Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
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I think most responses to this post will be - "yeah good luck with that". However I am hoping for some sort of starting point.
Basically here is what I'm looking to do and maybe Autocad is the wrong tool here -
This would be used for drawing Retaining wall elevations for segmental walls. Basically you have top grade and bottom grade points which you connect and give you your top grade and bottom grade profile lines. Currently I enter these points in excel and use simple script to connect the points in AutoCAD. However then I must copy an 8" grid over these profile lines to drawing the actual elevation of the wall. So every time the 8" grid/coursing line intersects the profile line the wall needs to step up or down. I thought maybe I could do this in excel by writing a program based on geometry and if statements but I figured I'd post the question here first.
Thanks!
Basically here is what I'm looking to do and maybe Autocad is the wrong tool here -
This would be used for drawing Retaining wall elevations for segmental walls. Basically you have top grade and bottom grade points which you connect and give you your top grade and bottom grade profile lines. Currently I enter these points in excel and use simple script to connect the points in AutoCAD. However then I must copy an 8" grid over these profile lines to drawing the actual elevation of the wall. So every time the 8" grid/coursing line intersects the profile line the wall needs to step up or down. I thought maybe I could do this in excel by writing a program based on geometry and if statements but I figured I'd post the question here first.
Thanks!
EIT





RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
I don't need to draw all the blocks except for some larger unit systems. Normally it is just the top of wall and bottom of wall.
It really does not take that much time but if you do enough of them it adds up.
Thanks for the suggestion.
EIT
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
I think that will need to create a program to accomplish what I'm looking to do what I'd like. Which would be quite the undertaking.
EIT
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
I have also learned that this is an excel program.
There is another excel program that Keystone uses found here (for those of you that want to go the extra mile):
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This also uses excel. I may contact Keystone to see what info I can get from them.
Thanks again!
EIT
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
EIT
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
They will draw elevations, sections and do quantities... might check with one of their salesmen...
Dik
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
dik- Yeah, I have both as well. Although I don't usually use them. I like to keep the same processes so I usually don't switch between programs (usually I use SRWall and just draw the wall). I have contemplated contacting them however I'm not sure how to have that conversation - "I like you software and can you tell me how to create it?" I tried to ask one of Keystones engineers for the password to their spreadsheet, it was kinda awkward but he told me to ask the regional sales manager.
Thanks guys.
EIT
RE: Autocad Retaining Wall Elevation Program
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