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AutoCAD Civil 3D - Online Course

Civil 3D training course for beginners, teaching techniques for civil design, transportation work, land planning and development.

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AutoCAD Civil 3D – Online Course

Course Cost £495 +VAT
Duration 3 DAYS
Online
  • Course focuses on teaching techniques for civil design, transportation work, land planning and development.
  • Civil 3D is the standard software for civil engineering, offering surveying, mapping, design, documentation, and analysis.
  • Course covers topics like working with point data, surface modeling, developing sites, and modeling roads.
  • Live online training provides an interactive experience with trainers, comprehensive materials, and hands-on exercises.
  • Participants receive 30 days of email support and access to trial software if needed.

Overview

This Civil 3D training course for beginners focuses on teaching techniques for civil design, transportation work, land planning, and development. The course covers essential topics such as working with point data, surface modeling, developing sites, modeling roads, corridors, and pipe networks, as well as data sharing, presentation, and visualizations. It aims to provide a thorough grounding in the application and its key features, supporting BIM workflows and easy integration with other software like InfraWorks and Revit Structure.

Who should attend

Civil Engineers

Course Content

Civil 3D training course for beginners, teaching techniques for civil design, transportation work, land planning and development.

Civil 3D is the de facto standard software for civil engineering and design. It provides everything you need for surveying, mapping, design, documentation and analysis. It offers easy integration with InfraWorks, Revit Structure and more, and supports BIM workflows.

Our Civil 3D Essentials course provides a thorough grounding in the application and its key features. The topics covered include:

  • Working with point data.
  • Surface modelling.
  • Developing sites.
  • Modelling roads, corridors and pipe networks.
  • Data sharing, presentation and visualisations.

Course content

Getting Started with Civil 3D

  • Windows on the Model
  • It’s All About Style
  • The Underlying Engine
  • Labeling Lines and Curves
  • Creating Curves
  • Using Transparent Commands
  • Using Inquiry Commands
  • Establishing Drawing Settings

Data Input

  • Survey:
    • The Survey Tab
    • Exploring the Survey Database
    • Using the Figure Prefix Database
    • Using the Survey Data Wizard
    • Automatic line generation from
    • Points and Code Sets
  • Points:
    • Anatomy of a Point
    • Creating Basic Points
    • Basic Point Editing
    • Point Styles
    • Point Label Styles
    • Point Tables
    • User-Defined Properties

Surface Modelling

  • Creating Surfaces in Civil 3D
  • Refining and Editing Surfaces
  • Surface Styling and Analysis
  • Comparing Surfaces
  • Labeling the Surface
  • Calculating Volume from two surfaces
  • Creating Isopachyte surface
  • Viewing and analysing Isopachyte surfaces

Pipes and Pipe Networks

  • Parts Lists and Part Builder:
    • Planning a Typical Pipe Network – a Sanitary Sewer Example
    • The Part Catalog
    • Part Builder
    • Part Styles
    • Part Rules
    • Parts List
  • Pipe Networks:
    • Defining property and location Exploring Pipe Networks
    • Pipe Network Object Types
    • Creating a Sanitary Sewer Network
    • Changing Flow Direction
    • Editing a Pipe Network
    • Creating an Alignment from Network Parts
    • Drawing Parts in Profile View
    • Adding Pipe Network Labels
    • Creating an Interference Check between a Storm and Sanitary Pipe Network

