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Introducing AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2010

Name: Introducing AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2010
ISBN: 9780470481523

by James Wedding, Rick Graham

August 2009

Intermediate to advanced

336 pages

9h 36m

English

Sybex

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Copyright
Dear Reader,
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
How to Use This BookWhat's InsideHow to Contact the Authors
1. Welcome to the Civil 3D Environment
1.1. The Civil 3D Interface1.1.1. The Ribbon1.1.1.1. Tabs1.1.1.2. Panels1.1.1.3. Menus and Commands1.1.1.4. Static versus Contextual Tabs1.1.2. Toolspace in Civil 3D1.1.2.1. Prospector1.1.2.2. Settings1.1.2.2.1. DRAWING SETTINGS1.1.2.2.2. OBJECT STYLES1.1.2.2.3. LABEL STYLES1.1.3. Panorama1.1.4. Getting Around in 3D1.2. Summary
2. General Tools
2.1. Interrogating the Model2.1.1. Inversing Points2.1.2. Analyzing a Surface2.1.3. Finding Alignment Information2.2. Reporting on the Model2.2.1. Generating a Parcel Legal Description2.2.2. Generating a Point Report for Alignment Station Offset Data2.3. Tool Palettes and Catalogs2.3.1. Built-in Blocks2.3.2. Creating Palettes with Catalogs2.4. Summary
3. Lines and Curves
3.1. Drawing Deeds with Lines and Curves3.2. Creating Property Lines Using the Line Creation Tools3.3. Creating Property Curves Using the Curve Creation Tools3.4. Creating Property Lines Using Transparent Commands3.5. Creating a Property Line by Best Fit3.6. Labeling Property Lines and Curves3.7. Making a Segment Table3.8. Summary
4. Survey
4.1. Establishing Survey Settings4.1.1. Setting Equipment Properties4.1.2. Creating a Figure Prefix Database4.1.3. Creating Description Keys4.2. Importing Survey Data via the Wizard4.2.1. Establishing a Working Folder4.2.2. Creating a Local Survey Database4.2.3. Specifying the Data Source Type4.2.4. Specifying the Network4.2.5. Import Options4.2.6. Examining Points and Figures4.3. Refining Survey Data4.3.1. Importing Additional Data4.3.2. Creating and Editing Survey Figures4.4. Summary
5. Points
5.1. Working with Ground Points5.1.1. Importing Points from a Text File5.1.2. Creating Point Groups5.1.3. Changing a Point Elevation5.2. Setting Points for Stakeout5.2.1. Creating Points at Parcel Corners5.2.2. Creating Points at Alignment and Profile Geometry Points5.2.3. Creating Tree Points Along an Alignment5.2.4. Organizing Stakeout Points with Point Groups5.2.5. Creating a Point Table5.2.6. Exporting Stakeout Points5.3. Summary

