Select “Standard” and then the “Cut Plane” tab. Whereas Civil 3D controls object Components through the styles, MEP uses DVRs which are selectable in model space and each viewport can be set to a different Display View Rep. Think of Display View Representations (DVR) as object Component sets. Then scroll down to the Pipes section and un-check the “1 Line” option and check the “2 Line” option. Expand “Configurations” and select “Plan”. You will be presented with the following dialog. To do this, type “DISPLAY” at the commend prompt and choose “S” for Sets. However, if you use the stock “AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial) NCS.dwt” template you will get the following.Īs you can see there are a couple of problems (single line pipe and no walls)! The solution is to modify the MEP Display View Representation.
If you install the AutoCAD MEP Object Enabler into Civil 3D you can Xref the drawing directly, raise, and rotate the Xref into place on your site drawing.
Learn more after the jump…īelow is an AutoCAD MEP drawing with walls, a pressure pipe, and an HVAC duct. Why doesn’t it use Layer Keys why does it not include the Parametric Part Wizard why does it not include pressure pipe tools why doesn’t it allow the use of MVparts as a substitute for Parametric Parts in a pipe network, etc…įinally, why does it not use Display View Representations to control the display of objects? Well, in a way it does when you Xref AutoCAD MEP drawings into Civil 3D drawings.
For instance, both Civil 3D and MEP use Parametric Parts (Parts Builder), MVparts, modeled objects that control 2D objects (sections profiles), etc… What I don’t understand is why Civil 3D doesn’t work more like MEP, knowing MEP was first. My company has recently taken the next step in going 3D by adopting AutoCAD MEP for our process, pump station, and wastewater treatment plant designs.Īs we go down the rabbit hole more and more with MEP the similarities and dissimilarities with Civil 3D amaze me.