Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    Project Startup

    • 1020 and 1030 Check CAD File for Surface /3D Pipe

    • 1035-Explode All Blocks using Civil 3D

    • 1040- Create TBC File - Use Units from CAD File
  • 3

    Data Prep

    • 1050-Convert to Linestring

    • 1060 - Run Project Cleanup Command to Specs as Show

    • 1070 - Use 3D View Change Elevation to Undefined for Zero Elevation Linework

    • 1080 - Georeference All Plan Sheets (Site, Grading, Utility, Landscape, Lighting)

    • 1100 - Standardize Existing EP

    • 1110 - Join Lines - Select by Layer Join All Selected Lines

    • 1120 - Contour Lines Reduce Line Vertices Selection Only

    • 1130.0-Elevating Lines Introduction

    • 1130.1 - Elevate Edge of Pavement and Concrete

    • 1140 - Elevate All Pads

    • 1150-Elevate Profiles
  • 4

    Model Building

    • 1170.W1-Surface Members & Building Break Lines (Wes with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.W2-Offsetting Curb & Gutter (Wes with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.W3-Crop Crossing - Contour Lines (Wes with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M1-Intro to Building a Surface Model (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M2-Understanding Surface Design Process (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M3 Elevating Edge of Pavement (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M4-Elevating Edge Pavement Continued (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M5- Elevating Islands and ADA Ramps (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M6-ADA Ramp Example (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M7-Offsets and Cleaning Up Design Surface (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M8-Surface Flag Corrections (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M9-Creating Additional Break Lines for Better Surface Triangulation (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M10-Surface Clean Up and Offsetting Linework (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M11-Surface Development and Sidewalk Offset Techniques (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M12-Offsetting Linework for Sidewalk Sections (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1170.M13-Sidewalk Modeling and ADA Ramp Design (Matt with a Small Commercial Site)

    • 1180-Build Corridor Surfaces

    • 1190-Check Corridor Surfaces with Quick Contours

    • 1200-Elevate Corners and Create Centerline Breakline

    • 1210-Add Corridor Surfaces and Linework to Finished design Surface

    • 1220 - Trim Edge and Create Edge Breakline

    • 1230-Check Surface using Cut Fill Map
  • 5

    Utilities

    • 1280 - Filter Line Vertices - All Utility Lines

    • 1300 - Elevate Utility Lines (Profile Sheet View)

    • 1320 - Select Grate LW - Ctrl+D and Elevate by Surface (Finish Grade)

    • 1330 - Name All Lines by Pipe Type

    • 1370 & 1380 - Utility Double Check

    • 1400 - Add Storm Grate Points

    • 1412 - Create Utility Stakeout Points

    • 1414 - Label Utility Stakeout Point
  • 6

    Advanced Utility Models

    • 1360-Adjust Pressure Utility Linework

    • 1410-Add Exact Pipe Slope
  • 7

    Project Auditing and Quality Control

    • 1430-Check Curb Detail

    • 1440-Check for Missing Utility Linework

    • 1450-Check all Site Plan Linework

    • 1480-Spot Elevation Double Check

    • 1500-Exaggerated 3D Double Check

    • 1510-Slope Arrow Water Check
  • 8

    Export and Send

    • 1520-Add Radius Points

    • 1530-Name Lines

    • 1540, 1550, 1560 - Create Site, Background Images, Check Siteworks

    • 1570-Emulator Check

    • 1590-Export LandXML, DXF and PNEZD Points and Send

    • 1610-Create TP3 File
  • 9

    Bonus Videos

    • How to Export Spot Elevations from Civil 3D

    • PDF Markup in BlueBeam

    • Reducing Total Objects - Speeding up TBC Files