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06/02/2025Monday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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06/03/2025Tuesday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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06/04/2025Wednesday10:00-4:45 EDT
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06/05/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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7/7-7/11
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07/07/2025Monday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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07/08/2025Tuesday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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07/09/2025Wednesday10:00-4:45 EDT
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07/10/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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07/11/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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8/4-8/8
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08/04/2025Monday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/05/2025Tuesday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/06/2025Wednesday10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/07/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/08/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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8/25-8/29
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08/25/2025Monday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/26/2025Tuesday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/27/2025Wednesday10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/28/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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08/29/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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9/22-9/26
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09/22/2025Monday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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09/23/2025Tuesday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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09/24/2025Wednesday10:00-4:45 EDT
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09/25/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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09/26/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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10/20-10/24
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10/20/2025Monday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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10/21/2025Tuesday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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10/22/2025Wednesday10:00-4:45 EDT
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10/23/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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10/24/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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AutoCAD Civil 3D Fundamentals Course

 

Overview

The AutoCAD® Civil 3D®: Fundamentals learning guide is designed for Civil Engineers and Surveyors who want to take advantage of the AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software’s interactive, dynamic design functionality. The AutoCAD Civil 3D software permits the rapid development of alternatives through its model-based design tools. You will learn techniques enabling you to organize project data, work with points, create and analyze surfaces, model road corridors, create parcel layouts, perform grading and volume calculation tasks, and layout pipe networks.

Topics Covered

• Learn the AutoCAD Civil 3D user interface.
• Create and edit parcels and print parcel reports.
• Create points and point groups and work with survey figures.
• Create, edit, view, and analyze surfaces.
• Create and edit alignments.
• Create data shortcuts.
• Create sites, profiles, and cross-sections.
• Create assemblies, corridors, and intersections.
• Create grading solutions.
• Create gravity fed and pressure pipe networks.
• Perform quantity takeoff and volume calculations.
• Use plan production tools to create plan and profile sheets.

Prerequisites

Experience with AutoCAD® or AutoCAD-based products (such as Autodesk® Land Desktop), and a sound understanding and knowledge of civil engineering terminology.

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COURSE OUTLINE

Chapter 1: The AutoCAD Civil 3D Interface

  • 1.1 Product Overview
  • 1.2 AutoCAD Civil 3D Workspaces
  • Start Tab
  • 1.3 AutoCAD Civil 3D User Interface
  • 1.4 AutoCAD Civil 3D Toolspace
  • 1.5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Panorama
  • 1.6 AutoCAD Civil 3D Templates, Settings, and Styles

Chapter 2: Project Management

  • 2.1 AutoCAD Civil 3D Projects
  • 2.2 Sharing Data
  • 2.3 Using Data Shortcuts for Project
  • Practice 2a Starting a Project
  • Practice 2b Manage File Sizes with Data Shortcuts
  • Practice 2c Share Projects with Team Members Outside
  • the Office Network

Chapter 3: Parcels

  • 3.1 Lines and Curves
  • Practice 3a Beginning a Subdivision Project
  • 3.2 Introduction to Parcels
  • Practice 3b Create Parcels From Objects
  • 3.3 Creating and Editing Parcels by Layout Overview
  • 3.4 Creating and Editing Parcels
  • Practice 3c Creating and Editing Parcels
  • 3.5 Renumbering Parcels
  • Practice 3d Rename/Renumber Parcels
  • 3.6 Parcel Reports
  • 3.7 Parcel Labels
  • 3.8 Parcel Tables
  • Practice 3e Reporting On and Annotating the Parcel Layout

Chapter 4: Survey

  • 4.1 Survey Workflow Overview
  • 4.2 Survey Figures
  • Practice 4a Creating Figure Prefixes
  • 4.3 Points Overview
  • Practice 4b Point Marker Styles
  • 4.4 Point Settings
  • 4.5 Creating Points
  • Practice 4c Creating AutoCAD Civil 3D Points
  • 4.6 Description Key Sets
  • Practice 4d Creating a Description Key Set
  • 4.7 Importing Survey Data
  • Practice 4e Importing Survey Data
  • 4.8 Point Groups
  • Practice 4f Creating Point Groups
  • 4.9 Reviewing and Editing Points
  • Practice 4g Manipulating Points
  • 4.10 Point Reports

