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BlackBox

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Processing Raw Survey Data
« on: June 28, 2012, 08:52:08 AM »

I consider myself to still be new to Civil 3D in many respects.

During our internal Civil 3D training, the instructor intentionally skipped Survey topics due to our having an internal survey group... However, we received raw survey data from a client, and I've been asked to do the work... Politics.

The client provided key codes for the raw descriptions, but I need to know how much work is involved to setup presumably the Equipment Database, Figure Prefix Database, and Linework Code Set. There's +/- 200 client's codes.

TIA
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huiz

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2012, 09:40:18 AM »
He can send you the template with Point Code and Description Key Set and the single files (XML) with settings for Linework Code and Figure Prefix Database. And the Database settings file.

You can put the files in the location where your Survey settings point to. Start the template and process the Survey.

Else you need to write all codes by hand.
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mjfarrell

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2012, 09:57:27 AM »
http://primeservicesglobal.com/tutorials/Points.zip

Give this video a viewing it shows how to set up your description key set

The instrument stuff you will need from the survey company because each machine has some unique settings

Line coding should be right out of the box settings, good to go unless they did something 'special'. Ask them about their line codes, or open the file and see what they did.
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BlackBox

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2012, 10:12:51 AM »

Thanks for the replies, unfortunately, this client is a municipality and is not using Civil 3D, so it looks like I'll be setting up manually.

The video is too large for me to download here (I'll shutdown our bandwidth); I'll try again from home after work.

Thanks!
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sdunn

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2012, 12:25:35 PM »
What type of "raw" survey data do you have?  You may not need to set-up an equipment database.
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BlackBox

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« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2012, 12:30:22 PM »

The client provided us an, albeit incomplete, ASCII text file for each site.

... Using _AeccImportPoints as PNEZD works, and I coded some LISP to conditionally place CogoPoints on specific layers based upon a WCMATCH prefix against the (vlax-get obj 'RawDescription) Property. But, this neglects to implement the applicable symbology, etc..
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Jeff_M

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2012, 12:45:14 PM »
Quote from: RenderMan on June 28, 2012, 12:30:22 PM

The client provided us an, albeit incomplete, ASCII text file for each site.

... Using _AeccImportPoints as PNEZD works, and I coded some LISP to conditionally place CogoPoints on specific layers based upon a WCMATCH prefix against the (vlax-get obj 'RawDescription) Property. But, this neglects to implement the applicable symbology, etc..
It would've taken less time to setup your DescriptionKeys to do this, and you could've added the desired PointStyles with the correct symbols at the same time.
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BlackBox

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2012, 12:48:23 PM »

Had no idea... Like I said in the first post, I'm still new to C3D, and our training excluded anything pertaining to survey.

Short of rummaging through a mountain of information in the help docs, can you point me to anything specific on how to setup, and implement such description keys?
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mjfarrell

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2012, 01:41:21 PM »
watch that video I linked for you
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Jeff_M

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2012, 01:49:22 PM »
The Help for Description Keys is actually quite good and fairly thorough. DK Help Start with the page "Understanding Description Keys". It really doesn't take too long to get up to speed with them.
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BlackBox

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2012, 02:13:11 PM »

I will watch the video.  :-)

Thanks for the link to the online help. *saved*
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BlackBox

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Re: Processing Raw Survey Data
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2012, 02:44:43 PM »
Michael, Jeff -

Thanks for the reference material(s), the video, and the DK Help are great.

Cheers! :beer:
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