COGT 2173: Infrastructure Design With Civil 3D

Credit Hours 3.0 Lecture Hours 2.0 Lab Hours 1.0
Type of Credit
Occupational/Technical
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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)

COGT 2114 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

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
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