AutoCAD Civil 3D software is a civil engineering design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modelling workflows. The application helps reduce the time it takes to design, analyse, and implement changes by automating time-consuming tasks to help streamline project workflows.
When you have completed this course you will have complete mastery over the software and be completely at ease using all aspects of it.
Who is the AutoCAD Civil 3D course aimed at?
Autocad Civil 3D is aimed at civil engineers and other professionals who wish to plan, design, and manage civil engineering projects. These projects fall under 3 main development areas of land, water and transport and include such specialism as:
- road engineering
- river development projects
- port construction projects
- canal projects
- dam development projects
- embankment projects
- and many others
So if you are a civil engineer Auto CAD professional or wish to become one then learning Autocad Civil 3D will enhance your career opportunities whatever part of the industry you work in.
If you are already an AutoCAD user you will find the transition to AutoCAD Civil 3D relatively easy because it used to be an an add on to AutoCAD but has evolved into its own stand alone product. The interface design will be familiar to you as will many of the shortcuts.
AutoCAD Civil 3D course content
In the Autocad course you will learn how to use the fully integrated survey functionality that allows for import of raw data from surveys and automatic conversion into survey figures and surfaces and through the use of the tools produce fully fledged digital models of infrastructure projects that have real world uses.
Subjects will include the following:
Survey Tools
- Survey Databases
- Linework Code Sets
- Survey Queries
- and much more
Points
- Point Settings
- Creating Points
- Importing Points
- Displaying Imported Points
- Creating Point Groups
- and much more
Surfaces
- Creating Surfaces
- Adding Breaklines
- Adding Boundaries
- Editing Surfaces
- Surface Operations
- Pasting Surfaces
- Slope Analysis
- Surface Styles
- and much more
Alignments
- Alignments from Objects
- Alignments with the Layout Tools
- Editing Alignments
- Adjusting Alignment Stations
- Alignment Design Criteria
- Superelevations
- and much more
Profiles
- Profile Views
- Ground Profiles
- Editing Profiles
- Profile Design Criteria
- Working with Profile Tools
- and much more
Assemblies and Subassemblies
- Assemblies
- Subassemblies
- Editing Assemblies
- Managing Assemblies and Subassemblies
- and much more
Sections
- Sample Lines
- Section Views
- Reports
- and much more
Plan Production
- Plan Production Tools
- Frames
Creating Grading
- Grading Tools
- Feature Lines
- and much more
Other elements of AutoCAD Civil £D includes:
- Hydraflow
- Designing Corridors and Intersections
- Designing Pipework
- Sharing Data
- Rendering
What kind of AutoCAD Civil 3D courses are available?
There are many ways to learn Autocad Civil 3D to suit both your lifestyle and budget.
Many companies offer a wide variety of learning methods including:
- Evening Classes
- Week day courses - usually full time four or five days
- Weekend courses - usually one or more weekends
- Residential courses - Live face to face training in a training provider facility
- Distance Learning courses
- Online training courses
After completing the AutoCAD Civil 3D course
As a practitioner of AutoCAD 3D you will have opportunities to either be a freelance designer or get a full-time job with a civil engineering company, construction company or specialist architects.
There are many opportunities for Civil 3D technicians or as a civil engineer to put your extra skill to further your career.
Visit our training course directory and find out more details about enrolling onto AutoCAD Civil 3D course with the UK's leading AutoCAD Civil 3D training course providers.
