Autodesk Civil 3D 2023 Essential Training

10h 17mBeginner2022-06-14

Authors

Eric Chappell

Civil 3D Consultant and Instructor with 20+ years in civil engineering

Course details

Autodesk Civil 3D 2023 is a feature-packed design and documentation solution for civil engineering, design, and surveying. By mastering the best-in-class tools within Civil 3D, you can boost your efficiency and effectiveness as a civil engineer, surveyor, or designer. In this course, Eric Chappell helps you get up and running with this powerful software, showing how to use most of the tools in Civil 3D as you work through a project: a new residential development. After an overview of the user interface—including features new to the 2023 version—Eric demonstrates how to model a surface, lay out parcels, and design road geometry in plan and profile views. Next, he explains how to create corridors, cross-sections, gravity pipe networks, and pressure pipe networks. Then he covers working with feature lines and grading objects, and wraps up with an overview of how to analyze and annotate surfaces. Each chapter is full of shortcuts and tips to make your workflow smoother and more efficient.

Skills covered

AutoCAD Civil 3DCivil EngineeringAutodeskEssential TrainingAEC

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learning the essentials of AutoCAD Civil 3D

1. Navigating the User Interface

02 - Get to know the user interface
03 - Use the application menu
04 - Use the ribbon to launch commands
05 - Explore the model with the Prospector tab
06 - Explore the drawing settings with the Settings tab
07 - Explore Panorama
08 - Use transparent commands
09 - Use the Inquiry Tool
10 - Get to know Project Explorer
11 - Browse objects with Project Explorer
12 - Edit objects with Project Explorer
13 - Compare objects with Project Explorer
14 - Create tables and reports with Project Explorer

2. Leveraging a Dynamic Environment

15 - Understand objects and styles
16 - Apply label styles to labels
17 - Explore object relationships
18 - Explore the relationship between objects and labels
19 - Share data using Data Shortcuts

3. Establishing Existing Conditions

20 - What is survey data
21 - Create a survey database
22 - Import survey data
23 - Apply a linework code set
24 - Configure and apply description keys
25 - Apply a figure prefix database
26 - Create and apply point groups
27 - Edit survey points
28 - Edit survey figures
29 - Work with COGO points

4. Modeling the Existing Terrain with Surfaces

30 - Understand surfaces
31 - Create an existing ground surface
32 - Add surface breaklines
33 - Add surface boundaries
34 - Delete surface lines
35 - Edit surface points
36 - Analyze surface elevations
37 - Analyze surface slope
38 - Annotate a surface

5. Designing with Alignments

39 - Understand alignments
40 - Create alignments from objects
41 - Create alignments using the alignment creation tools
42 - Edit with alignment grips
43 - Apply the alignment editing tools
44 - Edit alignments using Alignment Grid View
45 - Edit alignments using component level editing
46 - Apply an alignment design check set
47 - Apply an alignment design criteria file

6. Displaying and Annotating Alignments

48 - Apply alignment styles
49 - Apply labels to alignments
50 - Leverage alignment label sets
51 - Edit alignment labels
52 - Create station offset labels
53 - Create alignment segment labels
54 - Create alignment tag labels
55 - Create alignment tables

7. Designing Vertically Using Profiles

56 - Understand profiles and profile views
57 - Create a surface profile
58 - Create a profile view
59 - Design a profile
60 - Edit a profile with grips
61 - Edit a profile using the profile layout tools
62 - Edit a profile using Profile Grid View
63 - Edit a profile using component level editing
64 - Apply a profile design check set
65 - Apply a profile design criteria file

8. Displaying and Annotating Profiles

66 - Apply profile styles
67 - Apply profile view styles
68 - Apply profile view bands
69 - Apply profile labels
70 - Apply profile label sets
71 - Apply profile view labels
72 - Project objects to profile view

9. Designing Roads Using Corridors

73 - Understand corridors
74 - Create an assembly
75 - Create a corridor
76 - Apply targeting subassemblies
77 - Assign subassembly targets
78 - Create a corridor surface

10. Creating Cross Sections

79 - Understand sections
80 - Use the section editor
81 - Create sample lines
82 - Create individual section views
83 - Create multiple section views
84 - Sample more sources for your sections

11. Displaying and Annotating Sections

85 - Apply section styles
86 - Apply section labels
87 - Apply code set styles
88 - Apply labels with code set styles
89 - Apply section view styles
90 - Apply section view bands
91 - Apply group plot styles
92 - Create section view labels

12. Working with Parcels

93 - Understand parcels
94 - Create parcels from objects
95 - Create parcels using the lot line tools
96 - Create parcels using the parcel sizing tools
97 - Create multiple parcels
98 - Edit parcels with grips
99 - Edit parcels with the edit geometry commands
100 - Edit parcels with the parcel layout tools

13. Displaying and Annotating Parcels

101 - Apply parcel styles
102 - Control parcel style display order
103 - Apply parcel area labels
104 - Label parcel segments
105 - Apply parcel segment label styles
106 - Edit parcel segment labels graphically
107 - Create a parcel area table
108 - Create a parcel segment table

14. Designing Gravity Pipe Networks

109 - Understand gravity networks
110 - Create a gravity network from objects
111 - Create a gravity network by layout
112 - Draw a gravity network in profile view
113 - Edit a gravity network using grips
114 - Edit a gravity network using the editing tools
115 - Edit a gravity network using Properties
116 - Edit a gravity network using the pipe network vistas

15. Designing Pressure Pipe Networks

117 - Understand pressure networks
118 - Create a pressure network from objects
119 - Create a pressure network by layout
120 - Edit a pressure network using grips
121 - Check pressure network design and depth
122 - Use the Pressure Network Plan Layout tools
123 - Use the Pressure Network Profile Layout tools

16. Displaying and Annotating Pipe Networks

124 - Control the display of structures
125 - Control the display of pipes
126 - Rename pipes and structures
127 - Create and edit plan view labels
128 - Create and edit profile view labels
129 - Create a pipe network table

17. Grading - Designing New Terrain

130 - Understand grading
131 - Understand feature lines
132 - Create feature lines
133 - Edit feature lines with geometry commands
134 - Edit feature lines with elevation commands
135 - Understanding grading objects
136 - Create grading objects
137 - Edit grading objects
138 - Introduction to grading optimization

18. Analyzing, Displaying, and Annotating Surfaces

139 - Combine surfaces
140 - Analyze surfaces
141 - Analyze hydrology
142 - Analyze using a quick profile
143 - Analyze earthwork
144 - Label a design surface

Conclusion

145 - Next steps