Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016: Autodesk Official Press

1123 Pages·2016·76.24 MB·English

by  Davenport Cyndy

Mastering
AutoCAD
®
Civil 3D® 2016
Cyndy Davenport
Ishka Voiculescu
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It has been a difi cult year, and taking on a project
such as this was a tremendous effort. So, I would
like to dedicate my work to my son, Zachary, whose
life was cut short suddenly and tragically last year.
Rest in peace, Zac. You’ll always be in my heart.
—Cyndy Davenport
Acknowledgments
Thanks to all of you who continually encourage and support me to achieve my dreams. Without
you, this just wouldn’t be fun anymore.
Thanks again to Ish for agreeing to do this again. Co-authoring a book such as this is no easy
task, so I appreciate you hanging in there.
My thanks to Tom and Tom for keeping me busy with edits. Really, thanks. I couldn’t believe
how quickly they kept coming. And I can’t believe how Richardson always i nds something new
to pick on after it has been edited three times! It’s all good, though.
Thanks, Wiley Publishing, for inviting me back to do this. Third time’s a charm!
—Cyndy Davenport
I’d like to thank Wiley and their editorial crew for allowing me to collaborate with Cyndy for a
second year on this wonderful project. I also have to thank our editors whose orange highlighters
steered this project into a good direction right from the start.
On a personal level, I thank God for another year of blessings. Being alive and healthy to
embark on such an adventure is a gift and blessing from Him. Also, I thank my amazing wife
and kids, who were there for me all the time. Without their support, everything would have
been so much harder. I would also love to send my thanks to all my extended family here in the
United States—the Breeton and in Romania—the Voiculescu and the Polocoser. I love you all!
On a professional level, I am thankful for the awesome crew at Northern Engineering &
Consulting Inc. (NECI) up in the frozen Bemidji, Minnesota, who brought me into this civil
engineering world and helped me grow. Thanks are in order for Tom Groll from Tom Groll
Engineering, PC in Austin, Texas, an outstanding boss, who through his dedication to work
inspired me to give my best in all that I do. Last, I am thankful for all the people I get to share
my workday with, from the Engineering Services Division of the City of Austin Public Works
Department to all the geeks of Austin’s Civil 3D User Group.
Finally, I want to thank to everyone who helps and supports me on this journey through the
civil engineering wonderland.
—Ishka Voiculescu

About the Authors
Cyndy Davenport has been working in the land development industry for 29 years in the
capacity of design and the management, implementation, training, and support of land devel-
opment technology. She’s earned Civil 3D, Map, and AutoCAD certii cations in the areas of
implementation, support, and training. Cyndy has spoken several times at Autodesk University
teaching classes such as “Building the Perfect Template: Making All Your Civil 3D Dreams Come
True,” “Diary of a Mad CAD Manager,” and “Join the Part Builder Skull and Bones Society.”
Occasionally, she contributes workl ow solutions on her blog to the Civil 3D community
(http://c3dcougar.typepad.com). She currently works for Dewberry as a visual design
mentor and support specialist.
Ishka Voiculescu (Austin, Texas) is an engineer at the City of Austin Public Works with exten-
sive experience using the Autodesk Suite products for planning, design, and visualization. He
is a member of various engineering groups, an active forum contributor, and blogs at http://
civildigest.com. He got his AutoCAD Civil 3D Associate certii cation in 2012 and is a long-
time member of Autodesk User Group International.

Contents at a Glance
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxiii
Chapter 1 • The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2 • Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 3 • Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Chapter 4 • Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Chapter 5 • Parcels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Chapter 6 • Alignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Chapter 7 • Proi les and Proi le Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Chapter 8 • Assemblies and Subassemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Chapter 9 • Basic Corridors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Chapter 10 • Advanced Corridors, Intersections, and Roundabouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
Chapter 11 • Superelevation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
Chapter 12 • Cross Sections and Mass Haul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Chapter 13 • Pipe Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643
Chapter 14 • Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735
Chapter 15 • Plan Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785
Chapter 16 • Advanced Workl ows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825
Chapter 17 • Quantity Takeoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855
Chapter 18 • Label Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
Chapter 19 • Object Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951
Appendix A • The Bottom Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1009
Appendix B • Certii cation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1059
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1063