Apologies in advance for such a daft beginners question - I am new to Powercivil and struggling.
So far I've got my survey data in, built the TIN, created my model, and imported the TIN as a ground object and the base of that model.
Now I want to design a road. First thing I did was create a roadway object, and drape it on my model.
What I'd like to know is:
a) How to build a composite section for that CL?
b) How to get two composite sections to transition
c) Where to set batter slopes
d) How to tinker with the vertical alignment
e) Where to find dynamic cut/fill calculations?
I know these are such basic questions, but I am really struggling to find a beginners tutorial on the benltey learn systems.
I think my problem searching for tutorials is down to my confusion over the terms; Powercivil, Inroads, Geopak. Is there alot of overlap? Does it depend on your region?
If you can help me with a) to e) that'd be great, but pointing me in the direction of an essentials beginners guide that suits my program, would be just as good.
Thanks in advance
(Also if it helps I am running Powercivil Version 08.11.07.221 in Australia)
Hi laganc
To begin with, there are PowerCivil versions based on InRoads and GEOPAK.. which include different tools based on the source. So its tough :-)
You mentioned TINs... which is a GEOPAK term. So I will go with the thought you have the GEOPAK (the ORIGINAL) version of PowerCivil.
a) Composite Sections files (.SEC) are built from the Composite Section tool.
b) Transitioning is a "case by case" process. Typically, you will stop the first comp section short of the beginning of the second one.. and use the "drape elements" tool to define the elements between the 2 composite sections to provide a transition that you can control.
c) Batter slopes are a property of the Object you create - they are termed as Object side slopes. To set these, you edit the Object side slopes.
d) Vertical Alignment "tinkering" is achieved in one of two ways - dependant on how the vertical was created.
If the vertical is created as a COGO element, you would use the formal COGO vertical design tools, save the profile back to COGO and then update the Object.
If the vertical is defined using the "edit profile" tool, you would re-edit the profile and the update to the composite section and object would be automatic once the edit is applied.
e) Dynamic Cut/Fill calcs would come for the Analysis tools... it would typically be an Object to Object calculation between existing ground Object and your design Object,.
My responses are brief.... there is some level of expected knowledge required to interpret them. I did read you may be new to the software.
Touch base with the Bentley staff member Mike Barkasi (mike.barkasi@Bentley.com) and he may be able to supply a copy of the PowerCivil tutorial DVD that should explain most of the concepts and provide tutorials for most of the common design scenarios.
HTHs
Michael
Answer Verified By: laganc
Iaganc.
Please let us know how you fair with the tutorials. I found a PDF tutorial titled "Designing with Powercivil" dated 2005 that explains the basics but once you venture outside the limits of the tutorials things become difficult. I find the lack of documentation for this complex software frustrating as we've been learning through trial and error for about a month now.
Matt
I was having the same problem Mburgcrzy.
In my instance, the tutorial I began with had no info on customising composite sections. Instead I was just importing .sec files from a training folder.
I am having more luck with
learn.bentley.com/.../ViewLearningPathWithMasterCourseExpanded
Suits my version of Powercivil. And solves me issue above in one of the appendices