Infraworks Help

[Vinnie Frevert]

Isit possible to import an Autodesk Infraworks model into D5 Render, so that you get a good sense of the surroundings when creating 3D visualizations for large factories? Or are there other terrain models that give a better sense of the surroundings?

Hey Ryan. Do you have another great way to visualize real ife surroundings, without having to apply textures? We really like the look we get from the infraworks model, because it shows hills/mountains, roads, fields etc.

There are numerous videos available to help guide you through the Inventor content authoring phase of your workflow. For first-time users of Autodesk Inventor, we recommend starting here: (Video) Part Authoring: Start a Project

Depending on the content domain, such as drainage structures, bridge components, tunnel sections, pipework equipment, or pipes and fittings, your workflow will vary. Refer to the table at the bottom of this page for more information.

You should just need to move your centerline striping to the median group. So your median group should have a yellow stripe - center strip - yellow stripe (you'll need a second one when you move it to the median group).

Hello, I recommend duplicating the material style and you can remove the line to that duplicate style and that you add it in the intersection option, it is in the screen where you can configure and you can search the lines at the intersections

These roads look like "sketch roads". Go to the Engineering View (or Edit mode); Select one of the roads; right click on the road and choose the Convert to Design Road option (do this on all legs) to see what happens at the intersection

Another solution is to add a yellow stripe as a "decoration" but a "yellow stripe" decoration has to be created and added to the 3D model library first. I will work on that too and then make a screen cast or notes of that process.

I can pull the intersection in 3ds Max and then make a model of what I want and then bring it back into Infraworks. Then Place it slightly above the original Intersection. That method works but isn't quick or clean since its slightly above the original.

There are other methods; I tested another using 3D decorations of an FBX model sent to Infraworks from AutoCAD of a "white stripe" (not yellow) and it worked too but I did not have time to make a Screen cast of that operation. When i get some time, I will do that.

I watched the screencast on using civil 3d to make a model of the stripe then bring that into Infraworks. I can get the model loaded but when I try to apply as a decoration it does not show along the component road. I am working in feet, so I made the model 1' by 4" wide. When I change the spacing to 1' and offset to 0.5 feet the line shows up in the preview, but when I double click back in the model it goes away and does seem to hold. Thoughts?

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Followed the screencast for using component roadways, here is what the intersection looks like. Cant seem to be able to get the yellow area to be black. Also how to end the striping where it ties into an existing roadway.

During our presentation this morning the first thing that the client noticed was that the lines were wrong. They couldn't believe that it was a limitation of the program, and quite frankly, neither can we.

I have imported DTM and Aerial image to infraworks. Got terrible looks next to the areas where bridge cross motorway. As you can feel I am new to infraworks and have no clue what action should I take now, but I believe there is more than one to do so. Could you help me out ? Give any advice ? Work route ? See image below... Thank you !

@elliott.rosenfeld, just out of curiosity... what's the difference between the AKN link I posted and the Help file link you posted? Is the Help file link more detailed with instructions/pictures, more up to date and accurate? They seem pretty similar. Almost a bit redundant. Like I said, I'm just curious.

The AKN link you provided referenced help for 2016 release versions, and the link I provided goes to In-Product Help for 2017. Most of the content from 2016 is the same, but there will be updated content in the 2017 help (no matter whether you access the site through AKN or In-Product)

I have a component roadway and I have added a bridge. We want to illustrate the bridge being built on only the south half of the bridge. However the bridge modeler wants to center it under my roadway (see attached PDF).

The component roadway is showing only 1/2 of the future roadway (South half). Do the experts know of any way to simply offset the entire bridge from the roadway center line to accomplish this? If not, what other suggestions are there?

Since it wants to center it under the component roadway cross section I thought about modeling the full width but don't know how to peel back and only show the intermin half-built roadway while still showing the full-width piers and maybe even the girders. Is there a way to apply a transparent material to some of the roadway components so it shows through to the bridge?

Just reading really quickly here -- I'll make sure to loop back and provide you with a detailed response. But for starters, have you tried to Toggle Bridge Deck transparency on/off? That really quickly hides the entire bridge Road/Deck to show the girders, piers, foundations, and abutments below.

I'm not certain if there is a way to offset the entire bridge. However, you could try creating your own Road/Deck styles in the Road/Street/Bridge catalog of the Style Palette, and manually adjust the roadway to be narrower than the bridge, similar to what is shown in your example.

Toggling Bridge Deck transparency is one option, but it will remove the entire Road/Deck from visibility. However, there definitely are ways to apply transparent materials to roadway components. For starters, take a look at this help topic, which explains the process of applying transparent materials to materials in your Roadway material group. =GUID-601ED0C0-9B5A-4B40-85BA-FC872295F73B

I have worked on it more this morning and I have the ultimate bridge about where it needs to be, along with the roadway over the bridge shown correctly on the left side, and the roadway on the right side of the bridge shown with all transparent materials. The interim roadway leading up to the bridge is also shown correctly with the left (south) half built and the right (north) half only graded (shown with a sand texture). The attached PDF depicts this more accurately. I feel like I am getting close but need to accomplish the following to finish it off:

Make the concerete deck on the right hand side of the bridge transparent so we can see the piers and girders only, while the left hand side of the bridge should show the full build-out -- roadway, sidewalk, curb and gutter, barriers, and the bridge structure (piers, girders, caps, etc.). Even better is if I can show only the piers (and not the girders) on the right hand side of the bridge.

That worked perfectly! Attached is a PDF of the bridge with the transparency applied. The first two pages show the bridge from a few different angles. The third page shows it from the side and identifies one other minor thing that would be nice to adjust if it is possible. It appears that when I rotated the piers that outside girders are fixed in lenght and do not show properly. Do you know of an easy way to fix this? If not I can live with this.

Another hopefully question with a simple answer. I am trying to change my component roadway so that the striping is yellow down the middle and would like a soild strip on the right had side (per the PDF). is there an easy way to do this? At a minimum I need the center line striping to be yellow (and solid possibly)?

One other question about component roads and striping. I would like to have either a solid or dashed yellow line in the center of the road (currently dashed white), and a solid white lane on the right side of the road (instead of dashed white). Is there a way to do this with a component roadway? I tried messing with material groups and materials but still struggling to figure this out!

FYI I solved it by using a 0.33' wide lane and coloring white for the outer striping, and using the place objects to place a 3d model of the dashed yellow centerline. See 2nd page of attached PDF. If anyone has a better way to do it I would love to hear it!

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