Improvement suggestion:
Additional conversions:
1. Maximum Gallons per day capacity based on user specified peaking factor
2. % of utilization based on #1 depending on project requirements
Jeff Foster, PE
Brooks Engineering Associates, PA
Asheville, NC
Be sure and install air release valves at all high points in the system. During the early stages of development, the waste will stand in the pipes for quite a while, allowing gases to build up in the force main. This will effectively reduce the useable capacity of the main and will be the...
This would not be at all encouraging, but we are working on a project right now in a municipality that requires you to improve ALL downstream stormwater features if your project will impact them to the point that they will not pass the 25-year flows with an Hw/D of 1 or less. We are having to...
CADaver,
Just wanted to get that cleared up. The original question seems to indicate that it was about Layouts but certainly could have been taken either way. Needless to say, the question has been answered.
Thanks,
Jeff Foster, PE
CE Group, Inc.
Apex, NC
R12NV,
I can't give a definitive answer as to the maximum number, but can give an example of my own experience. At present, I have a project going with over 30 separate layouts (as opposed to viewports) and have each setup to go to their own independent plotting devices (2 different plotters...
DISH,
GETVAR - short for Get Variable
DWGNAME - Variable in AutoCAD which stores the name of the current drawing
STRLEN - Returns the length of the string returned by $(getvar, "dwgname")
SUBSTR - With user specified options, allows for truncating a string at a specified point
To use...
CADaver,
Your point is definitely valid. I'm like you, I don't XREF titleblocks. If I were to do so, once the project was to be sealed for the first time, we would bind them. Even then, I wouldn't include any text in the titleblock, but rather have that set up as Attributes.
Good followup...
The bottom line advantage of XREF for the purpose you have described is standardization. If the titleblock changes, the next time you open any drawing that externally references this titleblock, the titleblock will appear with the latest changes.
One note about that, if you have VISRETAIN = 1...
Paullaup,
One option you could use in Model Space is the VPORTS command to split your screen into 2 or more pieces in different arrangements. You can independently DView each window to have them oriented as you like. This setup is typically used by folks working in 3d, but I occasionally find...
Chicopee,
To give an answer to your original inquiry, here are some thoughts to ponder:
1. Does the local municipality dictate where that invert is measured? For example, we have a one here that specifies that you give one invert, and that is at the center of the box. That, of course, would...
Not sure about where you are, but around here, brick is often crushed and sold as landscape bedding in place of mulch. It looks good and is obviously durable and low maintenance. I would imagine that in some areas of the country that crushed concrete could be used for the same purpose and be a...
spatzENGR,
The site you are after: http://www.dot2.state.pa.us/ECMS/ECMSHome.nsf/frmecmsframeset?Open Look under Electronic Bidding on the left side of the page then look at Bid Tabs.
Other sites that may be of value:
http://www.dot.state.pa.us...
What it sounds like is that you have your system set up so that recognized file extensions are hidden. What you will need to do is open an Explorer window, select the menu option, Tools, then Folder Options. When that opens, select the View tab and scroll down until you see something that...
As Brian (jugglerbri) noted above, I highly recommend ToolPac 7.0. I've used it for years and the hundreds of tools available make it well worth the cost. However, ToolPac is not the software they offer that does what you need. They offer XL2CAD, which will do exactly what you need.
There is...
As a followup to Brett's post about PDF, most of Adobe's products, even the inexpensive ones, include the PDFwriter print driver which is all you need to create high quality PDF files. I'm not sure about now, but I know about a year of so ago, Adobe's PhotoShop Home edition (+-$50) included the...
Here are a few thoughts about what we do in our area (NC):
1. With much success, we've built cul-de-sac roads of several thousand feet with one caveat, it must be privately owned and maintained by the development's HOA.
2. Emergency access is certainly an issue, so we often incorporate loops...
I have not personally used the following program, but have seen it in action and would definitely recommend it for review. You can read about PipeX at the following web address:
http://www.landproject.com/main.htm
One of the beautiful things about this program is that you can make changes to...
Software Used:
Land Development R2
My own custom Excel Spreadsheet
Methods:
As others have said, you should certainly know what to expect rather than rely solely on what an application tells you. To simplify the process for many users, I've developed a basic process and that is as follows:
1...
