Create a new directory on your memory stick or computer;
Download the assignment #3 files:
342-TOPO.dwg, M-Plan.dwg, Part_Standards.pdf, CRX342 assignment #3
equirements.pdf, and this instructions document.
IMPORTANT! Right click on 342-TOPO.dwg and re-name it AB-342-TOPO.dwg, where
AB are your first and last initials. Repeat this procedure for M-Plan.dwg so your file
name ends up being AB-M-Plan.dwg.
FAILURE TO DO THIS WILL CAUSE YOU TO IMPORT INVALID DRAWINGS INTO
YOUR ASSIGNMENT WHICH WILL CAUSE YOUR COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT TO BE
INVALID, AND IT CANNOT BE CORRECTED ONCE THE DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN
IMPORTED SO DO THIS IMMEDIATELY.
DRAWING SET-UP:
1) Start the AutoCAD 2021 software
2) Start a new drawing using the metric template - acadiso.dwt. Type UNITS and set
the units to meters
3) Select Save As…, and save the new drawing file using the name
Lastname.Firstname_CRX342NXX_A3.dwg where XX is your section numbe
4) From the Insert tab select Insert,
• If using Autocad 2020 or earlier, from the Insert dialogue box choose the
Browse… button to navigate to where you downloaded the assignment #3 files
and select the AB-M-Plan.dwg file.
• Review that the settings for the Insert dialogue box match the settings shown
elow except for the insertion point, use x as 1346 and y as 0418, then select
OK.
• If using Autocad 2021, select Block from Li
aries.
• From the Block Li
aries dialogue box choose the circled icon and navigate to
where you downloaded the assignment #3 files and select AB-M-Plan.dwg.
• Once the blocks load up as shown above, select AB-M-Plan and insert it at point
X,Y where X is 1346 , & Y is 0481.
• Double click on the wheel of your mouse roller to Zoom Extents in order to find
the plan, and then use the Explode command to explode it.
IF YOU DID NOT SAVE AB-M-PLAN.DWG, YOU WILL NEED TO START
OVER. THE WRONG M-PLAN BLOCK IS IN YOUR DRAWING AND CANNOT
BE REMOVED, MAKING YOUR ASSIGNMENT INVALID.
5) From the Insert tab in the Reference panel select Attach. From the
Select Reference File, navigate to where you downloaded the assignment #3
files and select the AB-342-TOPO.dwg file
6) Ensure that the settings for the Insert dialogue box match the settings shown
elow except for the insertion point. For the X value use 1346, and for the Y
value, use the 0481, then select OK.
IF YOU DID NOT SAVE AS AB-342-TOPO.DWG, YOU WILL NEED TO START
OVER. THE WRONG 342-TOPO DRAWING HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO YOUR
DRAWING AND THE REMANENTS WILL REMAIN EVEN IF YOU DELETE IT,
MAKING YOUR ASSIGNMENT INVALID.
7) Type Options, in the Options dialogue select the Display tab and change the
setting for Fade control Xref display to 0 (zero), then select OK
DESIGN LAYOUT/DRAFTING:
Draw the centerline, edge of pavement, back of cu
, sidewalk, storm & sanitary pipes, and
storm & sanitary maintenance holes, as discussed in class on the appropriate layer.
The Centerline, Pavement and Sidewalk must be laid out according to standards R-1B (and
SECTION C1.2), R-4A and OPSD XXXXXXXXXXas demonstrated in class.
Create new layers for:
Item Layer Name colour linetype
Centerline AB-C-ROAD-CNTR 7 ISO long dash short dash
Pavement AB-C-ROAD-EOFP 1 continuous
Back of Cu
AB-C-ROAD-BOFC 7 ISO-dash
Sidewalk AB-C-ROAD-SWLK 3 continuous
Sanitary MHs AB-C-SSWR-STRU 1 continuous
Sanitary Pipes AB-C-SSWR-PIPE 1 continuous
Storm MHs AB-C-STRM-STRU 3 continuous
Storm Pipes AB-C-STRM-PIPE 3 continuous
Create new layers for labels:
Item Layer Name colour linetype
Pavement Radii AB-C-ROAD-EOFP-TEXT 7 continuous
Sidewalk label AB-C-ROAD-SWLK-TEXT 3 continuous
Sanitary MHs label AB-C-SSWR-STRU-TEXT 1 continuous
Sanitary Pipes label AB-C-SSWR-PIPE-TEXT 1 continuous
Storm MHs label AB-C-STRM-STRU-TEXT 3 continuous
Storm Pipes label AB-C-STRM-PIPE-TEXT 3 continuous
Use text style L60 for the
Pavement Radii labels and
place the labels on the
appropriate layer (label all the
arcs on the Pavement
AB-C-ROAD-EOFP layer)
Type style at the command
prompt, and choose L60, and
Set Cu
ent
The Storm & Sanitary sewer system is not required for first week.
