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Chapter 1 Introduction
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What’s New in Autodesk Civil Design
Release 2
The following topics describe the new features in Release 2 of
Autodesk Civil Design.
Changes to Slope Grading
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Graphically add/edit/delete grading object vertices, slope tags, and
target regions
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Visual display of current vertex, slope tag, and target region while
editing grading properties
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Ability to set footprint elevations based on a fixed elevation or
from the average/actual elevations of a surface model
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Streamlined editing options that are available via shortcut menu
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Create contours directly from a grading object
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.dbx foundation enables easy drawing sharing with other
applications like Architectural Desktop and 3D Studio VIZ 3
Changes to Sheet Manager
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Changes to take advantage of AutoCAD 2000 Multiple Layouts
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Minor menu modifications to remove unneeded commands such as
“Mspace” and “Pspace”
Changes to Cross Sections
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Design Control: Now has left and right bench control
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Design Control: Use of match slopes for left and right side of
template
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Superelevation: New documentation outlining the process of
calculating superelevation for compound spiral and reverse curve
situations
Changes to Hydrology
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Menu reorganization
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SCS Method renamed TR-20 Method
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Defect fixes for use of metric units
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Improved documentation