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Understanding the User Interface

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Familiarize yourself with the user interface.

Import and Purge Styles

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Import styles and settings from a template or drawing, and purge unused styles and settings.

Create Data Shortcuts

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Create reference copies of objects that you can import from one drawing into other drawings.

Find and Replace Styles

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Find objects and settings that reference a style, and then replace one style with another.

Creating a Pressure Network Parts List

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Define the components that are available when you lay out a pressure network.

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D with Autodesk Roadway Design for InfraWorks 360

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Accelerate the design process using workflows that take advantage of interoperability between Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D and Autodesk Roadway Design for InfraWorks 360.

Import and Create Base Data

Query Survey Data

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Create a query to filter the contents of a survey database.

Add Survey Query Results to a Surface

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Use the results of a survey query to build a surface.

Update Imported Survey Data

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Modify imported survey data using import events.

Import Points from a Database

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Import COGO points from a database into a drawing.

Create a Description Key Set and Description Keys

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Create sets of description keys to sort points as they are imported into a drawing.

Exchange Data Between Autodesk InfraWorks and AutoCAD Civil 3D

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Export objects from a conceptual model into AutoCAD Civil 3D for detailed design and analysis.

Model a Surface

	Create a Surface 00:02:45 No Audio Create a TIN surface definition, and then import point data into the surface definition.		Create Catchments 00:02:47 With Audio Create catchment objects to model drainage areas on a surface.
	Create a TIN Surface 00:01:02 No Audio Create an empty TIN surface definition.		Create a Grading Criteria Set and Criteria 00:01:36 No Audio Create sets of standard formulas for creating graded slopes.
	Add Data to a Surface 00:01:59 No Audio Add contour data to an existing surface definition.		Gradient from a Building Footprint 00:01:54 No Audio Gradient from a building footprint to a surface.
	Create Waterdrop Paths 00:01:11 No Audio Create waterdrop paths to analyze surface water runoff.		Use a Surface as a Hide Boundary 00:03:47 With Audio Visualize two overlapping surfaces by using one surface as a hide boundary for the other.

Design Horizontal and Vertical Objects

	Create Plots 00:02:20 No Audio Create plots from AutoCAD objects.		Label Alignment Intersection Points 00:03:16 With Audio Display and label explicit and implied intersection points on an alignment.
	Create an Alignment 00:02:35 No Audio Draw a horizontal alignment using constraint-based alignment layout tools.		Design a Simple Profile 00:02:54 No Audio Create simple existing ground and layout profiles for an alignment.
	Grip Edit an Alignment 00:01:42 No Audio Graphically modify alignment geometry.		Create a Pipe Network 00:02:13 No Audio Design a pipe network using an existing polyline, and then use the Pipe Network Layout Tools to add structures and pipes.
	Alignment Tangency Constraints 00:03:04 With Audio Work with the constraints that affect how alignment sub-entities maintain tangency to adjacent sub-entities.		Create a Rail Alignment 00:04:34 With Audio Specify the properties and lay out the geometry of a railway alignment.
	Lay Out a Pressure Network in Plan 00:04:44 With Audio Lay out the horizontal design of a pressure network.		Lay Out a Pressure Network in Profile 00:04:43 With Audio Refine the vertical design of a pressure network.
	Create a Pressure Network from a Water Industry Model 00:04:52 With Audio Create a pressure network from a water industry model that was created in AutoCAD Map 3D.		Drawing and Editing a Pressure Network in Model 00:03:41 With Audio Lay out and edit a pressure network in the model view.
	Adjust the Accuracy of a Corridor Model 00:03:05 With Audio Accurately model corridor curves and apply clean transitions at offset targets.		Lock a Profile to Alignment Geometry 00:03:50 With Audio Anchor layout profile geometry to alignment geometry.

Model a Corridor

	Create a Corridor Assembly 00:05:38 With Audio Create a corridor cross section that can be placed at intervals along an alignment, and then connected together to form a corridor model.		Create a Basic Corridor 00:02:17 No Audio Create a sectional assembly of a corridor, and then create a corridor by applying the assembly along an alignment and profile.
	Create a Junction 00:02:24 No Audio Create a three-way junction that maintains the crowns of both intersecting roads.		Edit a Corridor in Section 00:03:40 With Audio Explore some of the powerful tools in the AutoCAD Civil 3D Section Editor.
	Superelevation Axis of Rotation 00:05:41 With Audio Design a superelevated carriageway that uses axis of rotation pivot points.		Create Sample Lines 00:01:47 No Audio Create sample lines along the centerline alignment of a corridor model.
	Calculate Cant Along an Alignment 00:07:41 With Audio Calculate the amount by which rails are raised or lowered through a curve.		Sample Multiple Baselines 00:03:19 With Audio Use a single section to sample multiple baselines or corridors at the same time.