Automated pond grading with Auto Grader
Pond grading in Civil 3D typically requires many offsets of feature lines. These relationships between top of pond, benches and slopes are often pre-defined. With Auto Grader from the CIM Project Suite, users can define one pond baseline, then using slope and offset parameters defined in Auto Grader, create all subsequent feature lines automatically. If the pond baseline feature line changes, simply refresh the grading family in Auto Grader and all dependent feature lines will update.
Learning Objectives:
Grade ponds in a fraction of the time through rules-based feature line automation
Save pond design templates for future use in other drawings and projects
Don't worry about managing surface breaklines, since Auto Grader handles it
Focus more on design and less on tedious feature line editing