Latest Contributions by MatthewBoyle

I am running Map3D 2012 on a 64bit machine.  I believe all of the machines in our office that have Map3D 2012 are 64bit. Can I connect to a file or personal geodatabase with a 64bit machine? ... View more

Does anyone know how to do the reverse...?  Take a TIN from ArcGIS and drop it into AutoCAD Civil 3D? ... View more

I do not have the FDO 'Add ArcGIS Connection' in Map 3D 2012.  I have attached a screenshot of the providers I have. Was the 'Add ArcGIS Connection' a standard provider or did you download a provider? ... View more

Have you heard of or tried the Infrastructure Network Editing tools from Esri?  You can generate profiles with this tool.  Granted they aren't nearly as detailed as what you can do with AutoCAD Civil 3D but you can easily tell if you have a bust in your profile. http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=14bdfb26bc2f4e0388a633fbd0ccca02 ... View more

Matthias, I have attached a very simple sample sanitary sewer system.  I think it contains all the necessary information for creating a detailed sewer network.  Some of the key fields that I would imagine that'd be needed are: 1) StructureID - unique ID for structure 2) Structure Rim Elevation - top elevation of structure 3) Structure Depth - depth of structure 4) Structure Invert Elevation - invert elevation of structure 5) Structure Diameter - diameter of structure 6) Structure Material - material of structure 7) PipeID - unique ID for pipe 😎 Pipe Upstream Elevation - upstream elevation of pipe 9) Pipe Downstream Elevation - downstream elevation of pipe 10) Pipe Diameter - diameter of pipe 11) Pipe Material - material of pipe Other interesting thoughts/ideas would be having the ability to input a water/flow elevation at a structure as a way of indicating if the flow is within the pipe or if the structure is surcharging and if so, what is the elevation of the water as a way of visualizing the degree of surcharge severity. Having the ability to quickly drop in proposed manholes and connecting sewers would be great as well, either at a predefined distance between structures and a predefined slope of sewers...or having the ability to override these with user entries.  CityEngine seems to be great at having these rule-based methods for generating new features, the previous would be an example of rule-based creation for sewers. These are a few of my quick thoughts on the subject.  I think CityEngine does seem to be a great tool for visualizing and having the ability to use it for underground infrastructure would be awesome. Thanks for your reply and suggestions Matthias! ... View more