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HEC RAS:
Design Note 1
ver. 1.0
Exporting a Civil 3D surface to HEC-RAS
USDA
Larson, Mark - NRCS, Huron, SD
September 2, 2014
Table of Contents
Prepare Surface for Exporting .................................................................................................... 3
Define Alignment for the Stream Centerline ................................................................................................................ 4
Create Cross Sections .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Create Out-of-Bank Polylines ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Export of data .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Flipping Coordinates, Method 1 .................................................................................................................................. 17
Open HEC RAS and Create Project............................................................................................................................ 20
Importing the GEO file ............................................................................................................................................... 22
Flipping Coordinates, Method 2 .................................................................................................................................. 25
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STEP 2; Draw the polyline from the downstream end, to the upstream end of the section of
stream to be analyzed.
FINISH UPSTREAM
START DOWNSTREAM
Note: the polyline is drawn at the thalweg of the stream. Be as detailed as is appropriate for the project
and design.
Choose the polyline that was just created by clicking on it, and then press [Enter] twice. The
first time is to accept the selection, and the second is to accept the alignment direction.
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STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 4; Enter a name for the alignment. In this example, JuniperCL will be used.
STEP 5; Uncheck the box next to Add curves between tangents. The centerline needs to be left
as drawn without curves.
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The alignment has been created and should look similar to the following image.
Note which direction the stations increase. If the stations increase from downstream to upstream, then
the alignment is ready for the next process. If not, reverse the direction of the alignment so that the
downstream end begins with station 0+00.
STEP 2; Draw the polylines across the channel and alignment centerline, either from left-to-right
or right-to-left at the desired channel cross section locations.
HINT: Draw the cross section polylines perpendicular to the conveyance as is typical for a HEC RAS
analysis.
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STEP 3; Select the Home option on the ribbon tab, then select Sample Lines.
In the command line it says Select an alignment <or press enter key to select from list>.
STEP 4; Press [Enter].
The following dialog box will appear.
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 8
STEP 7; Enter a name for the Sample Line Group. In this example JuniperXS, for Juniper cross
sections, will be used.
STEP 8; Click on OK.
The following editor box for Sample Line Tools will appear.
STEP 9
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STEP 10; Draw a box around the polylines as shown in the following image and press [Enter].
All of these cross sections are now sample lines for the streams centerline alignment.
Everything is now completed in order to export to a HEC RAS file.
Optionally, create alignments or draw polylines to represent left and/or right stream banks.
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Export of data
This process will place all the information previously developed and place it into a single file to
be used by HEC RAS.
STEP 1; Select the Output option on the ribbon tab, then select Export to HEC RAS (or type the
ExportHecRas command).
STEP 5
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 2; Click on the dropdown arrow next to Surface and choose the surface that will be used
for the cross section data. In this example, Ognd (1) was used.
STEP 3; Click on the dropdown arrow next to Site and choose <None>.
STEP 4; If the Reach alignment box has not changed to the previously created alignment, click
on the dropdown arrow next to Reach alignment and choose the alignment that will be used
for the cross section data. In this example, JuniperCL was used.
STEP 7
STEP 8; Click on Export.
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STEP 9; Windows Explorer will open. Navigate to the directory/folder desired for the save
location for the GEO file. Name the GEO file and click Save. In this example, Juniper.geo was
used.
The Export to HEC RAS dialog box will still appear in the Civil 3D window.
STEP 10; Click on OK.
STEP 10
STEP D
The following dialog will appear.
STEP E
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STEP F
STEP G; Windows Explorer will open. Navigate to the directory/folder location for the GEO file.
Select the GEO file and click Open. In this example, Juniper2try2.geo was used.
STEP H
The new file will be named Project_rv.geo in the same directory/folder location as the original
GEO File. Use this file when inserting into the HECRAS Geometric Data Editor.
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STEP 2
STEP 3; Windows Explorer will open. Navigate to the directory/folder desired to save the HEC
RAS project.
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 3
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Geometric Data.
STEP 1
STEP 2; Under the File menu, of the Geometric Data editor, click on Import Geometry Data, then
click on GIS Format...
STEP 2
STEP 4
STEP 3
STEP 5
STEP 3; Navigate to the directory/folder where the Civil 3D file was exported to.
STEP 4; Click on the GEO file to import. In this example, JuniperSegment was used.
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NOTE: Check the cross section data to see if the Downstream Reach Lengths and Main Channel
Bank Stations and Mannings n Values are correct. If they are not, correct as needed and then run it
through HEC RAS to get a flood profile.
STEP A
STEP B