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Civil 3D and Dynamo: Dynamic Culvert Design and Analysis

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Civil 3D and Dynamo

Dynamic Culvert Design and Analysis


Andrew Milford
Sr. Implementation Consultant
About the speaker

Andrew Milford
• Based in Sydney, Australia
• Over 25 years design experience in the Civil
Infrastructure industry
• AutoCAD Civil 3D Certified Professional
• Develop processes and automation tools through
scripts, AutoLISP, .NET API (C# and VB) and Python
Learning Objectives

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2


Leverage the Civil 3D Corridor model to create 3D Use Dynamo to create complex 3D Drainage culvert
drainage culverts in Dynamo models from user-defined parameters

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3 LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4


Explore Dynamo’s Python node to undertake culvert Create Civil 3D geometry from within the Dynamo
analysis and sizing workspace for documentation
Civil 3D and Dynamo
Culvert Analysis
Culvert Design Guidelines

• Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts, Third Edition


o US DOT, Federal Highway Administration
▪ HY-8

• Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 5B


o Drainage – Open Channels, Culverts and Floodways
Civil 3D | Project Setup

• Corridor Codes
• Surface
Dynamo | Culvert Setout Parameters

• Alignment String

• Station

• Skew
Dynamo | Culvert and Headwall Parameters

Culvert Height
Wingwall length

Wingwall height Wingwall thickness

Wingwall angle(s)

Pipe Size

Number of Cells
Gap between cells
What is Dynamo?

• Open-source software platform

• Application for creating visual scripts

• Geometry creation

• Workflow automation
How to load Dynamo in Civil 3D

• Manage Tab
o Visual Programming
▪ Dynamo
▪ Run Script

Dynamo Run Script


Nodes | General

• 3 Node Types:
o Create (Constructor)
o Action (Method)
o Query (Property)

• Scripting integration
o Design Script
▪ Code Blocks
o Python
Nodes | AutoCAD
Nodes | Civil 3D Selection
Nodes | Civil 3D CivilObjects
Nodes | Abstract Geometry

• Geometry
o Abstract
▪ Coordinate Systems
▪ Plane
▪ Vector
Dynamo Graph 1
Manual Culvert Design
Dynamo Graph 1 | Manual Culvert Design
Graph Setup | Template

• Graph Information
o Version
o Author
• Instructions
• Known Issues
• External Packages
Graph Layout
Inputs Functions Outputs
Dynamo Warnings | Geometry Scaling

Ignore this warning


Dynamo | Transform to Origin

From this To this

Don’t forget to translate back to the world!


Dynamo Graph 2
Manual Culvert with DesignScript
DesignScript
Node To Code

• Code difficult to read


• Begin in DesignScript
• Comment your work
Nodes vs Code Blocks
Dynamo Graph 3
Automated Culvert with Python
Python

• Legible Scripting Language

• Object-Oriented

• Open Source

• Monty Python
Stuff gets processed

Stuff goes in Stuff comes out

Iron Python Python Node


C# implementation of Python language Simplified Integrated Developer Environment (IDE)
Microsoft .Net Framework
Common Language Runtime (CLR)
Dynamo Python Node
Pipe Sizing with Python

• For loops

• While loops

• If Statements
Headwater Depth

• While loops

• Goal Seek
Headwater Depth
Automatic or Manual ?
Export Values to Excel
Dynamo Graph 4
Multiple Culverts from Excel
Import Culvert Parameters from Excel
Multiple Culverts
Culverts in Civil 3D
Culverts in Revit
Additional Resources

• DynamoBIM.org

• DynamoPrimer.com

• GitHub/DynamoDS

• Blogs, YouTube videos

• AU lessons and handouts

• LinkedIn Learning / CadLearning / Pluralsight etc


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