Hey Kyle, really appreciate what you do for the civil 3d community. I had a career oriented question. How in the world can I join a firm that will actually have me use civil 3d on a daily basis? I love civil 3d but it seems the last two firms I've been in don't really use the program to its full potential. Lot of "manual" grading with polylines, no use of grading objects, no use of corridors or if we do very basic ones at that (no intersections, cul-de-sacs). I'm in land dev if that helps..and United States. Just been frustrated with how much drafting I end up doing vs actual design work with no appreciation for the end product you can create with civil 3d. Should I ask more specific questions in my interviews or look for larger, not small firms?
Thanks Kyle, Do you know if there is a way to perform an analysis which will help you determine the route for the water which is likely to form a stream. I know that thee is a water drop, but I am more interested if there is a tool which will allow to exclude the areas which allow to form a puddle for example less than 100 mm deep. For example you have a slope. It is required to build a raised road along the slope. The road will block the surface runoff. At the area of the slope which is higher than road there is a small plateau or ditch or swale which allows to accumulate 100 mm deep water (it does not allow to perform a water drop tool). When the water overflows the plateau it will be blocked by the raised road. It is required to find the point along the road and install a pipe or culvert through which the water will go further down the slope. What kind of analysis do I need to perform to find this point? Regards, Anton
That would be more on the side of a Watershed Analysis, it will filter out the smaller holes if the overall area drains to a larger point. However be extremely careful with Watershed Analysis as from what I have seen in my experience, can increase your file size massively. Make a backup of your file before you run the analysis.
