311 - Stormwater Drainage - Essential Geometric Techniques

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12d Model Stormwater Drainage – Essential Geometric Techniques

Part 1 of a 2 part Course about the Geometric Design of a Stormwater Drainage Network
This Beginners course which will teach you how to set up a project in 12d Model, then create a Network of Nodes and Links (pits and pipes).
You will learn how 12d Model automatically sets pipe invert levels to give minimum cover and minimum grade to your network.
Other courses teach more advanced Geometric Design, and Analysis/Design of the Network.
The topics covered in this course are:

Project Setup using a Survey and Road Design project, and sharing data into a ‘Stormwater’ project.
Creation of a merged ‘Finished Surface’ tin, labelling creat and sag points, and creating flow arrows to identify overland flow routes.
Drafting a Network of Nodes and Links (Pits and Pipes). Accurately locating nodes (particularly SAG nodes).
Creating a Drainage String from CAD linework.
Using the Network Editor to grade the network, and assign node names.
More advanced grading tools – using minimum cover and minimum grade to set invert levels.
Editing 12d Model’s database of nodes and links – the drainage.4d file
Learn how IMPORTANT a Cover File is to your design

This is a Beginners course that shows you the tools used for Stormwater Drainage Geometric Design.
Our other Stormwater Drainage Courses will expand on these Fundamentals skills.

Course Content

Topic 1 – Setting up the Stormwater Drainage Project
Download and unzip the Couse Data and review the terrain and proposed road design. Learn how to make SAG points in your gutter and create FLOWLINES that show where water will flow.

Lesson 1.1 Course Overview

05:16
Lesson 1.2 Download Course Training Data

00:50
Lesson 1.3 Opening 12d Model Projects and Sharing Data

07:26
Lesson 1.4 Create a Supertin

03:53
Lesson 1.5 Survey Topography, Display Contours, and Flow Arrows

03:19
Lesson 1.6 Create Downhill Strings

04:56
Lesson 1.7 Label Crest and Sag Locations

05:54
Lesson 1.8 Create a Chain

05:51

Topic 2 – Create and Edit a Stormwater Drainage Network
Create a Network of Nodes and Links both by drafting in 12d Model and by importing a polyline from CAD.

Topic 3 – Stormwater Network Editor
Learn the fundamentals of the Water Network Editor (WNE), how to give unique names to your nodes, and how to set invert levels for every pipe in the network

Topic 4 – Editing the Stormwater Network
Fundamentals of Editing the Network, including adding node and link types, and options for graing with minimum cover, minimul grade, and lining up pipe obverts.

Topic 5 – Advanced Edits – Taking Control of your Network
A Cover File is required to give your pipes the correct depth below ground. Learn how to edit and used the Cover File, and it's companions the Grade and Drop files

About Course

12d Model Stormwater Drainage – Essential Geometric Techniques

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Topic 1 – Setting up the Stormwater Drainage Project Download and unzip the Couse Data and review the terrain and proposed road design. Learn how to make SAG points in your gutter and create FLOWLINES that show where water will flow.

Lesson 1.1 Course Overview

Lesson 1.2 Download Course Training Data

Lesson 1.3 Opening 12d Model Projects and Sharing Data

Lesson 1.4 Create a Supertin

Lesson 1.5 Survey Topography, Display Contours, and Flow Arrows

Lesson 1.6 Create Downhill Strings

Lesson 1.7 Label Crest and Sag Locations

Lesson 1.8 Create a Chain

Topic 2 – Create and Edit a Stormwater Drainage Network Create a Network of Nodes and Links both by drafting in 12d Model and by importing a polyline from CAD.

Lesson 2.1 Reasons for Pits and Add Locaters to View

Lesson 2.2 Proposed Network – Set Water String Defaults

Lesson 2.3 Creating Drainage Strings with Bad Drafting

Lesson 2.4 Convert CAD Line-work to Drainage Strings

Lesson 2.5 Introduction to Stormwater Network Editor

Lesson 2.6 Edit a Drainage String

Lesson 2.7 Create the other Drainage Strings to Complete the Network

Topic 3 – Stormwater Network Editor Learn the fundamentals of the Water Network Editor (WNE), how to give unique names to your nodes, and how to set invert levels for every pipe in the network

Lesson 3.1 The top of the Network Editor Panel

Lesson 3.2 How to Change Pit Names

Lesson 3.3 12d Model Methodology – Grading the Network

Lesson 3.4 Network Editor – GLOBAL Tab

Lesson 3.5 Network Editor – DEFAULTS Tab

Lesson 3.6 Network Editor – Node and Link Tabs

Topic 4 – Editing the Stormwater Network Fundamentals of Editing the Network, including adding node and link types, and options for graing with minimum cover, minimul grade, and lining up pipe obverts.

Lesson 4.1 Lets Increase the Cover Under the Roads

Lesson 4.2 Lets make some changes to the Pit Types

Lesson 4.3 The Drainage.4d File

Lesson 4.4 Create a Node/Pit type in your Working Folder

Lesson 4.5 Copy Nodes and Load Nodes / Links from your User Folder Location

Lesson 4.6 Lets make further changes to the Pit Types

Lesson 4.7 Create and use a Road Design File

Lesson 4.8 Network Grading Options

Topic 5 – Advanced Edits – Taking Control of your Network A Cover File is required to give your pipes the correct depth below ground. Learn how to edit and used the Cover File, and it's companions the Grade and Drop files

Lesson 5.1 Create a new Inter-Allotment Drainage Line

Lesson 5.2 Why use a Cover file Grade File and Drop File

Lesson 5.3 The Grade File

Lesson 5.4 The Drop File

Lesson 5.5 Why use the “Locks” on your SW Network

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Topic 1 – Setting up the Stormwater Drainage Project
Download and unzip the Couse Data and review the terrain and proposed road design. Learn how to make SAG points in your gutter and create FLOWLINES that show where water will flow.

Topic 2 – Create and Edit a Stormwater Drainage Network
Create a Network of Nodes and Links both by drafting in 12d Model and by importing a polyline from CAD.

Topic 3 – Stormwater Network Editor
Learn the fundamentals of the Water Network Editor (WNE), how to give unique names to your nodes, and how to set invert levels for every pipe in the network

Topic 4 – Editing the Stormwater Network
Fundamentals of Editing the Network, including adding node and link types, and options for graing with minimum cover, minimul grade, and lining up pipe obverts.

Topic 5 – Advanced Edits – Taking Control of your Network
A Cover File is required to give your pipes the correct depth below ground. Learn how to edit and used the Cover File, and it's companions the Grade and Drop files