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Export Pipe Network from Civil 3D to WaterCAD

Hi,

Can you export pipe networks from Civil3D to WaterCAD?  Reading on-line it sounds like they need to be exported to shape files first then imported to WaterCAD. How does this work?

Thank you! 

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  • Hello Nastassja,

    You can export the existing pipe network in Civil 3D to a LandXML file which can be imported into the OpenFlows product. See the below article on this for more details;

    Civil3D integration (Pipe network import/export)

    However for WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER this option of importing LandXML is not available as the level of detail in terms of structures is required for storm-sewer applications.

    You can try simplifying the drawing to a DXF file which can be imported via ModelBuilder to build your model.

    Another option is to first import the LandXML file (exported from Civil 3D) into any of the storm-sewer products (E.g. SewerGEMS) and build the model. Now export the element shapefiles and use them to build your model in WaterGEMS. Although a bit tedious it will retain the model accuracy and metadata. See below article foe more details;

    Open or import SewerCAD or SewerGEMS model in WaterCAD or WaterGEMS or vice-versa

    Let me know if this works.


    Regards,

    Yashodhan Joshi

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  • Hello Nastassja,

    You can export the existing pipe network in Civil 3D to a LandXML file which can be imported into the OpenFlows product. See the below article on this for more details;

    Civil3D integration (Pipe network import/export)

    However for WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER this option of importing LandXML is not available as the level of detail in terms of structures is required for storm-sewer applications.

    You can try simplifying the drawing to a DXF file which can be imported via ModelBuilder to build your model.

    Another option is to first import the LandXML file (exported from Civil 3D) into any of the storm-sewer products (E.g. SewerGEMS) and build the model. Now export the element shapefiles and use them to build your model in WaterGEMS. Although a bit tedious it will retain the model accuracy and metadata. See below article foe more details;

    Open or import SewerCAD or SewerGEMS model in WaterCAD or WaterGEMS or vice-versa

    Let me know if this works.


    Regards,

    Yashodhan Joshi

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