The AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Fundamentals learning guide is designed for civil engineers and surveyors who want to harness the advanced capabilities of AutoCAD Civil 3D software. This powerful platform delivers interactive and dynamic design functionality that enables professionals to develop design alternatives rapidly. Through this course, you will master techniques to organize project data effectively, work with survey points, create and analyze terrain surfaces, model road corridors, design parcel layouts, perform grading and volume calculations, and design pipe networks. Upon completion, you will have the practical skills to leverage AutoCAD Civil 3D's model-based design tools for comprehensive infrastructure projects.
Topics Covered:
- Learning the AutoCAD Civil 3D user interface and workspace
- Creating, editing, and managing parcels and generating parcel reports
- Creating points, point groups, and working with survey figures
- Creating, editing, viewing, and analyzing terrain surfaces
- Creating and editing alignments for roadway design
- Creating and managing data shortcuts for project collaboration
- Creating sites, profiles, and cross-sections for detailed design
- Creating assemblies, corridors, and intersections
- Creating and analyzing grading solutions
- Designing gravity-fed and pressure-based pipe networks
- Performing quantity takeoff and calculating volumes
- Using plan production tools to generate plan and profile sheets
Prerequisites:
- Experience with AutoCAD or AutoCAD-based products, such as Autodesk Land Desktop, and a comprehensive understanding of civil engineering terminology and concepts
Course Outline:
Chapter 1: The AutoCAD Civil 3D Interface
- Product Overview
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Workspaces and Start Tab
- AutoCAD Civil 3D User Interface Components
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Toolspace
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Panorama
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Templates, Settings, and Styles
Chapter 2: Project Management
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Projects and Organization
- Sharing Project Data
- Using Data Shortcuts for Project Collaboration
- Practice: Starting a Project
- Practice: Managing File Sizes with Data Shortcuts
- Practice: Sharing Projects with Team Members Outside the Office Network
Chapter 3: Parcels
- Lines and Curves in Parcel Design
- Practice: Beginning a Subdivision Project
- Introduction to Parcels
- Practice: Creating Parcels from Objects
- Creating and Editing Parcels by Layout Overview
- Creating and Editing Parcels
- Practice: Creating and Editing Parcels
- Renumbering Parcels
- Practice: Renaming and Renumbering Parcels
- Generating Parcel Reports
- Creating Parcel Labels
- Generating Parcel Tables
- Practice: Reporting on and Annotating the Parcel Layout
Chapter 4: Survey
- Survey Workflow Overview and Process
- Survey Figures and Configuration
- Practice: Creating Figure Prefixes
- Points Overview and Functionality
- Practice: Setting Point Marker Styles
- Point Settings and Configuration
- Creating Points
- Practice: Creating AutoCAD Civil 3D Points
- Description Key Sets
- Practice: Creating a Description Key Set
- Importing Survey Data
- Practice: Importing Survey Data
- Point Groups and Organization
- Practice: Creating Point Groups
- Reviewing and Editing Points
- Practice: Manipulating Points
- Generating Point Reports
Chapter 5: Surfaces
- Surface Process and Workflow
- Surface Properties and Configuration
- Contour Data and Formats
- Other Surface Data Sources
- Practice: Creating an Existing Ground Surface
- Breaklines and Surface Boundaries
- Practice: Adding Additional Data to an Existing Ground Surface
- Surface Editing Techniques
- Surface Analysis Tools and Features
- Practice: Performing Surface Edits
- Surface Labels and Annotations
- Surface Volume Calculations
- Surface Analysis Display Options
- Practice: Surface Labeling and Analysis
- Point Cloud Surface Extraction
- Practice: Creating a Point Cloud Surface
Chapter 6: Alignments
- Roadway Design Overview and Concepts
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Sites
- Introduction to Alignments
- Practice: Creating Alignments from Objects
- Alignment Layout Tools
- Practice: Creating and Modifying Alignments
- Alignment Properties and Configuration
- Labels and Tables
- Practice: Alignment Properties and Labels
Chapter 7: Profiles
- Profiles Overview
- Creating Profile View Styles
- Creating Profiles from Surfaces
- Profile View Wizard Process
- Practice: Working with Profiles Part 1
- Finished Ground Profiles
- Creating and Editing Profiles
- Practice: Working with Profiles Part 2
- Practice: Additional Profiles Practice
Chapter 8: Corridors
- Assembly Overview
- Modifying Assemblies
- Practice: Creating Assemblies
- Practice: Additional Assemblies Practice
- Creating a Corridor
- Corridor Properties
- Practice: Working with Corridors Part 1
- Designing Intersections
- Practice: Working with Corridors Part 2
- Corridor Surfaces
- Corridor Section Review and Edit
- Practice: Working with Corridors Part 3
- Corridor Visualization Options
- Practice: Working with Corridors Part 4
Chapter 9: Grading
- Grading Overview
- Feature Lines
- Practice: Working with Feature Lines
- Grading Tools and Options
- Practice: Creating Grading Groups
- Modifying AutoCAD Civil 3D Grading Solutions
- Practice: Modifying Grading and Calculating Volumes
Chapter 10: Pipe Networks
- Pipes Overview and Types
- Pipes Configuration and Setup
- Practice: Configuring Pipe Networks
- Creating Networks from Objects
- Practice: Creating Pipe Networks from Objects
- Network Layout Toolbar
- Practice: Creating Pipe Networks by Layout
- Network Editing Techniques
- Practice: Editing Pipe Networks
- Annotating Pipe Networks
- Pressure Pipe Networks
- Practice: Creating a Pressure Pipe Network
Chapter 11: Quantity Take Off and Sections
- Sample Line Groups
- Practice: Creating Sections Part 1
- Section Volume Calculations
- Practice: Quantity Take Off Part 1
- Pay Items and Cost Analysis
- Practice: Quantity Take Off Part 2, Integrated Quantity Takeoff
- Section Views
- Practice: Creating Sections Part 2
Chapter 12: Plan Production
- Plan Production Tools and Features
- Plan Production Objects
- Plan Production Object Edits
- Practice: Plan Production Tools 1
- Creating Sheets
- Practice: Plan Production Tools 2
- Sheet Sets and Organization
- Practice: Plan Production Tools 3
