CONTENTS

Titlepage

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book

What Is Covered in This Book

The Essentials Series

How to Contact the Author

Chapter 1: Exploring the InfraWorks Environment

Using the Start Page

Getting to Know the InfraWorks User Interface

Understanding the InfraWorks Model

Navigating the InfraWorks Model

Chapter 2: Building a Base Model

Creating a New Model

Understanding Coordinate Systems

Importing Ground Imagery

Importing Terrain Data

Setting the Model Extent

Managing Surface Layers

Importing Vector Data

Chapter 3: Creating New Design

Working with Proposals

Creating New Roads

Editing Roads

Creating Coverages

Editing Coverages

Creating Buildings

Editing Buildings

Chapter 4: Adding Detail to Your Design

Working with Points of Interest

Working with Trees

Working with Water Features

Working with Barriers

Working with Pipelines and Pipeline Connectors

Working with City Furniture

Chapter 5: Working with Styles

Managing Styles

Working with Material Styles

Working with Coverage Styles

Working with Road Styles

Working with Facade Styles

Working with Style Rules

Chapter 6: Presenting Your Design

Working with Visualization Options

Working with Visual Effects

Working with Sun & Sky Settings

Capturing Your Design with Snapshots and Renders

Telling Your Story with Storyboards

Chapter 7: Analyzing Your Design

Measuring Your Model

Visually Analyzing Your Model

Analyzing Terrain

Applying Feature Themes

Analyzing Light and Shadow

Chapter 8: Sharing Your Design

Collaborating Through InfraWorks 360

Share Your Model Using Scenarios

Collaborating with Civil 3D

End-User License Agreement

List of Tables

Table 1-1: InfraWorks data sources

Table 1-2: Mouse navigation functions

List of Illustrations

Figure 1-1: The InfraWorks 360 Start Page

Figure 1-2: Make sure Group is set to Samples@InfraWorks 360.

Figure 1-3: The immersive user interface of InfraWorks

Figure 1-4: The Model Explorer icon is enlarged while the Model Explorer panel is open.

Figure 1-5: Icons representing major InfraWorks feature sets

Figure 1-6: The behavior of the Intelligent Tools interface

Figure 1-7: That state of the user interface after launching the Roads command

Figure 1-8: An InfraWorks model made up of many types of data

Figure 1-9: The file and folder that represent an InfraWorks model

Figure 1-10: Using a bookmark to orient the view of the model

Figure 1-11: Using the Select Features command in the Data Sources panel to highlight a portion of the model

Figure 1-12: The aerial photography has been removed from the model.

Figure 1-13: Viewing the model from beneath the terrain

Figure 1-14: Disabling navigation below the terrain

Figure 1-15: The ViewCube has been used to orient the view of the model.

Figure 1-16: Activating the ViewCube Home view

Figure 1-17: Clicking the corner of the ViewCube to set the model orientation

Figure 1-18: Using the Zoom to Selected tool to locate a component of the model

Figure 1-19: Creating a new bookmark

Figure 2-1: The New Model dialog

Figure 2-2: Advanced Settings

Figure 2-3: Specifying the UCS when creating a new model in InfraWorks

Figure 2-4: Using the Add File Data Source menu to select a data source type

Figure 2-5: Selecting a proposal

Figure 2-6: Launching the Configure command for a data source

Figure 2-7: Expanding the Coordinate System selection panel of the Data Source Configuration dialog

Figure 2-8: Selecting the coordinate system for a data source

Figure 2-9: Aerial photography imported into InfraWorks

Figure 2-10: Dragging and dropping data sources from Windows Explorer into InfraWorks

Figure 2-11: Terrain data shown in an InfraWorks model

Figure 2-12: Terrain data with an aerial photograph and building data draped over it

Figure 2-13: Adjusting the Z scale factor to correct imperial units

Figure 2-14: Terrain data imported into InfraWorks

Figure 2-15: A view of Bimsville looking northward with terrain data and aerial photography included in the model

Figure 2-16: Adding a bookmark to make it easy to return to a view that you will likely want to revisit in the future

Figure 2-17: The Model Properties dialog with the Extent section highlighted

Figure 2-18: Launching the command to define the model extent interactively

Figure 2-19: Selecting the corners of a bounding box to define the model extent

Figure 2-20: The Surface Layers section of Model Explorer

Figure 2-21: The Manage Surface Layers dialog

Figure 2-22: The Data Source Configuration dialog options change when the Type is set to Building.

Figure 2-23: Attribute data can be used to assign values within the model.

