Autodesk® Civil 3D®

Country Kit Documentation

India
India Country Kit Documentation

Contents
1.0 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Version History .............................................................................................................................. 3

1.2 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Standards used to create this Country Kit .................................................................................... 3

1.4 Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 3

2.0 The Country Kit Content .................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Drawing Template ......................................................................................................................... 4

2.2 Assemblies .................................................................................................................................... 4

2.3 Plan Production Templates ........................................................................................................... 5

2.4 Section Templates ........................................................................................................................ 5

2.5 Horizontal & Vertical Geometry ..................................................................................................... 5

2.6 Blocks for Warning and Informatory Signs .................................................................................... 5

3.0 Reports .............................................................................................................................................. 6

3.1 Information on Reports .................................................................................................................. 6

4.0 Country Kit Change List .................................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Assembly Catalog on Tool Pallets ................................................................................................ 7

4.2 Assembly Updates ........................................................................................................................ 8

4.3 Plan Production Updates ............................................................................................................ 11

4.4 Section Sheet Updates ............................................................................................................... 12

4.5 Traffic and Warning Signs ........................................................................................................... 12

4.6 Report Updates ........................................................................................................................... 12

4.7 Design Criteria corrected in XML file .......................................................................................... 13

4.8 Horizontal Geometry ................................................................................................................... 14

4.9 Vertical Geometry ....................................................................................................................... 18

4.10 Profile Band Sets ........................................................................................................................ 19

4.11 References .................................................................................................................................. 21

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1.0 Overview
1.1 Version History
Versions of this document:

Version Date Update Description

1.0 5/14/20 Updated for Autodesk® Civil 3D® 2021

1.2 Introduction
The India Country Kit for Autodesk Civil 3D 2021 is developed to make Indian Infrastructure
standards available to users working in the Geospatial and Civil Infrastructure Industry domains
like Roads, Highways, Airports, Railways & Ports. The kit provides web documentation access
from the product to its Customers for Success stories/Case Studies which helps to refer and
improve adaptability in Indian Sub-Continent.

1.3 Standards used to create this Country Kit

This country kit complies to the latest Indian Standards & the developments made have been
advised by various Government Authorities.
This Country Kits is based on the following standards:

■ IRC: SP: 73 -2018

■ IRC: SP: 73 -2015
■ IRC: SP: 23 -1983
■ IRC 67 -2012
■ Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Programme Guidelines -2012
■ Sections used in Metro Construction

1.4 Installation
This version is a standalone installation and can be done by the msi-file.

2.0 The Country Kit Content

This is sixth revision of the Country Kit after last developed in April 2019 for Product version
2020. The present kit is developed for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2021 with following main
contents which is elaborated in detail later.

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2.1 Drawing Template

The Country Kit contains a template file with settings for the local market:
“Autodesk Civil 3D 2021 India (Metric).dwt”

2.2 Assemblies
Readymade Assemblies according to Indian standards easily accessible on Tool Pallets. These
also can be modified dynamically according to the user’s convenience. The assemblies
available in this year’s kit are:

• Carriageway with Transition

• Hill Road - Valley Side
• Hill Side carriageway with drain and breast wall
• Divided Highway with Depressed Median
• Overlay and Widening Section
• PMGSY Road
• Road Tunnel
• Metro Rail Bridge
• Metro Rail Tunnel

Additionally, we have the following subassemblies to be used as well:

• Daylight with Rock Cut
• Retaining Wall
• Service Road.
• RCC Drain
• Unlined Drain

We recommend the use of All Codes style for creating assemblies to display all layers as per
standards.

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2.3 Plan Production Templates

For automated sheet set creation as per Indian standards we made the “IRC 2021 Plan and
Profile.dwt” file which has a Plan-Profile and a Plan-Plan Setup, both templates cater to 1:1000
scale as default.

2.4 Section Templates

The “IRC 2021 Section.dwt” file has a template as per domestic standards and a default setup
of a 1:000 scale which can be used on all sheet sizes.

2.5 Horizontal & Vertical Geometry

We have tried to include all the amendments in the IRC standards which came in the previous
year, some of which are:

• Transition length for 100 Kmph Design Speed.

• Correction of super-elevation formula.
• Correct graphical representation of super-elevation view.
• Provision of automatic curve widening.
• Provision of Intermediate Sight Distance as per IRC standards are available as part of
the design criteria
• Customized profile band sets are created as per Indian standards

2.6 Blocks for Warning and Informatory Signs

In the current years India template, we have added some of the most commonly used warning
and informatory signboards as per IRC 67 -2012.

