Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 / James Wedding, Dana Probert.

Includes index.

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Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Welcome to the Civil 3D Environment; The Civil 3D Interface; Summary; Chapter 2: General Tools; Interrogating the Model; Reporting on the Model; Tool Palettes and Catalogs; Summary; Chapter 3: Lines and Curves; Drawing Deeds with Lines and Curves; Creating Property Lines Using the Line Creation Tools; Creating Property Curves Using the Curve Creation Tools; Creating Property Lines Using Transparent Commands; Creating a Property Line by Best Fit

Labeling Property Lines and CurvesMaking a Segment Table; Summary; Chapter 4: Survey; Establishing Survey Settings; Importing Survey Data; Refining Survey Data; Chapter 5: Points; Working with Ground Points; Setting Points for Stakeout; Chapter 6: Parcels; Converting a Boundary to a Parcel; Creating Internal Boundary Segments; Creating Lots at the End of a Cul-de-Sac; Creating Evenly Sized Subdivision Lots; Renumbering Parcels; Labeling Parcel Segments; Analyzing Parcels with an Area Table; Working Through the Plan; Summary; Chapter 7: Surfaces; Surface Building Blocks

Refining and Editing Surface DataDisplaying and Labeling Surfaces; Analyzing Surfaces; Summary; Chapter 8: Alignments; Creating Alignments; Editing Alignments; Labeling Alignments; Summary; Chapter 9: Profiles and Profile Views; Creating and Editing Profiles; Displaying and Labeling Profiles and Profile Views; Superimposing Profiles; Summary; Chapter 10: Assemblies and Corridors; Importing a Standard Assembly; Customizing Lane Width in a Standard Assembly; Building a Road Corridor from an Alignment, a Profile, and an Assembly; Viewing Corridor Sections

Building a Finished Ground Surface from a CorridorObserving the Dynamic Reaction of the Corridor Model; Summary; Chapter 11: Sections; Sampling Section Data Along an Alignment; Creating a Section View; Labeling Pipe Crossings in a Section View; Creating Multiple Section Views; Analyzing Construction Materials by Section; Summary; Chapter 12: Grading; Working with Feature Lines; Working with Grading Groups; Working with Composite Surfaces; Summary; Chapter 13: Pipes; Creating a Sanitary Sewer Pipe Network; Drawing a Sanitary Sewer Network in Profile View

Creating an Alignment from Storm Drainage Network PartsLabeling a Pipe Network in Profile View; Showing Pipe Crossings in Profile View; Creating a Dynamic Pipe Table; Editing a Pipe Network; Summary; Chapter 14: Projects; What Are Data Shortcuts?; Publishing Data Shortcut Files; Using Data Shortcuts; Summary; Appendix: More Exercises for Exploring AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009; Lines and Curves; Surveying; Points; Parcels; Surfaces; Alignments; Profiles; Assemblies and Corridors; Sections; Grading; Pipes; Index

Learn the basics of AutoCAD Civil 3D easily and efficiently from the straightforward explanations and realistic exercises in Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009. In this helpful introductory guide, you will find an overview of key concepts and in-depth, detailed coverage of special topics like lines and arcs, points, surveying, parcels, surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, sections, pipes, and project management. If you are a civil engineer or civil engineering student, you will understand how to apply AutoCAD Civil 3D to real-world, professional situations after reading.

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