Master Autodesk Civil 3D 2023 to develop real, project-specific, time-efficient civil infrastructure designs as an individual or an entire engineering team
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Key Features
Reap the potential of Civil 3D and its partner software platformsScale your workflows with a larger team and bigger projects while maximizing productivityExplore the design and modeling tools for enhanced functionality in Civil 3D
Book Description
Autodesk Civil 3D can radically increase your civil engineering design and efficiency if you learn to make the most of its features and partner software platforms. Autodesk Civil 3D from Start to Finish will teach you how to leverage its strengths and scale efficiency to large teams.
With this book, you'll uncover all the major features Civil 3D offers, from surface development to intelligent utility design as well as dynamic display work for smart document creation. You'll learn to configure and manage your civil engineering designs and explore practical applications of tools and modeling techniques available within the software.
By the end of this book, you'll have a thorough understanding of Autodesk Civil 3D along with its partner programs to strategize and improve your future projects.
What you will learn
Understand civil project basics and how Autodesk Civil 3D helps achieve themConnect detailed components of your design for faster and more efficient designsEliminate redundant workflows by creating intelligent objects to handle design changes smoothlyCollaborate with distributed teams efficiently and produce designs swiftly and effectivelyOptimize 3D usage and decision-making, using a model-based approach on the impact of your designs and accelerate your career
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. Basic understanding of Surveying, Civil/Environmental Engineering practices, and AutoCAD drafting knowledge is assumed.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Civil 3DSetting up the Design EnvironmentSharing Data within Civil 3DConfiguring Survey Data with Civil 3DLeveraging Points, Lines, and CurvesSurfaces - The First Foundational Component to Designs within Civil 3DAlignments - The Second Foundational Component of Designs within Civil 3DProfiles - The Third Foundational Component to Designs within Civil 3DLand Development Tool Belt for Everyday UseRoadway Modeling Tool Belt for Everyday UseAdvanced Roadway Modeling Tool Belt for Everyday UseUtility Modeling Tool Belt for Everyday UseSection Creation and AnalysisAutomating Sheet Creation