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3.0 Reports
3.1 Information on Reports
Following reports are available to be used:

Also, we will learn how to create a Station Offset report for a ROW/Daylight Edge/or any other
line from our Horizontal Alignment.

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4.0 Country Kit Change List

4.1 Assembly Catalog on Tool Pallets
Once you install Country Kit the Tool Pallet gets installed in the product automatically and
provides all readymade catalog for Assemblies with editable parameters.

Ready-made Assemblies/Sub-Assemblies as follows-

• Carriageway with Transition

• Hill Road - Valley Side
• Hill Side carriageway with drain and breast wall
• Divided Highway with Depressed Median
• Overlay and Widening Section
• PMGSY Road
• Road Tunnel
• Metro Rail Bridge
• Metro Rail Tunnel

The subassemblies available are:

• Daylight with Rock Cut
• Retaining Wall
• Service Road
• RCC Drain
• Unlined Drain

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4.2 Assembly Updates

Typical Cross Section- Carriageway with Transition

Use this assembly for widening and bus bays as it can widen itself to the specified width in the
specified chainage.

To add Taper, you’ll need to edit the following values:

The parameters are editable, and provisions are made to specify horizontal and vertical
targets in the corridor target parameters.

Typical Cross Section- Hill Road - Valley Side

This assembly can be used for the valley side of a hill road, it has the option turn the crash
barrier on and off wherever required and also has the provision to vary the step-slope of the
edge.

Typical Cross Section- Hill Side carriageway with drain and breast wall

This assembly will cater to the hill side of the hill road, it has an option to switch the use of a
drain and when the cut rises more than 1.5m, it automatically provides a breast wall which also
has a support for benching is the cut is more.

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*The Breast wall will only appear when the ditch is used.

Typical Cross Section- Divided Highway with Depressed Median

This highway has a depressed median with paved shoulders on the inner side, two travel lanes
on each side of the median, and earthen shoulders on the outer side. The total median width
between edges-of-travel-ways is 13 meters.

Typical Cross Section- Overlay and Widening

Use this assembly for providing widening on a section. It has a gap in between which
can be altered to the current width of the road and can target existing feature layers.

Typical Cross Section- PMGSY Road

This assembly consist of a standard PMGSY carriageway and shoulder, the width and depth a
parametric and can be adjusted as required.

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Typical Cross Section- Road Tunnel

This assembly consists of a two-lane road tunnel with drains and footpath on either side.

Typical Cross Section- Metro Rail Bridge

This assembly consists of a bridge deck with two metro tracks.

Typical Cross Section- Metro Rail Tunnel

This assembly consists of a two-track metro tunnel with space to provide platforms on either
side.

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4.3 Plan Production Updates

This build incorporates preset plan-profile templates of 1000m on A1 Sheets by default, it can
be printed on any sheet, use the ‘IRC 2021 Plan and Profile.dwt’ to create plan and profile
production sheets in IRC format.
This saves time of creating the styles and searching content. Specially for the beginners it’s a
quick data modification according to the standards in the Indian Territory.

The template has a dynamic scale bar block which can be adjusted to the scale of the drawing.

And has an auto sheet numbering text, will update the date whenever you plot the sheet and
will refer the name of the file in the tittle block

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4.4 Section Sheet Updates

This build incorporates preset plan-profile templates of A1 Scale with a localized templated
and auto sheet numbering and date setting like the plan production sheet.

4.5 Traffic and Warning Signs

Traffic warning and regulatory signboards are provided in the Indian template as per IRC 67.
Some of them are:

4.6 Report Updates

Customized reports as per Indian standards incorporated in the country kit. The reports are
made available in toolbox for outputs and documentation.

Report type-

• Horizontal Alignment Report

The user needs to execute the Horizontal Alignment Report option mentioned in the toolbox
and select the appropriate alignment whose report needs to be exported. The user can save
the report as file ‘.doc’, ‘.xls’, ‘.txt’, ‘.pdf’, and ‘.html’ format.
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Horizontal Alignment Report

• Vertical Alignment Report

The user needs to execute the Vertical Alignment Report option mentioned in the
toolbox and select the appropriate alignment whose profile report needs to be exported.
The user can save the report as file ‘.doc’, ‘.xls’, ‘.txt’, ‘.pdf’, and ‘.html’ format.