6. Parcels
6.1. Converting a Boundary to a Parcel6.2. Creating Internal Boundary Segments6.3. Creating Lots at the End of a Cul-de-Sac6.4. Creating Evenly Sized Subdivision Lots6.5. Renumbering Parcels6.6. Labeling Parcel Segments6.7. Analyzing Parcels with an Area Table6.8. Working Through the Plan6.8.1. Working with Parcels in Prospector6.8.2. Editing and Refining Parcels6.8.2.1. Grip Edits6.8.2.2. Removing Segments6.8.2.3. Parcel Layout Editing Tools6.8.2.4. Adding More Internal Segments6.9. Summary
7. Surfaces
7.1. Surface Building Blocks7.1.1. Building Surfaces from Google Earth7.1.2. Building Surfaces from CAD Files7.1.3. Building Surfaces from Field Linework and Points7.2. Refining and Editing Surface Data7.2.1. Working with Surface Boundaries7.2.2. Modifying the Surface Definition Parameters7.3. Displaying and Labeling Surfaces7.3.1. Labeling Contours7.3.2. Labeling Critical Surface Points7.3.3. Labeling Surface Slopes7.4. Analyzing Surfaces7.4.1. Performing an Elevation Analysis7.4.2. Performing an Earthwork Analysis7.5. Summary
8. Alignments
8.1. Creating Alignments8.1.1. Converting from Polylines8.1.2. Alignment Creation Tools8.2. Editing Alignments8.2.1. Grip Editing of Alignments8.2.2. Parameter Editing of Alignments8.3. Labeling Alignments8.3.1. Stationing8.3.2. Segment Labeling8.3.3. Using Station-Offset Labels8.4. Summary
9. Profiles and Profile Views
9.1. Creating and Editing Profiles9.1.1. Surface Profiles9.1.2. Layout Profiles9.1.3. Editing Profiles9.2. Displaying and Labeling Profiles and Profile Views9.2.1. Working with Profile Styles and Labels9.2.2. Working with Profile Views and Bands9.3. Superimposing Profiles9.4. Summary
10. Assemblies and Corridors
10.1. Importing a Standard Assembly10.2. Customizing Lane Width in a Standard Assembly10.3. Building a Road Corridor from an Alignment, a Profile, and an Assembly10.4. Viewing Corridor Sections10.5. Building a Finished Ground Surface from a Corridor10.6. Observing the Dynamic Reaction of the Corridor Model10.7. Summary
11. Sections
11.1. Sampling Section Data along an Alignment11.2. Creating a Section View11.3. Labeling Pipe Crossings in a Section View11.4. Creating Multiple Section Views11.5. Analyzing Construction Materials by Section11.6. Summary
12. Grading
12.1. Working with Feature Lines12.1.1. Creating Feature Lines12.1.2. Modifying Feature Lines12.1.2.1. Modifying Horizontal Data12.1.2.2. Modifying Vertical Data12.2. Working with Grading Groups12.2.1. Creating a Basic Grading Group12.2.2. Creating a Grading Group Surface12.3. Working with Composite Surfaces12.4. Summary
13. Pipes
13.1. Creating a Sanitary Sewer Pipe Network13.2. Drawing a Sanitary Sewer Network in Profile View13.3. Creating an Alignment from Storm Drainage Network Parts13.4. Labeling a Pipe Network in Profile View13.5. Showing Pipe Crossings in Profile View13.6. Creating a Dynamic Pipe Table13.7. Editing a Pipe Network13.7.1. Editing a Pipe Network Using Grips13.7.2. Swapping Parts13.7.3. Adjusting Sump Depth via Structure Properties13.7.4. Adjusting Sump Depth13.8. Summary
14. Projects
14.1. What Are Data Shortcuts?14.2. Publishing Data Shortcut Files14.2.1. The Working and Data Shortcuts Folders14.2.2. Creating Data Shortcuts14.3. Using Data Shortcuts14.3.1. Creating Shortcut References14.3.2. Updating and Managing References14.3.2.1. Updating the Source and Reference14.3.2.2. Managing Changes in the Source Data14.3.2.3. Fixing Broken Shortcuts14.3.2.4. The Data Shortcuts Editor14.4. Summary
A. More Exercises for Exploring AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010
A.1. Lines and CurvesA.1.1. Making a Curve by Best FitA.1.2. Making a Parabola by Best FitA.1.3. Performing a Map CheckA.2. SurveyingA.2.1. Remove Elements from a Survey Network StyleA.2.2. Editing a FigureA.2.3. Exporting a Field BookA.3. PointsA.3.1. Creating Points from AutoCAD ObjectsA.3.2. Creating Points from a SurfaceA.3.3. Creating Points from a SurfaceA.3.4. Creating Points by Incremental Distance and Incremental ElevationA.3.5. Creating Points by High/Low PointA.3.6. Renumbering PointsA.4. ParcelsA.4.1. Editing Rear Lot LinesA.4.2. Replacing Multiple Segment LabelsA.4.3. Replacing Multiple Area LabelsA.4.4. Labeling Overall DistanceA.4.5. Creating a Segment TableA.5. SurfacesA.5.1. Creating Surfaces from DEM DataA.5.2. Simplifying SurfacesA.5.3. Surface Volume Grid LabelsA.6. AlignmentsA.6.1. Converting an Object to an AlignmentA.6.2. Changing the Starting StationA.6.3. Reversing the Alignment DirectionA.6.4. Editing Individual Alignment Segment PropertiesA.6.5. Removing and Adding Alignment ComponentsA.6.6. Creating an Alignment TableA.6.7. Creating an Alignment OffsetA.7. ProfilesA.7.1. Creating a Profile Layout by EntityA.7.2. Creating a Layout Profile from a FileA.7.3. Labeling Stations Along a ProfileA.7.4. Creating Gapped Profile ViewsA.8. Assemblies and CorridorsA.8.1. Building a Main Road AssemblyA.8.2. Building a Cul-De-Sac AssemblyA.8.3. Modeling a Cul-de-Sac CorridorA.8.4. Adding an Interactive Corridor Surface BoundaryA.8.5. Using a Hatch Code Set StyleA.9. SectionsA.9.1. Editing Swath Width of a Sample Line GroupA.9.2. Adding a New Sample Line to a Sample Line GroupA.9.3. Creating a New Section ViewA.9.4. Adding a Grade Label to a Section ViewA.10. GradingA.10.1. Working with Feature Lines and SlopesA.10.2. Creating a Detention PondA.11. PipesA.11.1. Making a Parts ListA.11.2. Creating a Pipe Network from a Feature LineA.11.3. Adding a Pipe Spanning Label

Overview

Two civil engineering experts present a focused, no-nonsense introduction to Autodesk's civil engineering software

AutoCAD 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 experts

Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is the practical reference you need to quickly become productive with Civil 3D.

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