A Practical Guide to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016

Welcome to the next generation of training materials for AutoCAD Civil 3D, the Practical Guide.

The Practical Guide books have been formatted to maximize learning by starting all lessons with an explanation of the concepts and processes that will be covered; followed by real world examples in step-by-step exercises that you can perform yourself with the included dataset.

This new AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 book focuses on effectively using this powerful software, providing you with skills that other professionals are using in the workplace every day.

Now you can get your own copy of the book that is used by colleges, universities, technical schools and training centers across the US and around the world.

Objectives

After completing this book, you will be able to:

Navigate the latest workspace ribbon

Understand and work with Object Styles

Create, manage and apply Label Styles

Import and manage Points, and work with Point Groups

Create and edit Alignments

Define and edit Parcels

Create and edit Profiles and Profile Views

Create Corridors and extract information from them

Sample Sections and plot Section Views

Import and leverage GIS Data in your Civil 3D projects

Use Queries to manage and share data

Layout Pipe Networks and edit them in plan and profile

Create Pressure Pipe Networks and edit them in plan and profile

Work with the Grading tools

Create reports for Civil 3D objects

Calculate Volumes

Share project data with Data Shortcuts

This new, large format book is spiral bound, to lie perfectly flat on your desk.

It features over 135 exercises organized into 34 lessons in 11 chapters. Each lesson includes detailed descriptions of processes and theory with many illustrations and diagrams, to help you understand "why", not just "how".