AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 Essentials

Learn the leading civil engineering software, fast and in full color

If you need to learn the core features and functions of AutoCAD Civil 3D now, this is the book for you. AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials uses full-color screenshots and tutorials based on real workflows to teach you the fundamentals of this industry-leading civil engineering software. Award-winning instructor Eric Chappell has been using and teaching Civil 3D since its first release, and his to-the-point explanations of crucial Civil 3D topics mean that you’ll learn what you need to know quickly and efficiently. In each chapter, you will progress from guided tutorials to open-ended civil projects, and can download before and after project files to check your work or jump directly to the section of the book you need. AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials will have you designing, implementing, and documenting civil engineering projects in no time.

As an Autodesk Official Press book, AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials is approved as a study guide for Civil 3D certification exams. The proven skills-based approach of this guide focuses on enabling you to fully leverage the capabilities of this powerful software. Here are a few of the skills you will learn as you work through this comprehensive book:

• Working with field survey data, point data, and stakeout data
• Modeling terrain and boundaries using surfaces and parcels
• Using profiles, alignments, corridors, and quantities
• Creating construction documentation and project visualizations

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Navigating the User Interface
Chapter 2: Leveraging a Dynamic Environment
Chapter 3: Establishing Existing Conditions Using Survey Data
Chapter 4: Modeling the Existing Terrain Using Surfaces
Chapter 5: Designing in 2D Using Alignments
Chapter 6: Displaying and Annotating Alignments
Chapter 7: Designing Vertically Using Profiles
Chapter 8: Displaying and Annotating Profiles
Chapter 9: Designing in 3D Using Corridors
Chapter 10: Creating Cross Sections of the Design
Chapter 11: Displaying and Annotating Sections
Chapter 12: Designing and Analyzing Boundaries Using Parcels
Chapter 13: Displaying and Annotating Parcels
Chapter 14: Designing Gravity Pipe Networks
Chapter 15: Designing Pressure Pipe Networks
Chapter 16: Displaying and Annotating Pipe Networks
Chapter 17: Designing New Terrain
Chapter 18: Analyzing, Displaying, and Annotating Surfaces