This hands-on, foundation-level course covers the essentials of AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software as it applies to Land Surveyors, including how to import and export data, set up and manage survey database, create point and figure styles, set up and manage linework code set, create a survey drawing template, surface creation and analysis, long-sections.

The primary objective of the course is to familiarize students with the concepts and application of the essential functions of Autodesk Civil 3D as they apply to Land Surveying. After completing this course, students should be able to:

• Create points, change point styles, and manage points in groups                 
• Set up description files
• Create and manage survey databases                                     
• Create setting out data
• Create linework code sets to automatically process linework         
• Insert blocks based on field coding
• Import survey data
• Create, edit and analyse surfaces
• Export point and design data       

Working with Point Data

• Creating and Editing Points
• Importing Points
• Creating Point Styles
• Creating Description Keys
• Point Groups
• Exporting points

 Linework Creation

• Create & Stylise Figures
• Create Linework Code Sets
• Setting out reports

Survey Setup

• Create a local survey database
• Modify database and user settings
• Create a survey template

Survey Drawing Creation

• Import survey data
• Process linework
• Edit points and survey figures

Surface Modelling

• Create a Surface from survey data
• Creating a surface from other sources
• Editing and Analysing a Surface
• Adding Masks, Borders and Labels
• Breaklines
• Exporting survey data

Students should have a working knowledge of AutoCAD 2018 or later. Some familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D preferred.

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If necessary, the instructor will adapt the content of the course so that it is 100% relevant to your work tasks. This way, the course will accurately reflect you, regardless of whether you design greenhouses or shopping malls.

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