Chapter 5: Surfaces

  • 5.1 Surface Process
  • 5.2 Surface Properties
  • 5.3 Contour Data
  • 5.4 Other Surface Data
  • Practice 5a Creating an Existing Ground Surface
  • 5.5 Breaklines and Boundaries
  • Practice 5b Add Additional Data to an Existing Ground Surface
  • 5.6 Surface Editing
  • 5.7 Surface Analysis Tools
  • Practice 5c Surface Edits
  • 5.8 Surface Labels
  • 5.9 Surface Volume Calculations
  • 5.10 Surface Analysis Display
  • Practice 5d Surface Labeling and Analysis
  • 5.11 Point Cloud Surface Extraction
  • Practice 5e (Optional) Create a Point Cloud Surface

Chapter 6: Alignments

  • 6.1 Roadway Design Overview
  • 6.2 AutoCAD Civil 3D Sites
  • 6.3 Introduction to Alignments
  • Practice 6a Creating Alignments from Objects
  • 6.4 Alignments Layout Tools
  • Practice 6b Creating and Modifying Alignments
  • 6.5 Alignment Properties
  • 6.6 Labels and Tables
  • Practice 6c Alignment Properties and Labels

Chapter 7: Profiles

  • 7.1 Profiles Overview
  • 7.2 Create a Profile View Style
  • 7.3 Create Profiles from Surface
  • 7.4 Create Profile View Wizard
  • Practice 7a Working with Profiles Part I
  • 7.5 Finished Ground Profiles
  • 7.6 Create and Edit Profiles
  • Practice 7b Working with Profiles Part II
  • Practice 7c Working with Profiles Additional Practice

Chapter 8: Corridors

  • 8.1 Assembly Overview
  • 8.2 Modifying Assemblies
  • Practice 8a Creating Assemblies
  • Practice 8b Creating Assemblies Additional Practice
  • 8.3 Creating a Corridor
  • 8.4 Corridor Properties
  • Practice 8c Working with Corridors - Part I
  • 8.5 Designing Intersections
  • Practice 8d Working with Corridors - Part II
  • 8.6 Corridor Surfaces
  • 8.7 Corridor Section Review and Edit
  • Practice 8e Working with Corridors - Part III
  • 8.8 Corridor Visualization
  • Practice 8f Working with Corridors - Part IV

Chapter 9: Grading

  • 9.1 Grading Overview
  • 9.2 Feature Lines
  • Practice 9a Working with Feature Lines
  • 9.3 Grading Tools
  • Practice 9b Create Grading Groups
  • 9.4 Modifying AutoCAD Civil 3D Grading
  • Practice 9c Modify Grading and Calculate Volumes

Chapter 10: Pipe Networks

  • 10.1 Pipes Overview
  • 10.2 Pipes Configuration
  • Practice 10a Configuring Pipe Networks
  • 10.3 Creating Networks from Objects
  • Practice 10b Creating Pipe Networks by Objects
  • 10.4 The Network Layout Toolbar
  • Practice 10c Creating Pipe Networks by Layout
  • 10.5 Network Editing
  • Practice 10d Editing Pipe Networks
  • 10.6 Annotating Pipe Networks
  • 10.7 Pressure Pipe Networks
  • Practice 10f Create a Pressure Pipe

Chapter 11: Quantity Take Off/Sections

  • 11.1 Sample Line Groups
  • Practice 11a Creating Sections - Part I
  • 11.2 Section Volume Calculations
  • Practice 11b Quantity Take Off - Part I
  • 11.3 Pay Items
  • Practice 11c Quantity Take Off - Part II - Integrated Quantity Takeoff
  • 11.4 Section Views
  • Practice 11d Creating Sections Part II

Chapter 12: Plan Production

  • 12.1 Plan Production Tools
  • 12.2 Plan Production Objects
  • 12.3 Plan Production Object Edits
  • Practice 12a Plan Production Tools I
  • 12.4 Creating Sheets
  • Practice 12b Plan Production Tools II
  • 12.5 Sheet Sets
  • Practice 12c Plan Production Tools III

 

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