Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010

by Wedding, James; Graham, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780470481523
• ISBN10: 0470481528
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-03
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Two civil engineering experts present a focused, no-nonsense introduction to Autodesk's civil engineering softwareAutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this well-structured resource features focused discussions and practical exercises to help you quickly learn its core features. Reinforced with real-world tutorials drawn from the authors' extensive experience, it enables you to become productive in a hurry.Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 begins with an overview of key concepts and the software's interface, then discusses styles and tools so you can understand the basics of building. After you grasp the concepts, 50 pages of exercises give you actual practice with Civil 3D's capabilities. Includes an overview of key Civil 3D concepts and gives you the interface instruction needed to immediately begin working with the program Features in-depth, detailed coverage of lines and arcs, points, surveying, parcels, surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, sections, pipes, and project management Concludes with 50 pages of practical exercises to reinforce concepts Companion Web site includes all files needed to complete the tutorials, so you can compare your work with that of the expertsIntroducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is the practical reference you need to quickly become productive with Civil 3D.

Author Biography

James Wedding is an award-winning registered Professional Engineer and Vice President at Engineered Efficiency. He has worked extensively with the Autodesk development team to help shape Civil 3D and is one of the most respected instructors and consultants in the civil engineering community. James is also a highly rated Autodesk University speaker, presents on Autodesk's weekly Civil 3D webcasts, and maintains the popular www.civil3d.com blog. Rick Graham is a CAD manager for James R. Holley & Associates, Inc., a leading civil engineering consulting firm. He has worked closely with the Civil 3D development team as a trusted beta tester since Civil 3D was introduced. Rick is a well-known participant in Autodesk discussion groups and is Vice President of the Civil Harrisburg User Group.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xv
Welcome to the Civil 3D Environment	p. 1
The Civil 3D Interface	p. 2
Summary	p. 23
General Tools	p. 25
Interrogating the Model	p. 26
Reporting on the Model	p. 32
Tool Palettes and Catalogs	p. 35
Summary	p. 41
Lines and Curves	p. 43
Drawing Deeds with Lines and Curves	p. 44
Creating Property Lines Using the Line Creation Tools	p. 44
Creating Property Curves Using the Curve Creation Tools	p. 45
Creating Property Lines Using Transparent Commands	p. 47
Creating a Property Line by Best Fit	p. 48
Labeling Property Lines and Curves	p. 50
Making a Segment Table	p. 52
Summary	p. 54
Survey	p. 55
Establishing Survey Settings	p. 56
Importing Survey Data via the Wizard	p. 62
Refining Survey Data	p. 68
Summary	p. 70
Points	p. 71
Working with Ground Points	p. 72
Setting Points for Stakeout	p. 77
Summary	p. 85
Parcels	p. 87
Converting a Boundary to a Parcel	p. 88
Creating Internal Boundary Segments	p. 89
Creating Lots at the End of a Cul-de-Sac	p. 91
Creating Evenly Sized Subdivision Lots	p. 92
Renumbering Parcels	p. 95
Labeling Parcel Segments	p. 96
Analyzing Parcels with an Area Table	p. 97
Working Through the Plan	p. 98
Summary	p. 103
Surfaces	p. 105
Surface Building Blocks	p. 106
Refining and Editing Surface Data	p. 113
Displaying and Labelling Surfaces	p. 116
Analyzing Surfaces	p. 122
Summary	p. 126
Alignments	p. 127
Creating Alignments	p. 128
Editing Alignments	p. 135
Labeling Alignments	p. 138
Summary	p. 146
Profiles and Profile Views	p. 147
Creating and Editing Profiles	p. 148
Displaying and Labeling Profiles and Profile Views	p. 160
Superimposing Profiles	p. 169
Summary	p. 170
Assemblies and Corridors	p. 171
Importing a Standard Assembly	p. 172
Customizing Lane Width in a Standard Assembly	p. 173
Building a Road Corridor from an Alignment, a Profile, and an Assembly	p. 173
Viewing Corridor Sections	p. 176
Building a Finished Ground Surface from a Corridor	p. 178
Observing the Dynamic Reaction of the Corridor Model	p. 179
Summary	p. 180
Sections	p. 181
Sampling Section Data along an Alignment	p. 182
Creating a Section View	p. 185
Labeling Pipe Crossings in a Section View	p. 188
Creating Multiple Section Views	p. 190
Analyzing Construction Materials by Section	p. 193
Summary	p. 196
Grading	p. 197
Working with Feature Lines	p. 198
Working with Grading Groups	p. 208
Working with Composite Surfaces	p. 212
Summary	p. 218
Pipes	p. 219
Creating a Sanitary Sewer Pipe Network	p. 220
Drawing a Sanitary Sewer Network in Profile View	p. 223
Creating an Alignment from Storm Drainage Network Parts	p. 224
Labeling a Pipe Network in Profile View	p. 226
Showing Pipe Crossings in Profile View	p. 227
Creating a Dynamic Pipe Table	p. 230
Editing a Pipe Network	p. 231
Summary	p. 236
Projects	p. 237
What Are Data Shortcuts?	p. 238
Publishing Data Shortcut Files	p. 239
Using Data Shortcuts	p. 243
Summary	p. 251
Appendix More Exercises for Exploring AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010	p. 253
Index	p. 309
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