*VIRTUAL* – AutoCAD Civil 3D

Civil 3D is the de facto standard software for civil engineering and design. It provides everything you need for surveying, mapping, design, documentation and analysis. It offers easy integration with InfraWorks, Revit Structure and more, and supports BIM workflows.

Our Civil 3D Essentials course provides a thorough grounding in the application and its key features. The topics covered include:

• Working with point data.
• Surface modelling.
• Developing sites.
• Modelling roads, corridors and pipe networks.
• Data sharing, presentation and visualisations.

Course contentGetting Started with Civil 3D

• Windows on the Model
• It’s All About Style
• The Underlying Engine
• Labeling Lines and Curves
• Creating Curves
• Using Transparent Commands
• Using Inquiry Commands
• Establishing Drawing Settings

Data Input

• Survey:
  
  • The Survey Tab
  • Exploring the Survey Database
  • Using the Figure Prefix Database
  • Using the Survey Data Wizard
  • Automatic line generation from
  • Points and Code Sets
• Points:
  
  • Anatomy of a Point
  • Creating Basic Points
  • Basic Point Editing
  • Point Styles
  • Point Label Styles
  • Point Tables
  • User-Defined Properties

Surface Modelling

• Creating Surfaces in Civil 3D
• Refining and Editing Surfaces
• Surface Styling and Analysis
• Comparing Surfaces
• Labeling the Surface
• Calculating Volume from two surfaces
• Creating Isopachyte surface
• Viewing and analysing Isopachyte surfaces

Pipes and Pipe Networks

• Parts Lists and Part Builder:
  
  • Planning a Typical Pipe Network – a Sanitary Sewer Example
  • The Part Catalog
  • Part Builder
  • Part Styles
  • Part Rules
  • Parts List
• Pipe Networks:
  
  • Defining property and location Exploring Pipe Networks
  • Pipe Network Object Types
  • Creating a Sanitary Sewer Network
  • Changing Flow Direction
  • Editing a Pipe Network
  • Creating an Alignment from Network Parts
  • Drawing Parts in Profile View
  • Adding Pipe Network Labels
  • Creating an Interference Check between a Storm and Sanitary Pipe Network

Alignments and Corridors

• Profiles:
  
  • Elevate Me
  • Profile Display and Stylization
  • A Better Point of View
  • Profile Utilities
  • Editing Profile Views
• Corridors:
  
  • Understanding Corridors
  • Creating a Simple Road Corridor
  • Corridor Anatomy
  • Adding a Surface Target for Daylighting
  • Applying a Hatch Pattern to a Corridor
  • Creating a Corridor Surface
  • Performing a Volume Calculation
  • Creating a Corridor with a Lane Widening
• Alignments:
  
  • Creating a Horizontal Alignment
  • Creating a Profile from an Alignment
  • Vertical Alignments
  • O?set Alignments
  • Using Widened Alignments
  • Editing and refining Alignment Geometry
• Assemblies and Subassemblies:
  
  • Subassemblies
  • Building Assemblies
  • Working with Generic Subassemblies
  • Working with Daylight Subassemblies
  • Saving Subassemblies and Assemblies for Later Use
• Intersections and roundabouts:
  
  • Getting Creative with Corridor Models
  • Using Alignment and Profile Targets to Model a Roadside Swale
  • Modeling a Peer-Road Intersection
  • Modeling a Cul-de-sac
  • Modeling a Widening with an Assembly O?set
  • Using a Feature Line as a Width and Elevation Target
• Cross Sections and Mass Haul:
  
  • The Corridor
  • Lining Up for Samples
  • Creating the Views
  • Creating a Single-Section View
  • It’s a Material World
  • A Little More Sampling

Grading

• Working with Grading Feature Lines
• Grading Objects

Data Sharing and Presentation

• Data Shortcuts:
  
  • What Are Data Shortcuts?
  • Publishing Data Shortcut Files
  • Using Data Shortcuts
• LDT and LandXML:
  
  • What Is LandXML?
  • Handling Inbound Data
  • Sharing the Model
• Quantity Takeoff:
  
  • AutoCAD 3D Modelling Workspace
  • Handling Inbound Data
  • Sharing the Model
• Plan Production:
  
  • Preparing for Plan Sets
  • Prerequisite Components
  • Using View Frames and Match Lines
  • Creating Plan & Profile Sheets
  • Creating Section Sheets
  • Supporting Components
• Visualisation:
  
  • AutoCAD 3D Modelling Workspace
  • Handling Inbound Data
  • Sharing the Model