Preface
Autodesk Civil 3D connects to an entire network of other software to take your project farther than you would imagine for civil engineering design. You will be able to put your knowledge to work with this practical guide on civil engineering design. This book provides a hands-on approach to implementation and associated methodologies that will have you and your team functional and productive in no time.
This book covers all the major features Civil 3D has to offer, whether surface development, intelligent utility design, or dynamic display work for creating smart documentation. You’ll learn how best to configure and manage your civil engineering designs by successfully leveraging all that Autodesk Civil 3D has to offer. You’ll then learn how to practically apply the tools and modeling techniques available within the software.
By the end of this book, you will have a thorough understanding of Autodesk Civil 3D, along with its partner programs, and be able to strategize how best to utilize it on your next project.
Who this book is for
This book is for civil engineers, environmental engineers, surveyors, civil designers, civil technicians, Civil 3D professionals, and InfraWorks professionals looking to understand how to best leverage Civil 3D in their everyday designs.
You’ll need to have a very basic understanding of civil engineering and surveying workflows, as well as a foundational understanding of Autodesk’s AutoCAD, to make the most of this book. A basic understanding of surveying, civil/environmental engineering practices, and AutoCAD drafting knowledge is assumed.
What this book covers
Chapter 1, Introduction to Civil 3D, begins by exploring the program itself. This is where the main tools are, and you will familiarize yourself with the working space. We will explore the user interface and review where objects are stored as they are created.
Chapter 2, Setting up the Design Environment, reviews how work is logged and integrated as more complexity is added. We will explore how modeled components and geometry can be affected by dynamic display styles and how to create a new file for a design project.
Chapter 3, Sharing Data within Civil 3D, demonstrates the power of Civil 3D as a program, not only showing how to design a basic project in Civil 3D but also how to scale your workflows to include more team members for larger project sizes while maintaining efficiency.
Chapter 4, Configuring Survey Data with Civil 3D, contains all you need to know about bringing in existing survey data with proper formatting and how to establish an accurate depiction of a yet-to-be-designed project site, given that civil design always begins with existing conditions.
Chapter 5, Leveraging Points, Lines, and Curves, dives into the application and intersection of Civil 3D’s tools, now that we understand the basic tools and methods, to better develop a confident infrastructure design. Civil 3D is a dynamic program that not only makes use of intelligent components and design processes but also integrated workflows that adjust when dependent parts of the design adjust or change, which results in less time spent recreating work or formatting when work is updated automatically.
Chapter 6, Surfaces - The First Foundational Component to Designs within Civil 3D, elaborates on one of the three foundational modeling elements, which is surface modeling, required for almost every civil engineering-related design.
Chapter 7, Alignments - The Second Foundational Component to Designs within Civil 3D, is all about the second foundational modeling element required, which is alignments, pertinent to almost every civil engineering-related design.
Chapter 8, Profiles - The Third Foundational Component to Designs within Civil 3D, explains the third and final foundational modeling element, which is profiles, as it applies to almost every civil engineering-related design.
Chapter 9, Land Development Tool Belt for Everyday Use, involves putting on our Land Development Tool Belt and jumping into the world of subdivisions, parks, and overall civil site design.
Chapter 10, Roadway Modeling Tool Belt for Everyday Use, has us put on our Roadway Modeling Tool Belt and jump into the world of transportation.
Chapter 11, Advanced Roadway Modeling Tool Belt for Everyday Use, continues to expand upon our Roadway Modeling Tool Belt and jumps into advanced applications to transportation.
Chapter 12, Utility Modeling Tool Belt for Everyday Use, walks through a final specialized set of tools, the Utility Tool Belt, and jumps into the world of utility infrastructure, which ultimately services our communities and land.
Chapter 13, Section Creation and Analysis, reviews how to create, display, and manage Section Views within Civil 3D.
Chapter 14, Automating Sheet Creation, teaches you how to automate sheet creation and migrate your design from a modeled state to a true design deliverable.
To get the most out of this book
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If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to use the datasets available as you work through each chapter. Instructions are available within the chapters that detail whether readers will need to create a new drawing from scratch or open a file that has already been prepared. Doing so will help you follow the steps outlined.
Disclaimer
To ensure that a timely publication of this book’s content is in close alignment with Autodesk’s product release cycle, you may notice as you progress through our Civil 3D 2024 learning journey that there are several images displayed in referenced Figures that depict an earlier release of Civil 3D. It’s important to note that features and workflows discussed throughout this book are still relevant and applicable in Autodesk’s Civil 3D 2024 product and in which we will be applying throughout our learning journey.
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