Figure 2-24: Choosing the drape option for vector data

Figure 2-25: Buildings imported into the InfraWorks model

Figure 2-26: Select a style for imported road data.

Figure 2-27: Road information imported into the InfraWorks model

Figure 3-1: The Proposals panel can be accessed by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 3-2: Creating a new proposal

Figure 3-3: The list in the top left of the Proposals panel indicates that the new proposal is current.

Figure 3-4: Select the Polygon option to define the model extent.

Figure 3-5: Roads can be drawn by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 3-6: InfraWorks automatically resolves an intersection when two roads cross.

Figure 3-7: The southern tie-in point for the proposed bypass

Figure 3-8: The northern tie-in point for the proposed bypass

Figure 3-9: The new road at Tie In Point 2

Figure 3-10: Edit mode can be activated by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 3-11: Activating edit mode using a shortcut menu

Figure 3-12: Activating edit mode using the Edit icon on the Utility Bar

Figure 3-13: The vertex location gizmo for editing roads

Figure 3-14: The vertex elevation gizmo for editing roads

Figure 3-15: The road has been modified to avoid the subdivision to the west.

Figure 3-16: Using a tooltip to enter the elevation of a vertex

Figure 3-17: A newly created bridge

Figure 3-18: Coverages can be created by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 3-19: A newly created coverage is draped over the terrain.

Figure 3-20: Configuring a data source as a coverage

Figure 3-21: A new coverage representing the Bimsville town limits

Figure 3-22: Limiting the choice of style types to Coverage exclusively

Figure 3-23: A coverage representing a proposed industrial park development area

Figure 3-24: Parking lot coverages

Figure 3-25: A coverage with elevations that match the terrain

Figure 3-26: The same coverage shown in Figure 3-25 has been edited and no longer follows the terrain.

Figure 3-27: Launching the Shape Terrain command for a coverage

Figure 3-28: The Shape Terrain command is used to set the elevation of a coverage.

Figure 3-29: Switching from Shape Terrain to Edit Vertices

Figure 3-30: The coverage on top has a smooth radius that is twice that of the one shown in the bottom image.

Figure 3-31: Two new vertices added to the coverage

Figure 3-32: The modified shaped of the coverage

Figure 3-33: A parking lot coverage after using the Shape Terrain command

Figure 3-34: A view looking southwest over the industrial area after the parking lots have been graded with the Terrain Shaping command.

Figure 3-35: Using tooltips to draw buildings with specific dimensions

Figure 3-36: A newly created building

Figure 3-37: Drawing the building shape

Figure 3-38: A newly created building drawn with specific dimensions

Figure 3-39: Editing the height of a building

Figure 3-40: The right-click menu when not in edit mode

Figure 3-41: An extra vertex has been removed and the height of the building has been changed using the height gizmo.

Figure 3-42: A copy of the building has been made using the Duplicate command.

Figure 3-43: Multiple copies of the building have been created and arranged.

Figure 4-1: The Points Of Interest command can be launched by clicking the icons on the order shown.

Figure 4-2: The Edit Tooltip dialog

Figure 4-3: Using text to filter the style shown in the Select Draw Style asset card

Figure 4-4: A newly created point of interest

Figure 4-5: Setting the height of a point of interest

Figure 4-6: A point of interest with a tooltip informing of close proximity to the Bimsville town boundary and providing a hyperlink for more information

Figure 4-7: The Row of Trees and Stand of Trees commands can be launched by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 4-8: Using the Feature Density slider

Figure 4-9: The location of a proposed row of trees

Figure 4-10: A new tree line is created.

Figure 4-11: An area designated for forest mitigation

Figure 4-12: A newly created stand

Figure 4-13: InfraWorks water features

Figure 4-14: The Rivers and Water Areas commands can be launched by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 4-15: The pond on the left has a bank width of 5 feet (1.5 meters), while the pond on the right has a bank width of 25 feet (8 meters).

Figure 4-16: Only the water area styles are available in the Select Draw Style asset card.

Figure 4-17: Drawing a pond with the Water Area command

Figure 4-18: A newly created water area representing a pond

Figure 4-19: A newly configured water area with adjusted Bank Width, Buffer Width, and Water Level settings

Figure 4-20: The river has been revised so that it is now wider and follows a path north of the buildings.

Figure 4-21: A barrier defined using a barrier style

Figure 4-22: A barrier is used to show transmission towers in the model.

