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Autodesk Civil 3D 2021 Essential Training

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Overview

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Get up and running with AutoCAD Civil 3D 2021 for civil engineering, design, and surveying. Learn how to model surfaces, lay out parcels, create pipe networks, and more.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Learning the essentials of Civil 3D
  • Using the exercise files for this course
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
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 the 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 the profile layout tools
  • Edit a profile using 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 a 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
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

Taught by

Eric Chappell

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