Success Plan: Computational and Generative Design for Civil Maturity 1

Learn to run a pre-made script using the Dynamo Player inside Dynamo for Civil 3D. Learn where to find and store pre-made Dynamo Scripts. You'll also learn how to open the Dynamo Player and path to the appropriate folder location. Finally, you set the appropriate input and output values and then run the script.

This content takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:

• Locate and select existing Dynamo Scripts 
• Define script input and output values
• Apply script to Civil 3D drawing 

About the author

This content was created by Stacey Morykin.

Before you start

• Please make sure you have the Civil 3D software loaded.
• If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support. 

• Intro to Dynamo Player (1:41 min)
• Using the Dynamo Player inside Civil 3D (4:40)
• Developing a Script in Dynamo (10:18)
• Organizing the Dynamo Graph and Settings Inputs (7:24)
• Run Pre-made scripts using the Dynamo Player - Quiz
• Learn More or Get Help on This Topic

The focus of this content is importing and exporting data using an external source like Microsoft Excel (.CSV). Learn a simple technique for importing data into the Dynamo environment. Once this data is imported, we will discuss a simple, yet effective way to access the information in the list. Then learn best practices for writing data to an external source.

This content takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to: 

• Import data from an external source like Microsoft Excel 
• Discover the List of data and illustrate a simple way to access the data 
• Compile data and export to an external source 

Pre-requisites

This content requires user-level knowledge of Civil 3D and Dynamo and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:

• Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
• eLearning Partners
• Authorized Training Centers

About the author

This content was created by Stacey Morykin, Design Technology Manager.

Before you start

• Please make sure you have the Civil 3D and Dynamo software loaded.
• If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.

• Introduction
• Import Data CSV
• Parsing Imported Data
• Organizing Data for Export
• Exporting Data to Excel
• Importing and Exporting Data inside Dynamo - Quiz
• Learn More or Get Help on This Topic

Welcome to Working with Packages Inside Dynamo. You will learn where to search for packages developed by the Dynamo for Civil 3D Community. You will also learn how to install these packages and where to find them in the Dynamo Library. Finally, you will learn how to manage these packages, so they appear every time you open Dynamo from the Civil 3D environment.

This content takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to: 

• Search the Online Package Repository and identify useful packages 
• Install and uninstall packages 
• Manage package paths 

Pre-requisites

This content requires user-level knowledge of Civil 3D and Dynamo and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experience with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:

• Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
• eLearning Partners
• Authorized Training Centers

About the author

This content was created by Stacey Morykin, Design Technology Manager.

Before you start

• Please make sure you have the Civil 3D and Dynamo software loaded.
• If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.

• Introduction
• Search for Packages
• Installing and Uninstalling Packages
• Managing Paths
• Packages Inside Dynamo - Quiz