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From: SeanT
on: ARD/EZY + Corridors :

Hi Adrian,

Good Point - very good point.
The ARD data files are always stored in the same folder location as the DWG. You can move the DWG file and ARD folder to new locations but they have to be together.

SharePoint is a good example of a benefit in a single file for everything and a potential benefit of creating the corridor model from ARD. (I wouldn't throw away the data files though in case something needs to be changed in a hurry!)

I'm putting the second part of the ARD to Corridors Post together as soon as I get a chance. The main reason is for people to export to Trimble and the Leica 1200's but we can look into other possibilities as well.

cheers,
SeanT
From: Adrian
on: ARD/EZY + Corridors :

Great info thanks!

As far as the data files go in ARD, do they have to reside in the same folder location as the dwg?

I'd like to put in place some file management and applications like SharePoint aren't geared for such related folder/data structures.
From: Montie
on: REFERENCE PLANES 001
...widen a road at grade - the concept :

Great work Sean

I look forward to the next instalments for reference planes.
From: DGB
on: ARD/EZY + Corridors :

Awesum,

keep it going, mate.

Certainly love to here more on automation using sheet shet manager and anything on the new ARD drainage etc, and of course the super assembly. Oh yeah bring on the footy.
From: SeanT
on: Intersect 2 Grades (USING A MARKED POINT) :

Hi Scott,
The alignments can stay as they are - instead we'll mirror the assembly.
The Marked Point needs to go to the Left Side - all we have to do is change the parameters of the generic link on "1. set up the marked point". Change "Side: Right" to "Side: Left" and you should be in business.
cheers,
SeanT
(I'll check what happens if it is set to Right and we just position the controlling alignment on the left hand side on the plan view)

REFERENCE PLANES 002
...a practical example (part2) - the finishing steps...

We’ve got the planes positioned and the profiles extracted… all we have to now is

  • create the design profile and
  • build the finished corridor.

This is a follow on from previous posts:

“Widen at Grade.. the concept”
“ref planes 002 a practical example (part 1)”

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May-02 '08 - by SeanT Email , 164 views, Leave a comment

ARD/EZY + Corridors - (how to create the corridor)

(a follow on from this post)
This has become topical recently as there have been questions on exporting ARD models to Trimble and Leica instruments for setout. (LandXML is an option but its cool to take the corridor)

Creating the corridor from ARD is a one click operation - there are 2 minor setups to do first.

We’re assuming the network is all modeled up in ARD so we’re just going to look at the steps to generate a full corridor object.

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Apr-15 '08 - by SeanT Email , 154 views, Leave a comment

REFERENCE PLANES 002
...a practical example (part1)

One of the most common reconstruction jobs being done for Road Authorities these days is adding bus turning lanes to existing intersections.

The goal is to minimise the work on the existing roads by grading the new string to preserve and extend the existing road crossfall where possible. The challenge is to control the drainage around the new kerb - its a perfect example of reference planes in action.

This is a follow on from a previous post on the topic “Widen at Grade.. the concept”

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Mar-12 '08 - by SeanT Email , 228 views, Leave a comment

REFERENCE PLANES 001
...widen a road at grade - the concept

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At every training session we’ve done for local councils where road reconstruction is the brunt of the work being done, we get told that green field work is irrelevant and there is really only one question they want to know about:

“what is the easiest and most reliable way to widen a road at its existing grade?”

It starts our reasonably simple but can become complex when the road is suddenly part of an intersection which also has to be partially reconstructed while making sure the crossfalls stay within the max/min tolerances (roundabout reconstruction for eg).

The answer to all this (and a lot more) is REFERENCE PLANES

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Feb-21 '08 - by SeanT Email , 297 views, 1 comment

ARD/EZY + Corridors

ARD-EZY

(..part 1 of many..)

Question:
-Advanced Road Design(ARD)and Corridor Ezy(EZY)
Do they actually use Civil 3D objects?

short answer - yes
longer answer, follow link

(BTW, ARD and EZY are the same thing)

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Feb-07 '08 - by SeanT Email , 420 views, 3 comments

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