ProjectWise and Civil 3D Advanced...

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ProjectWise and Civil 3D Advanced Integration

Bobby Mullenax – Solution Consultant

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Contact Info

Bentley Professional Services

[email protected]

Social Media

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@bobby.mullenax

Bobby Mullenax Solution Consultant

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ProjectWise Civil 3D Advanced Integration

• Custom Files

• Data Shortcuts / Data References

• Working Folder Support

• Surface Integration

• ProjectWise Ribbon

• Known Issues and Recommendations

• ProjectWise Data Shortcut Project Editor


Application Name Description File Extension

AutoCAD Civil3D Data

Shortcut Project File

Zip file containing all data

shortcuts

CivilDSProj

Grid Surface

Companion File

GRS

Grid Surface File DEM

TIN Surface

Companion File

MMS

TIN Surface File TIN

Custom Civil 3D Applications


AutoCAD Civil3D Data Shortcut Project File

CivilDSProj File

User 1

User 2

User 3


Paths in XML Files are updated

Unzipped to XML Files

Alignments ProfilesPipe

networksSurfaces

View frame groups

CivilDSProj File

Data Shortcut OPEN Mechanism


Data Shortcut Operation

Without ProjectWise With ProjectWise

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Working Folder


Added to ProjectWise Set

Divided into Individual Files

Grid Surface (DEM)

Grid Surface Companion

(GRS)

TIN Surface Companion File (MMS)

TIN Surface File (TIN)

Surface Mechanism


ProjectWise Ribbon


• Keep Data Shortcuts and Project Data in Same Place

• Turn off the "Select Reference Documents" Dialog box User Setting

Recommendations

• Repair Broken References tool for Profile data shortcut references

• The DS Editor can now be used

• Civil 3D 2016 and Newer there is a tool to repair broken data references

Known Issues

Known Issues and Recommendations


• Reopen a file in order to see changes made to the references

• Import process does not correct broken references

• Rename the original source location after import (or delete shortcutshistory.xml file under profile>roaming>acad>C3D…)

References

• Purging the local directory

• Exporting a Data Shortcut project

• Importing a Data Shortcut project

Refresh working folder* after:

Known Issues and Recommendations

* Choose “Set Working Folder" and cancel the command, this will

update the dialog box


ProjectWise Data Shortcut Project Editor


• Edit Civil 3D Data Shortcut Projects

• Browse and Validate Data Shortcut Project Data

• Explore the relations of Data Shortcuts contained in a Project



• Shortcut keys supported in application– Ctrl-O Open project

– Ctrl-S Save selected project

– Ctrl-F4 Close selected project

– Ctrl-Z Revert changes in selected project

– Ctrl-Tab Switch Project\Explorer View

• For Data shortcut list – hot keys– Ctrl-C Copy Data shortcut

– Ctrl-V Paste Data shortcut

– Ctrl-X Cut Data shortcut

– Delete Delete Data shortcut



ProjectWise Advanced Integration for Civil 3D Videos

http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=106682#.U07afg1mX-A.email

ProjectWise Advanced Integration for Civil 3D App.Info

http://communities.bentley.com/products/projectwise/content_management/m/mediagallery/245609.aspx

ProjectWise Advanced Integration for Civil 3D FAQ


Reference Material

http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=106682




Custom FilesData Shortcuts / Data References

Working Folder Support

Surface IntegrationProjectWise

RibbonKnown Issues and Recommendations

ProjectWise Data Shortcut Project

Editor

Summary


Interactive Discussion

Q & A?


Contact Info

Bentley Professional Services

[email protected]

Social Media

Linkedin.com/in/bobbymullenax

@bobby.mullenax

Bobby Mullenax Solution Consultant

mailto:[email protected]

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