Mastering AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2010

Chapter 3. Lay of the Land: Survey

All civil-engineering projects start with a survey. Base maps provide engineers with data, which normally contain existing conditions. These maps can be used to develop an engineering-design model. Civil 3D 2010 provides an integrated solution that surveyors can use to create base maps that will reside in the same native format the engineers will use, thereby reducing potential (and costly) errors that result from translating data from one design software to another. In this chapter, you'll learn about tools and techniques that will link your survey equipment directly into the software, automate your drafting procedures from fieldwork, and provide a secure and independent database for storing and manipulating ...