Autocad Drawing Conversion (AutoCad Civil 3D)
Autocad Drawing Conversion (AutoCad Civil 3D)
CREATION OF AUTOCAD
DRAWING FOR SCRUTINY
MODULE (AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D)
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 4
2. PROJECTION INFORMATION ................................................................... 4
3. LAYER TYPES ........................................................................................... 6
4. LAYERS TABLE SCHEMA ......................................................................... 7
5. SOFTWARE REQUIRED .......................................................................... 11
6. METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................... 11
7. DELIVERABLES ....................................................................................... 34
List of Figures
Figure 1 - Coordinate system........................................................................... 12
Figure 2 - New drawing file .............................................................................. 13
Figure 3 - Template with matrix ....................................................................... 13
Figure 4 - Create points ................................................................................... 14
Figure 5 - Enter points ..................................................................................... 14
Figure 6 - Point placed..................................................................................... 15
Figure 7 - Cogo points properties .................................................................... 15
Figure 8 - Cogo point properties panel............................................................. 16
Figure 9 - Cogo point zoom extent ................................................................... 16
Figure 10 - All cogo points ............................................................................... 17
Figure 11 - Polyline Command ........................................................................ 17
Figure 12 - Outer Boundary ............................................................................. 18
Figure 13 - Explode command ......................................................................... 18
Figure 14 - Drawing in polylines....................................................................... 19
Figure 15 - All layer off..................................................................................... 20
Figure 16 - Map clean command ..................................................................... 20
Figure 17 - Objects selection ........................................................................... 21
Figure 18 - Drawing Cleanup Option ............................................................... 23
Figure 19 - cleanup action selection ................................................................ 24
Figure 20 - cleanup method selection .............................................................. 24
Figure 21 - Error color selection....................................................................... 25
Figure 22 - Mark all option ............................................................................... 25
Figure 23 - Fix all option .................................................................................. 26
Figure 24 - Error color selection....................................................................... 26
Figure 25 - Completed drawing file .................................................................. 27
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List of Tables
Table 1 - Polygon and Line features .................................................................. 6
Table 2 - PolyData columns ............................................................................... 8
Table 3 - PolyData attribute type ....................................................................... 9
Table 4 - LineData columns ............................................................................... 9
Table 5 - LineData attribute tyoe........................................................................ 9
Table 6 - Location plan attributes..................................................................... 10
Table 7 - Khasra plan attributes ....................................................................... 10
Table 8 - Coordinates sample .......................................................................... 12
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1. INTRODUCTION
T&CP is converting its drawing scrutiny process from Non-GIS to GIS. In new process input
file for scrutiny module will be shapefile (.shp). User will continue to create drawing files in
AutoCAD but now projection information is mandatory. To make compatible with the GIS
system now table schema of drawing file has changed. In GIS system projection and table
schema is the most important aspect, without proper projection and table schema the
system will unable to handle drawing files.
In this new system, there will be two methods to create drawing files;
This document will describe drawing file creation using Civil 3D AutoCad software. Procedure
to create drawing file using QGIS and AutoCad will be described in separate document.
2. PROJECTION INFORMATION
Projections are the backbone of any GIS system. Projections (Coordinate System) are a
mathematical transformation that takes spherical coordinates (latitude and longitude) and
transforms them into an XY (planar) coordinate system. This enables to create a map that
accurately shows distances, areas, or directions. With this information, we can accurately work
with the data to calculate areas and distances and measure directions. To create drawings,
user first select UTM projection and later on during export drawing file should be converted into
Geographic projection.
Users need to select UTM Northing-Easting coordinate system from AutoCAD coordinate
system library. For AutoCAD system details of UTM Northing-Easting coordinate system are as
follows;
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Zone will be different as per cities; user should select zone as per below mentioned list;
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Unit – Degree
3. LAYER TYPES
Based on scrutiny rules parameters, Features need to captured in shape file will be divided into
two types. Polygon feature and line feature. Users will need to create drawing features in a
polygon or line format.
User should ensure to use same spelling in layer. User must ensure to draw drawing units as
per above-mentioned table. Detailed methodology will be described in methodology section.
