AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press (Paperback)

Introduction xv Chapter 1 Navigating the AutoCAD Civil 3D User Interface 1 Getting to Know the Civil 3D User Interface 2 Using the Application Menu 3 Using the Ribbon 5 Using the Toolspace 7 Prospector Tab 7 Settings Tab 9 Survey Tab 9 Toolbox Tab 10 Using the Drawing Area 10 Using the Command Line 10 Using Panorama 11 Using the Transparent Commands Toolbar 12 Using the Inquiry Tool 13 The Essentials and Beyond 14 Chapter 2 Leveraging a Dynamic Environment 17 Connecting Objects and Styles 18 Connecting Labels and Label Styles 22 Connecting Objects to Objects 26 Connecting Objects to Labels 28 The Richness of the 3D Model 29 Sharing Data in a Dynamic Environment 32 The Essentials and Beyond 35 Chapter 3 Establishing Existing Conditions Using Survey Data 37 What Is Survey Data? 38 Creating a Survey Database 39 Importing Survey Data 41 Automating Field-to-Finish 44 Linework Code Set 45 Point Styles 46 Point Label Styles 46 Description Keys 46 Figure Prefix Database 48 Point Groups 50 Editing Survey Points 52 Editing Survey Figures 56 Creating Additional Points 57 The Essentials and Beyond 59 Chapter 4 Modeling the Existing Terrain Using Sur faces 61 Understanding Surfaces 61 Creating a Surface from Survey Data 63 Using Breaklines to Improve Surface Accuracy 65 Editing Surfaces 71 Adding Boundaries 71 Deleting Lines 73 Editing Points 74 Displaying and Analyzing Surfaces 76 Analyzing Elevation 76 Analyzing Slope 77 Performing Other Types of Analysis 79 Exploring Even More Analysis Tools 79 Annotating Surfaces 80 Adding Spot Elevation Labels 80 Adding Slope Labels 81 Adding Contour Labels 82 The Essentials and Beyond 83 Chapter 5 Designing in 2D Using Alignments 85 Understanding Alignments 86 Creating Alignments from Objects 86 Creating Alignments Using the Alignment Creation Tools 89 Editing Alignments 91 Editing Alignments with Grips 92 Editing Alignments Using the Alignment Layout Tools 95 Editing Alignments Numerically 97 Applying Design Criteria Files and Check Sets 99 Applying Design Check Sets 100 Applying Design Criteria Files 102 The Essentials and Beyond 103 Chapter 6 Displaying and Annotating Alignments 105 Using Alignment Styles 105 Applying Alignment Labels and Label Sets 107 Applying Labels to Alignments 108 Using Alignment Label Sets 109 Editing Alignment Labels 111 Creating Station/Offset Labels 113 Creating Segment Labels 114 Using Tag Labels and Tables 117 Creating Tag Labels 117 Renumbering Tag Labels 117 Creating Tables 118 The Essentials and Beyond 120 Chapter 7 Designing Vertically Using Profiles 121 Creating Surface Profiles 121 Displaying Profiles in Profile Views 123 Creating Design Profiles 124 Editing Profiles 125 Editing Profiles with Grips 126 Editing Profiles Using the Profile Layout Tools 128 Editing Profiles Numerically 130 Using Design Check Sets and Criteria Files 131 Using Design Check Sets 132 Using Design Criteria Files 133 The Essentials and Beyond 135 Chapter 8 Displaying and Annotating Profiles 137 Applying Profile Styles 138 Applying Profile View Styles 140 Applying Profile View Bands 142 Applying Profile Labels 144 Creating and Applying Profile Label Sets 146 Creating Profile View Labels 147 Projecting Objects to Profile Views 150 Projecting Linear Objects 150 Projecting Blocks and Points 152 The Essentials and Beyond 153 Chapter 9 Designing in 3D Using Corridors 155 Understanding Corridors 156 Understanding the 3D Chain 156 Understanding the Assembly 156 Understanding Assembly Insertions 157 Understanding Corridor Feature Lines 158 Understanding the Corridor Surface 158 Creating an Assembly 159 Creating a Corridor 162 Applying Corridor Targets 163 Unders