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DURATION – COST – SKILL LEVEL

Autodesk Civil 3D

16 HOURS OF ONLINE INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING

  • 4-HOUR / 4-DAY Training Schedule
    • CLASSES ARE EITHER MORNING OR AFTERNOON (8 to 12 AM ET) OR (1 TO 5 MP ET)
FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
INTERMEDIATE SKILLS
ADVANCED SKILLS

TRAINING SCHEDULE - HALF DAY

CHOOSE ONE GROUP TO ATTEND:

  • August 26, 27, 28, 29 – 4 hours per day
  • September 16, 17, 18, 19 – 4 hours per day
  • September 30, October 1, 2, 3 – 4 hours per day
  • October 14, 15, 16, 17 – 4 hours per day
  • October 28, 29, 30, 31 – 4 hours per day
  • November 11, 12, 13, 14 – 4 hours per day
  • December 2, 3, 4, 5 – 4 hours per day
  • December 16, 17, 18, 19 – 4 hours per day

DESCRIPTION – OBJECTIVES – PREREQUISITES

CLASS DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

The Civil 3D Beyond the Basics for Grading covers the use of feature lines, grading tools, and corridors to create a commercial site containing a parking lot, building pads, a pond, and a simple sewage lagoon. A road has been included in the survey, for which the existing conditions were collected by a survey team. The practices have been designed to allow you to practice grading lots in a small residential subdivision.

The learning content in this class assumes that the existing conditions are already processed. To learn how to create the existing conditions, refer to Autodesk Civil 3D 2024: Essentials for Surveyors.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

The primary objective of this class is to familiarize you with the concepts and applications of the advanced functions of AutoCAD Civil 3D. This class is for those who want to learn the essential elements of AutoCAD Civil 3D for creating, analyzing, and managing civil engineering drawings and projects.

Topics Covered:
• Introduction to grading
• Parcel grading
• Grading using feature lines
• Grading using grading objects and grading groups
• Grading using corridors
• Combining surfaces
• Visualization in Autodesk® InfraWorks®

* For professionals looking to learn only the survey functionality, consider the Civil 3D Essentials for Surveyors guide.

PREREQUISITES

ARE YOU READY?

A strong working knowledge of the following: AutoCAD Civil 3D Fundamental and its functions and knowledge of design and drafting concepts dealing with land development topics and experience with Microsoft Windows. This training is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11.

• Knowledge of Civil 3D basics as taught in Autodesk Civil 3D: Essentials, or equivalent experience.

• A sound understanding and knowledge of civil engineering terminology.

Autodesk Civil 3D

AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D BEYOND THE BASICS FOR GRADING – TRAINING OUTLINE

Grading for Land Developers

  • Overview
  • Tools in Civil 3D
  • Grading Group Styles
  • Sites Overview

Feature Lines

  • Feature Lines
  • Feature Line Styles
  • Creating Feature Lines from Corridors
  • Drawing Feature Lines
  • Edit Feature Line Geometry
  • Edit Elevations Panel
  • Feature Line Contextual Tab

Introduction to Grading Optimization

  • Grading Optimization
  • Grading Optimization Zones

Building Pad Design

  • Grading a Temporary Surface
  • Create a Transitional Grading Group
  • Create a Grading Surface
  • Add Feature Lines to a Grading Surface

Parking Lot Grading Options

  • Creating a Corridor
  • Corridor Editing
  • Reversing Feature Lines
  • Corridor Surfaces
  • Grading Optimization: Parking Lots and Drainage
  • Convergence Plots
Pond Design

  • Pond Design
  • Feature Line Review
  • Creating Complex Grading Groups
  • The Grading Optimization Pond Object
  • Pond Staging Volumes

Parcel Grading

  • Setting Parcel Line Elevations
  • Retaining Walls
  • Editing Surfaces
  • Feature Line Interactions with Parcel Lines
  • Grading Optimization: Parcels and Building Pads

Combining Surfaces

  • Civil 3D Projects
  • Sharing Data
  • Using Data Shortcuts for Project Managment
  • Data Shortcuts

Using Infraworks for Visualization

  • Overview of the Interface
  • Creating an Infraworks Model
  • Share Design Elements with Civil 3D
  • Create Water Features in a Model
  • Create City Furniture in a Model
  • Add Vegetation to the Site

More Grading with Corridor Models

  • Creating Grading Assemblies
  • Creating Complex Corridors
  • Modify Corridor Grading
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