Configure InfraWorks – Civil 3D Exchange Settings Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to set up an object settings file that specifies how InfraWorks data is brought into Civil 3D.

An object settings file specifies which object types will be brought into Civil 3D and also specifies settings for the objects. You specify which object settings file to use when you open the InfraWorks model.

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New
Creates a new object settings file.
Open
Opens an existing object settings file.
Save
Saves the current object settings file.
Save As
Saves a copy of the object settings file.

InfraWorks Object – Civil 3D Object Settings

Select the tick boxes under InfraWorks Object to control which types of InfraWorks model objects to bring into Civil 3D when this object settings file is used and then click the buttons under Civil 3D Object Settings to specify settings for the objects.

Note: You have the option to refine which InfraWorks model objects are brought into Civil 3D when you open the InfraWorks model.
Terrain Surfaces
Creates TIN surfaces in Civil 3D from InfraWorks terrain surfaces. Click to open the Terrain Surfaces to Civil 3D dialog box.
Planning Utilities
Creates pipe networks in Civil 3D from InfraWorks planning utilities (pipelines which have an undefined Utility Type and which have generic pipeline connectors). Click to open the Planning Utilities to Civil 3D dialog box.
Planning Roads
Creates alignments in Civil 3D from InfraWorks planning roads. Click to open the Planning Roads to Civil 3D dialog box.
Design Roads
Creates alignments and profiles in Civil 3D from InfraWorks design roads. Click to open the InfraWorks Roads to Civil 3D Alignments and Profiles dialog box.
Note: Roads created in Autodesk InfraWorks 2019 are either planning roads or component roads. For more information, see About Planning Roads and Component Roads.
Component Roads
Creates alignments, profiles, assemblies and corridors in Civil 3D from InfraWorks component roads. Click to open the Component Roads to Civil 3D dialog box.
Junctions
Creates intersections with corner radius alignments in Civil 3D from InfraWorks intersections. Click to open the Junctions to Civil 3D dialog box.
Drainage Networks
Creates pipe networks in Civil 3D from InfraWorks drainage networks (pipelines which have a Drainage Utility Type and which have manholes and inlets). Click to open the Drainage Networks to Civil 3D dialog box.
Coverages (Terrain Modifying)
Creates 3D polylines in Civil 3D from InfraWorks coverages that modify terrain. Enter a layer name or click to open the Layer Selection dialog box.
Water Areas
Creates 3D polylines in Civil 3D from InfraWorks water areas. Enter a layer name or click to open the Layer Selection dialog box.
Bridges
Creates bridges in Civil 3D from InfraWorks bridges. Click to open the Bridges to Civil 3D dialog box.

For more information, see About Working With InfraWorks Bridges in Civil 3D.

Roundabouts
Creates roundabouts in Civil 3D from InfraWorks roundabouts. Enter a layer name or click to open the Layer Selection dialog box.
Tunnels
Creates mesh objects in Civil 3D from InfraWorks tunnels. Enter a layer name or click to open the Layer Selection dialog box.
Note: Generic objects that are part of tunnels are brought into Civil 3D as 3D solids. When the PICKSTYLE system variable is set to its default setting of 1, selecting a tunnel will also select its associated generic objects. If you want to select the generic objects separately, you can set the PICKSTYLE system variable to 0.
Generic Objects
Creates 3D solids in Civil 3D from InfraWorks generic objects. Enter a layer name or click to open the Layer Selection dialog box.