How to create a Survey database in Civil 3D » History » Version 2
Giulio Di Anastasio, 06/05/2021 15:38
| 1 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | h1. How to create a Survey database in Civil 3D |
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| 3 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | Abbreviations: |
| 4 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | DB- Database |
| 5 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | C3D- Civil 3D |
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| 7 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | h2. 1. Setting up the Working Folder |
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| 9 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | A working folder needs to be created where the survey databases gets stored. In the *Toolbox* > Right click on *Survey databases* > Set the working folder - Save the folder in the desired location. We are setting the Working Folder for the Civil 3D databases in C: |
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| 13 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | h2. 2. Creating a database |
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| 15 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | Right click on *Survey databases* > *New local Survey database* - Enter the name> click ok. A survey DB is created (It is in bold which signifies it is the current DB under use). Multiple DB's can be created. A survey DB can be opened for editing by right click > *open for edit*. It can be closed by right click > *close for edits*. A survey DB can also be opened as *read-only* by same procedures. |
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| 17 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | h2. 3. Setting up the database |
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| 19 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | Survey Database(abc) > Right click + Survey Database Settings > Specify co-ordinate Zone > Distance- Metre > Temperature - Celsius > Pressure - Millibars > Distance type - Horizontal > Vertical type - Vertical Distance. |
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| 21 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | Then the next step is to create the Networks under which the point data gets uploaded. For example in our case we have - TS and RTK |
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| 23 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | h2. Components of Survey Database |
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| 25 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | Survey database in civil 3D has the following components when expanded. |
| 26 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Import Events |
| 27 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Survey Queries |
| 28 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Networks |
| 29 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Network Groups |
| 30 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Figures |
| 31 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Figure Groups |
| 32 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Survey Points |
| 33 | 1 | Giulio Di Anastasio | # Survey point Groups |
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