Civil 3D: Basic Roadway Design

2h 47mIntermediate2014-10-02

Authors

Eric Chappell

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

Course details

Roadway design is one of the most powerful capabilities of Civil 3D and one of the most common design tasks performed with it. It requires the use of several major Civil 3D features—alignments, profiles, and corridors—and an understanding of how they fit together in a complete road-design model. Eric Chappell shows you how to use these features to establish the path of your road, specify elevations, and define the makeup and cross-sectional elements of your design. The final chapter contains bonus tutorials on designing intersections—complex traffic junctions that Civil 3D makes surprisingly simple to design.

Learning objectives
Establishing the road centerline using an alignment
Capturing and defining road elevations with profiles
Designing the road cross-section using an assembly
Building a 3D model of the road using a corridor
Creating sections views of your design
Designing intersections

Skills covered

AutoCAD Civil 3DCivil EngineeringAutodeskAECDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Understanding Corridors

03 - Understanding corridors

2. Creating an Alignment

04 - Understanding alignments
05 - Drawing an alignment from scratch
06 - Creating an alignment from existing geometry
07 - Editing an alignment graphically
08 - Editing alignments with the Geometry Editor
09 - Editing an alignment numerically
10 - Labeling alignments

3. Creating Profiles

11 - Understanding profiles
12 - Creating a surface profile and profile view
13 - Creating a design profile
14 - Editing a design profile graphically
15 - Editing a design profile using the Geometry Editor
16 - Editing a design profile numerically
17 - Labeling profiles

4. Creating an Assembly

18 - Understanding assemblies
19 - Creating an assembly

5. Creating the Corridor

20 - Building the corridor
21 - Working with targets
22 - Working with regions
23 - Creating a corridor surface

6. Creating Sections

24 - Understanding sections
25 - Creating sample lines
26 - Creating section views

7. Designing Intersections

27 - Creating an intersection
28 - Editing an intersection

Conclusion

29 - Next steps