Good day to all, I am new to Civil 3d (2016) after using MicroStation for the past five years. I currently need to input a bunch of old ROW maps that only have angles and distances with no bearing or azimuths. For property boundary maps with bearing and distances I use the Coordinate Geometry Editor, which is great, but I don't think that will work for this. Is there another method of running in the control line other than using create point or line by turned angle and distance. I was wondering if there was a way import an excel or text file that has the angles and distance??ÿ Would making a field book file work??ÿ?ÿThank you ~Stiets ?ÿ
You can make it work, but you'll have more fun beating your head against a brick wall. I would use basic AutoCAD commands to run in the lines. Turn the angles with the ROTATE command (use the angle format of 25d16'22" and remember that basic AutoCAD angles are positive turning to the left), trim the lines to the correct lengths using a temporary circle (or whatever is fastest for you). Then after running in the linework, add points wherever you need them.
Are you familiar with the Transparent Commands? There is a transparent command for angles and distance. It is very handy. https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-BA5BC18B-CBE5-4A33-8BF2-C258FB3D15FA-htm.html
Not sure if I missed something why not just use "create line by bearing" under the basic lines' drop down menu??ÿ
Was thinking that if I had to edit and or add to it later I could open the file and make the few changes and run it again. Just like saving a traverse file in Cogo Editor. You can move, add, or replace lines and rerun it with a click and not have to do it with the graphics. Not a big fan of Microstation but I did like the Cogo function for running maps like this because at the end you can make a report that confirms all your input is correct. It was just a thought.
Ok thank you. That is what I thought. Just do it graphically.
What you want is line by deflection which can be used as a transparent command 'dd after starting the 'line' command.?ÿ You can also use the line by deflection command from the lines/curves menu.?ÿ Do not go backwards and use plain Autocad commands as others have suggested.?ÿ That is an old antiquated workflow stuck in the 90s.
Once you have your data constructed, just make a block out of it within the drawing.?ÿ This will allow you to insert your product as a whole and rotate to fit whatever you're trying to accomplish.?ÿ
I've never used the cogo editor to input a map but if that's your intended workflow you can load the geometry from a polyline within the cogo editor.?ÿ To do this your boundary would need to be single polyline.?ÿ?ÿ
gotcha yea that's fine no worries man! I know I've done this before to try to rebuild a parcel's boundary from old deed description then joined the individual lines into a polyline. Then I'd go the "create points -> misc drop down menu" & tell it to do the "points from vertices along polyline" command. This is by no means a guaranteed way to recreate things that had been surveyed, just merely a guide for the guys in the field if they're having to survey a boundary that's not easily distinguishable. But the points from polyline vertices method definitely helps bust a list of points out quicker for something like Limits of Construction on a site. Obviously I let the survey coordinator check that list of points once more before sharing them but yea definitely makes point creation quicker so long as the polyline is located where it needs to be. I know I had a coworker once follow the method described above but for staking storm polyline but they'd snapped the polyline to the center of some over-sized blocks that were meant to represent catch basins. Well the blocks were double the size they should've been & luckily the contractor caught it as the field crew had staked the CL of the storm a couple feet outside the edge of the street's subgrade cut template. That one could've been costly