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27 RESTAURANT
28 RESIDENTIAL UNDER INDUSTRY
29 1 FLOOR PARKING
30 2 FLOOR PARKING
31 MILK BOOTH
32 CRECHE
33 SCHOOL
34 WATERBODIES
35 RIVER
36 LAKE
37 NALA
38 MAJOR CANAL
39 MINOR CANAL
40 WATERBODY BUFFER
Tables and relationships play a key role in GIS, just as they do in traditional database
applications. Rows in tables can be used to store all the properties of geographic objects. This
includes holding and managing feature geometry in a Shape column.
As per final layout template, users need to create/upload four types of shapefile (.shp). details
are as follows;
1. PolyData
2. LineData
3. Location plan
PolyData file – This shape file contains all feature in polygon format. Features captured in this
file is shown in table-1. While creation user must ensure to capture all feature plot wise and fill
attributes as per below table structure.
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plot area road_a heigh widt lengt road_n fa pltd_pr_n othr_pr_ unt_c typ lay Landu sublandu
_no bt t h h m r m nm nt e er se se
User should ensure to fill plot wise details. All fields must be in same format as described above
(small letters); Details of each column are as follows
plot_no – In this column user will fill individual plot numbers. Write 0 where it is not
applicable.
Fill Plot_no as IR1, IR2, IR3 etc. in Internal Road Centerline and DIM_Internal Road.
Fill the Plot_no as "RA" in Dim_Outer Road, of the outer road for which the user wants
the road abutting.
area – In this column user will fill an area of each polygon.
road_abt – In this column user will fill road abutting values, if applicable.
height – In this column, the user will fill in the height details wherever applicable.
width - In this column, the user will fill in the width details wherever applicable.
length - In this column, the user will fill in the length details wherever applicable.
road_nm - In this column, the user will fill in the road names wherever applicable. If not
applicable then user should write N.A.
far - In this column, the user will fill in the plot wise FAR values wherever applicable.
pltd_pr_nm - In this column, the user will fill plotted premises name (category) wherever
applicable. If not applicable then user should write N.A.
other_pr_nm - In this column, the user will fill other category premises name wherever
applicable. If not applicable then user should write N.A.
unt_cnt - In this column, the user will fill dwelling unit count against each plot wherever
applicable. In case of cinema, user will write seat count.
type - In this column, the user will fill Major / Minor wherever applicable.
layer - In this column, the user will layer/feature name, such as MOSF, Ground
Coverage, Road, EWS-LIG, etc.
landuse - In this column, the user will enter landuse category.
sublanduse - In this column, the user will enter sublanduse category.
If user creates a separate polygon for EWS/LIG then Polygon should be named as OB2.
Distance between Main promises and EWS/LIG polygon cannot be greater than 2 KM.
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Table 3 - PolyData attribute type
Type Field: User should ensure to fill “Inside Planning Area” or “Outside Planning Area”
under type field.
LineData file – This shapefile contains all features in line format. Features captured in this file
are shown in table-1. While creation user must ensure to capture all feature plot wise and fill
attributes as per below table structure.
Users should ensure to fill plot wise details. All fields must be in same format as described
above (small letters); Details of each column are as follows;
Elec_volts - In this column, the user will fill attributes (volts) against electric line. Units will
be in volts.
Plot_no - In this column user will fill individual plot numbers. Write 0 where it is not
applicable.
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Front_lngt - In this column user will fill plot wise frontage length. Write 0 where it is not
applicable.
layer – In this column user will write feature name for example; Frontage / High Voltage
Electric line / Medium Voltage Electric Line etc.
Annotation file – This shapefile contains all Annotations as Point. User may enter
Annotations, if required, as Point and fill attributes as per below table structure.
Table 6B - Annotation attribute tyoe
Attribute Type
name Character
Location plan- This file shows location details of site. This file will contain nearby colony
boundaries, approach roads, etc. While creation user must ensure to capture all feature and
fill attributes as per below table structure.
layer
Adjacent Khasra
Proposed Site
SH_20m
NH_25M
Layer_nm - In this column user will fill name of individual polygons. User will capture
features like proposed site, Road name & adjacent khasra, etc.
