Civil 3D Professional Fast-Track Program

Learn AutoCAD online from the very beginning, drawing drafting symbols, kitchen and bath fixtures, and then a floor plan. We assemble everything into one deliverable sheet file. In this Introduction to AutoCAD class, become familiar with the AutoCAD user interface and basic AutoCAD commands, including Drawing, Modifying, Layering Standards, Text, Dimensioning and Plotting. You will draw a floor plan for a small Habitat for Humanity residential project, starting at the very beginning. You will be provided source AutoCAD files, which you will use to start your project.

• Create drafting symbols, kitchen and bath fixtures, a floor plan and integrate all information into one deliverable sheet file.
• Distinguish the differences required to generate drawings for use as annotation and real-world model components.
• Create and insert blocks and externally reference files and determine the appropriate times to apply those skill sets.
• Master file management, drafting on layers, integrating drawing component files and plotting while creating on the class residential project.

In this course, you will draft an abbreviated set of CAD construction documents for a Habitat for Humanity project, including floor plan, roof plan, foundation plan, electrical plan, and building elevations. Create and insert blocks, externally reference files, and determine the appropriate times to use these commands to optimize project workflow. Create, insert, and link drawings. You will learn the best workflow. This course reinforces basic understanding of AutoCAD and develops experience in more advanced applications. Topics include file referencing across the project data, user coordinate systems, dynamic viewing, and paper/model space conventions. Advanced AutoCAD commands and drafting conventions are heavily stressed in this online AutoCAD course. 

• Create an abbreviated set of construction documents, including floor plan, foundation plan, electrical plan, and building elevations for a small residential project.
• Create and insert blocks, externally reference files, and determine the appropriate times to apply those skill sets to optimize project efficiency.
• Demonstrate layer and file management, external file referencing, use of model/layout environment,s and user coordinate systems.
• Apply intermediate-level skills including layer management, user coordinate system development, creating sheet layout environments, and plotting.

In the Intermediate Civil 3D: Surveying and Mapping course, students create, label, and organize points, prepare key sets, and manage parcel and surface data within Civil 3D. The course walks through the process of performing survey imports, subdividing parcels, and modifying their display styles.

• Create, label, and modify points, then organize points into point groups
• Prepare Civil 3D description key sets, linework code sets, and figure prefix databases
• Perform a survey import, create, and subdivide parcels
• Modify parcel display styles and label parcels areas and segments
• Create parcel tables and a TIN surface
• Label a surface and edit surface definitions
• Perform a surface analysis

This Civil 3D course is intended for professional designers, engineers, contractors, and others seeking professional advancement or to improve their employment opportunities. This course emphasizes intermediate civil engineering tools within Civil 3D. You will become familiar with the transportation design elements and commands in the Civil 3D environment. You will also learn about alignments, surface profiles, design profiles, and view windows, assemblies, corridors, intersections, sample lines, cross sections, and 3D visualization.

• Create multiple types of alignments.
• Develop surface and design profiles.
• Adjust profile view windows.
• Label both alignments and profiles.
• Build corridors with the required sub-elements and create a cul-de-sac.
• Create an intersection corridor and create sample lines along a corridor.
• Display cross sections.
• Visualize a roadway in a 3-dimensional drive-through.

In this Civil 3D course, you will become familiar with the land development design elements and commands in the Civil 3D environment. You will learn about drawing template files, data shortcuts, feature lines, grading groups, pipe networks, pressure networks, and paper space. This Civil 3D course is intended for professional designers, engineers, contractors and others seeking professional advancement and job transition through acquiring CAD skills. 

• Create multiple Civil 3D object and label styles.
• Develop a custom drawing template file.
• Manage data shortcuts.
• Create and edit feature lines and grading groups.
• Learn about pipe and pressure parts catalogs.
• Layout pipe and pressure networks.
• Annotate pipe and pressure networks.
• Create a custom drawing sheet.