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Preface ................................................................................... 1-ix

Module 1 The AutoCAD Civil 3D Interface .............................. 1-1Section 1: AutoCAD Civil 3D Interface................................. 1-3

1.1 Product Overview........................................................ 1-41.2 AutoCAD Civil 3D Workspaces.................................. 1-51.3 AutoCAD Civil 3D User Interface ............................... 1-71.4 AutoCAD Civil 3D Toolspace ................................... 1-121.5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Panorama1.................................... -18Practice 1a Overview of AutoCAD Civil 3D and its User Interface........................................................................... 1-19

Module 2 Survey Level 1........................................................... 2-1Section 1: Civil 3D Survey Toolspace.................................. 2-3

2.1 Survey Workflow Overview ........................................ 2-42.2 Introduction to the Survey Toolspace....................... 2-82.3 The Survey Toolspace .............................................. 2-10Practice 2a Creating a Survey Database .................... 2-122.4 Survey Networks ....................................................... 2-17Practice 2b Creating a Survey Network....................... 2-19

Section 2: Civil 3D Points.................................................... 2-212.5 Points Overview ........................................................ 2-22Practice 2c Point Marker Styles .................................. 2-292.6 Point Label Styles ..................................................... 2-34Practice 2d Point Label Styles...................................... 2-422.7 Styles and Templates................................................ 2-472.8 Point Settings ............................................................ 2-492.9 Creating Points.......................................................... 2-512.10Transparent Command ............................................ 2-52Practice 2e Creating AutoCAD Civil 3D Points ........... 2-532.11Description Key Sets................................................ 2-55Practice 2f Creating a Description Key Set ................. 2-582.12Importing and Exporting Points .............................. 2-63Practice 2g Importing and Exporting Points Part I ..... 2-68

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Practice 2h Importing and Exporting Points Part II..... 2-722.13Point Groups..............................................................2-75Practice 2i Creating Point Groups ................................ 2-812.14Reviewing and Editing Points ..................................2-84Practice 2j Manipulating Points .................................... 2-872.15Locking/Unlocking Points ........................................2-89Practice 2k Point Locking and Editing ......................... 2-912.16Point Reports.............................................................2-93Practice 2l Point Reports............................................... 2-95

Section 3: Civil 3D Survey Figures .....................................2-972.17Survey Figures ..........................................................2-98Practice 2m Creating Figure Prefixes......................... 2-1022.18Importing a Field Book............................................2-103Practice 2n Importing a Field Book ............................ 2-1062.19Working with Figures..............................................2-109Practice 2o Field Book Edits, Styles, and Figure Prefixes .......................................................................... 2-111

Module 3 Survey Level 2 ...........................................................3-1Section 1: Survey Workflow ..................................................3-3

3.1 Overview .......................................................................3-4Section 2: Prepare for Survey Data.......................................3-8

3.2 Survey Equipment .......................................................3-93.3 Import Field Data........................................................3-113.4 Figure Prefix Database ..............................................3-13Practice 3a Setup Survey Figure Database Path......... 3-163.5 Field Codes.................................................................3-19

Section 3: Obtain and Create Survey Data.........................3-243.6 Survey Data - Figures ................................................3-25Practice 3b Importing Data - Figures............................ 3-263.7 Survey Data - Line Code............................................3-32Practice 3c Line Code .................................................... 3-363.8 Translating a Survey Database.................................3-39Practice 3d Translating Survey Database.................... 3-40

Section 4: Adjust, Analyze, and Output Survey Data........3-483.9 Least Squares ............................................................3-49

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Practice 3e Creating a Least Square Survey............... 3-503.10Least Creating a Least Squares Input File ............. 3-54Practice 3f Creating a Least Square Input File and Adjustment ...................................................................... 3-583.11Traverses Basics ...................................................... 3-613.12Defining a Traverse .................................................. 3-63Practice 3g Creating a Network Traverse.................... 3-653.13Multiple Network Surveys ........................................ 3-72Practice 3h Closed Connect Traverse ......................... 3-74

Module 4 Surfaces Level 1 ....................................................... 4-1Section 1: Civil 3D Surface Overview................................... 4-3

4.1 Surface Process .......................................................... 4-44.2 Surface Properties .................................................... 4-11Practice 4a Creating an Existing Ground Surface Part I................................................................................. 4-134.3 Contour Data.............................................................. 4-164.4 Other Surface Data.................................................... 4-20Practice 4b Creating an Existing Ground Surface Part II................................................................................ 4-214.5 Breaklines and Boundaries ...................................... 4-264.6 Surface Analysis Tools............................................. 4-31Practice 4c Creating an Existing Ground Surface Part III............................................................................... 4-32

Section 2: Civil 3D Surface Editing .................................... 4-404.7 Surface Editing.......................................................... 4-414.8 Adjusting Surfaces through Surface Properties .... 4-484.9 Viewing Surfaces in 3D............................................. 4-49Practice 4d Surface Edits.............................................. 4-50

Section 3: Civil 3D Surface Labels and Analysis .............. 4-624.10Surface Labels .......................................................... 4-634.11Surface Volume Calculations .................................. 4-654.12Surface Analysis Display ......................................... 4-67Practice 4e Surface Labeling and Analysis................. 4-70