Autodesk Civil 3D 2023 Essential Training

Introduction

• Learning the essentials of Civil 3D
• What you should know

1. Navigating the User Interface

• Getting to know the user interface
• Use the application menu
• Use the ribbon to launch commands
• Explore the model with the Prospector tab
• Explore the drawing settings with the Settings tab
• Explore Panorama
• Use transparent commands
• Use the Inquiry Tool
• Getting to know Project Explorer
• Browse objects with Project Explorer
• Edit objects with Project Explorer
• Compare objects with Project Explorer
• Create tables and reports with Project Explorer

2. Leveraging a Dynamic Environment

• Understand objects and styles
• Apply label styles to labels
• Explore object relationships
• Explore the relationship between objects and labels
• Share data using data shortcuts

3. Establishing Existing Conditions

• What is survey data?
• Create a survey database
• Import survey data
• Apply a linework code set
• Configure and apply description keys
• Apply a figure prefix database
• Create and apply point groups
• Edit survey points
• Edit survey figures
• Work with COGO points

4. Modeling the Existing Terrain with Surfaces

• Understand surfaces
• Create an existing ground surface
• Add surface breaklines
• Add surface boundaries
• Delete surface lines
• Edit surface points
• Analyze surface elevations
• Analyze surface slope
• Annotate a surface

5. Designing with Alignments

• Understand alignments
• Create alignments from objects
• Create alignments using Alignment Creation Tools
• Edit with alignment grips
• Apply the alignment editing tools
• Edit alignments using Alignment Grid View
• Edit alignments using component level editing
• Apply an alignment design check set
• Apply an alignment design criteria file

6. Displaying and Annotating Alignments

• Apply alignment styles
• Apply labels to alignments
• Leverage alignment label sets
• Edit alignment labels
• Create station offset labels
• Create alignment segment labels
• Create alignment tag labels
• Create alignment tables

7. Designing Vertically Using Profiles

• Understand profiles and profile views
• Create a surface profile
• Create a profile view
• Design a profile
• Edit a profile with grips
• Edit a profile using Profile Layout Tools
• Edit a profile using the profile grid view
• Edit a profile using component level editing
• Apply a profile design check set
• Apply a profile design criteria file

8. Displaying and Annotating Profiles

• Apply profile styles
• Apply profile view styles
• Apply profile view bands
• Apply profile labels
• Apply profile label sets
• Apply profile view labels
• Project objects to profile view

9. Designing Roads Using Corridors

• Understand corridors
• Create an assembly
• Create a corridor
• Apply targeting subassemblies
• Assign subassembly targets
• Create a corridor surface

10. Creating Cross Sections

• Understand sections
• Use the Section Editor
• Create sample lines
• Create individual section views
• Create multiple section views
• Sample more sources for your sections

11. Displaying and Annotating Sections

• Apply section styles
• Apply section labels
• Apply code set styles
• Apply labels with code set styles
• Apply section view styles
• Apply section view bands
• Apply group plot styles
• Create section view labels

12. Working with Parcels

• Understand parcels
• Create parcels from objects
• Create parcels using the lot line tools
• Create parcels using the parcel sizing tools
• Create multiple parcels
• Edit parcels with grips
• Edit parcels with the Edit Geometry commands
• Edit parcels with the parcel layout tools

13. Displaying and Annotating Parcels

• Apply parcel styles
• Control parcel style display order
• Apply parcel area labels
• Label parcel segments
• Apply parcel segment label styles
• Edit parcel segment labels graphically
• Create a parcel area table
• Create a parcel segment table

14. Designing Gravity Pipe Networks

• Understand gravity networks
• Create a gravity network from objects
• Create a gravity network by layout
• Draw a gravity network in profile view
• Edit a gravity network using grips
• Edit a gravity network using the editing tools
• Edit a gravity network using properties
• Edit a gravity network using the pipe network vistas

15. Designing Pressure Pipe Networks

• Understand pressure networks
• Create a pressure network from objects
• Create a pressure network by layout
• Edit a pressure network using grips
• Check pressure network design and depth
• Use the pressure network plan layout tools
• Use the pressure network profile layout tools

16. Displaying and Annotating Pipe Networks

• Control the display of structures
• Control the display of pipes
• Rename pipes and structures
• Create and edit plan view labels
• Create and edit profile view labels
• Create a pipe network table

17. Grading: Designing New Terrain

• Understand grading
• Understand feature lines
• Create feature lines
• Edit feature lines with geometry commands
• Edit feature lines with elevation commands
• Understanding grading objects
• Create grading objects
• Edit grading objects
• Introduction to grading optimization

18. Analyzing, Displaying, and Annotating Surfaces

• Combine surfaces
• Analyze surfaces
• Analyze hydrology
• Analyze using a quick profile
• Analyze earthwork
• Label a design surface

Conclusion

• Next steps