Course description
Civil 3D Essentials - live online training
3-day live online course for beginners, teaching techniques for civil design, transportation work, land planning and development.
Live online training lets you participate in a real course from your place of work or home.
This Civil 3D course teaches the fundamental features of Civil 3D, including techniques for civil design, transportation work, land planning and development. The topics covered include:
- Working with point data.
- Surface modelling.
- Developing sites.
- Modelling roads, corridors and pipe networks.
- Data sharing, presentation and visualisations.
Our approach to live online training
We do everything possible to make your experience as close as possible to actually being in the classroom…
- You’ll see and hear your trainer and the other delegates, and be able to view your trainer’s screen. Your trainer and the other delegates will see and hear you.
- You'll receive the same training guide as in-class delegates. Choose from a printed copy that we’ll post to you, or PDF.
- Your training is hands-on: you’ll practice and carry out exercises throughout. We’ll make the course files and resources you’ll use available for you to download.
- If you need assistance, you can share your screen with your trainer, and pass control to them.
- If you don’t have a current subscription to the software, you’re entitled to a 30-day trial that’s ideal for participating in training. We’ll send you a link to this. If you’ve already used your trial, we can lend you a license for the duration of your course.
When you attend live online training, you’re participating in a real course, hosted by a real trainer, in real time.
Upcoming start dates
Course information
Civil 3D version
Training is based primarily on Civil 3D 2024, with the UKIE country kitinstalled. Most of the techniques taught are relevant to users of Civil 3D versions 2020 and later.
Please note: significant changes were made to Civil 3D in version 2022.1, released in November 2021, affecting the Corridor Creation and Target Mapping functionality. If you’re using a version of Civil 3D prior to 2022.1, you’ll have to observe the affected sessions without actively participating.
Suitability - Who should attend?
This Civil 3D Essentials training is ideal for:
- Civil Engineers
- Land Planners
- Surveyors
Pre-requisites
Delegates must have a working knowledge of an Autodesk CAD application, such as AutoCAD or Revit. If you don't have this knowledge, we recommend you attending AutoCAD Essentials training first.
Delegates MUST have a stable internet connection, and access to a computer running Civil 3D to use throughout the training. If this is not installed on the machine, Armada can provide details of trial software to download and use.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Autodesk e-certificate
Armada is an Autodesk authorised Training Centre (ATC), and the Civil 3D Essentials course is accredited by Autodesk. Delegates receive an industry recognised e-certificate from Autodesk to confirm they have attended and successfully completed an accredited Civil 3D training course.
Training Course Content
This course typically covers the following topics:
Getting Started with Civil 3D
- Windows on the Model
- It’s All About Style
- The Underlying Engine
- Labeling Lines and Curves
- Creating Curves
- Using Transparent Commands
- Using Inquiry Commands
- Establishing Drawing Settings
Data Input
- Survey:
- The Survey Tab
- Exploring the Survey Database
- Using the Figure Prefix Database
- Using the Survey Data Wizard
- Automatic line generation from
- Points and Code Sets
- Points:
- Anatomy of a Point
- Creating Basic Points
- Basic Point Editing
- Point Styles
- Point Label Styles
- Point Tables
- User-Defined Properties
Surface Modelling
- Creating Surfaces in Civil 3D
- Refining and Editing Surfaces
- Surface Styling and Analysis
- Comparing Surfaces
- Labeling the Surface
- Calculating Volume from two surfaces
- Creating Isopachyte surface
- Viewing and analysing Isopachyte surfaces
Pipes and Pipe Networks
- Parts Lists and Part Builder:
- Planning a Typical Pipe Network – a Sanitary Sewer Example
- The Part Catalog
- Part Builder
- Part Styles
- Part Rules
- Parts List
- Pipe Networks:
- Defining property and location Exploring Pipe Networks
- Pipe Network Object Types
- Creating a Sanitary Sewer Network
- Changing Flow Direction
- Editing a Pipe Network
- Creating an Alignment from Network Parts
- Drawing Parts in Profile View
- Adding Pipe Network Labels
- Creating an Interference Check between a Storm and Sanitary Pipe Network
Alignments and Corridors
- Profiles:
- Elevate Me
- Profile Display and Stylization
- A Better Point of View
- Profile Utilities
- Editing Profile Views
- Corridors:
- Understanding Corridors
- Creating a Simple Road Corridor
- Corridor Anatomy
- Adding a Surface Target for Daylighting
- Applying a Hatch Pattern to a Corridor
- Creating a Corridor Surface
- Performing a Volume Calculation
- Creating a Corridor with a Lane Widening
- Alignments:
- Creating a Horizontal Alignment
- Creating a Profile from an Alignment
- Vertical Alignments
- Offset Alignments
- Using Widened Alignments
- Editing and refining Alignment Geometry
- Assemblies and Subassemblies:
- Subassemblies
- Building Assemblies
- Working with Generic Subassemblies
- Working with Daylight Subassemblies
- Saving Subassemblies and Assemblies for Later Use
- Intersections and roundabouts:
- Getting Creative with Corridor Models
- Using Alignment and Profile Targets to Model a Roadside Swale
- Modeling a Peer-Road Intersection
- Modeling a Cul-de-sac
- Modeling a Widening with an Assembly Offset
- Using a Feature Line as a Width and Elevation Target
- Cross Sections and Mass Haul:
- The Corridor
- Lining Up for Samples
- Creating the Views
- Creating a Single-Section View
- It’s a Material World
- A Little More Sampling
Grading
- Working with Grading Feature Lines
- Grading Objects
Data Sharing and Presentation
- Data Shortcuts:
- What Are Data Shortcuts?
- Publishing Data Shortcut Files
- Using Data Shortcuts
- LDT and LandXML:
- What Is LandXML?
- Handling Inbound Data
- Sharing the Model
- Quantity Takeoff:
- AutoCAD 3D Modelling Workspace
- Handling Inbound Data
- Sharing the Model
- Plan Production:
- Preparing for Plan Sets
- Prerequisite Components
- Using View Frames and Match Lines
- Creating Plan & Profile Sheets
- Creating Section Sheets
- Supporting Components
- Visualisation:
- AutoCAD 3D Modelling Workspace
- Handling Inbound Data
- Sharing the Model
Course delivery details
Armada uses Zoom as our platform of choice for online training courses.
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Reviews
Average rating 5
Very valuable learning. Well explained and demonstrated. Have already recommended other colleagues attend.
Expenses
Course fees are inclusive of all relevant course documentation, posted out ahead of the training.
Discounts are available for multiple bookings.
Delegates are also entitled to 30 days' after-course support via email.
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