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Understanding the User Interface

00:03:27

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Familiarize yourself with the user interface.

Import and Purge Styles

00:03:29

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

Create Data Shortcuts

00:01:45

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

Find and Replace Styles

00:01:47

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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.

Work With Files in Your BIM 360 Projects

00:02:38

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Save files to, and open files from, your BIM 360 projects.

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

00:04:30

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

Update Imported Survey Data

00:02:20

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Modify imported survey data using import events.

Import Points from a Database

00:01:29

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Import COGO points from a database into a drawing.

Create a Description Key Set and Description Keys

00:01:57

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

   

Model a Surface

Create a Surface

00:02:52

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

Create Catchments

00:02:47

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Create catchment objects to model drainage areas on a surface.

Create a Grading Criteria Set and Criteria

00:01:36

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Create sets of standard formulas for creating graded slopes.

Add Data to a Surface

00:01:59

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Add contour data to an existing surface definition.

Grade from a Building Footprint

00:01:54

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Grade from a building footprint to a surface.

Create Waterdrop Paths

00:01:11

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Create waterdrop paths to analyze surface water runoff.

Use a Surface as a Hide Boundary

00:03:47

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

Use Relative Feature Lines to Model a Surface

00:03:56

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Set feature line elevations to be relative to a reference surface and add the relative feature lines to a different surface as breaklines.

Design Horizontal and Vertical Objects

Create Parcels

00:02:20

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Create parcels from AutoCAD objects.

Label Alignment Points of Intersection

00:03:16

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

Create an Alignment and Profile

00:05:20

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Draw an alignment using constraint-based alignment layout tools and create simple existing ground and layout profiles for the alignment.

Grip Edit an Alignment

00:01:42

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Graphically modify alignment geometry.

Create a Pipe Network

00:02:13

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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

00:03:04

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

Create a Rail Alignment

00:04:34

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

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.

Lock a Profile to Alignment Geometry

00:03:50

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Anchor layout profile geometry to alignment geometry.

Adjust the Accuracy of a Corridor Model

00:03:05

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

Model a Corridor

Create a Corridor Assembly

00:05:38

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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

00:02:17

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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

00:02:24

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

Edit a Corridor in Section

00:03:40

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

Superelevation Axis of Rotation

00:05:41

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

Create Sample Lines

00:01:47

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

Calculate Cant Along an Alignment

00:07:41

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

Sample Multiple Baselines

00:03:19

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

Leveraging Corridors in Site Design

00:01:49

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Design site components and produce surfaces, volumes, and sectional representations of the components by leveraging the Autodesk Civil 3D corridor modeling tools.

Clear Corridor Bowties

00:02:46

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Clear bowties on fixed width and variable width corridors.

Analyze Data

Create a Mass Haul Diagram

00:01:43

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

Drive Along a Linear Object

00:03:48

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

Calculating Cut and Fill Volumes

00:04:30

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

Annotate Objects

Rotating Unanchored Labels

00:03:36

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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

00:01:23

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Add text to an instance of a label.

Add a Watershed Legend Table

00:01:20

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Add a surface watershed legend table to a drawing.

Label Corridor Points in Section Views

00:03:10

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

Bind Drafting Elements to Section Views and Move Section Views to a Section View Group

00:02:54

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Bind drafting elements to section views and move individual section views to a section view group.