By Published On: March 4th, 2025Categories: Civil Site Design, Webinars

Non-linear design is when a typical, cross section-based design does not generate the intended result. Typically for designs that are non-parallel, such as driveways, car parks, commercial / Industrial, residential & retaining wall projects. In this webinar, our expert, Jonathan Taylor will show you how to use the Civil Site Design tools to tackle these types of projects. Exploring Grading Strings and surface based design, including staple tools such as Insert Sections, Surface Extend, Design Constraints and Model Builder. Stick around towards the end where you can see how to use the Driveway Checker to review the proposed crossing.

0:00 Introduction & Overview

6:47 Kerb Reconstruction & Drive Crossing

10:40 Surface Extend

14:50 Paste Surface

16:10 Connecting the Road CL

18:42 Designing the edge codes strings

23:32 Transitioning with Design Constraints

31:58 Threads

33:14 Design Variation – Match to Strings

37:35 Model Builder

42:00 Matching Non-Linear Strings

43:30 Surface Extend

45:46 Edge 1 – Auto Profile

48:02 Inserting Grading String Sections

50:30 Edge 2 – Auto Profile

53:34 Parking Island

56:59 CAD Objects with Model Builder

59:30 Driveway Checking Proposed Designs

1:01:46 Grading Strings vs Profile Strings

1:03:45 Grading String Subgrade

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