12d Model Training Notes

B01: Introduction to 12d

Version 11.0
February 2015
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Table of Contents
1.0 CREATE A NEW PROJECT 1
1.1 Project Details 1
Project Details Panel 1

2.0 12D MODEL INTERFACE 2

2.1 Menus and Cad Control Bar 2
2.2 Cad Toolbar and Option Toolbars 2
2.3 Search Toolbar 2
2.4 Plan View Toolbar 3
2.5 Section View Toolbar 3
2.6 Perspective View Toolbar 3
2.7 Status Bar 4
2.8 Screen Message Box 4
2.9 View Coordinates Box 4
2.10 Output Window 4

3.0 STRING PICKING CONCEPTS 5

3.1 12d Snaps 5
3.2 Normal Picking 5
3.3 Picking with Direction 6
3.4 String Inquire 6
3.5 Typed Input 6

4.0 EDITING STRINGS 7

4.1 Vertex Edits 7
4.2 Segment Edits 7
4.3 Deleting Strings 8

5.0 VIEW DISPLAY SETTINGS 9

5.1 Changing the View Display 9

NOTES: 10

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1.0 CREATE A NEW PROJECT

Select <New>
Browse to C:\12d\10.00\12d NZ Training
Enter new Project name

1.1 Project Details

The Project Details are used to automatically populate referenced items in the title block
when plotting.
Project Details Panel

Panel Field Description

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2.0 12D MODEL INTERFACE

2.1 Menus and Cad Control Bar

Main Menu String Properties Text Properties Pipe Control Bar

12d Snaps Cad Snaps Symbol Properties

2.2 Cad Toolbar and Option Toolbars

String Edits
Cad Drawing

String Inquire and

Measure
Cad Text and Symbols

12d Options

Cad Utilities

Cad Modify

Cad Delete

2.3 Search Toolbar

The Search bar is normally at the top right of the 12d Model screen. You can type in words
(or part) to describe the option they require and lists of menus appear when the parameters
are met.

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2.4 Plan View Toolbar

Each View opened in a 12d Model Project has an individual toolbar for operations specifically
controlling the data in the View.

Add remove Models View Toggles Clone View

Properties

View View Navigation

Menu Tools Redraw View

2.5 Section View Toolbar

Vertical Exaggeration Previous and next sections Redraw View

Profile String Regenerate View

Right
Click for
Options

2.6 Perspective View Toolbar

Each View opened in a 12d Model Project has an individual toolbar for operations specifically
controlling the data in the View
Movie String

Eye and target Walk String

Orbit Joy View Drive String

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2.7 Status Bar

The Status Bar is an optional part of your desktop. It appears at the base of your desktop.
The Status Bar contains the Screen Message Box and the View Coordinates Box. It is
strongly recommended that you keep it turned ON.
View > Status Bar

2.8 Screen Message Box

The Screen Message Box contains messages that help you interact with the 12d menus. For
instance, when drawing a string the screen message box prompts you for both what the
command is expecting/waiting for and what mouse button selections will achieve.

Left MB Right MB

Middle MB

2.9 View Coordinates Box

This box displays the XY coordinates of the cursor when in a Plan view and Chainage-Height
when in a Section view.

2.10 Output Window

The Output Window appears as a tab at the bottom left of the screen and flashes if there are
any messages that need to be reviewed.
View > Output Window

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3.0 STRING PICKING CONCEPTS

3.1 12d Snaps

Allow points selection

P = Point Snap
Allow line selection
L = Line Snap
X = Text Snap
G = Grid Snap Allow free selection
C= Cursor Snap
H= Height Snap H Prompt for height
T= Tin Snap
A Will auto accept if there is only
S= Segment Snap one pick solution within the pick
I= Info Snap able range

D= Data Tip
F= Fast Snap
A= Fast Accept
K= Fast snaps cad accept
M= Lists all strings within snap tolerance

3.2 Normal Picking

Normal picking and selecting operations in 12d are done via the mouse and/or keyboard. A
command or option should precede the picking operation e.g. Create Line
The screen message box will display the command status and the picking options (see 2.6).
The results of mouse operations will be displayed in square brackets.

Before string selection (pick) After string selection (pick)

Right MB Right MB

Middle MB

Left MB

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3.3 Picking with Direction

Picking a string is one operation where 12d Model is monitoring the cursor position when
button LB (or MB for fast pick) is pushed down and also the cursor position when button LB
(MB) is subsequently released.
The pick position is taken as the cursor position when button LB (MB) is released, but the
difference between the down and up positions for button LB (MB) defines a direction vector,
this direction is called the picking direction.

Release LB

Hold LB

3.4 String Inquire

String Inquire is used to inquire and view the details of a typical line (i.e. string) that is
already present in the View. To activate String Inquire either select;
F2 key on the Keyboard
or, Strings > Inquire

or, String Inquire from the Inquire and Measure toolbar

3.5 Typed Input
Actual XYZ Relative XYZ
Point ID (as text) must
have a p before ID, no
space

Bearing Distance Point ID (as a number)

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4.0 EDITING STRINGS

12d Model String Parts

Names

Vertex

4.1 Vertex Edits

Editing the vertex (points) positions of a string allows you to change the shape and length of
the string, add additional information and/or attributes.
Strings > Points Edit > or;
Strings > Properties > Vertex, Strings > Properties > Vertex (all), or;
Cad Vertex Toolbar

4.2 Segment Edits

Editing the segments of the string allows you to change the colour of the segment, change
the segment shape (i.e. pipe) or add attributes.
Strings > Properties > Segment, Strings > Properties > Segment (all), or;
Cad Segment Toolbar

String Edits
Editing the String allows you to perform edits such as reverse, close, duplicate, offset etc.
Strings > Strings Edit > or;
Strings Edit Toolbar

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Cad String Toolbar

4.3 Deleting Strings

Strings or parts of strings can be deleted to either change the shape of the string or remove it
entirely
Strings > Delete or;
Cad Delete Toolbar

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5.0 VIEW DISPLAY SETTINGS

The way strings or data is viewed in any 12d Model Views can be set for each individual view
by selecting the views Toggle button on the View toolbar (see 2.4). View data such as z
values (heights), string names and string point (vertices) can be turned on and off

Select Toggle Button

To display vertices (points)

To display string and point

heights

To display string names

To display contours

To display tin flow arrows

5.1 Changing the View Display

The way that View data is displayed can be changed for each individual view. This may be
the colour, size, or font of text or markers, or changing the contour interval and colour etc.

Select View Menu Button

Walk Right on Settings

(Dont Pick Settings)

Walk Right on Tins

Select display option to

change

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NOTES:
Because they always loose notebooks then it is a good idea
To add a couple of pages of notes to the back of each manual

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