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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

00:04:00

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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

00:01:28

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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

00:05:22

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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

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Create a TIN surface definition, and then import point data into the surface definition.

Create Catchments

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Create catchment objects to model drainage areas on a surface.

Create a TIN Surface

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Create an empty TIN surface definition.

Create a Grading Criteria Set and Criteria

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Create sets of standard formulas for creating graded slopes.

Add Data to a Surface

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Add contour data to an existing surface definition.

Grade from a Building Footprint

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Grade from a building footprint to a surface.

Create Waterdrop Paths

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Create waterdrop paths to analyze surface water runoff.

Use a Surface as a Hide Boundary

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Visualize two overlapping surfaces by using one surface as a hide boundary for the other.

Design Horizontal and Vertical Objects

Create Parcels

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Create parcels from AutoCAD objects.

Label Alignment Points of Intersection

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Display and label explicit and implied points of intersection on an alignment.

Create an Alignment

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Draw a horizontal alignment using constraint-based alignment layout tools.

Design a Simple Profile

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Create simple existing ground and layout profiles for an alignment.

Grip Edit an Alignment

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Graphically modify alignment geometry.

Create a Pipe Network

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Design a pipe network using an existing polyline, and then use the Pipe Network Layout Tools to add structures and pipes.

Alignment Tangency Constraints

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Work with the constraints that affect how alignment sub-entities maintain tangency to adjacent sub-entities.

Create a Rail Alignment

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Specify the properties and lay out the geometry of a railway alignment.

Lay Out a Pressure Network in Plan

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Lay out the horizontal design of a pressure network.

Lay Out a Pressure Network in Profile

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Refine the vertical design of a pressure network.

Create a Pressure Network from a Water Industry Model

00:04:52

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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

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Lay out and edit a pressure network in the model view.

Adjust the Accuracy of a Corridor Model

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Accurately model corridor curves and apply clean transitions at offset targets.

Lock a Profile to Alignment Geometry

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Anchor layout profile geometry to alignment geometry.

Model a Corridor

Create a Corridor Assembly

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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

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Create a sectional assembly of a corridor, and then create a corridor by applying the assembly along an alignment and profile.

Create an Intersection

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Create a three-way intersection that maintains the crowns of both intersecting roads.

Edit a Corridor in Section

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Explore some of the powerful tools in the AutoCAD Civil 3D Section Editor.

Superelevation Axis of Rotation

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Design a superelevated roadway that uses axis of rotation pivot points.

Create Sample Lines

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Create sample lines along the centerline alignment of a corridor model.

Calculate Cant Along an Alignment

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Calculate the amount by which rails are raised or lowered through a curve.

Sample Multiple Baselines

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Use a single section to sample multiple baselines or corridors at the same time.

Analyze Data

Create a Mass Haul Diagram

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Create a mass haul diagram that displays free haul and overhaul volumes for a project site.

Export Data to Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis

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Export catchments and a pipe network to the Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis application.

Calculating Cut and Fill Volumes

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Calculate a site's cut and fill volumes and see the calculations change dynamically as you modify the surface.

Drive Along a Linear Object

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Use the Drive command to visualize a model by traversing along a linear path.

Annotate Objects

Rotating Unanchored Labels

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Move and rotate an unanchored label, independent from its insertion point marker.

Convert Parcel Segment Labels to Tags for Display in a Table

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Add parcel segment labels, and then convert the labels to tags that correspond to the contents of a table.

Edit Text in a Label

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Add text to an instance of a label.

Add a Watershed Legend Table

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Add a surface watershed legend table to a drawing.

Label Corridor Points in Section Views

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Use a label set to label corridor points in section views.