• Geopak/PowerCivil Site Modeler - How do I design a retaining wall?

    Ever needed a retaining wall in your site model?  It's easier than you think.  Here's one example.

    In the image below, note that the pond and roadway are overlapping:

    A quick look at the profile analysis tool shows that the pond is actually undercutting the road.

    We want to add a retaining wall between the road and the pond. 

    The process we will use for this situation is :

    1. Drape…
  • Geopak/PowerCivil - I need a profile cell for my drainage and water-sewer profiles

    Ever get into a situation where you need a profile cell on your Geopak or PowerCivil drainage-water-sewer profiles?  Perhaps so you can layout sheets?   Or maybe you need a chain and/or profile so you can make use of the plan and profile labelers?

    This is actually much easier than it seems at first. 

    In preferences in the profiles section turn on the checkmark for "Create cogo chains and profiles".  Then…