Plan details

There are a wide variety of plan details sheet types. Plan details sheets might include pavement types and elevations, curb types and elevations, lane dimensions, survey point tables, miscellaneous quantities, miscellaneous notes, and more. Generally any information that isn't already represented somewhere else in the plan set.

Example files: pln-prod-pln-dtl-data-begin-c3d20.zip

Create new drawing, add WisDOT Standards Components, and set annotation scale

1. To create a new file, Quick Access Toolbar > New.

2. SAVEthe file as <project>\SheetsPlan\xxxxxx-pd.dwg

3. Ribbon > WisDOT Sheets tab > Standards Components panel > Add All Components

   Click the Model tab near the bottom left corner of the Civil 3D application window.

4. Click the Annotation Scale dropdown arrow in the status bar near the bottom of the Civil 3D application window and select 1 IN:50 FT(Select scale appropriate for the sheet in the project.)

5. SAVE the file.

Create view frames for the plan details sheet file

Info: View Frames are defined areas in model space along an alignment that can be used to create layout sheets with a view frame area automatically centered to scale in a viewport. A View Frame Group is a collection of View Frames used to create an automated sheet set of multiple layouts containing predefined viewports. View Frame Groups can also be data referenced to create sheet sets in other drawings.

1. To create a new file, type QNEW at the command line.
2. SAVEthe file as <Project>\Design\View Frames\xxxxxx-vf.dwg
3. Data Reference into the file the primary alignment that the view frames will be created along.
4. Create View Frames. Make sure to create view frames that are the same scale that is used in the plan details sheet file.
5. SAVE the file.
6. Create a Data Shortcut for the view frame group.
7. SAVE the file.
8. Data Reference the View Frame Group into the plan details sheet file xxxxxx-pd.dwg.

(Alternatively, if the View Frames are not likely to be shared among other drawings, the View Frames can be created directly in the plan details sheet file.)

Add external references and data references to drawing

See Xreference vs data shortcut concepts

Add external references

1. Xref all needed files into the plan details sheet file using the WisDOT Load Xref on Layer tool.
   1. Ribbon > WisDOT Sheets tab > Manage panel > Load Xref on Layer
   2. Browse to the file > Open
2. Repeat for any other files.
3. Zoom extents (ZE)to see the drawing data.

Use data shortcuts to add data references

See Data shortcuts

Create sheets

1. See Create sheet files with layouts from view frame groups
2. See Sheet layout title block text fields Make sure the name that appears on the sheet layout border has something more descriptive than “Plan Details” only.

Add dimensions and multileaders

See WisDOT dimensions and multileaders

Add text notes

1. Set layer to P_MISC_Text.
2. Ribbon > WisDOT Sheets tab > WisDOT Annotation panel pull-down > Set WisDOT Textstyle/Size
   1. In the style pull-down select a text style.
   2. In the size pull-down select a text size.
   3. Open Annotate Ribbon.
   4. Close the WisDOT Annotation palette.
3. Ribbon > Annotate tab > Text panel > Multiline Text button.
4. Create a text box by left-clicking the upper left point where the text will be placed then left-click another point to the lower right.
5. Type the text that is needed.

Insert blocks

See Inserting blocks

Example files: pln-prod-pln-dtl-data-end-c3d20.zip