Tutorial: Visualizing Surface Data; Exercise 1: Moving Multi-View Blocks To A Surface - Autodesk CIVIL3D - CIVILDESIGNCOMP 2007 SLM CD Tutorials Manual

2 In the Composite Volumes vista, click
3 In the Base Surface column, click <select surface>. Select the Existing
Ground Without Berm surface from the list.
4 In the Comparison Surface column, click the <select surface>. Select the
Berm surface from the list.
After the surfaces are selected, the volumes are calculated and displayed
in the table. The Net Graph entry shows a graphical percentage
representation of the whole volume. A net fill condition is represented
by a green bar; a net cut condition by a red bar.
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Tutorial: Visualizing Surface Data

This tutorial demonstrates how to add multi-view blocks to a surface and
render it using a sample of the visualization techniques included with AutoCAD
Civil 3D.
AutoCAD Civil 3D uses the same rendering functionality as standard AutoCAD.
At a basic level, you can use the Render command to render your model
without applying any materials, adding any lights, or setting up a scene. In
this tutorial, you will create a basic rendering by applying a render material
to a surface. You will explore some of the basic render settings that are
available.
For more information, see the AutoCAD help topic Create Realistic Images and
Graphics.

Exercise 1: Moving Multi-View Blocks to a Surface

In this exercise, you will insert multi-view blocks into a drawing, and then
place them at the appropriate elevation on a surface.
A multi-view block is an AutoCAD Civil 3D object that can have different
representations in different view directions.
Predefined multi-view blocks supplied with AutoCAD Civil 3D are available
in DesignCenter. These blocks represent various items, such as signs, building
footprints, trees, and shrubs. In DesignCenter, predefined multi-view blocks
are located in the
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Multi-View Blocks.
Visualizing Surface Data
Data folder (page 819) \Symbols\Mvblocks.
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Create New Volume Entry.
(page 111).