AutoCAD Civil 3D Complete Course Roads & Highways Design

Complete Training AutoCAD Civil 3D for Beginners and Intermediate Users - A Complete Guide to AutoCAD Civil 3D and Detailed Road, highways, and Rounabout Design

This course was created to show you how I build successful Design a Complete Road and open channel, Roundabout in AutoCAD Civil 3D, in 2023 and beyond I'll take you from the very beginning and show you, over-my-shoulder, how I:

Significant Highlights of The Course.

The Civil 3D Interface

1. What is Autodesk Civil 3D

2. Navigating the User Interface

3. Civil 3D Ribbons

4. Tool Space Prospector

5. Tool Space Settings

6. Properties Palette

7. Tool Palettes Transparent Commands

8. The Panorama Window.

Toggle key and Status Bar

1. Grid mode and snap mode

2. Dynamic Input Toggle Button

3. Object Snap Toggle Button

4. Orthomode Toggle Button

5. Polar Tracking mode and Object Snap Tracking

6. Remaining all Toggle Keys

Import Points and Basic Setting

1. Drawing Settings

2. Unit settings

3. Points by Manual method

4. Draw Points Northing Easting and Elevation

5. Import Points as CSV and TXT File

6. Points Group Settings

7. Points Details

8. Points Editing

9. Points Label

Import points and basic settings Drawing Settings

1. Unit settings

2. Points by Manual

3. Points Northing and Easting

4. Import from MS Excel

5. Points Group

6. Points details

7. Points editing

8. Points label

Alignment creation tools and Settings

1. Draw alignment (no curves)

2. Draw alignment (with curves)

3. Curve settings

4. Insert pi

5. Delete pi

6. Sub-entity editors

7. Pick sub-entity

8. Points editing

9. Alignment grid view

Alignment creation

1. 1. Draw alignment

2. 2. Alignment creation tools

3. 3. Alignment properties

4. 4. Alignment labels

5. 5. Alignment style

6. 6. Alignment of stations settings

7. 7. Alignment of text settings

8. 8. Complete alignment settings

9. 1. Edit alignment geometry

10. 2. Sub-entity editor

11. 3. Layout parameter

12. 4. Alignment grid view

13. 5. Explain the curve and line

14. 6. Create alignment offset

15. 7. Create all alignment reports

16. 1. Explain offsets

17. 2. Create points on alignment

18. 3. Measure Alignment

19. 4. Show label on points

20. 5. Export to excel as a CSV file

    
    

