Monday, April 6, 2015

Autodesk InfraWorks 360 2016...What is new!!!

Hi everybody...  Please find here some information from the Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Help regarding What's New in Autodesk InfraWorks 360 March 2015 Release or as we like to call it ADSK InfraWorks 360 2016:
Model Builder

Model Builder now offers the option to use a shapefile (SHP) to specify the area of interest. See To import a polygonal area of interest for model builder

Drainage Design Updates

Drainage Design adds outfall pipes and structures to a drainage network. The tool also spaces inlets based on analysis and allowable spread when creating the network. See About Pavement Drainage.

The Size Pavement Drainage tool:
  • Provides size and slope for capacity from the crest of the roadway network to the outfall location.
  • Sizes manholes based on connected pipes.
  • Adjusts pipe diameters and their slopes as well as underground structures to accommodate changes to the pavement drainage network.
  • Adjusts affected pipes if you move an outfall to a new location.

Upgrades to Drainage Design analysis include:
  • Inlet analysis: Analyze surface drainage performance between two inlets. View inlet capture, spread, and bypass in the model and view analysis information including the inlet efficiency rating on the asset card. Analysis results update as you change the size or location of an inlet. See To analyze surface drainage between inlets.
  • Inspect Performance: Analyze hydraulic and energy grade line performance of the network. View surcharged pipes and flooded manholes. See To inspect the hydraulic performance of a pipe run.

Bridge Design Updates

The Bridge Line Girder Analysis (Preview) performs analysis and design checks on the pre-stressed girders on your bridges. For more information, see About Line Girder Analysis (Preview).

Send your bridge and other InfraWorks 360 model objects to AutoCAD Civil 3D by referencing a local InfraWorks 360 model or an IMX file that you exported from InfraWorks 360. For more information, see About Exchanging Data with AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Land Areas and Grading (Preview)

The new Land Area terrain feature provides an easy way to define horizontal, flat areas for building sites, parking lots, airport sites, and so forth. Land areas flatten the terrain surface, provide sharp corners, and cut and fill grading styles at the perimeter. See To add or modify land areas (preview). Drag and drop grading styles from the grading section of the Style Palette. See To apply styles to individual features.

Traffic Simulation and Animation (Preview)

Analyze traffic flow through intersections, display color-coded traffic analysis results, and generate traffic simulation animations to play in your model. See About Traffic Simulation (Preview).

Point Cloud Enhancements

Point cloud performance and theming have been improved. Two new point cloud theming analysis types are available: Intensity and Elevation + Intensity. See To theme point clouds. In addition, two new options enable you to adjust point size and density for point cloud data. For more information, see About Options
Web Viewer Enhancements (Preview)

The Web Viewer now enables you to publish an entire model and view scenarios in the context of the entire model. The model is now presented in a high-quality prerendered view in browsers on PC and tablets. The viewer opens to a portal that matches your InfraWorks 360 Home and provides search and sort of model thumbnail tiles. For more information, see About the InfraWorks 360 Web Viewer.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

What is New in AutoCAD 2016!!!

Hi everybody... I would like to share with you a document that shows the New Features in AutoCAD 2016.
Here is a link where you can get access to the AutoCAD 2016 Preview Guide.
Also here is a very helpful compassion table between different versions of AutoCAD... 
AutoCAD 2016 vs. AutoCAD 2015 and previous versions

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 SP2!!!

Hello everyone... In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2015 Service Pack 2 via Autodesk Application Manager, which fixes or addresses a variety of issues discovered by Autodesk's internal testing team and by customers using the Customer Error Reporting Utility.

Civil 3D and InfraWorks 360 Project!

Hi everybody... Well not everything can be about sharing tips, tricks and some very important news and workarounds... This time I would like to share a project that I am working on...
It is all done with Data from the Miami Dade County GIS website...
For management purposes of my model I changed some of the Application Options, like the 3D Graphics and the Model Generation to be set like this from the defaults...
But if you plan to do snapshots of you model, here is a side by side picture with different Application Option settings...
Simple changes like this will make a big difference on your snapshots... here is what I did to get the best quality...
You can also share your model and collaborate with others by creating a 3D scenario. 
A scenario is a presentation package featuring all or part of a model.  Create a scenario and share it in the cloud. Viewers stream scenarios to the InfraWorks 360 web viewer or the InfraWorks 360 iPad app.
Discuss online models, proposals and scenarios using Design Feed, make notes to yourself or share them with others.
I am happy to share my model with you, so feel free to let me know what you think...
You have been invited to view the 3D scenario SW 157th Ave, Miami - Scenario, created by Tatiana Machado using Autodesk InfraWorks 360.  
Autodesk InfraWorks 360 the best tool for collaboration... Have fun creating your models and Happy Holidays to all!!!

@Civil3DBTF