Civil 3d Survey Equipment Database

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Civil 3d survey equipment database. This course equips the surveyor with the basic knowledge required to use autodesk civil 3d efficiently in a typical daily workflow. Click create new survey database tile button d. Today we ll be looking at survey databases in civil 3d 2020. They control how data is processed into points linework and figures.

For display and visualization survey data can be manually and automatically inserted into a drawing when the survey database is updated or when data is imported into the survey database. You will learn how to import converted field equipment survey data into a standardized environment in autodesk civil 3d and to use the automation tools to create an existing conditions plan. Due to the requirement to support a 64 bit operating system in autocad civil 3d survey database equipment database and figure prefix database files must be migrated to microsoft sql server compact format from microsoft access database format. In the new equipment database dialog box enter a name for the new equipment database.

The release of autodesk civil 3d 2020 has brought a change to the survey database format. Databases are used to manage survey data survey equipment and survey figure prefixes. Click new there is a default equipment database named sample which is displayed in the equipment databases collection. Utilizing the survey database in autocad civil 3d duration.

Survey databases are used as a shared location for survey data and is kept outside of your drawing. Pluralsight creative 19 235 views. A best practice is to enter the model number or the name. Give the survey database a name click ok e.

Survey databases are now saved in sqlite format instead of microsoft sql server compact sql ce format. To use existing survey databases with civil 3d 2020 they need to be converted to sqlite. From the ribbon s home tab select import survey data c. Open autocad civil 3d b.

On the survey tab in toolspace a database item that requires migration will display the out of. Select the point file as the data source type. To create a survey equipment database in toolspace on the survey tab right click the equipment databases collection. Survey database in autocad civil 3d survey data is not drawing dependent and is stored in an external database.