"Autodesk official training guide."

Includes index.

Contents: Getting dirty: the basics of civil 3D -- Back to basics: lines and curves -- Lay of the land: survey-- X marks the spot: points -- The ground up:surfaces in civil 3D -- Don't fence me in:parcels -- Laying the path:alignments -- Cut to the chase: profiles -- Slice and dice: profile views in civil 3D -- Templates plus: assemblies and subassemblies -- Ease does it: basic corridors -- The road ahead: advanced corridors -- Stacking up: cross sections -- The tool chest: parts lists and part builder -- Running downhill: pipe networks -- Working the land: grading -- Sharing the model: data shortcuts -- Behind the scenes: autodesk data management server -- Teamwork:vault client and civil 3D -- Out of the door: plan production -- Playing nice with others:LDT and LandXML -- Get the picture: visualization -- Projecting the cost: quantity takeoff -- Appendix- The bottom line

"Mastering Civil 3D's straightforward explanations, real-world examples, and practical tutorials focus squarely on teaching vital Civil 3D tips, tricks, and techniques. The authors' extensive real-world experience and Civil 3D expertise allows them to focus on how the software is used in real-world professional environments and present topics and techniques that are not documented elsewhere. Mastering Civil 3D begins with an overview of key concepts and the software's interface. It then shows how elements of the dynamic engineering program work together and discusses the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling all of a civil engineering projects' elements. The book features in-depth, detailed coverage of surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, LandXML and LDT Project Transfer, cross sections, pipe networks, visualization, sheets, and project management as well as Vault and data shortcuts. Mastering Civil 3D also features content to help readers pass the Civil 3D 2011 Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams and will feature instructor support materials appropriate for use in both the training and higher education channels."-- Provided by publisher.