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Assemblies, subassemblies, points, links, and shapes

Assemblies, subassemblies, points, links, and shapes - AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorial

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Assemblies, subassemblies, points, links, and shapes

- [Instructor] Previously we mentioned that to create a corridor you need not only the linear path for that corridor, but you also need the typical section, or assembly, to be applied to that path to create the 3D model. Now the assembly in Civil 3D is nothing more than a collection of other Civil 3D objects called sub-assemblies. Now there are well over 100, close to 200, sub-assemblies that come shipped with Autodesk Civil 3D. Many different types, such as the one you currently see on the screen. They could be lanes, curbs, sidewalk, daylight functionality, and many others. Now the sub-assemblies are made up of three different elements as well. You first have the points. The points are what in the cross sectional window are the vertices, you could say, of the, in this case, curb and gutter line and you see the points identified on the screen. Now when those points provide the ability to draw a line, those aren't called lines in sub-assemblies, but rather they are links. Those links…

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