Infratech Civil

Product:  Autodesk Civil 3D  |   Subject:  Surveying with Civil 3D

In this exercise, we will learn about Civil 3D Survey 

Importing the Survey data

In this exercise, we will import a survey file in a Fieldbook format. As a reminder, a Fieldbook is not a custom file format. It's a proprietary file format created by Softdesk, which has been acquired by Autodesk, along with its land development line of design software.

Fieldbooks contain all raw original survey information, including observations, figure definitions, setups, control points, etc.

We can create a Fieldbook file by exporting it directly from an instrument or converting other raw survey data to a Fieldbook format using the survey data collection link inside Civil 3D.

1. First, open the practice file Traverse.dwg
2. Using all the steps previously described, import the survey file F2F Traverse.fbk located in the Imports folder. During the import process.
3. Create a New Database called FV Traverse
4. On the Specify Data Source page, make sure to select a Fieldbook file format

5. Create a network names FV Traverse Network
6. On the import options page, activate the Show Interactive graphics options, the Insert figure object, the Insert survey points option, and keep all other parameters to their defaults. We have not created a matching figure prefix database to stylize all the lines, but the default line styles will be enough for this exercise.

7. Next, click on Finish to import the Fieldbook file.
8. The network is now imported, and the points and lineworks are automatically created for us.

9. Now let's proceed to the analysis of the survey data.