you know, uh, you see, how much is the percentage?

6.25%.

So, you know, the gradient is pretty high.

So this one for this tutorial, we will keep it like this.

There's no issue with this.

Later we will delve in deep, uh, deeper aspects of uh the design.

And then we will see how to adjust these.

Okay.

So now you have alignment profile uh ground profile and the design profile as well.

Okay.

Now the next step is to uh, let's close this one.

And now the next.

Next step is to create, uh, and assembly so that we can create a corridor.

Okay.

So for that, we go to this, uh, you know, you, you have on the home tab, you have option here

tool palettes.

So tool palettes is turned on currently.

So here I can find it here.

So here I will create assembly.

These are the default assembly you can create.

You know your own assembly you know as well.

So we will in the latter tutorials I will show you how to create your own assembly.

For this we will choose a default one.

The basic one.

Okay.

Just choose basic and place it somewhere here so that it's easy for me to find out because it will zoom

and it will be smaller.

So I just click it.

Okay, you see this one?

And I say Skip once I have created one.

Uh, okay.

This is just basically showing it's completed successfully.

Okay.

So here I have an assembly with, uh, carriageway curbs, you know, and sidewalks and even the embankment

in cut and fill.

Okay.

In the both side.

So this is the basic, uh, row, uh, assembly.

Okay.

We have the assembly also now.

Next step after this is to build a corridor based using this assembly following the alignment.

This is horizontal.

Horizontal you know alignment.

This is for the vertical design okay.

So both are here.

So now we have alignment two.

So let's go ahead and say in the corridor go ahead and say corridor click corridor.

So this will create a new corridor.

You can select.

You can again rename it say Tutorial corridor okay I will say tutorial corridor style is basic alignment

and profile.

Baseline is alignment and profile alignment.

We have one profile we have already.

So alignment is this and the design profile is the design profile assembly.

We just have only one.

We select the basic base assembly and target surface for this will our surface which is the ground okay

and set baseline algorithm parameter.

We keep it default and say okay.

Now another window will pop up.

We have already selected all the targets and everything.

So we say just okay and it will say rebuild corridor.

So no problem.

We just say okay rebuild and it will build a corridor for us okay.

So now the corridor has been built okay.

So you see the road is ready okay.

It has been built.

So these parts where you see the you know it is in red, it is by default cut part.

The ones which are in green are fill part okay.

So these parts are fill in fill and these parts are in cut.

You can verify this by using where you say, okay, 880.

So we go to the profile view and say 880 888 80.

So from here you see this is cut part okay.

And where there is fill part it will be in green.

You see these parts are in fill.

Okay.

So you this reflect this is reflected here.

And you see the outer line.

Outer line which this these lines.

Outer lines, they are just signifying the, you know, embankment.

Embankment two of the embankment as per the design.

Our assembly as per our assembly.

Okay.

Now, you know, this assembly also can be customized.

We will see that later.

Videos.

Now the next step once we have corridor, the next step is actually, uh, let me show you something

very interesting.

Just select this and you can from Object Viewer click on Object Viewer and then you can see your, you

know, road in 3D rendered somewhat.

You know, you see.

Okay, let's close this one.

And okay, so you have this corridor.

Next step is to create sample lines okay.

Now we need cross sections at each 20 meter.

Okay.

So for that just here in the home tab again we have sample lines options in profile section and profile

and section views ribbon.

So click on the sample lines.

And now it is asking to select the alignment.

We can just hit enter.

Hit enter and then alignment will pop out.

And uh we select the tutorial alignment okay.

So alignment has been set.

Again a window pops up, you name it I will name it as uh tutorial underscore al okay okay.

Alignment.

And you see.

What is it?

Sampling road sample line.

It is a road sample.

The style is this like the name?

Style is like this.

It's just there.

And uh, the data sources is sampling which has this corridor data and the surface data okay.

So we say okay.

