hello, i just opened a project in civil3d 2018 wich integrated with watergemes toolbar . in my project i've created topographic points with easting northing and elevations and i created a suface .. when i started drawing my network in watergemes toolbar ( junction, tank , ... ) . i opned flextable and i found that all elevations are 0 !! why it doesn't take elevations values ??
Hello Abdou,
The surface created in Civil 3D is an AutoCAD entity whereas the network created in WaterGEMS integrated with Civil 3D is a hydraulic network of AutoCAD elements (junctions, tank etc.). It will not take the junction elevations directly. We are working on incorporating terrain models in the AutoCAD environment, sometime in the future.
Meanwhile you can try this workaround;
1. Export the surface created in Civil 3D to a LandXML file.
2. If you have already created your network in WaterGEMS integrated with Civil 3D, there will be a .wtg and .wtg.sqlite file created. Open the .wtg file in WaterGEMS standalone platform.
3. Using the TReX tool, assign elevation to your model elements (tanks, junctions etc.) from the LandXML file you created in Step 1.
4. Save this model.
5. Now open the model in the Civil 3D integrated platform (by opening the .dwg file). Your elevations should come up for all the elements.
For more information on this refer the article below;
Using Downstream Trace and Digital Terrain Models
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Yashodhan Joshi
Answer Verified By: Sushma Choure