Get up to speed and get to work quickly with the official InfraWorks handbook Autodesk InfraWorks and InfraWorks 360 Essentials, 2nd Edition is your comprehensive, hands-on guide to this popular civil engineering software. This unique guide features concise, straightforward explanations and real world exercises to bring you up to speed on InfraWorks' core features and functions, giving you the skills you need to quickly become productive. Following a workflow-based approach that mirrors how projects progress in the real world, this book walks you through the process of designing a residential subdivision to show you how to import data, create new designs, add details and materials, and much more. Full-color screenshots illustrate the tutorials, and the companion website provides starting and ending files for each exercise so you can jump in at any point and compare your work to professional results.
InfraWorks' robust design, presentation, and collaboration capabilities allow engineers to import and combine BIM, CAD, GIS, and other data to design roadways, waterways, bridges, and other civil engineering systems in the context of a real-world 3D environment. This guide helps you master the major features of the software so you can get to work quickly.
- Import and work with real-world data
- Create new designs and add environmental details
- Master the Styles feature to add roads, rails, and other materials
- Download datasets to compare your work to the pros
Autodesk InfraWorks and InfraWorks 360 Essentials, 2nd Edition shows you how to exploit the software's functionality and put your best design forward.
Table of Contents:
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 Exploring the InfraWorks 360 Environment 1
Using InfraWorks 360 Home 2
Using My Models to Open Projects 3
Notices 6
Specialize 6
Preview 6
Manage Groups and Cloud Models 7
Exercise 1.1: Access a Model via InfraWorks 360 Home 7
Getting to Know the InfraWorks User Interface 9
The Utility Bar 10
The Intelligent Tools 13
Exercise 1.2: Explore the InfraWorks User Interface 25
Understanding the InfraWorks Model 26
The Components of a Model 27
The Storage of the Model 29
Model Explorer 30
Exercise 1.3: Work with an InfraWorks Model 32
Navigating the InfraWorks Model 37
Navigating via the Mouse 38
Exercise 1.4: Navigate the Model Using Your Mouse 38
Navigating by ViewCube 41
Exercise 1.5: Navigate the Model Using the ViewCube 43
Navigating by Selection 44
Exercise 1.6: Navigate by Selection 45
Creating and Using Bookmarks 46
Exercise 1.7: Create and Use Bookmarks 47
Now You Know 49
Chapter 2 Building a Base Model 51
Creating a New Model with Model Builder 52
Exercise 2.1: Create a New Model with Model Builder 53
Creating a New Model from Scratch 57
Exercise 2.2: Create a New Model 59
Understanding Coordinate Systems 60
Importing Ground Imagery 63
Exercise 2.3: Import Ground Imagery 64
Importing Terrain Data 69
Exercise 2.4: Import Terrain Data 71
Setting the Model Extent 76
Exercise 2.5: Set the Model Extent 77
Managing Surface Layers 79
Importing Vector Data 80
Exercise 2.6: Import Vector Data 81
Now You Know 86
Chapter 3 Creating Your Design 87
Creating New Roads 87
Exercise 3.1: Create a New Road 89
Editing Roads 93
Exercise 3.2: Edit a Road 98
Creating Coverages 102
Exercise 3.3: Create Coverages 104
Editing Coverages 108
Gizmos 109
The Right-Click Menu and the Shape Terrain Command 110
Setting the Smooth Radius 112
Exercise 3.4: Edit Coverages 113
Creating Buildings 116
Exercise 3.5: Create Buildings 118
Editing Buildings 121
Gizmos 121
The Right-Click Menu 123
Exercise 3.6: Edit Buildings 124
Working with Proposals 127
Exercise 3.7: Add a Proposal 130
Now You Know 132
Chapter 4 Adding Detail to Your Design 135
Working with Points of Interest 135
Creating Points of Interest 136
Editing Points of Interest 137