Now it is asking for us where it starts.

So I will say from range of station by range of station, I will go here and offset and say by range

of station.

So a new window will pop up and then it will ask for the up for the inputs.

So here I'm saying it starts from beginning you know start from start so zero and end to the end.

End part of the station okay.

And the width width I will it's 20 meter.

Uh you can keep 20 or you can say I will say okay, like uh 30 meter because, you know, sometimes

uh, it is far beyond that.

So, you know, so that it samples all these parts.

And for other options, I will just keep it as default for now and say and say okay, so so okay so

but but but but we missed one thing you know.

We actually didn't added a sample line at the beginning okay.

So we need to add this line.

At the beginning we say enter.

Uh okay.

And this one is uh actually uh tutorial.

Uh the alignment everything is similar.

Okay.

And then you say like Ranger station, okay.

And from beginning it starts and add additional at start.

This would be true.

And like earlier, uh, okay.

It's like 30 this week.

We can, we can.

It depends upon your data.

You know, how much, uh, uh, it is going beyond your, you know, the alignment.

Okay.

So now say okay.

So it starts from start and, you know, it goes till end.

Okay.

So now you have all the points.

Um, so you say enter and the uh line, the sample line is created.

Next step is once you have the sample line the next step is to create sections section or each part.

So now we go to the section views in same ribbon as previous one and say create multiple views.

We want to create all the views okay.

So once you choose that one screen pops up and you can name again the section which has been already

selected automatically from start to end and you select this all and name your section like what you.

Whatever you want to name.

I would say okay tutorial section okay.

So naming is very important.

This I will explain later videos again.

So uh section placement you can place your section wherever you want.

You know the production template you can choose.

I just keep it as like a one.

Okay.

These are default.

And you can create your own as well okay.

So and then again go to the offset range we see 30 to 30.

No problem.

Elevation range.

It varies.

For each section it will be different okay.

And the section display we have only one two options.

And just keep it like that.

And data bands we will not offset only we will say uh okay standard okay or major offset station and

elevations okay.

So that it has uh, you know, existing elevation Design, you know, finished ground levels and offsets.

Okay.

Now we can say okay, create section views.

Again.

It will ask you the location to create.

So I will just put here so everything is together and in no time it will create all your sections okay.

From beginning to start you can see here the sections has been created.

These are zero zero.

This is uh it's like this okay.

So it's 2040.

It's 20 meter interval.

It has already created sections okay.

And put in the A1 display as well.

We'll see this in the later videos.

Now you have sections.

Next step after this part is to actually generate uh but before that let's go ahead.

Uh yeah.

Next step is to create the volume report okay.

How much is the quantity of cut and fill.

For that we need another surface, which is, you know, you have a ground surface here, you know.

So we need a surface that traces these, you know, so that we compare the, that traces the finished

level of the ground, finished level of our road, you know, and then.

It can compare with the ground level and give us the volume of cut and fill everywhere throughout the

alignment.

Okay.

So for that we have to create a surface.

So for that just go ahead and select one of the select the corridor okay.

So we go there and in the corridor corridor option glow in the tool space.

And the corridor option we just choose this corridor.

And you say you know uh for this you just go ahead and say properties of the corridor.

Okay.

So properties the option will pop out and you go to the surfaces okay.

So here you see there's no surfaces.

So we go to this option.

The first option here the small icon we say which says create corridor.

When you hover over it it will say create a corridor surface.

So just let's click on this and it will say create corridor option okay.

We will keep everything default.

And now we will add data to it.

You know the surface is there.

The data has to be there like we did with the points.

You know like we created a surface a surface.

And then we added points here for this we need links you know, and the links which will be the top

links.

We want the top of the, you know, uh our surface.

So say top links and say plus.

So okay this is added.

So now your surface once you click it your surface Space has been created.

It will show here.

You see there is a change.

You know, these are the.

This is the surface.

This is surface that has been created.

