Civil 3D Cross Section Tips & Tricks

In today’s installment we’ll explore a multitude of shortcuts related to cross section sizing, stylization, organization, labeling and more. Topics include...
4:47 - Using "Update Group Layout" to correct spacing of section views after a scale change
5:39 - Reversing view direction of section views
7:08 - Applying a common grid to multiple section views
8:35 - Zooming back and forth between section view and sample line
9:26 - Controlling the stylization of a single section view
10:21 - Using "View Group Properties" to make global changes to section view stylization
11:08 - Toggling "Show Sections for all Sources" to modify stylization of targeted section views within a group.
12:49 - Staggering cross section labels
17:10 - Using CORRIDORSECTIONLABELSCONV to assign labeling method to existing section views
18:14 - Assigning default section labelling method to template file
19:01 - Eliminating redundant crown labels
20:30 - Managing manual content using Section View Buffers
22:20 - Adding a section view to a section view group
24:53 - Adding dynamic ROW markers to section views

If you are interested in taking a deeper dive look into the topics covered (as well as a few others) I’ve included links to additional cross section workflow videos below!
Displaying Multiple Civil 3D Section Views Within a Single Grid

Civil 3D 2015 Staggered Corridor Cross Section Labels

Civil 3D 2018 New Feature Section View Buffer

Placing Civil 3D Section Views in Their Own Drawing

Annotating Cross Sectional Volumes using a Dynamic Civil 3D Table Style

Smoothing the Appearance of Sectioned Civil 3D Pipe Networks using FACETDEV

Creating "Quick Cross Sections" in AutoCAD Civil 3D

AutoCAD/Civil 3D Tips and Tricks - Pt. 10 Cross Sections: Section View Direction

[Quivver]

You are hands down the BEST Civil 3d Instructor on the internet! Love your style, presentation and depth of knowledge on the subject!

[navukila]

My civil 3D skills improved since the day I started watching all your videos, Jeff. So in-depth and simple all at the same time.

[arthurreyfabianlagura]

The styles and templates you used are great and really helpful in generating the sections! Is it possible to get a copy of these styles and templates?

[Rds]

Jerry you are a man amongst boys. Phenomenal job as always.

[kaackster]

another great informative video. Thank you and the team for all of the content you guys put out there. I know it's a tough task, but more frequent videos would be great. I get withdrawals (LOL) when it's more than a week or so apart.

[shrijenpuvaneswaran]

Another excellent informative thing! Thanks many Mr.Jeff

[gkpinz]

for the row i believe you can also project afeatureline (w elev) to the section view, eliminates the need of creating a alignment/profile

[abdulbaseer]

You have a great knowledge Sir. Many thanks for your informative and helpful tutorials.

[MarcosTornell]

the best... as always you do. Gracias.

[engabdirahim]

Hellow Jeff. Thank you for these amazing videos. I am a civil 3d student.
Where can I get the various templates you use in your videos, because I have seen you have ready made templates and styles.

[Xriswest]

As always, amazing video! Jeff, how would you tackle showing right-of-way in areas where I don't have existing surface (hence not being able to generate a profile through those areas)?

[labdra]

Do you happen to know if it is possible to draw multiple cross sections but in a specific order and placement not predetermined by civil 3d? I would like option to select location for each cross section, so insertion point would be crown of road so I can overlap it perfectly to existing designer's cross sections. This would be great tool for contractors. Thanks

[rodrigosaraiva]

Dear Jeff ther is a chance to make a video about windfarm roads an crane pads?

[celofranzoi]

what tex font are you using for those corridor points labels?

[agaramjagaramja]

hey @Jeff bartels I need a help !!!! My corridor is on Hilly road with many turning, in my sample line cross section views it shows all the section which sample line touches the above or below corridor. I just want show the crossection of only the centre line. Is it possible ?? Chainging the lenght of sampe line is so irritating..

[lalokills]

Hello! Hopefully I can get some help. Im wanting to show my sections in reverse order by station. So not flip LT TO RT. Rather, how yours appear from top to bottom 3+00, 2+00, 1+00. Mine appear as the opposite but I can not find the setting to reverse their plot order.

Thank you.

[saeedurrehman]

Good morning sir, you are the great. I learned AutoCAD from your tutorial. Sir, from where I download the civil 3d tutorial with exercise files.

[sai]

hey jeff can u make some more advance civil 3D tutorials on real life projects ....

[nrinaldi]

Hey Jeff, I am having trouble with my civil 3d looking for different lisp routines than the ones i set up in the file support path. anyway you can help me with this?

[ahmadinroads]

hi. can u create Surface from Cross Section Polylines???