Acknowledgement

Foreword

Preface

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction [ 00 min : 46 sec ]( Printable Notes )

1.1 Overview

1.1.1 What is Civil 3D and why we are choosing to use it [ 02 min : 09 sec ]

1.1.2 Dynamic Intelligent Objects[ 01 min : 13 sec ]

1.1.3 Styles [ 01 min : 13 sec ]

1.1.4 Multiple Document Interface [ 00 min : 45 sec ]

1.2 Interface Overview [ 23 min : 36 sec ]

1.3 Navigation

1.3.1 Navigating 3D Space [ 02 min : 07 sec ]

1.3.2 Keyboard Shortcuts [ 00 min : 49 sec ]

1.4 Drawing Setup

1.4.1 Units [ 02 min : 16 sec ]

1.4.2 Coordinate Systems [ 04 min : 52 sec ]

1.4.3 Elevation and Thickness [ 01 min : 50 sec ]

1.4.4 Current Layer [ 01 min : 50 sec ]

1.5 File Management

1.5.1 File Management Concept [ 03 min : 55 Sec ]

1.5.2 Versioning [ 03 min : 42 sec ]

1.5.3 Where to save [ 02 min : 34 sec ]

Template File Management

Chapter 2 Drafting [ 02 min : 55 sec ] ( Printable Notes )

2.1 Review of Analog Knowledge

2.1.1 Spatial Organization [ 05 min : 38 sec ]

2.1.2 How to Model [ 02 min : 59 sec ]

2.2 Transferring Analog to Digital

2.2.0 Opening CAD and preparing workspace [ 03 min : 45 sec ]

2.2.1 Common Drawing Commands

polyline [ 07 min : 44 sec ]
circle [ 02 min : 53 sec ]

2.2.2 Common Utilitarian Commands

relative polar coordinates [ 08 min : 43 sec ]
absolute polar and absolute coordinates [ 00 min : 43 sec ]
snaps [ 07 min : 26 sec ]
ortho [ 00 min : 59 sec ]
delete and undo [ 01 min : 22 sec ]

2.2.3 Common Modify Tools

move [ 01 min : 49 sec ]
rotate [ 00 min : 36 sec ]
scale [ 00 min : 42 sec ]
copy [ 01 min : 21 sec ]
array [ 02 min : 41 sec ]
fillet [ 02 min : 12 sec ]
offset [ 01 min : 20 sec ]
extend [ 01 min : 20 sec ]
trim [ 01 min : 03 sec ]

2.3 Layer Manipulation

2.3.1 What are Layers [ 02 min : 41 sec ]

2.3.2 Setting the Current Layer [ 02 min : 18 sec ]

2.3.3 Group Filters [ 03 min : 45 sec ]

2.3.4 Creating Layers [ 01 min : 17 sec ]

2.3.5 Naming Layers [ 04 min : 30 sec ]

2.3.6 Moving Content to a Different Layer [ 03 min : 11 sec ]

2.4 Linework Cleanup

2.4.1 About Pedit [ 00 min : 48 sec ]

2.4.2 Join [ 02 min : 44 sec ]

2.4.3 Troubleshooting [ 02 min : 40 sec ]

2.4.4 Close [ 02 min : 26 sec ]

2.4.5 List [ 01 min : 52 sec ]

2.4.6 Explode [ 00 min : 49 sec ]

2.5 Hatching [ 05 min : 00 sec ]

2.6 Setting Line Weights

2.6.1 Overview

Concept [ 01 min : 54 sec ]
About NCS [ 01 min : 28 sec ]
NCS Pen Table version [ 00 min : 13 sec ]
How NCS Pen Tables work [ 03 min : 21 sec ]
Why use NCS Pen Table [ 00 min : 34 sec ]

2.6.2 Typical Line Weights Used [ 00 min : 58 sec ]

2.6.3 Applying NCS Pen Table to C3D [ 02 min : 40 sec ]

2.6.4 Applying Line Weights in Drawing [ 06 min : 10 sec ]

2.7 Template Sheet Layout

2.7.1 How to import into blank drawing

Overview [ 01 min : 13 sec ]
How to insert title block template [ 07 min : 01 sec ]
How to configure title block template [ 03 min : 49 sec ]

2.7.2 How to create a template drawing and configure for future use [ 04 min : 01 sec ]

2.7.3 Exercise 11: How to import into an existing drawing

How to import into an existing drawing [ 03 min : 43 sec ]
Setting the scale [ 01 min : 58 sec ]

2.8 Annotative Text and Dimensions

2.8.1 Configuring annotative text settings

Overview [ 02 min : 07 sec ]
Accessing Dimension Styles [ 02 min : 18 sec ]
Creating and Configuring Styles [ 05 min : 52 sec ]

2.8.2 Applying annotative dimension text to a drawing [ 05 min : 32 sec ]

2.9 Plotting [ 04 min : 37 sec]

Chapter 3 Digital Terrain Modeling ( Notes thus far )