Khasra plan - This file shows Khasra plans of the site. This file will all adjoining khasra
boundaries with their numbers. While creation user must ensure to fill attributes as per
below table structure.
khasranum layer
290 Khasra
315 Khasra
316 Khasra
Khasranum - In this column user will fill the khasra number.
Layer_nm – In this column user will fill the name of polygon; like khasra.
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Points to remember –
1. In case of Others Category for Premises like self-residence etc. Following fields must
have filled under outer boundary;
Open space area
FAR
Frontage (Line Feature)
In case of common “open space/park area” “plot_no” field should be blank.
2. In case of “outer boundary”, user should “plot_no” as OB1, OB2……n.
3. In case of open space for individual plot, “plot_no” field should be filled.
4. In case of others category; For DIM_Outer Road, user should write “RA” in plot_no
column as per Line feature, which is made in front of the "frontage" .
5. For ABD area (Indore), Plot width should be mentioned under width column of outer
boundary.
6. In case of plotted category, “pltd_pr_nm” & “othr_pr_nm” should be filled with
respective categories.
7. In case of area falls on AB road 60m Buffer (Indore City Case). User shall create
drawing with two outer boundaries. One outer boundary contains details as per
commercial premises (Area within 60 buffer) and another outer boundary contains
premises details as per actual Land Use (outside 60m buffer).
5. SOFTWARE REQUIRED
AutoCAD Civil 3D
6. METHODOLOGY
Before starting creation of drawing in AutoCAD, user should take coordinates from fields using
DGPS/Total Station /GPS. Minimum of four coordinates of the plot will be required. The more
coordinate points are, the greater the accuracy. Users should ensure to take sufficient
numbers of coordinates. Number of coordinates will depend upon shape of the site, if site is
irregular then user should try to take coordinates on each corner of the site. Users should take
coordinates in UTM, Northing-Easting format (UTM, WGS84 Datum, coordinate system). For
example;
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Table 9 - Coordinates sample
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Figure 2 - New drawing file
To mark the coordinate points, user shall select the layer (cogo_point). Place points using
“CREATEPOINTMANUAL” command.
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Figure 4 - Create points
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Figure 6 - Point placed
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Figure 8 - Cogo point properties panel
After entering value of latitude and longitude, Cogo point will shift to its geographical location.
To view this point, use zoom extend command. Press Z enter E enter.
For next points, just copy and paste this point to other locations.
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Figure 10 - All cogo points
To enter the coordinates in each point, fill values in these points individually using their
properties.
To start outer boundary creation, user should use “POLYLINE” command.
User will join all the coordinates points, using Polyline commands and create outer boundary,
at the end user will double click to end the digitization process.
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Figure 12 - Outer Boundary
Created drawing is in block form. to convert it into polyline, explode drawing using
“EXPLODE” command.
1. Select drawing.
2. Type explode command.
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Figure 14 - Drawing in polylines
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Figure 15 - All layer off
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Figure 17 - Objects selection
Delete Duplicates - Delete Duplicates locates objects that share the same start and
end points as well as all other points within the tolerance distance. User can delete one
of the objects.
Erase Short Objects - Using the Erase Short Objects cleanup action, user can locate
any objects shorter than the specified tolerance and erase them. This removes short
isolated linear objects and short linear objects that are part of a polyline.
Break Crossing Objects - Use Break Crossing Objects to locate objects that cross
each other and have no node at the crossing, break the crossing objects, and create a
node at the crossing. This action takes a complex system of lines, arcs, circles, and
polylines and breaks them at intersections into individual, unambiguous objects.
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Apparent Intersection - With Apparent Intersection, user can locate two objects that
do not intersect but that could be extended (within a specified tolerance radius) along
their natural paths to intersect at a projected point.
Snap Clustered Nodes - Use Snap Clustered Nodes to correct multiple nodes near the
same point. With Snap Clustered Nodes, user can locate nodes within a specified
tolerance radius distance of each other and snap them to a single location. Nodes at the
ends of lines and polylines are automatically included in this cleanup action. User can
also include stand-alone nodes (points and blocks).
