Overview
Includes a 227-page online manual, 57 exercises and 21 instructional videos. This online training manual is recommended for drafters, designers, surveyors and engineers that are new to Civil 3D and those coming from Land Development Desktop. Learn the Civil 3D environment including style based objects, design constraints and defaults, and reactive dynamic design. Step-by-step exercises will demonstrate how to manipulate and understand the Civil 3D dynamic design objects for better control, faster design iterations, and a more accurate model. Learn to work effectively in Civil 3D across multiple drawings in a team project environment. Included in each chapter are project exercises and a “How Do I” section that contains frequently asked Civil 3D questions. Recommended prerequisites: AutoCAD Level I & II and familiarity with the surveying and civil engineering disciplines.

Topics
Project Management, Toolspace, Styles, Data Shortcuts, Points, Sites, Parcels, Terrain Modeling, Labeling, Surface Creation, Introduction to Alignment and Profile Design, Basic Corridor Modeling, Cross Sections, Fundamental Grading, and Simple Volume Calculations. Topics not covered in this manual include: AutoCAD Level I and II, Map 3D and Land Desktop.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Sharing Project Data
3. Points
4. Surfaces
5. COGO
6. Parcels
7. Alignments
8. Profiles
9. Corridors
10. Sections
11. Grading
12. Labels
13. Videos