• Author:
  • Wedding, James
  • McEachron, Scott
• Subject:
  Business Applications
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  10/07/2009
• Price:
  $105.00
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A complete, detailed reference and tutorial for Autodesk's popular and robust civil engineering software

AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this guide by a pair of Civil 3D experts is the comprehensive reference for both novices and professionals. It focuses on teaching vital Civil 3D 2010 tips, tricks, and techniques, showing you how to use the software in real-world professional environments.

After you learn the key concepts and how to work with the interface, you'll explore the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling all the parts of a civil engineering project.

• This comprehensive guide to the newest version of Civil 3D features coverage of all the new features, including the intersection tool
• Uses real-world examples and practical tutorials to teach vital Civil 3D tips, tricks, and techniques
• Covers the key concepts and software interface and discusses the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling a project's elements
• Features in-depth, detailed coverage of surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, and LandXML and LDT Project Transfer
• Examines cross-sections, pipe networks, visualization, sheets, project management, and Vault and data shortcuts

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is the in-depth guide you need to make the most of Civil 3D.

About the Authors

James Wedding is an award–winning registered Professional Engineer and Vice President at Engineered Efficiency. He has worked extensively with the Autodesk development team to help shape Civil 3D and is one of the most respected instructors and consultants in the civil engineering community. James is also a highly rated Autodesk University speaker, presents on Autodesk's weekly Civil 3D webcasts, and maintains the popular www.civil3d.com blog.

Scott McEachron is President of I.II.I, an Authorized Autodesk Instructor, and an Autodesk Implementation Certified Expert with nearly 20 years of professional experience applying CAD technology to the civil engineering, land surveying, and GIS industries. He has worked as a consultant for many of the firms on Engineering News-Record's list of Top 50 Design Firms, has been an instructor at Autodesk University for six years, and maintains the popular Paving the Way blog at blog.121pcs.com.

2 Back to Basics: Lines and Curves.

3 Lay of the Land: Survey.

4 X Marks the Spot: Points.

5 The Ground Up: Surfaces in Civil 3D.

6 Don't Fence Me In: Parcels.

7 Laying a Path: Alignments.

8 Cut to the Chase: Profiles.

9 Slice and Dice: Profile Views in Civil 3D.

10 Templates Plus: Assemblies and Subassemblies.

11 Easy Does It: Basic Corridors.

12 The Road Ahead: Advanced Corridors.

13 Stacking Up: Cross Sections.

14 The Tool Chest: Parts List and Part Builder.

15 Running Downhill: Pipe Networks.

16 Working the Land: Grading.

17 Sharing the Model: Data Shortcuts.

18 Behind the Scenes: Autodesk Data Management Server.

19 Teamwork: Vault Client and Civil 3D.

20 Out the Door: Plan Production.

21 Playing Nice with Others: LDT, LandXML.

22 Get the Picture: Visualization.

23 Quantity Takeoff.