4.7 Design Criteria corrected in XML file

As Civil 3D follows criteria-based design, the user can edit and change the geometry
parameters in the profile geometry editor. The above representation shows Minimum K for
Passing Sight Distance (which is Intermediate Sight Distance for crest curves as already
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mentioned in the **Note) and in reference shows violation symbol in the K value column for
respective crest curves. Once the user changes the K value as per the relevant criteria, the
violation symbol doesn’t show, and the profile is dynamically changed in the drawing area.

Profile Geometry Editor

4.8 Horizontal Geometry

• Super-elevation
The design criteria file in XML format is applied to calculate super-elevation on a alignment.
The design criteria file is dynamically linked to the super-elevation view in the drawing area.
The user needs to specify in the super-elevation calculation wizard the following-

• Roadway Type
• Lanes
• Shoulder Control
• Attainment Method

**Note
While calculating super-elevation in the lanes option, the number of lanes mentioned in the dropdown
are 1 and 2, while the six laning option has been specified in the XML design criteria file. Once the user
specifies the design criteria file in the super-elevation attainment method option, the dropdown list for
transition length table will showcase two options-
a. 2 to 4 Lanes b. 6 Lanes
Therefore, the number lanes are to be provided from the attainment method option after specifying the
relevant design criteria file.
References IRC SP 73 and IRC SP 84

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Super-elevation wizard

• Curve Table
A curve table as per Indian Project requirements has been made to ensure seamless generation
of drawings.

• Curve Widening
The criteria for automatic curve widening have been specified in the XML design criteria file and
is dynamically linked to the centerline alignment. The user must create offset alignment, the
offset alignment will only follow the criteria of the centerline alignment. Hence, while providing
widening, the centerline’s design criteria will be followed.

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Curve widening can be provided to both inside and outside of the curve depending on the
preference of the designer. The user can choose the relevant number of lanes (1 or 2)
incorporated in the design criteria XML file as show in the figure below. Wheelbase length can
be modified depending on the type of vehicle suitable to pass through that terrain.

Curve Widening Depiction as Offset Alignment as per IRC SP 73

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Widening Values in XML file

Curve Widening as per IRC SP 73

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4.9 Vertical Geometry

• Intermediate Sight Distance
The criteria for intermediate sight distance have been specified in the XML design criteria file
and is dynamically linked with the design profile.

**Note-
Two formats have been created in a single XML file due to
Civil 3D nomenclature stored in the GUI
a. IRC SP23 Standards b. Overtaking Sight Distance
SP23 Standards-
Stopping sight distance mentioned as Stopping Sight
distance
Headlight sight distance mentioned as Intermediate sight
distance for Sag Curves Passing sight distance mentioned
as Intermediate sight distance for Crest Curves
Overtaking Sight Distance-
Headlight sight distance mentioned as Overtaking sight
distance

Design Criteria as per IRC SP 23

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• Design Criteria corrected in XML file

As Civil 3D follows criteria-based design, the user can edit and change the geometry
parameters in the profile geometry editor. The above representation shows Minimum K for
Passing Sight Distance (which is Intermediate Sight Distance for crest curves as already
mentioned in the **Note) and in reference shows violation symbol in the K value column for
respective crest curves. Once the user changes the K value as per the relevant criteria, the
violation symbol doesn’t show, and the profile is dynamically changed in the drawing area.

Profile Geometry Editor after Correction

4.10 Profile Band Sets

Customized templates for profile band sets have been created as per Indian standards. The
user can import band sets as well as customize them as per their own requirements.

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India Band Set

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4.11 References
Please refer the following table for the various provisions made in the Autodesk India Country
Kit 2021. Click on the hyperlink to view the how-to videos.

Note: Several hyperlinks will direct you to online videos.

Categories Localization Content

Horizontal Geometry How to provide widening in current India Country Kit

How to specify the number of lanes (2/4/6)
Widening Application Method
How to enter 3 or more lanes in Super-elevation wizard
Correction in formula for Super-elevation
Depiction in Super-elevation diagram rectified
Super-elevation table rectified as per IRC

Vertical Geometry
Assemblies
Reports & Outputs
How to provide Intermediate Sight Distance in design criteria file
Ready-made Profile Band-sets as per Indian Standards
Divided Highway with Depressed Median
Carriageway with Transition
PMGSY Road
Horizontal Alignment Report
Vertical Alignment Report
Alignment Curve Table
Plan Production:
Cross Section Band sets

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