Paving the Way Forum: Recent Topics

Paving the Way Forum: Recent Topics http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ Brought to you by I.II.I en Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:15:09 +0000 earlcenac on "parcels into Traverses" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/parcels-into-traverses#post-26 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:06:32 +0000 earlcenac 26@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ Is there anyway to convert parcels into traverses without having to go around the parcels point by point to define the traverse? smceachron on "OnLive" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/onlive#post-25 Thu, 21 May 2009 22:10:56 +0000 smceachron 25@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ I don't think a blog post would do this justice. This was published in MacWorld Mar 24, 2009: "OnLive has announced its online game service and “Microconsole” at this week’s Game Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, Calif. The company promises “the most advanced games instantly” on almost any Mac or PC. It’s coming in Winter 2009 “in a variety of different pricing packages and tiers,” according to the company." "The OnLive Game Service is available in two different forms—either through a “MicroConsole”—only about the size of a deck of playing cards—that plugs into your TV and uses your broadband Internet connection, or through your Mac or a PC connected to the Internet and configured with a small browser plug-in available for download from OnLive’s Web site." Cloud computing, high speed internet, simple pc's or Macs demand loading data in real time. Sound like something your firm could use? Thousands of A|E|C firms spend billions of dollars each year replacing equipment. Why couldn't they use this technology today? They could... <a href="http://www.onlive.com" rel="nofollow">www.onlive.com</a> - check it out. smceachron on "Have you renewed your Subscription?" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/have-you-renewed-your-subscription-1#post-24 Thu, 07 May 2009 17:59:02 +0000 smceachron 24@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ I'm hearing a lot of firms have opted to not renew many of their licenses under subscription. Partially due to unforeseen economic conditions, there are other reasons as well. I'm curious to hear your thoughts! Scott McEachron President, I.II.I Dallas/Fort Worth <a href="mailto:scottm@121pcs.com">scottm@121pcs.com</a> Joe on "Topo notes" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/topo-notes#post-18 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:23:58 +0000 Joe 18@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ I might be missing something majorly obvious here, but I can not for the life of me get my topo notes setup correctly. I have a fairly complicated subdivision that consists of two roads. The main road curves multiple times and the second road is a U shape starting on the main road and ending back on the main road. I can get my alignment stations and offset notes just fine the style is "0+50 tree 12" 20.2'". My problem is is there a way to add the notes straight to a layout sheet so that the match line mask doesn't cover up some. Also is there a way to place match lines between two separate alignments and viewport sets and have the masks work on the sheets. mjung on "2010 Styles vs 2009 Styles" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/2010-styles-vs-2009-styles#post-17 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:33:17 +0000 mjung 17@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ Has anyone looked into the differences between 2010 and 2009 styles? Can we use our 09 template and styles or do we need to start with a 2010 template and move our styles into it? freddy j on "FBK in 2010" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/fbk-in-2010#post-11 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:10:17 +0000 freddy j 11@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ Do we need to convert a point file to a FBK in 2010? I've seen some of the upgrades in coding and have cautious optimism. Fred Mitchell G&A smceachron on "C3D, NCS and the AIA Layer Guidelines" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/c3d-ncs-and-the-aia-layer-guidelines#post-5 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:56:41 +0000 smceachron 5@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ Investigating an Implementation of the National CAD Standard (NCS) can be as simple as starting Civil 3D with one of the NCS templates that ships with Civil 3D. Civil 3D 2009 includes three Imperial templates with layer naming conventions intended to mirror the AIA CAD Layer Guideline (Metric templates of the same name are included as well): • _AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial) NCS Base • _AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial) NCS Extended • _AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial) NCS LDT In order to maintain “substantial conformance,” per the NCS, you need to follow the hierarchy as establish by the AIA CAD Layer Guidelines. The hierarchy consists of five components: 1. Discipline designator 2. One major group 3. Optional minor group 4. Second optional minor group 5. Optional status field <a href="http://www.121pcs.com/blog/images/AIA.png"><img title="AIA Layer Guideline" src="http://www.121pcs.com/blog/images/AIA.png" alt="AIA Layer Guideline" /></a> In the example above, the discipline designator AI refers to Architectural Interiors. Major groups are intended to describe building or construction systems, in this case walls. If you follow the NCS to the letter of the law, the major group layer names may not be modified, and user-defined major groups may not be introduced. The first optional minor group is intended to describe different major group types (full wall, half wall, etc.), and the second optional minor group is intended to describe the major group even further. The optional status field, in this case “N,” is a single character field that distinguishes the data contained on the layer according to the status of work or the construction phase (in this case “N” identifies the status of work as being “New). At first glance, some of the layers may not appear to conform to the NCS when taken literally. In fact, there is only a single major group (group with a major designator) of layers in earlier releases of Civil 3D (not Civil 3D 2009) that don’t conform to a literal definition of the standard: C-CORR*. Before modifying layer names beginning with C-CORR, think of the number of times corridors need to be shared with outside sources. Typically a corridor is created so that a surface representing proposed conditions can be extracted. When this is the case, the corridor layers are a moot point – they are seldom shared. If you decide (and it's just too simple to ignore) to go with the standard, be careful not to get too wrapped up defining layers for objects that may never be shared. Another thing to consider: Corridors are built to graphically design or describe a feature or features, such as a road. As C-ROAD is a proper name per the NCS (the Civil 3D 2009 templates use this as opposed to C-CORR, one can simply use the AutoCAD RENAME command to rename all corridor layers. The RENAME command won’t rename layers established as object layers, however. They will need to be renamed individually (but there are few of them). Per the layer guidelines, the minor groups are optional (though the NCS has provided a list of recommended minor group names), and user-defined minor group fields are permitted. They must contain four alphabetic and/or numeric characters and/or “~”, and must be fully documented on the NCS Compliance Disclosure Statement for the project on which they are used (read that again carefully, it effectively says - "free pass" to define layers to suit your needs, just be sure to follow the rules). Therefore, with the exception of layers “Defpoints” and “0,” each of the layers found in the NCS templates, do indeed conform to the AIA CAD Layer Guidelines as found in the NCS. Whether you're in North or South America, or overseas, check out the <a href="http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org/ncs/" title="National CAD Standard">AIA Layer guidelines</a> (low cost) or the very similar <a href="https://tsc.wes.army.mil/products/standards/aec/aecstd.asp">A/E/C CAD Standard</a> (no cost) if you're looking to standardize. Still at odds? Check out the list of <a href="http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org/ncs/adopters.php">firms that have adopted the standard.</a> Cheers! smceachron on "Welcome to the Paving the Way Forum" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/welcome-to-the-paving-the-way-forum#post-2 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:53:26 +0000 smceachron 2@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ Welcome to the Paving the Way Forum: Serving as your online community to increase your knowledge base, broaden your skillset, and pave the way for your success. Enjoy! smceachron on "Google Earth 5 Released" http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/topic/google-earth-5-released#post-3 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:11:15 +0000 smceachron 3@http://www.121pcs.com/discussion/ To download the latest version of Google Earth, <a href="http://earth.google.com/" title="Google Earth">click here</a>.