CIVIL VIEW WORKFLOW:
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Using Civil View for Autodesk 3ds Max Design Software to Visualize AutoCAD Civil 3D Designs:
Civil View enables visualizations created in 3ds Max Design to react to frequent design changes made in AutoCAD Civil 3D. This opens the potential for the creation of high-quality visualizations to become an integral part of the design process, since civil visualizations created in Autodesk 3ds Max Design can evolve in tandem with design models created in AutoCAD Civil 3D. This document intentionally uses terminology familiar to civil engineers, and more specifically to AutoCAD Civil 3D users.
The primary aim of the paper is to demonstrate how high-quality visualizations can be developed more rapidly using a workflow integrated with the design process in order to display projects for public consultation and design validation purposes. The aim of this paper is to help dispel the myth that the production of civil engineering visualizations is a complex and time-consuming task that should be left to visualization experts. It will also describe how these techniques can be used to help improve the quality of designs in general to help evaluate the environmental and visual impact of projects.
Design Visualization for Civil Infrastructure Projects:
The key to driving the use of design visualization for civil infrastructure projects is to put the visualization tools in the hands of engineers and designers. Traditionally, this type of work has been outsourced to specialist visualization bureaus. However, these services can be prohibitively expensive—particularly when you consider the problem of incorporating frequent design changes into the visualization.
The Civil Visualization Workflow in Detail:
The workflow described in this document deals specifically with using 3D content developed using the modeling and design tools within AutoCAD Civil 3D. By adopting a modelbased design approach in AutoCAD Civil 3D, a strong basis for the development of compelling rendered visualizations already exists.
Civil View Interface Overview:
Civil View appears as a drop-down menu item in the Autodesk 3ds Max Design menu bar. The Civil 3D model data is imported from this menu and the Civil View Explorer panel is launched from this menu. The Civil View Explorer panel acts as a primary focal point for the tools that are accessible via Civil View. In the Explorer, all of the scene objects may be accessed. The right-click menu is contextsensitive to the objects and displays the available options for the selected object type. The primary purpose of this panel is:
- To provide a near instant snapshot of the scene contents at particular moments
- To provide access to almost every Civil View command through a combination of contextsensitive rollouts and right-click menus
The Key Civil Visualization Steps The civil visualization process can be divided into five key steps:
- Transfer of AutoCAD Civil 3D data to Autodesk 3ds Max Design
- Adding further 3D content to the scene using Civil View
- Lighting the scene in Autodesk 3ds Max Design
- Rendering in Autodesk 3ds Max Design
- Incorporating Civil 3D based design changes into the visualization with Civil View
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