Autodesk Civil 3D 2021 Essential Training

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.

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