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Part Builder Context Solution Part 1 Ok, at last, the end of the journey. We covered getting the model values out of an existing part. The remaining issue lies with what to do now that we have a mandatory context added to the structure type. Each time we create a new form of that structure type, that variable will be added to the Part XML file with all the other OEM required variables, such as [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
I stated previously that David Neill gave me an idea. A simple switch that had not been useful previously. The problem was that I had just not returned to it after so many new ideas. Thanks David!! I guess collaboration works huh. It took a while. I had beaten this up over and over. I did not want to rerun it all. Through the frustration, I just kept thinking there is no way David is [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Ok, whew! We did it. After weeks of rework the custom parameters have been introduced and now stay put! We have ranges and lists without error. We…. I say we, because my new associate, David Neill, was working it at the same time. He suggested reintroducing an old issue into the new arrangement of edits. He was right. David is the moderator of the LinkedIn site Civil 3D Part Builder. He discusses these problems and [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Ok, Part Builder is not easy. Evan with a tutorial and a workflow, it’s still not easy. There is at least 1 person in the community that has had trouble with the series outcome. I need to know how everyone did. Good, Bad, and otherwise. Please offer us your comments. If there is a bug in the procedure, I need to get it fixed for everyone else. ...Read the rest of this article...
Back to Part Builder Part 6 In the last session we created the Structures in the Civil 3D environment. In this session we will modify the configuration to add the slopes to a list, in order to change the structure to be consistent with the corridor side slope. Open up Wingwall Sloped in Part Builder. Since we have something that hopefully works, let’s save a new part. This way we have both. “If it aint [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Back to Part 5 Backup your model Before we begin, I seriously and strenuously suggest you back up your model. Don’t do the saveas (which is fine I suppose), but instead use Windows explorer to copy the .DWG and .XML files to a backup location. The VISTA path to these items is C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 2009\enu\Pipes Catalog\US Imperial Structures\Inlet-Outlet-Custom\ Map the User Parameters to the Application You may remember the parameters that were handed down when we [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Back to Part 4 Ok, it’s been awhile. Everyone knows I am studying for the test, but I feel so bad for all the people who have been emailing me about the series. I will run through the ‘Homework’, and then complete the configuration session soon hereafter. Homework Review We left off with your homework, which was to transfer the Toe plane out, and complete the transitions. I’ll recap it as I run through. Create [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
We will pick up where we left off from Part Builder Part 3. Open our saved part “Wingwall sloped” from the last session. Adjust the view so that you have something similar to the following image: It’s time to speed things up a bit, so as I refer to procedures, I will once again detail them, and thereafter I will just state that it needs to be completed. Note: Halfway through I realized some changes [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
We will pick up where we left off from Part Builder Part 2. Open our saved part “Wingwall sloped” from the last session. The image below should be representative of what we had before. Model Parameters The Model Parameters are the nuts and bolts variables that control the size of the part. The parameters are either dimensions or offsets that are controlling the size and angle of features, or parameters that the user has defined. [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Today we continue from where we left off in Part Builder Part 1. Before we proceed, I’d like to note that a wing wall may not be everyone’s biggest desire. I needed it, and I felt that it would proved a fairly well rounded view of things. It needs equations, and gets worked laterally instead of vertically, which make it more of a challenge. Sitting on the axis of 2 different careers I can see [...] ...Read the rest of this article...