The complete, detailed reference and tutorial for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014

AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this authoritative Autodesk Official Press book has been completely updated to offer you the latest tips, tricks, and techniques of this dynamic engineering program. Packed with new, real-world examples and practical tutorials, this book takes advantage of the authors' extensive experience and Civil 3D expertise, which allows them to share best practices and methods for creating, editing, displaying, labeling and presenting real-world civil engineering projects.

• Features a new, expanded section on advanced survey tools
• Offers in-depth, detailed coverage of surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, LandXML and LDT Project Transfer, cross sections, pipe networks, visualization, sheets, and project management
• Includes valuable content to help prepare you for the Civil 3D certification exams as well as downloadable datasets
• Shares the most up-to-date topics and techniques of the real world to help prepare you for what you can expect

This comprehensive reference and tutorial is essential reading for gaining a thorough understanding of the key concepts of this engineering software.

Louisa Holland is a civil engineer who has been training Civil 3D users since 2006. She has worked extensively with the WisDOT, Caltrans, and various consultants on Civil 3D implementations. Louisa is an Autodesk Approved Instructor (AAI), an AutoCAD Civil 3D Certified Professional, and a regular speaker at Autodesk University (AU), AUGI, and other industry events. Cyndy Davenport has 27 years of experience in the land development industry and multiple Civil 3D certifications. She speaks regularly at AU and blogs at c3dcougar.typepad.com. Eric Chappell, EIT, is a Civil 3D consultant and award-winning trainer with more than 20 years of experience in the civil engineering field. He is the author of Civil 3D 2014 Essentials, a developer of Autodesk certification materials, a highly rated AU speaker, and an Autodesk Certified Instructor. He blogs at ericchappell.blogspot.com.

Chapter 1 • The Basics

Chapter 2 • Survey     

Chapter 3 • Points      

Chapter 4 • Surfaces  

Chapter 5 • Parcels    

Chapter 6 • Alignments

Chapter 7 • Profiles and Profile Views

Chapter 8 • Assemblies and Subassemblies

Chapter 9 • Custom Subassemblies

Chapter 10 • Basic Corridors          

Chapter 11 • Advanced Corridors, Intersections, and Roundabouts 

Chapter 12 • Superelevation

Chapter 13 • Cross Sections and Mass Haul

Chapter 14 • Pipe Networks 

Chapter 15 • Storm and Sanitary Analysis           

Chapter 16 • Grading

Chapter 17 • Plan Production         

Chapter 18 • Advanced Workflows

Chapter 19 • Quantity Takeoff       

Chapter 20 • Label Styles     

Chapter 21 • Object Styles   

Appendix A • The Bottom Line

Appendix B • Autodesk Civil 3D Certification