Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010......Page 5
 Acknowledgments......Page 9
 About the Authors......Page 11
 Contents at a Glance......Page 13
 Contents......Page 15
 Foreword......Page 25
  Who Should Read This Book......Page 27
  What Is Covered in This Book......Page 28
  How to Contact the Authors......Page 30
  Windows on the Model......Page 31
  It’s All About Style......Page 47
  The Bottom Line......Page 56
  Labeling Lines and Curves......Page 59
  Creating Curves......Page 69
  Using Transparent Commands......Page 85
  Using Inquiry Commands......Page 87
  Establishing Drawing Settings......Page 90
  The Bottom Line......Page 95
  Understanding the Concepts......Page 97
  Databases Everywhere!......Page 100
  The Bottom Line......Page 125
  Creating Basic Points......Page 127
  Basic Point Editing......Page 139
  Changing Point Elevations......Page 140
  Point Styles......Page 141
  Point Label Styles......Page 144
  Point Tables......Page 151
  User-Defined Properties......Page 152
  The Bottom Line......Page 164
  Digging In......Page 167
  Creating Surfaces......Page 168
  Refining and Editing Surfaces......Page 177
  Surface Styling and Analysis......Page 195
  Comparing Surfaces......Page 205
  Labeling the Surface......Page 210
  The Bottom Line......Page 220
  Creating and Managing Sites......Page 223
  Creating a Boundary Parcel......Page 229
  Creating a Wetlands Parcel......Page 231
  Creating a Right-of-Way Parcel......Page 232
  Creating Subdivision Lot Parcels Using Precise Sizing Tools......Page 236
  Creating Open Space Parcels Using the Free Form Create Tool......Page 242
  Editing Parcels by Deleting Parcel Segments......Page 244
  Best Practices for Parcel Creation......Page 247
  Labeling Parcel Areas......Page 258
  Labeling Parcel Segments......Page 263
  The Bottom Line......Page 271
  Alignments, Pickles, and Freedom......Page 273
  Creating an Alignment......Page 275
  Editing Alignment Geometry......Page 288
  Alignments as Objects......Page 294
  Styling Alignments......Page 302
  The Bottom Line......Page 318
  Elevate Me......Page 321
  Profile Display and Stylization......Page 343
  The Bottom Line......Page 356
  A Better Point of View......Page 359
  Profile Utilities......Page 367
  Editing Profile Views......Page 371
  The Bottom Line......Page 398
  Subassemblies......Page 399
  Building Assemblies......Page 401
  Working with Generic Subassemblies......Page 415
  Working with Daylight Subassemblies......Page 419
  Saving Subassemblies and Assemblies for Later Use......Page 423
  The Bottom Line......Page 426
  Creating a Simple Road Corridor......Page 427
  Corridor Anatomy......Page 433
  Adding a Surface Target for Daylighting......Page 439
  Applying a Hatch Pattern to a Corridor......Page 441
  Creating a Corridor Surface......Page 444
  Performing a Volume Calculation......Page 451
  Creating a Corridor with a Lane Widening......Page 453
  The Bottom Line......Page 457
 Chapter 12: The Road Ahead: Advanced Corridors......Page 459
  Using Alignment and Profile Targets to Model a Roadside Swale......Page 460
  Modeling a Peer-Road Intersection......Page 464
  Modeling a Cul-de-sac......Page 496
  Modeling a Widening with an Assembly Offset......Page 501
  Using a Feature Line as a Width and Elevation Target......Page 508
  The Bottom Line......Page 511
  The Corridor......Page 513
  Lining Up for Samples......Page 514
  Creating the Views......Page 519
  Creating a Single-Section View......Page 520
  It’s a Material World......Page 524
  A Little More Sampling......Page 531
  Annotating the Sections......Page 536
  The Bottom Line......Page 537
  Planning a Typical Pipe Network: A Sanitary Sewer Example......Page 539
  The Part Catalog......Page 541
  Part Builder......Page 547
  Part Styles......Page 553
  Part Rules......Page 563
  Parts List......Page 570
  The Bottom Line......Page 580
  Pipe Network Object Types......Page 583
  Creating a Sanitary Sewer Network......Page 585
  Changing Flow Direction......Page 595
  Editing a Pipe Network......Page 596
  Creating an Alignment from Network Parts......Page 604
  Drawing Parts in Profile View......Page 606
  Adding Pipe Network Labels......Page 613
  Creating an Interference Check between a Storm and Sanitary Pipe Network......Page 625
  The Bottom Line......Page 629
  Working with Grading Feature Lines......Page 631
  Grading Objects......Page 659
  The Bottom Line......Page 674
  What Are Data Shortcuts?......Page 675
  Publishing Data Shortcut Files......Page 676
  Using Data Shortcuts......Page 681
  The Bottom Line......Page 690
  What Is Vault?......Page 693
  Installing ADMS......Page 695
  Managing ADMS......Page 700
  Vault Management via Vault......Page 708
  The Bottom Line......Page 710
  Vault and Project Theory......Page 713
  Working in Vault......Page 717
  Team Management in Vault......Page 736
  The Bottom Line......Page 741
  Prerequisite Components......Page 743
  Using View Frames and Match Lines......Page 744
  Using Sheets......Page 755
  Supporting Components......Page 763
  The Bottom Line......Page 767
  What Is LandXML?......Page 769
  Handling Inbound Data......Page 771
  Sharing the Model......Page 779
  The Bottom Line......Page 784
  AutoCAD 3D Modeling Workspace......Page 787
  Visualizing Civil 3D Objects......Page 791
  The Bottom Line......Page 809
  Inserting a Pay Item List and Categories......Page 811
  Keeping Tabs on the Model......Page 816
  Inventory Your Pay Items......Page 826
  The Bottom Line......Page 828
  Chapter 1: Getting Dirty: The Basics of 3D......Page 829
  Chapter 2: Back to Basics: Lines and Curves......Page 832
  Chapter 3: Lay of the Land: Survey......Page 834
  Chapter 4: XMarks the Spot: Points......Page 835
  Chapter5: The Ground Up: Surfaces in Civil3D......Page 838
  Chapter 6: Don’t Fence Me In: Parcels......Page 839
  Chapter 7: Laying A Path: Alignments......Page 841
  Chapter 8: Cut to the Chase: Profiles......Page 844
  Chapter 9: Slice and Dice: Profile Views in Civil 3D......Page 845
  Chapter 10: Templates Plus: Assemblies and Subassemblies......Page 849
  Chapter 11: Easy Does It: Basic Corridors......Page 850
  Chapter 12: The Road Ahead: Advanced Corridors......Page 851
  Chapter 13: Stacking Up: Cross Sections......Page 852
  Chapter 14: The Tool Chest: Parts List and Part Builder......Page 853
  Chapter 15: Running Downhill: Pipe Networks......Page 856
  Chapter 16: Working the Land: Grading......Page 858
  Chapter 17: Sharing the Model: Data Shortcuts......Page 862
  Chapter 18: Behind the Scenes: Autodesk Data Management Server......Page 863
  Chapter 19: Teamwork: Vault Client and Civil 3D......Page 865
  Chapter 20: Out the Door: Plan Production......Page 867
  Chapter 21: Playing Nice With Others: LDT and LandXML......Page 869
  Chapter 22: Get The Picture: Visualization......Page 871
  Chapter 23: Projecting the Cost: Quantity Takeoff......Page 872
 Index......Page 875