Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014: Autodesk Official Press

The complete, detailed reference and tutorial for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014

AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this authoritative Autodesk Official Press book has been completely updated to offer you the latest tips, tricks, and techniques of this dynamic engineering program. Packed with new, real-world examples and practical tutorials, this book takes advantage of the authors’ extensive experience and Civil 3D expertise, which allows them to share best practices and methods for creating, editing, displaying, labeling and presenting real-world civil engineering projects.

• Features a new, expanded section on advanced survey tools
• Offers in-depth, detailed coverage of surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, LandXML and LDT Project Transfer, cross sections, pipe networks, visualization, sheets, and project management
• Includes valuable content to help prepare you for the Civil 3D certification exams as well as downloadable datasets
• Shares the most up-to-date topics and techniques of the real world to help prepare you for what you can expect

This comprehensive reference and tutorial is essential reading for gaining a thorough understanding of the key concepts of this engineering software.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Basics
Chapter 2. Survey
Chapter 3. Points
Chapter 4. Surfaces
Chapter 5. Parcels
Chapter 6. Alignments
Chapter 7. Profiles and Profile Views
Chapter 8. Assemblies and Subassemblies
Chapter 9. Basic Corridors
Chapter 10. Advanced Corridors, Intersections, and Roundabouts
Chapter 11. Superelevation
Chapter 12. Cross Sections and Mass Haul
Chapter 13. Pipe Networks
Chapter 14. Grading
Chapter 15. Plan Production
Chapter 16. Advanced Workflows
Chapter 17. Quantity Takeoff
Chapter 18. Label Styles

Appendix A. The Bottom Line
Appendix B. Autodesk Civil 3D 2014 Certification