Course Description
This course is an introduction to Autodesk Civil 3D software. This class considers the needs of professionals such as engineers, surveyors, watershed and storm water analysts, land developers and computer-aided drafting (CAD) technicians who wish to learn about various infrastructure projects. Topics include: points, surfaces, surface analysis, alignments, profiles, assemblies and sub-assemblies, corridors, parcels, sections, quantity takeoffs, grading, earthwork calculations, and pipe and pressure networks.
Prerequisite(s)
Topical Outline
- Week 1, Introduction of Civil 3D
- Week 2, Working with Points
- Week 3, Working with Surfaces
- Week 4, Surface Volumes and Analysis
- Week 5, Alignments
- Week 6, Alignments - II
- Week 7, Working with Profiles
- Week 8, Working with Profiles - II
- Week 9, Working with Assemblies and Subassemblies
- Week 10, Working with Corridors and Parcels
- Week 11, Sample Lines, Sections, and Quantity Takeoffs
- Week 12, Feature Lines and Grading
- Week 13, Pipe Networks
- Week 14, Pressure Networks
- Week 15, Working with Plan Production Tools and Data Shortcuts
- Week 16, Final Project Production
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Be able to create points.
- Be able to create a surface.
- Be able to create surface volumes and preform analysis of the surface.
- Be able to create an alignment.
- Be able to create a profile
- Be able to create an assembly.
- Be able to create parcels.
- Be able to create sections.
- Be able to create a grading plan.
- Be able to create a pipe network.
- Be able to create a pressure network.
General Education Distribution Area
AAS Technical Elective