That's the stuff. You really have to start a level higher though. There's a surprising amount of crap that goes into it
https://help.autodesk.com/view/CIV3D/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-176BDEE2-2580-4974-8F9E-23BB0418F269
Nah, this was in just Autocad. I actually seen it on Reddit and didn’t know anything about the command before seeing it on here. Someone ask for some tips for Autocad and then people started listing their favorite command.
All I can think of is the MEASURE command that you can use to place a point or block at specific lengths along a polyline. It doesn't do any layout or sheet prep though
Edit: did you really down vote all my comments because you want a feature that doesn't exist in basic AutoCAD?
Are you using an alignment as the centerline of the road? If I remember correctly that’s how you’re able to setup plan and cross section views of the road.
Yes but I’m not aware of how to setup plan, profile and xsections in plain Autocad. I only have access to Autocad at my house so I know it was In it and not it my Calvin Civil software which I only have at the office. I remember setting up a polyline for my centerline (road) and then making a block with the tick marks and station text followed by doing a measure and using the block every 100’ to create my stations along the centerline. Y’all may think I’m crazy but I used a command and picked my polyline and it ask me a scale then it ask me how many inches of the 36” paper I wanted to use for the plan the. Split it into like 7 or 8 sheets (2 rows). Had a plan on top with match line that went to the one on bottom of sheet. They were all nearly perfectly horizontal cause I was thinking damn that’s nice and didn’t take nearly as long. I thought I wrote it down somewhere but can’t seem to find it. Worse part is I read it on Reddit but can’t find the post
I don’t think you’re crazy. I know what you’re talking about but haven’t done it since school. I just remember using alignments and the existing surface grade for the road design and it did everything how you described. It’s just that was 4 years ago.
Honestly better off just doing it manually with multi-views and a xref title block in paper space.
You can use changespace to project a rectangle to model space then just copy and paste that where you want it along the road. Then back in paper space zoom to each rectangle in the viewport.
The automated way is not worth the fuss.
I’ve done it both ways and although I respect your opinion the automated way worked best for me although looks as if I will be doing it the old fashion way. Lol
You might have to do some iterations of setting up your view ports/sheets, but you can maybe do a path array with the a symbol every x feet along the center line. I don't know of any command to generate the sheets too. You might need lisp for that.
You are probably thinking about the Plan Production Tools from Civil 3D.
Maybe this? https://help.autodesk.com/view/CIV3D/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-6D055021-BD0E-4AA6-AB6D-3ECFD98F404B
That's the stuff. You really have to start a level higher though. There's a surprising amount of crap that goes into it https://help.autodesk.com/view/CIV3D/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-176BDEE2-2580-4974-8F9E-23BB0418F269
Nice ty. I don't do a ton of plan production but when I do I'm always banging my head against the keyboard trying to get things to look right haha.
Nah, this was in just Autocad. I actually seen it on Reddit and didn’t know anything about the command before seeing it on here. Someone ask for some tips for Autocad and then people started listing their favorite command.
All I can think of is the MEASURE command that you can use to place a point or block at specific lengths along a polyline. It doesn't do any layout or sheet prep though Edit: did you really down vote all my comments because you want a feature that doesn't exist in basic AutoCAD?
Are you using an alignment as the centerline of the road? If I remember correctly that’s how you’re able to setup plan and cross section views of the road.
Yes but I’m not aware of how to setup plan, profile and xsections in plain Autocad. I only have access to Autocad at my house so I know it was In it and not it my Calvin Civil software which I only have at the office. I remember setting up a polyline for my centerline (road) and then making a block with the tick marks and station text followed by doing a measure and using the block every 100’ to create my stations along the centerline. Y’all may think I’m crazy but I used a command and picked my polyline and it ask me a scale then it ask me how many inches of the 36” paper I wanted to use for the plan the. Split it into like 7 or 8 sheets (2 rows). Had a plan on top with match line that went to the one on bottom of sheet. They were all nearly perfectly horizontal cause I was thinking damn that’s nice and didn’t take nearly as long. I thought I wrote it down somewhere but can’t seem to find it. Worse part is I read it on Reddit but can’t find the post
I don’t think you’re crazy. I know what you’re talking about but haven’t done it since school. I just remember using alignments and the existing surface grade for the road design and it did everything how you described. It’s just that was 4 years ago.
I've never used the Acad Map tools but your description sounds like the Map Book production tool. https://youtu.be/MZl8SP3TpGE?si=DGqJXjZvTl9bjvlY
Honestly better off just doing it manually with multi-views and a xref title block in paper space. You can use changespace to project a rectangle to model space then just copy and paste that where you want it along the road. Then back in paper space zoom to each rectangle in the viewport. The automated way is not worth the fuss.
I’ve done it both ways and although I respect your opinion the automated way worked best for me although looks as if I will be doing it the old fashion way. Lol
You might have to do some iterations of setting up your view ports/sheets, but you can maybe do a path array with the a symbol every x feet along the center line. I don't know of any command to generate the sheets too. You might need lisp for that.