Videos
 
 
 

View videos that demonstrate AutoCAD Civil 3D functionality.

Use the following links to jump to a task category.

Get Started

  Understanding the User Interface

00:03:27

No Audio

Familiarize yourself with the user interface.

  Import and Purge Styles

00:03:29

With Audio

Import styles and settings from a template or drawing, and purge unused styles and settings.

  Create Data Shortcuts

00:01:45

No Audio

Create reference copies of objects that you can import from one drawing into other drawings.

  Find and Replace Styles

00:01:47

With Audio [00:01:47]

Find objects and settings that reference a style, and then replace one style with another.

Import and Create Base Data

  Update Imported Survey Data

00:02:20

No Audio

Modify imported survey data using import events.

  Import Points from a Database

00:01:29

No Audio

Import COGO points from a database into a drawing.

  Create a Description Key Set and Description Keys

00:01:57

No Audio

Create sets of description keys to sort points as they are imported into a drawing.

   

Model a Surface

  Create a Surface

00:02:45

No Audio

Create a TIN surface definition, and then import point data into the surface definition.

  Create Catchments

00:02:47

With Audio

Create catchment objects to model drainage areas on a surface.

  Create a TIN Surface

00:01:02

No Audio

Create an empty TIN surface definition.

  Create a Grading Criteria Set and Criteria

00:01:36

No Audio

Create sets of standard formulas for creating graded slopes.

  Add Data to a Surface

00:01:59

No Audio

Add contour data to an existing surface definition.

  Grade from a Building Footprint

00:01:54

No Audio

Grade from a building footprint to a surface.

  Create Waterdrop Paths

00:01:11

No Audio

Create waterdrop paths to analyze surface water runoff.

   

Design Horizontal and Vertical Objects

  Create Parcels

00:02:20

No Audio

Create parcels from AutoCAD objects.

  Label Alignment Points of Intersection

00:03:16

With Audio

Display and label explicit and implied points of intersection on an alignment.

  Create an Alignment

00:02:35

No Audio

Draw a horizontal alignment using constraint-based alignment layout tools.

  Design a Simple Profile

00:02:54

No Audio

Create simple existing ground and layout profiles for an alignment.

  Grip Edit an Alignment

00:01:42

No Audio

Graphically modify alignment geometry.

  Create a Pipe Network

00:02:13

No Audio

Design a pipe network using an existing polyline, and then use the Pipe Network Layout Tools to add structures and pipes.

  Alignment Tangency Constraints

00:03:04

With Audio

Work with the constraints that affect how alignment sub-entities maintain tangency to adjacent sub-entities.

   

Model a Corridor

  Superelevation Axis of Rotation

00:05:41

With Audio

Design a superelevated roadway that uses axis of rotation pivot points.

  Create an Intersection

00:02:24

No Audio

Create a three-way intersection that maintains the crowns of both intersecting roads.

  Create a Basic Corridor

00:02:17

No Audio

Create a sectional assembly of a corridor, and then create a corridor by applying the assembly along an alignment and profile.

  Create Sample Lines

00:01:47

No Audio [00:01:47]

Create sample lines along the centerline alignment of a corridor model.

  Edit a Corridor in Section

00:03:40

With Audio

Explore some of the powerful tools in the AutoCAD Civil 3D Section Editor.

  Sample Multiple Baselines

00:03:19

With Audio

Use a single section to sample multiple baselines or corridors at the same time.

Analyze

  Create a Mass Haul Diagram

00:01:43

No Audio

Create a mass haul diagram that displays free haul and overhaul volumes for a project site.

  Export Data to Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis

00:03:51

With Audio

Export catchments and a pipe network to the Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis application.

Annotate

  Rotating Unanchored Labels

00:03:36

With Audio

Move and rotate an unanchored label, independent from its insertion point marker.

  Convert Parcel Segment Labels to Tags for Display in a Table

00:02:09

No Audio [00:02:09]

Add parcel segment lables, and then convert the labels to tags that correspond to the contents of a table.

  Edit Text in a Label

00:01:23

No Audio

Add text to an instance of a label.

  Add a Watershed Legend Table

00:01:20

No Audio

Add a surface watershed legend table to a drawing.