Okay, okay.

Skip it skip.

And now now we have surface but we haven't sampled it into our cross section.

So sample line is not sampling that one.

So we need to add it.

So click select one of the you know sample lines.

And then you will have contextual option to sample more sources okay.

So click on the sample More surface.

And here you have corridor you know surface and you say add.

So this is added and this is what our finished surface.

So we can we can we can you know change this tile to finish so that we can distinguish between the existing

and the finished surface.

The ground surface.

And okay now you say apply okay okay.

Or apply.

No problem.

It will actually apply it.

And now hit escape.

So we just select this and go to our our our sections here.

Right now you will see the existing elevation this one here and the proposed elevation.

Both are same right.

But it should be different right.

It's not the same okay.

Here it's same.

So select one of the section cross sections.

Now contextual option will pop up and you say view Group properties.

You select dropdown and select first one or directly the you know on that one.

So here you have you go to the sections uh section views.

And here you have option for this change band set.

So click on these three dots and option will pop up.

So here as you can see existing elevation.

So this one is for existing elevation.

This one is for ground and ground level, but and this one is offset.

But even on the finished ground level, which surface is it is set to is, you know, the surface of

the ground.

So if you just click on that, this particular one it will have you will have option to select other

surface.

So you just click this surface okay.

Select it.

Now you say okay.

And if you say apply you will see the difference.

You know you see the difference.

You know you will have the surfaces.

So actually right now we have the levels at ten metres intervals.

I will in later tutorial I will show you know how to customize these.

You know wherever you want it, even at breakpoints or at certain intervals like 1m or 2 meter, whatever

you can set.

So okay now we have the surface two surfaces.

We have one for the corridor top.

You know this This corridor top and a ground surface.

Now we can generate a volume report.

So we just select on any of these and you say compute materials.

You know compute materials here from the contextual.

And you have to this alignment okay.

This line group of this and say okay here now existing surface.

So existing surface for this one is the existing surface is our surface.

Right.

And the datum surface is our, you know, corridor okay.

Actually you know when it is in fill okay.

So the top of the top of your road is um, the reference surface to calculate, you know, but in the

cut, if it is the top of your road to calculate the volume, Then it is actually wrong.

So you have to create another surface as well, which links to the bottom that I will show in later

video for this video.

Let's keep it simple.

And we just selected these surfaces to compare with and say okay.

Okay.

Now okay.

You will see the hatch will appear.

Okay.

You see the hatch appears here.

This is, you know, in fill.

And when you have surfaces in cut the red is marked okay.

So this is my the thing I was talking about is you see this is actually taking the top surface.

So this is cut.

But actually we need to cut till the bottom of this one.

Right.

So this is wrong.

We will see how to adjust it.

But at least you know the basic from this tutorial.

My target is to let you, you know, make you familiar with the basics first okay.

Just steps.

Steps.

Step by step.

Okay.

So now we just select any any of this section you know and say generate volume report okay.

Generate volume report.

And it will pop up a window again and say select alignment.

This also selected material list one.

And from here you can choose your you know whatever you know you want, uh the type of style you want.

I will keep it default for this tutorial and say, okay, even you can import export as you know XML

report okay.

Select display XML report and say okay.

So it will open in your default browser as a report.

So here you see it will, you know, open as a report.

So from here zero zero is nothing.

But when it reaches the CNS 20 you have the you know cumulative net volume here okay.

Fill volume actually is in fill.

So from 0 to 20 how much is the film will be displayed?

So that's all for this video, you know.

So hope you have learned a few things in this video.

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I will, I will, I will talk about all of these customizations and ultimately we will be able to create

our own template customized template for civil 3D, which you can use in future designs.

You know, so everything, basically everything in civil 3D is customizable.

You know, with the styles and everything.

It's just logical, you know.

So for this tutorial, this much and see you guys in the next tutorial.

Till then enjoy.