Figure 4-23: The location of a proposed sound wall

Figure 4-24: A newly created barrier representing a sound wall

Figure 4-25: The proposed location of a row of wind turbines

Figure 4-26: A view of the wind turbines from the perspective of someone entering the town of Bimsville

Figure 4-27: Pipelines and pipeline connectors used to model a storm drain system beneath a road

Figure 4-28: The commands used to create pipelines and pipeline connectors can be accessed by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 4-29: Allowing navigation beneath the terrain

Figure 4-30: Enabling the visibility of the underside of the terrain

Figure 4-31: Allowing the terrain to be transparent so that you can view the underground pipelines and pipeline connectors

Figure 4-32: Proposed locations for inlets

Figure 4-33: Newly created pipeline connectors representing storm inlets

Figure 4-34: Drawing a new pipeline

Figure 4-35: Some newly drawn pipelines

Figure 4-36: Adjusting the position of a pipeline connector using the move gizmo

Figure 4-37: Two inlets after adjusting their orientation and elevation

Figure 4-38: Designing a pipeline outfall

Figure 4-39: City furniture adds life to your InfraWorks model

Figure 4-40: The city furniture command can be launched by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 5-1: The Style Palette can be accessed by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 5-2: Copying a style from one catalog to another

Figure 5-3: A newly created style catalog

Figure 5-4: Configuring the appearance of the style icons in the Style Palette

Figure 5-5: A new style copied to a new catalog

Figure 5-6: A material style that utilizes a color has been applied to an object in the model.

Figure 5-7: A material style that utilizes a texture has been applied to an object in the model.

Figure 5-8: The Define New Material dialog

Figure 5-9: A newly created material style

Figure 5-10: The Configure Coverage dialog

Figure 5-11: An updated coverage style has been applied to the parking lots.

Figure 5-12: Configuring the display of the Select Draw Style asset card

Figure 5-13: An initial attempt at using a coverage to create parking stalls

Figure 5-14: A parking stall layout after some edits have been performed

Figure 5-15: The General Settings section of the road style configuration dialog

Figure 5-16: The Track Settings section of the road style configuration dialog

Figure 5-17: The Group Height Transition Zone Width setting

Figure 5-18: An example curb track

Figure 5-19: The preview area of the road style configuration dialog

Figure 5-20: The Bridge Settings section of the road style configuration dialog is shown to the right of the General Settings section.

Figure 5-21: The Tunnel Settings section of the road style configuration dialog is shown to the right of the General Settings section.

Figure 5-22: Defining a material group

Figure 5-23: The General Settings section for the newly created road style

Figure 5-24: The Track Settings section of a newly created road style

Figure 5-25: A new style has been applied to the main industrial park road.

Figure 5-26: Cells used to build a facade style

Figure 5-27: A sequence of cells defining a floor in a facade style

Figure 5-28: The settings for the first floor

Figure 5-29: The settings for the second floor

Figure 5-30: A preview of the building style with all floors configured

Figure 5-31: A new facade style is applied to the building

Figure 5-32: A rule style for low-speed roads

Figure 5-33: A style rule has been manually overridden.

Figure 5-34: A style rule applies varying styles to a number of buildings.

Figure 5-35: Accessing the ROOF_HEIGHT property for use in an expression

Figure 6-1: The Model Generation section of the Application Options dialog

Figure 6-2: For the image on the top, Terrain Simplification is set to 0, and for the image on the bottom it is set to 100.

Figure 6-3: A building displayed while Building Facade Detail is set to High

Figure 6-4: A view of the model with Terrain Simplification set to 100

Figure 6-5: The 3D Graphics section of the Application Options dialog

Figure 6-6: The image on the top is displayed using an Antialiasing setting of Off, while the image on the bottom is displayed using a setting of 8x.

Figure 6-7: In the image on the top, Water Reflections, Realistic Water, and Shadows are all disabled, while in the image on the bottom they are all enabled.

Figure 6-8: In the image on the top, the Show Backfaces setting is disabled, while in the image on the bottom it is enabled.

Figure 6-9: A view of the model with 3D Graphics settings set to Optimize For Speed

Figure 6-10: A view of the model with 3D Graphics settings set to Optimize For Quality

Figure 6-11: A view of the underside of the model while Show Backfaces is enabled

Figure 6-12: The Visual Effects asset card can be accessed by clicking the icons in the order shown

Figure 6-13: The Sun & Sky asset card can be opened by clicking the icons in the order shown

Figure 6-14: The model shown in late July at 4:30 p.m.

Figure 6-15: The same area of the model as shown in Figure 6-14 but now simulated in late December at the same time

Figure 6-16: The model is shown with heavy cloud cover.