Erase Dangling Objects – User can user Erase Dangling Objects to locate an object
with at least one end point that is not shared by another object, and erase the object.
The Erase Dangling Objects action searches for and deletes all line, arc, and polyline
dangling edges, and nodes. Dangling objects do not include closed polylines.
Simplify Objects - When maps are digitized, edges may be defined with more detail
than necessary. User can use Simplify Objects to reduce unnecessary complexity in
contour lines, rivers, and coastlines. Simplifying objects, also known as generalizing or
weeding, reduces the number of points on a complex line. Simplify Objects works in two
dimensions, ignoring Z-values. For information about how to add and remove vertices
from 3D polylines, see Weed Polylines.
Zero-Length Objects – User can use Zero-Length Objects to locate lines, arcs, and
polylines that have a start point and an end point but have zero-length, or are missing
an end point, and erase them. The Zero-Length Objects cleanup action does not
evaluate closed polylines. Zero-length objects can be introduced inadvertently when
importing data from other applications or when digitizing map data.
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Weed Polylines (Not useful ) – User can use Weed Polylines to add and remove
vertices on 3D polylines. This is helpful to control the drawing file size and contour
appearance, or to remove redundant information. Enter Weeding Factors and
Supplementing Factors to determine if a vertex should be added or removed from the
3D polyline.
The following table shows examples of problems that Drawing Cleanup can correct.
Figure 18 - Drawing Cleanup Option
User will select required cleanup actions and press add button.
User should click on Linear objectsa and Points options at the left hand side.
Press next.
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Figure 19 - cleanup action selection
In next screen, user need to select cleanup method, in this user will select “Modify original
objects”.
Select desired options in “Convert selected Objects” and press next for further step.
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User will select required shape, size and color for error markers and click on Finish button.
Figure 21 - Error color selection
On Clicking Finish button, process will start. A new window will open “Drawing Cleanup
Errors”
Now, user will click on “Fix all” button to fix error automatically.
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Figure 23 - Fix all option
Drawing cleaup error-Mark all after fix all Keep repeating this method till error become zero.
Figure 24 - Error color selection
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Each closed polyline in the selection set is converted. If the polyline belongs to a group, only
the first (outermost) polyline is converted. Other polylines in the group are copied into the
polygon as additional boundaries and the polygon is rebalanced.
Figure 25 - Completed drawing file
Users will change workspace from civil 3D to planning and analysis and go to map set up
then define object data.
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Figure 26 - Define object data
Go to new table – define table name – add field in field name – define type of field and enter
ok.
Figure 27 - New object data
To enter the attribute in every feature, user will use “ADEATTACHDATA” command.
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Figure 28 - Attributes selection
To enter the attributes, user will open the properties of object data.
Figure 29 - Attribute selection
Now user will select single or multiple features and add their values in their respective fields
in left panel.
Now all the process is completed and export is remaining, before using export options, user
should ensure that every polygon feature have correct attributes.
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Attach the drawing above with the output coordinate system using drag & drop from
Windows Explorer to Task Pane
Execute Query
As a result, all objects will be requested as a copy to the new drawing (Geographic) and all
data are transformed to the coordinate system of the current drawing. Remove the output
drawing (UTM file) in Task Pane and save the new drawing.
Figure 35 - Define query
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System will prompt for export location; user will specify export location and defined name as
PolyData.shp.
Figure 36 - Export Shape file
After path section, select data tab and select attribute – object data
Figure 37 - Attribute Selection
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In the same way, user should draw other files (LineData, Location Plan, and Khasra Plan)
as per defined schema and export to shapefile.
7. DELIVERABLES
User shall create zip files of the exported shapefiles. Details of zip files are as follows; User
should ensure to kept same nomenclature as specified in this document and export the zip
file.
Zip Folder 1 – This folder contains PolyData and LineData. Name of this folder will be
LayoutPlan.
Zip Folder 2 – This folder contains Location data shapefile. Name of this folder will be
LocationPlan.
Zip Folder 3 – This folder contains Khasra Plan shapefile. Name of this folder will be
KhasraPlan.
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