The new approach is pretty straight forward and is based on a typical sketch design with output feature. The most interesting part of the tools is that pretty much any scenarios can be cover in a single cross-section since the feature can be instantiated or not depending on criteria that are defined by the user.
In the below scenario, the roadway that we had to design was a 5km road that will connect two main roads in Eastern Canada.
Roadway is all about terrain variation that occurs Cut and Fill and also in various type of terrains. As the example, we had the Original Terrain and also a terrain that was interpreted by borehole to create the rock subsurface.
It is important to now that Cut slopes are not the same angle when we are in rock condition. It can be a nightmare for designer to find all those zone that will not have the same design prior to create the 3D roadway.
With the new tool and with only one half side cross-section I've been able to generate the 3D models that will be needed for the whole 5km roadway!
The cut slopes are managed by two projected point from the exterior ditch of the road.
- One that is projected with a normal Z to the rock subsurface (Condition when rock is above the ditch, so the rock slope type is instantiated)
- Second that is projected with a normal Z inversed to the rock subsurface (Condition when the rock is below the ditch so the Typical Terrain slope is instantiated)
As long as you have the rock subsurface across your alignment, the cross-section will work!
Yes, simple like that :)
Again, great job to the team that develop those new powerful tool at Dassault!