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 What is Digital Terrain Modeling? [ 07 min : 15 sec ]

3.1.2 Why use Digital Terrain Models? [ 04 min : 40 sec ]

3.1.3 How re Digital Terrain Models built? [ 03 min : 52 sec ]

Acquisition of Terrain Data
Processing of Raw Data
Representation

3.2 Delineating Terrain

3.2.1 Communication of Terrain [ 01 min : 47 sec ]

3.2.2 Communication of Terrain through Rasters [ 02 min : 20 sec ]

3.2.3 Communication of Terrain through Vectors [ 03 min : 26 sec ]

3.2.4 Understanding Contours [ 03 min : 44 sec ]

3.2.5 Visualizing Landform and Interpolating Surfaces [ 12 min : 39 sec ]

3.2.6 Exercises A and B (pdf only)

3.2.7 Calculating Slope [ 06 min : 37 sec ]

3.2.8 Calculating Slope using Contours

Example 1 [ 03 min : 03 sec ]
Example 2 [ 02 min : 17 sec ]

3.2.9 Calculating Slope with Rasters [ 04 min : 23 sec ]

3.2.10 Exercises C, D, and E (pdf only)

3.2.11 Interpolating Surfaces with Slopes

Overview [ 05 min : 18 sec ]
Grading to a Slope Constraint [ 07 min : 00 sec ]
Grading to a Slope Constraint in Civil 3D [ 10 min : 21 sec ]

3.2.12 Slope Considerations [ 04 min : 15 sec ]

3.2.13 Exercise F (Notes only)

InterpolatingSurfaces.7z

3.2.13 Exercise G (Notes only)

FCC.7z

3.2.13 Exercise H (Notes only)

3.3 Surfaces

3.3.1 Introductory Overview

3.3.2 Types of Surfaces

3.3.3 Delauney's Triangulation

3.4 Work Flow Overview

3.5 Building Surfaces from Mesh

3.5.1 Overview

3.5.2 Workflow

Step 1 Starting Data

Step 2 Conditioning Data - Import and Inspect

Turning off Auto-select

Step 2b Condition Data - Explode

Step 3a Create Surface - Create Container

Step 3b Create Surface - Definition

Step 3c Create Surface - Add Data to Container

Step 3d Create Surface - Error Inspection

3.6 Surface Approximation Method

3.6.1 What is the Surface Approximation Method

3.6.2 Workflow

Step 1 Starting Data

Step 2a Condition Data - Creating Contours from a Raster

Step 2b Condition Data - Export Contours from GIS

Step 2c Condition Data - Import Contours into Civil 3D

Step 3a Create Surface - Create Container

Step 3b Create Surface - Definition

Step 3c Create Surface - Breaklines Selection

Step 3d Create Surface - Boundary Selection

Step 3e Create Surface - Error Inspection

3.7 Survey Points

3.7.1 What are Survey Points

Introduction to Points
COGO Points vs. Survey Points
Anatomy of a Point

3.7.2 Workflow

Step 1: Starting Data:

Survey Point Overview
Accessing the Survey Tab
Creating a Survey Database
Survey User Settings
Survey Database Settings
Equipment Database Settings
Creating Figure Prefix Database
Creating Figure Prefixes
Linework Code Set
Understanding Description Key Sets
Creating Description Key Sets
Editing Description Key Sets

Step 2: Condition Data:

Importing a Point File
Import Results
Annotation Scale and Marker and Label Styles
Editing Marker Component Styles
Editing Label Component Styles

Step 3: Create Surface:

a. Create Existing Grade - Container
b. Create Existing Grade - Definition
c. Create Existing Grade - Breakline Selection
d. Create Existing Grade - Boundary Selection
e. Create Existing Grade - Error Inspection

3.8 Grading with Contours

3.8.1 Overview

Introduction
Creating Proposed Contours

3.8.2 Workflow

Understanding Surface Styles
Editing Surface Styles
Extracting Objects from a Surface
Build Design Grade Surface
Build Proposed Grade Surface (paste technique)
ORDER MATTERS!
Why use this Technique

3.9 Contour Labels

3.9.1 Adding Labels

3.9.2 Accessing Label Styles

3.9.3 Removing Additional Zeros

3.10 Grading with COGO Points

3.10.1 What are COGO Points

3.10.2 COGO Points from Trace

3.10.3 Point Settings

3.10.4 Creating Points

3.10.5 Create Point Toolbar

3.10.6 How to Create a Point

3.10.7 Creating Point Groups

3.10.8 Adding Points to a Point Group

3.10.9 Viewing Point Group Membership

3.10.10 Viewing Points in Drawing Space

3.10.11 Controlling and Changing Point Styles

3.10.12 Building a Surface from COGO Points

3.11 Comparing Surfaces (Earthwork Estimation)