Previous experience with the AutoCAD software and a basic understanding of the Surveying profession is recommended.

AutoCAD Training Course Duration

16 hours

AutoCAD Training Course outline

Chapter 1 The AutoCAD Civil 3D Interface

• 1.1 Product Overview
• 1.2 AutoCAD Civil 3D Workspaces
• 1.3 AutoCAD Civil 3D User Interface
  • Practice 1a Overview of AutoCAD Civil 3D and its User Interface

• 1.4 AutoCAD Civil 3D Toolspace
  • Prospector Tab
  • Settings Tab
  • Survey Tab
  • Toolbox Tab

• 1.5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Panorama
  • Practice 1b AutoCAD Civil 3D Toolspace

• 1.6 AutoCAD Civil 3D Templates, Settings, and Styles
  • Drawing Settings in Detail
  • Styles
  • Templates
  • Practice 1c AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles

• 2.1 Survey Workflow Overview
• 2.2 Introduction to the Survey Toolspace
• 2.3 The Survey Database
  • Practice 2a Creating a Survey Database

• 2.4 Survey Networks
  • Practice 2b Creating a Survey Network

• 2.5 Survey Figures
  • Drawing Settings
  • Figure Styles
  • Figure Prefix Database
  • Practice 2c Creating Figure Prefixes

• 2.6 Importing a Field Book
  • Practice 2d Importing a Field Book

• 2.7 Working with Figures
  • Practice 2e Field Book Edits, Styles, and Figure Prefixes

• 2.8 Filtering a Survey Database
  • Practice 2f Filter a Survey Database

• 2.9 Points Overview
  • Practice 2g Point Marker Styles

• 2.10 Point Label Styles
  • Information Tab
  • General Tab
  • Layout Tab.
  • Dragged State Tab
  • Practice 2h Point Label Styles

• 2.11 Point Settings
• 2.12 Creating Points
• 2.13 Transparent Command
  • Practice 2i Creating AutoCAD Civil 3D Points

• 2.14 Description Key Sets
  • Practice 2j Creating a Description Key Set

• 2.15 Importing and Exporting Points
  • To Import Points
  • Duplicate Point Numbers
  • Transforming Points on Import or Export
  • Practice 2k Importing and Exporting Points Part I
  • Practice 2l Importing and Exporting Points Part II

• 2.16 Point Groups
  • Practice 2m Creating Point Groups

• 2.17 Reviewing and Editing Points
  • Practice 2n Manipulating Points

• 2.18 Locking/Unlocking Points
  • Practice 2o Point Locking and Editing

• 2.19 Point Reports
  • Practice 2p Point Reports

• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 Survey Equipment
  • Trimble
  • Leica
  • Tripod Data Systems (TDS)
  • Carlson
  • Other Resources

• 3.3 Import Field Data
• 3.4 Figure Prefix Database
  • Practice 3a Setup Survey Figure Database Path

• 3.5 Field Codes

• 3.6 Survey Data - Figures
  • Practice 3b Importing Data - Figures

• 3.7 Survey Data - Line Code
  • Practice 3c Line Code.

• 3.8 Translating a Survey Database
  • Practice 3d Translating Survey Database

• 3.9 Least Squares
  • Practice 3e Creating a Least Square Survey

• 3.10 Creating a Least Squares Input File
  • Adjustment Analysis
  • Blunder Detection Analysis
  • Updating the Survey
  • Practice 3f Creating a Least Square Input File and Adjustment

• 3.11 Traverse Basics
  • Open Traverse
  • Closed Traverse
  • Closed Connected Traverse
  • Traverse Data in a Field Book

• 3.12 Defining a Traverse
  • Traverse Editor
  • Least Squares Traverse
  • Adjustment Reports
  • Practice 3g Creating a Network Traverse

• 3.13 Multiple Network Surveys
  • Survey Points.
  • Closed Connected Traverse
  • Field Book Edits
  • Practice 3h Closed Connect Traverse

• 4.1 Surface Process
• 4.2 Surface Properties
  • Practice 4a Creating an Existing Ground Surface Part I

• 4.3 Contour Data
  • Weeding Factors
  • Supplementing Factors
  • Contour Issues
  • Minimizing Flat Triangle Strategies

• 4.4 Other Surface Data
  • DEM Files
  • Drawing Objects
  • Point Files
  • Point Groups
  • Point Survey Queries
  • Figure Survey Queries
  • Practice 4b Creating an Existing Ground Surface Part II

• 4.5 Breaklines and Boundaries
  • Breaklines

• 4.6 Surface Analysis Tools
  • Viewing a Surface in 3D
  • Quick Profile
  • Practice 4c Creating an Existing Ground Surface Part III

• 4.7 Surface Editing
  • Line Edits
  • Point Edits
  • Simplify Surface
  • Smooth Surface.
  • Smooth Contours
  • Copy Surface
  • Surface Paste
  • Raise/Lower Surface

• 4.8 Adjusting Surfaces through Surface Properties
• 4.9 Viewing Surfaces in 3D
  • Practice 4d Surface Edits

• 4.10 Surface Labels
  • Contour Labels
  • Spot and Slope Labels

• 4.11 Surface Volume Calculations
  • Volumes Dashboard
  • Bounded Volumes
  • Sample provided.
  • Volume Reports
  • Grid Volume or TIN Volume Surface

• 4.12 Surface Analysis Display
  • Analysis Settings
  • Analysis Data Display
  • Practice 4e Surface Labeling and Analysis

• A.1 Opening a Survey Database

• Exam Objectives