Alignments and Corridors

  • Profiles:
    • Elevate Me
    • Profile Display and Stylization
    • A Better Point of View
    • Profile Utilities
    • Editing Profile Views
  • Corridors:
    • Understanding Corridors
    • Creating a Simple Road Corridor
    • Corridor Anatomy
    • Adding a Surface Target for Daylighting
    • Applying a Hatch Pattern to a Corridor
    • Creating a Corridor Surface
    • Performing a Volume Calculation
    • Creating a Corridor with a Lane Widening
  • Alignments:
    • Creating a Horizontal Alignment
    • Creating a Profile from an Alignment
    • Vertical Alignments
    • Offset Alignments
    • Using Widened Alignments
    • Editing and refining Alignment Geometry
  • Assemblies and Subassemblies:
    • Subassemblies
    • Building Assemblies
    • Working with Generic Subassemblies
    • Working with Daylight Subassemblies
    • Saving Subassemblies and Assemblies for Later Use
  • Intersections and roundabouts:
    • Getting Creative with Corridor Models
    • Using Alignment and Profile Targets to Model a Roadside Swale
    • Modeling a Peer-Road Intersection
    • Modeling a Cul-de-sac
    • Modeling a Widening with an Assembly Offset
    • Using a Feature Line as a Width and Elevation Target
  • Cross Sections and Mass Haul:
    • The Corridor
    • Lining Up for Samples
    • Creating the Views
    • Creating a Single-Section View
    • It’s a Material World
    • A Little More Sampling

Grading

  • Working with Grading Feature Lines
  • Grading Objects

Data Sharing and Presentation

  • Data Shortcuts:
    • What Are Data Shortcuts?
    • Publishing Data Shortcut Files
    • Using Data Shortcuts
  • LDT and LandXML:
    • What Is LandXML?
    • Handling Inbound Data
    • Sharing the Model
  • Quantity Takeoff:
    • AutoCAD 3D Modelling Workspace
    • Handling Inbound Data
    • Sharing the Model
  • Plan Production:
    • Preparing for Plan Sets
    • Prerequisite Components
    • Using View Frames and Match Lines
    • Creating Plan & Profile Sheets
    • Creating Section Sheets
    • Supporting Components
  • Visualisation:
    • AutoCAD 3D Modelling Workspace
    • Handling Inbound Data
    • Sharing the Model

Live online training

Live online training lets you participate in a real Civil 3D course from your place of work or home.

We do everything possible to make your online training experience as close as possible to actually being in the classroom. You can:

  • See and hear our trainer and other delegates participating in the Civil 3D training…
  • Interact by speaking, using chat, or raising your ‘virtual hand’ if you need assistance.
  • Share your screen with our trainer.

We endeavour to provide you with the best online training experience…

  • Online Civil 3D Essentials courses are presented by Autodesk Certified Instructors, following the same syllabus as our classroom-based courses.
  • You receive comprehensive training materials.
  • Your training is hands-on. You carry out assisted exercises using Civil 3D.
  • If you don’t have access to Civil 3D software, we’ll send you a link to fully-functional trial software that you can download and install.
  • You’re entitled to 30 days’ email support from your trainer.

When you attend live online training, you’re participating in a real course, hosted by a real trainer, in real time

Duration: 3 Days

 Cost:£495 + VAT

Who Should Attend

Civil Engineers

Location

This course supports online training.
Course Cost £495 +VAT
Online
Duration 3 DAYS

Experts in Construction and Infrastructure Training

1000+

Training courses available

250000+

Course hours completed

50+

Expert trainers

CITB, APS, IEMA

Accreditation training centres

12

Accreditations

Testimonials

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The course was exceptional, well run in terms of delivery of information, IT online course but seamless. Very interesting examples of temporary works failures applicable to the businesses we worked in. Break out activities / group examples worked very well and were again well managed by the trainer. Fantastic course, I will recommend to others! Best course I have attended in years!

CITB Temporary Works Co-Ordinator

Black & Veatch

The trainers knowledge was excellent and I liked his examples and how he could relate them to every day relatable examples that we could all understand. Coming from different industries and sectors his examples were a common ground. It was handled very well virtually and the engagement worked with his questioning and answering

Contract Management

The Pension Regulator

The training was very interactive and the tutor was excellent in engaging every course attendee and ensuring that the course content was tailored to each attendees Organisation and Company requirements

CITB Temporary Works Awareness

Kone – H &S Advisor

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