Figure 6-17: The Camera Snapshot dialog

Figure 6-18: The Render Model dialog can be accessed by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 6-19: An image of the model generated using the Create Snapshot command

Figure 6-20: An image of the model created with the Render Model command

Figure 6-21: The Storyboard panel can be opened by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 6-22: Adding a new camera path animation

Figure 6-23: Adding a new keyframe

Figure 6-24: Functions for configuring keyframes

Figure 6-25: Using the blue slider to set a specific location on the storyboard timeline

Figure 6-26: Available animations for storyboards

Figure 6-27: The Add A New Title and Add A New Caption buttons on the Storyboard panel

Figure 6-28: The configuration area for a title or caption

Figure 6-29: A title added to a storyboard

Figure 6-30: A newly added crane animation and caption

Figure 7-1: You can launch the measurement commands by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 7-2: Measurements created using the Measure Point-to-Point command

Figure 7-3: Measurements created using the Measure Path Distance command

Figure 7-4: The shortcut menu for the measurement commands

Figure 7-5: Measuring the distance between the town limits and the wind farm

Figure 7-6: Measuring a path distance from the town to the industrial park

Figure 7-7: Using the Select Visible command

Figure 7-8: The Range Finder tool

Figure 7-9: Using the Range Finder to analyze a building in the distance

Figure 7-10: Adjusting the height of a building

Figure 7-11: You can launch the Terrain Statistics command by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 7-12: Using a terrain theme

Figure 7-13: The Terrain Themes panel

Figure 7-14: The Theme Properties dialog

Figure 7-15: Using the Terrain Statistics command to retrieve cut and fill information about the pond

Figure 7-16: A terrain theme showing ranges of elevations

Figure 7-17: A terrain theme configured to simulate a 100-year flood event

Figure 7-18: An elevation terrain theme used to simulate a flood

Figure 7-19: The Feature Themes panel can be opened by clicking the icons in the order shown.

Figure 7-20: The Feature Themes panel

Figure 7-21: The Theme Properties dialog

Figure 7-22: Configuring the Theme Properties dialog for a building height analysis

Figure 7-23: The results of a building height analysis performed using a feature theme

Figure 7-24: Using the Sun & Sky asset card to study sunlight and shadow in a model

Figure 7-25: Adding a date/time animation to a storyboard

Figure 7-26: Settings for a date/time animation

Figure 7-27: The area affected by wind turbine shadows

Figure 7-28: Settings for a shadow analysis

Figure 7-29: Shadows passing through an area of the model

Figure 8-1: Accessing the Administer Groups feature

Figure 8-2: Adding a group

Figure 8-3: Creating a new user for a group and assigning a role

Figure 8-4: Assigning the Admin role to a group member

Figure 8-5: A notification of a group invitation on the InfraWorks Start Page

Figure 8-6: Accepting an InfraWorks group invitation

Figure 8-7: Publishing a model to InfraWorks 360 (the red arrow indicates the Publish/Synchronize icon)

Figure 8-8: The Synchronize Model dialog

Figure 8-9: The Model History dialog

Figure 8-10: Publishing a model to InfraWorks 360

Figure 8-11: Changing the building height

Figure 8-12: Synchronizing an online model after making a change

Figure 8-13: Viewing the model history of a published model

Figure 8-14: The Scenarios panel

Figure 8-15: Setting the Home view for the Scenario Editor card

Figure 8-16: A warning symbol and tooltip on the Scenario Editor card

Figure 8-17: Defining the area of interest for a scenario

Figure 8-18: Choosing a storyboard to be included in a scenario

Figure 8-19: An InfraWorks scenario shown in a web browser

Figure 8-20: Exporting to IMX

Figure 8-21: Initiating an IMX import

Figure 8-22: The Choose Data Sources dialog

Figure 8-23: Configuring an IMX export

Figure 8-24: Deleting a portion of the preliminary road layout

Figure 8-25: Configuring the IMX file to use the corridor data for elevation

Figure 8-26: A detailed road design imported into InfraWorks

Guide

Cover

Title Page

Front Matter

Introduction

Chapter 1: Exploring the InfraWorks Environment

Start Reading

Chapter 2: Building a Base Model

Chapter 3: Creating New Design

Chapter 4: Adding Detail to Your Design

Chapter 5: Working with Styles

Chapter 6: Presenting Your Design

Chapter 7: Analyzing Your Design

Chapter 8: Sharing Your Design

End-User License Agreement

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Autodesk® Infraworks™ and Infraworks 360™

Essentials

Eric Chappell

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