Prerequisites & Import Options

A user can use the plugin, but to utilise exported data, they have the following options:

Option 1. Upload data directly to own One Click LCA project.

This requires user having an appropriate active commercial or trial One Click LCA license and an appropriate project on One Click LCA. For this, ensure you have a private project in One Click LCA before starting the import process. See how to create a project in One Click LCA here. See the license requirements for importing data here. See how to get a free trial version

Option 2. Send data to another user to upload to One Click LCA.

This requires the other user to have an appropriate license. See more info on this process here.

How to use the Autodesk® Civil 3D® Integration

For the most recent version of instructions, please visit:
https://oneclicklca.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9896204100764-Autodesk-Civil-3D-Integration

1. Once you install One Click LCA integration, open Civil 3D. You will see a new tab called “ONE CLICK LCA”. Clicking on that tab, you will see a button named “Export to One Click LCA”. This will open the One Click LCA plugin. If you can not see the tab after you run the installer, please see the "known issues" section.

2. Once the plugin is open, you can select the data you want to export for Corridors, Pipe networks, Blocks and Surfaces.

3. For corridors, the alignments need to have sample line groups and material lists defined, or they will not appear in the list.

4. For each object, users can see their detailed content inside the plugin by clicking on “Materials” button for the relevant row.

5. For each alignment, the plugin will automatically pick all the available material lists. If the plugin identified duplicate Corridor shapes in multiple material lists in the same alignment, the export will be blocked and the relevant alignments, material lists, and materials will be highlighted in red (as below). In this case, the user needs to adjust “Material list” selections so that they do not contain duplicate materials.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note, if the user makes any changes in the model, they need to restart the plugin to get the updated data.

6. Once the user is ready to export the data, they need to click on “LCA in Cloud”. Then the standard import process will be launched. More information about the import process is available in separate articles.

Click on the link here to find the article on the import process in One Click LCA

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plug-in.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. Or, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

If the One Click LCA plugin is not visible please follow the steps below:

Solution 1.
Inside Civil 3D, in the command window type: 'ONECLICKLCA' and press Enter. Chceck if the plugin icons are visible.

- Restart Civil 3D.

Solution 2.
If the above does not work and the plugin isn’t still visible, please download 'Civil3D.OneClickLCA.bundle.zip' from One Click Civil 3D article.

- Unblock the file if needed and unpack it.
- Place files from 'Civil3D.OneClickLCA.bundle.zip' directly in this location: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins
- Restart Civil 3D.
- Plugin button should be visible.