Exercise 4.1: Work with Points of Interest 138
Working with Trees 142
Creating Trees 142
Editing Individual Trees 143
Editing a Row or Stand 144
Exercise 4.2: Work with Trees 145
Working with Water Features 151
Creating Water Features 152
Water Feature Gizmos 153
Water Feature Properties 154
Exercise 4.3: Work with Water Features 155
Working with Barriers 160
Creating Barriers 161
Barrier Gizmos 162
Barrier Properties 162
Exercise 4.4: Work with Barriers 163
Working with Pipelines and Pipeline Connectors 168
Creating Pipelines and Pipeline Connectors 169
Preparing to Work with Pipelines and Pipeline Connectors 170
Exercise 4.5: Create Pipelines and Pipeline Connectors 171
Pipeline and Pipeline Connector Gizmos 175
Pipeline and Pipeline Connector Properties 176
Exercise 4.6: Edit Pipelines and Pipeline Connectors 177
Working with City Furniture 179
Exercise 4.7: Work with City Furniture 181
Now You Know 182
Chapter 5 Working with Styles 183
Managing Styles 183
Exercise 5.1: Manage Styles 186
Working with Material Styles 188
Creating a Material Style 190
Exercise 5.2: Create a Material Style with Color 191
Exercise 5.3: Create a Material Style with a Texture 193
Working with Coverage Styles 194
Exercise 5.4: Create and Edit Coverage Styles 195
Working with Road Styles 199
Exercise 5.5: Create a Material Group 204
Exercise 5.6: Create a Road Style 206
Working with Facade Styles 210
Exercise 5.7: Create a Facade Style 212
Working with Style Rules 217
Exercise 5.8: Apply Style Rules 219
Now You Know 221
Chapter 6 Presenting Your Design 223
Working with Visualization Options 223
Model Generation Settings 224
Exercise 6.1: Explore Model Generation Settings 228
3D Graphics Settings 231
Exercise 6.2: Explore 3D Graphics Settings 237
Working with Visual Effects 239
Exercise 6.3: Explore Visual Effects 246
Working with Sun & Sky Settings 248
Exercise 6.4: Explore Sun & Sky Settings 249
Capturing Your Design with Snapshots and Renders 252
Create Snapshot 252
Render Model 253
Exercise 6.5: Capture Your Design with Create Snapshot and Render Model 256
Telling Your Story with Storyboards 259
Applying Camera Path Animations 260
Exercise 6.6: Tour Your Model with a Camera Path Animation 263
Exercise 6.7: Edit Your Camera Path Animation 265
Applying Other Types of Animations 266
Applying Titles and Captions 268
Exercise 6.8: Enhance Your Storyboard 269
Now You Know 272
Chapter 7 Analyzing Your Design 273
Measuring Your Model 273
Exercise 7.1: Measure Distances 276
Visually Analyzing Your Model 278
Select Visible 278
Range Finder 278
Exercise 7.2: Analyze Your Model Visually 280
Analyzing Terrain 283
Using Terrain Statistics 283
Using Terrain Themes 283
Exercise 7.3: Analyze Terrain 288
Applying Feature Themes 293
Exercise 7.4: Analyze Features Using Feature Themes 296
Analyzing Light and Shadow 300
Using the Sun & Sky Asset Card 300
Using a Storyboard 301
Exercise 7.5: Analyze Light and Shadow 302
Now You Know 305
Chapter 8 Sharing Your Design 307
Collaborating Through InfraWorks 360 307
Overview of Collaboration 307
InfraWorks 360 Groups 308
Exercise 8.1: Create a Group 311
Publishing Models 312
Synchronizing Models 313
Exercise 8.2: Publish Your Model 314
Using Scenarios to Share Your Model 317
The Scenarios Panel 317
The Scenario Editor Asset Card 319
Exercise 8.3: Share Your Design as a Scenario 322
Now You Know 326
Index 327
About the Author :
About the Author
Eric Chappell is the Community Evangelist for InfraWorks 360 at Autodesk. He has been a consultant and award-winning educator for more than 20 years and has close ties with the team that develops InfraWorks 360. For over 10 years he has been a highly rated speaker at Autodesk University and has taught various classes on InfraWorks 360. Eric is also an active blogg er with numerous popular InfraWorks 360 posts; follow his blog at http://ericchappell.blogspot.com.
