Mastering AutoCAD civil 3D 2015 / Cyndy Davenport, Ishka Voiculescu ; book designers Maureen Forys, Happenstance Type-O-Rama, Judy Fung.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Davenport, Cyndy, author.
• Voiculescu, Ishka, author.

Contributor:

• Forys, Maureen, editor.
• Type-O-Rama, Happenstance, editor.
• Fung, Judy, editor.

Series:

• Autodesk.
• Autodesk

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• AutoCAD.
• Computer graphics.
• Computer-aided design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1131 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Somerset County, New Jersey] : Sybex, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most complete resource for learning AutoCAD Civil 3D Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D is the ultimate guide to the new standard in civil engineering software. With combined experience in both civil engineering and Autodesk Civil 3D, authors Cyndy Davenport and Ishka Voiculescu guide you through the ins and outs of the program, from the fundamentals to the little-known tricks that make a big difference. The book focuses on real-world applications in professional environments, and presents topics and ideas not found anywhere else. Lessons begin simply, with an overview of the software and interfac

Contents:

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 The Basics; The Interface; Toolspace; Panorama; Contextual Ribbon Tab; Civil 3D Templates; Starting New Projects; Importing Styles; Command Settings; Creating Lines; COGO Line Commands; Direction-Based Line Commands; Re-creating a Deed Using Line Tools; Creating Curves; Standard Curves; Best Fit Entities; Attach Multiple Entities; Adding Line and Curve Labels; Using Transparent Commands; Standard Transparent Commands; Matching Transparent Commands; The Bottom Line; Chapter 2 Survey; Setting Up the Databases; Survey Database Defaults
• The Equipment DatabaseThe Figure Prefix Database; The Linework Code Set Database; Configuring Description Keys for Point Import; Creating a Description Key Set; Creating Description Keys; Activating a Description Key Set; Understanding the Survey Database; Working with Survey Networks; Other Methods of Manipulating Survey Data; Other Survey Features; The Astronomic Direction Calculator; The Geodetic Calculator; The Mapcheck Report; The Coordinate Geometry Editor; Using Inquiry Commands; The Bottom Line; Chapter 3 Points; Anatomy of a Point; COGO Points vs. Survey Points; Creating Basic Points
• Point SettingsImporting Points from a Text File; Converting Points from Non-Civil 3D Sources; A Closer Look at the Create Points Toolbar; Basic Point Editing; Graphic Point Edits; Panorama and Prospector Point Edits; Point Groups: Don't Skip This Section!; Changing Point Elevations; Point Tables; User-Defined Properties; The Bottom Line; Chapter 4 Surfaces; Understanding Surface Basics; Creating Surfaces; Creating a Surface with Point Groups; Adding Breaklines; Adding Boundaries; Additional Surface Creation Methods; Surface from LandXML Files; Surface from DEM Files; Surface from GIS Data
• Surfaces from PolylinesRefining and Editing Surfaces; Surface Properties; Manual Surface Edits; Surface Analysis; Elevation Banding; Slopes and Slope Arrows; Visibility Checker; Comparing Surfaces; TIN Volume Surface; Labeling the Surface; Contour Labeling; Additional Surface Label Types; Point Cloud Surfaces; Importing a Point Cloud; Working with Point Clouds; Creating a Point Cloud Surface; The Bottom Line; Chapter 5 Parcels; Introduction to Sites; Think outside of the Lot; Creating a New Site; Creating a Boundary Parcel; Using Parcel Creation Tools; Creating a Right-of-Way Parcel
• Adding a Cul-de-Sac ParcelCreating Subdivision Lot Parcels Using Precise Sizing Tools; Attached Parcel Segments; Parcel Sizing Settings; Parcel Sizing Tools; Editing Parcels by Deleting Parcel Segments; Best Practices for Parcel Creation; Forming Parcels from Segments; Parcels Reacting to Site Objects; Constructing Parcel Segments with the Appropriate Vertices; Labeling Parcel Areas; Labeling Parcel Segments; Labeling Multiple-Parcel Segments; Labeling Spanning Segments; Adding Curve Tags to Prepare for Table Creation; Creating a Table for Parcel Segments; The Bottom Line
• Chapter 6 Alignments

Notes:

• Includes index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9781118862230
• 1118862236
• 9781118932391
• 1118932390