Tutorial: Creating a Cylindrical Manhole Structure

This tutorial demonstrates how to use Part Builder to create a cylindrical-shaped storm drainage manhole structure. It will go through the steps to define the new part in the structure catalog, define the manhole geometry, create profiles, and then establish parameters to control the sizing and dimensions of the manhole.

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Exercise 1: Defining the New Part in the Structure Catalog
In this exercise, you will begin creating a cylindrical-shaped manhole structure in Part Builder by creating a new part chapter, and a new part family within the Structure catalog. You will also configure work planes in the Part Builder parametric modeling environment so that you can proceed with modeling the part in the subsequent exercises.
Exercise 2: Defining the Manhole Geometry
In this exercise, you will define the geometry of the manhole by creating a simple schematic of the structure profile. You will build this portion with dimensions that can be modified from within Autodesk Civil 3D when the part is in use.
Exercise 3: Matching Offsets and Dimensions to Parameters
In this exercise, you will match the work plane offsets and diameter dimensions to the parameters. The next step, though, is to create a few more structure parameters.
Exercise 4: Verifying the New Part
In this exercise, you will verify that the new part reacts as expected in a drawing by opening a drawing, regenerating the structure catalog, and accessing the new part from a Part List.

Parent topic: Part Builder Tutorials