AutoCAD Training :Civil 3D 2014 Grading

Civil 3D 2014 Grading

AutoCAD Training Overview

The Autodesk Civil 3D software supports a wide range of civil engineering tasks and creates intelligent relationships between objects. This interactive 2 day training guide is recommended for students that are required to create site grading plans using the AutoCAD Civil 3D software. This training guide is also ideal for managers that require a basic overview and understanding of this aspect of the AutoCAD Civil 3D software.

Students use feature lines and grading tools to create a commercial site containing a parking lot, building pad, pond, and simple sewage lagoon. An existing road has been included in the survey and a survey team collected the existing conditions. Students also work on a residential site to grade a small subdivision for proper grading of each lot.

AutoCAD Training Topics

Introduction to Grading
Parcel Grading
Building Pad Design
Parking Lot Design
Pond Design
Lagoon Design
Combining Surfaces
Visualization of Grading

Prerequisites

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Fundamentals

AutoCAD Training Course Duration

16 hours

AutoCAD Training Course outline

Chapter 1 Introduction to Grading

1.1 Overview
1.2 Tools in AutoCAD Civil 3D
1.3 Settings and Defaults
1.4 Feature Line Styles
1.5 Grading Group Styles
1.6 Grading Criteria Sets
1.7 Surface Styles
1.8 Sites Overview

Chapter 2 Parcel Grading

2.1 Setting Parcel Line Elevations
2.2 Retaining Walls
2.3 Editing Surfaces
2.4 Feature Line Interactions With Parcel Lines

Chapter 3 Building Pad Design

3.1 Feature Lines Overview
3.2 Create Feature Lines from Objects
3.3 Grading Creation Tools
3.4 Editing the Grading
3.5 Grading Volume Tools

Chapter 4 Parking Lot Design

4.1 Draw Feature Lines
4.2 Create a Temporary Surface
4.3 Stepped Offsets
4.4 Copy or Move Feature Lines from One Site to Another
4.5 Create a Transitional Grading Group
4.6 Create a Grading Surface
4.7 Add Feature Lines to a Grading Surface

Chapter 5 Pond Design

5.1 Feature Line Review
5.2 Edit Elevations
5.3 Create Feature Lines From Corridors
5.4 Edit Geometry
5.5 Creating Complex Grading Groups

Chapter 6 Lagoon Grading

6.1 Alignments
6.2 Profiles
6.3 Create Grading Assemblies
6.4 Creating Complex Corridors
6.5 Modify Corridor Grading

Chapter 7 Combining Surfaces

7.1 AutoCAD Civil 3D Projects
7.2 Sharing Data
7.3 Data Shortcuts

Chapter 8 Visualization

8.1 Introduction to the 3D Modeling Workspace
8.2 Basic 3D Viewing Tools
8.3 3D Navigation Tools
8.4 Working with Materials
8.5 Specifying Light Sources
8.6 Rendering Concepts