About this Course

The AutoCAD Civil 3D Fundamentals training course is designed for Civil Engineers and Surveyors who want to take advantage of AutoCAD Civil 3D software’s interactive, dynamic design functionality. The AutoCAD Civil 3D software permits the rapid development of alternatives through its model-based design tools. You will learn techniques enabling you to organize project data, work with points, create and analyze surfaces, model road corridors, create parcel layouts, perform grading and volume calculation tasks, and layout pipe networks.

Upon completion of this AutoCAD Civil 3D training course, you will be able to:

• Learn the AutoCAD Civil 3D user interface
  
• Create and edit parcels and print parcel reports
  
• Create points and point groups and work with survey figures
  
• Create, edit, view, and analyze surfaces
  
• Create and edit alignments
  
• Create data shortcuts
  
• Create sites, profiles, and cross-sections
  
• Create assemblies, corridors, and intersections
  
• Create grading solutions
  
• Create gravity fed and pressure pipe networks
  
• Perform quantity takeoff and volume calculations
  
• Use plan production tools to create plan and profile sheets
  

The following outline shows the approximate schedule for the self-study curriculum and the hands-on labsessions. 

For the duration of the course, in addition to the self-study content and the weekly lab sessions, students willhave access to online tools that allow them to communicate with each other to share information and askquestions related to the course materials. The instructor will be monitoring the course discussions and will beavailable daily to provide individual assistance and guidance

Week 1

Lab Session - Course overview – Remote via WebEx and conference call (~1.5 hours)

• Instructor and Student introductions

• Review goals and expectations for the class

• Review class key dates and times, deadlines, and schedule of future Lab Sessions

• Overview and Instruction on accessing and usage of the ProductivityNOW eLearning system

Self-Study

Chapter 1 - The AutoCAD Civil 3D Interface

Chapter 2 Project Management

Chapter 3 Parcels

Chapter 4 Survey

Lab Session - Remote via WebEx and conference call (~3 hours) 

• Review of Week 1 topics and Q&A 

• Lab Exercise 1
• Lab Exercise 2 

Week 2

Self-Study

Chapter 5 Surfaces

Chapter 6 Alignments

Chapter 7 Profiles

Lab Session – Remote via WebEx and conference call (~3 hours)

• Review of Week 2 topics and Q&A

• Lab Exercise 1

• Lab Exercise 2

• Lab Exercise 3

• Overview of Week 3 self-study chapters

Week 3

Self-Study

Chapter 8 Corridors

Chapter 9 Grading

Chapter 10 Pipe Networks

Lab Session – Remote via WebEx and conference call (~3 hours)

• Review of Week 3 topics and Q&A

• Lab Exercise 1

• Lab Exercise 2

• Lab Exercise 3

• Overview of Week 4 self-study chapters

Week 4

Self-Study

Chapter 11 Quantity Take Off/Sections

Chapter 12 Plan Production

Lab Session – Remote via WebEx and conference call (~3 hours)

• Review of Week 4 topics and Q&A

• Lab Exercise 1

• Lab Exercise 2

• Lab Exercise 3

• Discussion on next steps for continuing education

• Discussion on Autodesk Certification

Additional self-study content (optional)

Appendix A Additional Information

• A.1 Opening a Survey Database

• A.2 Design Data

• A.3 Autodesk Vault Overview

Prerequisites:

Experience with AutoCAD® or AutoCAD-based products (such as Autodesk® Land Desktop) and a sound

understanding and knowledge of civil engineering terminology.

Course Length: 4 weeks

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