Create a block for a station label
1. Set the cu
ent text style to L60.
2. Create a Single Line text using the
text option in the Annotation ta
3. Place it near the north intersection
to the left of the existing road.
4. Accept the rotation angle and
type 0 (zero) and
5. Select the text to turn on the grips.
6. At the command line type PR to make the properties
menu appear, set the justify property to Middle right. See
figures.
7. Draw a horizontal line that is 0.75m long and
snap the “0” to the left end.
8. Copy text to the other end of the line
9. Select copied text and to turn on grips
10. At the command line type PR to make the
properties menu appear, set the justify property
to Middle left
11. Move the text on the right 0.25m to the right and move the text on
the left 0.25m to the left to create a gap between the line and text
as shown above.
12. Revise the text on the right to 000.
13. Rotate all the entities about the midpoint of the line by 90°.
Co
14. Create a block and name it AB-STN where AB are your first & last initials.
Use the Pick point icon to select the midpoint of the line (use midpoint osnap).
15. Use the Objects function to select all the entities and make sure the Allow exploding is
ON, Select OK. Selecting the block will show the grip below.
Create station labels for the road centreline every 20m
1. Create a new layer for the Station Labels and set it cu
ent
Item Layer Name colour linetype
Station Labels AB-C-ROAD-CNTR-TEXT 7 continuous
2. Ensure that the centreline is a polyline.
Use the JOIN command if necessary.
3. Zoom in on the north intersection.
4. Trim the proposed centerline using the
existing centreline as the trimming edge
5. Type Measure to start the measure command
6. Select the proposed centerline (polyline).
7. At the command line type:
Specify length of segment or [Block]: b
Enter name of block to insert: AB-STN
Align block with object? [Yes/No]
: Y Specify length of segment: 20 8. The result is shown below: (Note: there is no block at the beginning)
9. Copy the block to centreline intersection (use osnap to place the block accurately).
10. Select one block to turn on the grips.
11. Right-click and Select Similar so all the blocks along the centreline are selected.
12. Type Explode or select the explode icon, .
13. From the Express Tools tab in the Text panel, select Auto Number.
14. Select the text, one-by-one, on the right side of the road (the 000 text) in order
from beginning to end - starting with the text at station 0+020
Sort selected objects by [X/Y/Select-order] :
Specify starting number and increment (Start,increment) <1,1>: 20,20
Placement of numbers in text [Overwrite/Prefix/Suffix...] < Prefix>: O
15. Update the text for stations 0+020, 0+040, 0+060, 0+080
16. Extend the south end of the centreline to the opposite side of the Right-of-Way.
Create station labels for the road centreline geometry
points
The geometry points along the alignment require labels. The points that
equire a label are the beginning and end of the alignment, and every point on
the alignment where the entity type changes.
The station value for the geometry points shown above co
espond to the
distance along the alignment (centreline polyline) from the 0+000 station to
each point.
To determine the distance from 0+000 trim the alignment so that the
alignment starts at the 0+000 station and ends at the point of interest. This is
a temporary condition; the alignment must be shown from the beginning to
end for the final presentation.
See example below showing how make a Station Label.
a) Draw a line perpendicular to the centreline near the point of interest. In the
example below, the Beginning of the Curve (BC) using the perpendicular Osnap.
) Next, move the line from the perpendicular intersection to the BC.
c) Before doing any trimming to take measurements, make a copy of the
centreline at a specific distance with “ortho” on so the copied centreline
can be easily replaced.
d) In order to determine the
distance to a station, trim the
centreline to the station line, in
this case, the Beginning of Curve
(BC), and using Properties to
acquire the length from 0+000 to
the station line.
e) Use this technique to determine all the station values for the beginning point, end
point and BC’s and EC’s of both curves
f) Add all the geometry point labels to the drawing. Example format: BP: XXXXXXXXXX
Sewer System nor labels for it are required for this week.
Everything up