CURVE WIDENING AND ALIGNMENT OFFSET

1. Create Widening

2. Widening Parameters

3. Transition Parameters at Entry

4. Transition Parameters at Exit

5. Create Alignment Offsets with Widening

6. Applying Widening Design Criteria As Per AASHTO Standards

7. Specify Widening Manually

8. Edit offsets parameters

9. Add Automatic Widening

Create Surface Profile

1. Profile Creation Tools

2. Create a Profile from Surface

3. Create Profile View

4. Draw in Profile View

5. Station Ranges

6. Draw profile view height (Automatic/User Specified)

7. Profile Display Options

8. Initial Data Band Adjustment

9. Profile View Styles

10. Profile Horizontal and Vertical Axes Adjustment

11. Profile Graph Scale Setting

Create a Design Profile on an existing profile

1. Profile Creation Tools

2. Create a Profile from Surface

3. Create Profile View

4. Draw in Profile View

5. Initial Data Band Adjustment

6. Bands View Elevation Adjustment

7. Profile View Styles

8. Profile Horizontal and Vertical Axes Adjustment

9. Vertical Curve Setting

10. Create a Design Profile on an Existing Profile

11. Insert New PVI

12. Delete PVI.

13. Delete or Create Entity

14. Profile Grid View

Add & edit own profile bands

1. Edit Profile View Styles

2. Work with Profile Graph Scale and Grids

3. Profile View Properties

4. Delete Existing Profile Band

5. Define Cut and Fill Area by Using Hatch Properties

6. Create New Profile Bands

7. Band for Existing Elevation

8. Band for Designed Elevation

9. Band for Station

10. Band for Cut and Fill Elevation

11. Adjust Profile Elevations Ad per Band Styles

Displaying Horizontal and Vertical Geometry in Profile Bands

1. Vertical Geometry or Vertical Curve Data

2. Horizontal Geometry or Horizontal Curve Data:

3. Create Data Bands

4. Edit in Vertical Geometry Band Styles

5. Work with Band Details, Display Components, etc.

6. Compose labels for Geometry

7. Edit in Geometry Layout

8. Create New Mathematical Expressions

9. Edit Profile Labels

10. Work with Dimension Anchor Values

11. Displaying Compose Labels in Profile Bands

Save and Import Profile Band Styles

1. Create and Save Data Bands Style

2. Create a Profile Without Bands

3. Import the Data Band File

4. Import Save Data Bands by Profile View Properties

5. Import Profile Data Bands

6. Import and Edit Profile Labels

7. Adjust Profile Elevation As per Layout

Create Assembly in Civil 3D

1. Create Assembly Base Line

2. Sub-assemblies Properties

3. Sub-assembly Parameters

4. Add Lane Sub-assemblies

5. Add Shoulder Sub-assemblies

6. Add Curb Gutter Sub-assemblies

7. Add Sidewalk Sub-assemblies

8. Add Road Barrier

9. Add Daylight Cut/Fill Slope

10. Edit Parameters after Composing

Create Superelevation in Civil 3D

1. Calculate or Edit Superelevation

2. Edit Superelevation Curve Manager

3. Select Roadway Type, Lanes, Shoulder Control, Attainment

4. Edit Superelevation Label

5. Draw Critical Points Data of Superelevation

6. View Tabular Editor

7. Create/Draw Superelevation View

8. Specify Color in Superelevation Display Option

9. Draw/Show Superelevation Band in #Road #Profile View

10. Export Superelevation Data to Excel (CSV format)

11. View Superelevation in Road Cross Sections

12. Calculate Super Elevation after #Corridor Rebuild

13. Superelevation Report

Create Road Corridor in Civil 3D

1. Create Assembly Base Line

2. Sub-assemblies Properties

3. Sub-assembly Parameters

4. Add Lane, Shoulder, and Daylight Sub-assemblies

5. Edit Parameters after Composing

6. Create Corridors

7. Assigning Base Line and Region Parameters of Corridor

8. Assign Frequency

9. Target Mapping of Corridor

10. Rebuild the Corridor

11. Analyze the Drive of the 3D View of the Road

12. Super Elevation in Corridor

Corridor surface and sample lines on the corridor

1. Corridor Properties

2. Create Corridor Surface

3. Create Corridor Boundaries

4. Rebuild Corridor

5. Create Sample Lines

6. Adjust Data Source for SL Groups

7. Adjust Station Range, Swath width, Sampling -- increments & Sampling, Controls

8. Draw Sample Lines on Corridor

Make Road Cross Section

1. 1. Create Multiple Section Views (General, Section Placement, Offset range, Elevation Range, Section Display option, Data Bands)

2. 2. Edit Section View Style (Information, Graph, Grid, Title Annotation, Horizontal axes, Vertical Axes, Display, Summary)

3. 3. Scale Adjustment and Update Group Layout

4. 4. Section View Properties (Information, Offsets, Elevations, - - Sections, Bands, Volume tables, Profile grade lines)

5. 5. Section View Group Properties (Ground Surface, Corridor, Finished ground)

6. 6. Section Views (Change Band set, Add Bands, Change Volume

7. 7. Table, Profile grade points, offset, and elevations)

8. 8. Edit Code Set Style (Point Codes, Link Codes, Shape Codes)

9. 9. Draw/Show Missing Code Set Styles in Cross Sections

10. 10. Scale Adjustment for Section View and Road Profile

11. 1. Create Multiple Section Views (General, Section Placement, Offset range, Elevation Range, Section Display option, Data Bands)

12. 2. Edit Section View Style

13. 3. Section View Properties

14. 4. Section View Group Properties

15. 5. Adjust the Section Option

16. 6. Adjust Section View Group Bands (FG Elevation & EG Elevation)

17. 7. Set Quantity Takeoff Criteria

18. 8. Compute Materials

19. 9. Generate Volume Report

20. 10. Change and Insert Volume Tables with Sections

21. 11. Insert Volume & Material Tables in the Drawing

22. 12. Export Data Table to XML File & Excel File

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Drawing Template for Plan Profile sheet creations

1. Create New Drawing Template

2. Page Setup Manager

3. Plotter Configuration Editor

4. Create Custom Paper Size (A0 or A3)

5. Adjust Plot Style Table

6. Create New Template with a Required Scale

7. Insert North Arrow and Scale Bar

8. Adjust Template on New Paper Size with Scale

9. Create New Frames and Sheets with Designed Template

Design Roundabout Civil 3D

1. Create Road Alignments

2. Create a Roundabout

3. Roundabout – Circulatory Road

4. Roundabout – Approach Roads

5. Roundabout – Islands

6. Regenerating Roundabout Model

7. Edit Roundabout Parameters

8. Add/Edit Road Approach Data

9. Add Turn Slip Lanes with a Roundabout

10. Add Road Signs and Markings

11. Edit with Turn Slip Lanes

Calculate Cut and Fill Surface Volume in Civil 3D

1. Import Surface Points

2. Create a Surface (Base and Comparison Surface)

3. Create Tin Volume Surface

4. Edit Surface Style (Display Settings)

5. Surface Properties

6. Apply Elevation Analysis on Current Surfaces

7. Create Elevation Banding on Surfaces (Base and Comparison Surface)

8. Create Cut Fill Banding on Volume Surface

9. Analyze Surface Volume

10. Work with Volume Dashboard

11. Insert Cut/Fill Summary

12. Generate Cut/Fill Report

13. Add Surfaces Legend Table for Elevation & Cut/Fill Banding

14. Label Spot Elevation on the Grid at the Surface (Cut/Fill Elevations)

Complete Design Basis Report for Client

1. Complete the Report

2. Design Standard

3. Superelevation details

4. Spiral details

5. Project details

6. Complete table information details

7. Location map and project map

8. Detailed design complete details

Pre-requisites

You must access AutoCAD Civil 3D software (student, trial, or commercial version) for this course. This course can be used with AutoCAD as well.

I wish you happy learning I hope the teaching will be memorable God Bless you.

Best Regards: Murad Farooq