AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Essentials - Softcover

Chappell, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118016785 ISBN 13: 9781118016787

Publisher: Sybex, 2011

Synopsis

Learn AutoCAD Civil 3D essentials quickly and easily

The new Essentials series from Sybex helps you quickly learn and use Autodesk software. This beautiful, task–based, full–color Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of Civil 3D and teaches everything readers need to design in a dynamic environment quickly and successfully. As readers design a residential subdivision, they′ll learn how to import field–gathered survey data, design in 2D and 3D, add boundaries and pipe networks, design roads using alignments, profiles, and corridors, create construction documents, and much more.

The four–color Essentials book features real–world tutorials, downloadable before–and–after exercise files, and additional suggested exercises. In addition, this book is a recommended Certification Preparation study guide resource for the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Associate and Professional exams.

• Covers Civil 3D fundamentals, so you become quickly productive with the software
• Prepares you for the AutoCAD Civil 3D Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams
• Uses straightforward explanations and real–world, hands–on exercises and tutorials to teach the software′s core features and functions
• Gives you the skills you′ll need throughout a production pipeline, from design to construction, whether you′re a beginner or a more experienced user brushing up on the basics

Get quickly up to speed on AutoCAD Civil 3D with AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials.

About this title

About the Author

Eric Chappell, E.I.T., is a Civil 3D consultant and award–winning instructor with more than 20 years of experience in the civil engineering field. He has been using (and training others to use) Civil 3D since its inception. Eric has very close ties to the software development team and Civil 3D community, has worked with Autodesk numerous times, and is a highly rated Autodesk University speaker.

From the Back Cover

Learn AutoCAD Civil 3D Quickly and Easily

This Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD Civil 3D and teaches you everything you need to quickly become productive with the software. As you design a residential subdivision, you′ll learn how to import survey data, design in 2D and 3D, add boundaries and pipe networks, create construction documents, and much more. Whether you′re an aspiring civil engineer, preparing for the Civil 3D Associate or Professional Certification exams, or just brushing up on the basics, this is the fast and thorough grounding you need in AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Learn these AutoCAD Civil 3D essentials and more:

• Leveraging a dynamic environment to create and modify designs quickly

• Using field–gathered survey data to map sites

• Creating 3D models of existing terrain

• Designing roads in 3D using alignments, profiles, and corridors

• Using parcels to generate dynamic lot layouts

• Creating detailed models of underground pipe networks

• Reshaping the ground in 3D with grading tools and design surfaces

• Leveraging automation to produce final construction documents quickly

Learn how to create features like this pond using dynamic 3D models

Use powerful tools to create pipe system designs that are labeled on the fly

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter–opening learning objectives

• Step–by–step tutorials

• Four–color screenshots and illustrations

• Concise chapter summaries and additional suggested practice exercises

• Downloadable exercise files

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118016785
• ISBN 13: 9781118016787
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384