AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Essentials Autodesk Official Press

Quickly learn essential Civil 3D tools and techniques

Get a thorough introduction to AutoCAD Civil 3D, the industry-leading engineering software used to design roads, highways, subdivisions, drainage and sewer systems, and more. This Autodesk Official Press book is a unique learning resource that features concise, straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on exercises and tutorials. With compelling full-color screenshots and approachable exercises that demonstrate core features and functions, the book helps you gain understanding and confidence as you master this premiere civil engineering software.
* Introduces the software's interface and foundational concepts
* Follows a workflow-based approach that mirrors how projects progress in the real world, and guides you through importing and working with field survey data, managing point data with groups and styles, and modeling terrain using surfaces
* Covers creating and editing alignments and profiles, designing 3D road models, building and analyzing terrain models, designing and analyzing pipe networks, and much more
* Shows how to estimate quantities and create construction documentation
* Provides information to help you prepare for the Civil 3D certification exam

AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials is the perfect, real-world introduction to the powerful civil engineering software.

Civil 3D Essentials is a unique learning resource that features concise, straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on exercises and tutorials to teach new users the softwares core features and functions. Each full-color chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts and learning goals and then briskly moves into an approachable hands-on exercise that readers can follow to gain confidence using the software. Each chapter features compelling full-color screenshots to illustrate tutorial steps, and chapters conclude with a related and more open-ended project to further reinforce the chapters lessons. Readers can download starting and ending files for the exercises and additional learning tutorials so that they can start anywhere in the book and compare their results with the pros. Civil 3D Essentials first introduces users to the softwares interface and foundational concepts. Following a workflow-based approach that mirrors how projects progress in the real world, the book then guides readers through importing and working with field survey data, managing point data with groups and styles, modeling terrain using surfaces, creating alignments from objects and by layout, editing alignments, using profiles, using corridors to design the 3D views, designing and analyzing boundaries using parcels, designing and analyzing pipe networks, surface and terrain design capabilities. The final chapter brings it all together and shows how to estimate quantities, create construction documentation, create stakeout data, and visualize the project. Based on the very real-world task of designing a residential subdivision, the hands-on exercises in Civil 3D Essentials will get all users up to speed on the programs core functionality so they can quickly become productive with the software. The full-color book also features information to help readers prepare for the Autodesks Civil 3D Certification exams as well as a companion website with dataset downloads so readers can jump in anywhere as well as compare their work to the pros.

Quickly learn essential Civil 3D tools and techniques Get a thorough introduction to AutoCAD Civil 3D, the industry-leading engineering software used to design roads, highways, subdivisions, drainage and sewer systems, and more. This Autodesk Official Press book is a unique learning resource that features concise, straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on exercises and tutorials. With compelling full-color screenshots and approachable exercises that demonstrate core features and functions, the book helps you gain understanding and confidence as you master this premiere civil engineering software. Introduces the software's interface and foundational concepts Follows a workflow-based approach that mirrors how projects progress in the real world, and guides you through importing and working with field survey data, managing point data with groups and styles, and modeling terrain using surfaces Covers creating and editing alignments and profiles, designing 3D road models, building and analyzing terrain models, designing and analyzing pipe networks, and much more Shows how to estimate quantities and create construction documentation Provides information to help you prepare for the Civil 3D certification exam AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials is the perfect, real-world introduction to the powerful civil engineering software.