Civil 3D Survey Fundamentals - Idaho Falls, ID

Event: 
Tue, 09/14/2010 - 8:30am - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 5:00pm

Course Description
This 3‐day hands‐on foundation‐level course covers the essentials of AutoCAD Civil 3D Field-to-Finish training.  We will equip the surveyor with the basic knowledge needed to use Civil 3D efficiently in a typical daily workflow. From exporting data from field equipment to importing the converted data into a standardized environment in Civil 3D and utilizing the automation tools to create an Existing Condition Plan.  Focus is more on styles, proper AutoCAD drafting techniques and also the methodology needed to create linework effectively for variables used in defining symbology, surfaces, categorizing points and importing imagery on State Plane Coordinate Systems from Google Earth.

Course Outline

  • The AutoCAD Civil 3D Interface
  • Points Overview and Styles
  • Points and Style Transfer
  • Drafting
  • Creating, Managing and Reporting Points
  • Point Security, Editing and AutoCAD Layers vs. Civil Styles
  • Introduction to Data Collection in the Field
  • Introduction to Civil 3D Survey and Automated Linework
  • Surface Overview
  • Surface Editing
  • Surface Labels and Analysis
  • Sharing Data and Google Earth

Course Prerequisites
Attendees must have a strong working knowledge of the Core AutoCAD application and Windows XP OS, and a basic understanding of the surveying profession.

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