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Workflow Processes:

• Apply Transitions to Subassembly Slopes

  This Process steps through the tasks to author a Dynamo graph to automate the application of slope transitions to a subassembly parameter. The resulting Dynamo graph can be used on any Civil 3D drawing file that has a corridor, baseline, and at least one assembly. The typical use case for this process is to apply a slope transition to daylight slopes over a given station region on a corridor baseline. Use the process for the same purpose or leverage it as a “starter” to create a more advanced Dynamo graph.
  The core tasks required for this Dynamo graph include:
  Create Baseline Stations List
  Create Subassemblies by Station List
  Create Transition Slopes by Station List

  NOTES:
  This process was authored to apply transition slopes to a corridor model with a single assembly. If working with multiple assemblies, with a different number of subassemblies, more scrutiny will need to be given to the lists created. Additional lists will be needed, depending on the differences between the assemblies.

• Automate Block Placement onto Corridor Models

  This Process steps through the tasks to author a Dynamo graph that can be used to automate the placement of AutoCAD blocks onto a Civil 3D corridor model. The resulting Dynamo graph can be used on any Civil 3D drawing file that has a corridor, baseline, and feature lines. The typical use case for this process is to locate light poles, telephone poles, fire hydrants, or any other blocks used to detail corridor models. Use the process as-is, or leverage it as a “starter” to create a more advanced Dynamo graph.
  The core tasks required for this Dynamo graph include:
  Select Feature Lines from Corridor
  Create Baseline Stations List
  Define Block Placement Options

  NOTES:
  This process was authored for a basic use case to locate light poles along a corridor baseline. This process can be easily tailored for a variety of placement options, including the use of different intervals, use different blocks, and orientation settings.

• Edit Subassembly Parameters in a Spreadsheet

  This Process steps through the tasks to author a Dynamo graph that can be used to automate the process for round tripping data from Civil 3D to Excel, and then back into Civil 3D. The resulting Dynamo graph can be used for creating a custom report, or can be used to manage and edit subassembly data outside of Civil 3D. The export and import tasks are combined into a single Dynamo graph, however, you might consider creating a separate graph for each. If you decide later that you’d rather have these as separate graphs you can make a copy and remove the unneeded overhead from the graph.
  The scope of this process centers around reporting and editing the default pavement slopes in an “out of the box” Civil 3D assembly. This is a scalable process for editing subassembly data and can be “tweaked” to include other parameters data that you want to report and edit.
  The core tasks required for this Dynamo graph include:
  Create Baseline Stations List (by Station Range)
  Create Parameter Name by Station List
  Create Parameter Value by Station List
  Create Parameter Side by Station List
  Create Column Headers by Station List
  Export Data List to Excel
  Import Subassembly Data from Excel

  NOTES:
  This process was authored with the intent that a common assembly, or assemblies with a similar number of subassemblies is used in the corridor model. If this varies, more scrutiny will need to be given to some of the tasks involving parameter lists.