AutoCAD

Civil 3D 2008

Certified User Exam Preparation Guide Autodesk Official Certification Courseware (AOCC)

23705-050008-1760A October 2007

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Autodesk Certification Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Examination Sections and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Imperial and Metric Datasets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii CD Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Notes, Tips, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv More Information about Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Section 1: Working with Point Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Creating Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Exercise: Create Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Viewing and Editing Point Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Exercise: View and Edit Point Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Managing Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Exercise: Create a Point Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Creating Label Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Exercise: Create and Apply Label Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Section 2: Surface Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Creating Surfaces from LandXML Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Exercise: Import LandXML Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Creating Breaklines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Exercise: Create a Breakline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Analyzing Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Exercise: Create a Watershed Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Viewing Surfaces in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Exercise: Evaluate a Surface in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Creating a Surface Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Exercise: Create a Surface Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Section 3: Site Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Creating Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Exercise: Create a Site and Parcel Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Creating Parcels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Exercise: Create Parcels by Subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Labeling Parcel Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Exercise: Add and Modify Parcel Segment Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Section 4: Road Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Creating and Editing Alignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Exercise: Create and Edit an Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Creating Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Exercise: Create a Profile and Profile View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Creating a Profile by Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Exercise: Create and Edit Profile Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Creating Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Exercise: Create Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Section 5: Corridor Modeling, Subassemblies, and Cross Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Creating Simple Corridors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Exercise: Create a Simple Corridor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Creating Complex Corridor Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Exercise: Create a Complex Corridor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Editing Corridor Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Exercise: Edit a Corridor Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Calculating Corridor Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Exercise: Calculating Corridor Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Creating Corridor Cross Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Exercise: Create a Cross-Section Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Section 6: Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Introduction to Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Exercise: Create Grading Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Creating Grading Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Exercise: Create a Grading Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Generating Quantity Takeoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Exercise: Generate Quantity Takeoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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Section 7: Sharing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Land Desktop Project Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Import Land Desktop Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting AutoCAD Civil 3D Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Export Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Sheet Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create Construction Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 184 188 189 196 198 201

Section 8: Pipe Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Pipe Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create a Pipe Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Pipe Networks in Plan View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Edit a Pipe Network in Plan View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing Pipe Networks in Profile and Section Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercises: Draw Parts in Profile and Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Pipe Networks in Profile View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Edit a Part in Profile View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Part Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create Part Rules and a Parts List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 206 216 218 228 231 241 245 251 253 258

Section 9: Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Survey Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Import a Survey Control Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Survey Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Modifying Survey Database Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 262 266 268 273

Appendix A: Certification Examination Question Types and Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Appendix B: Additional Support and Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Courseware from Autodesk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autodesk Services and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autodesk Subscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autodesk Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autodesk Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autodesk Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 282 282 283 283 284

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Introduction
Welcome to the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008: Certified User Exam Preparation Guide, designed for use as preparation for Autodesk Certification. Certification Preparation Guides are part of the Autodesk Official Certification Courseware (AOCC). This guide is designed to teach the knowledge and skills assessed on the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Certified User examination, and can be used as a teaching tool for instructor-led courses as well as self-paced learning. In addition to the coursework, this manual encourages self-learning through the use of the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help system. This introduction covers the following topics:

Autodesk certification overview Examination sections and objectives Prerequisites Using this guide Imperial and metric datasets CD contents Notes, tips, and warnings Feedback More information about certification

This guide is designed to be complementary to the Autodesk Official Training Courseware (AOTC) taught by Autodesk Authorized Training Centers. Every day, thousands of our customers are taught how to realize their ideas faster with Autodesk software. You can perform smarter and better with Autodesk software products when you turn to an Authorized Training Center. An ATC is your best source for Autodesk-authorized classes, tailored to meet the needs and challenges facing todays design professionals. For more information on Autodesk courseware and training programs, please visit Services and Support at www.autodesk.com.

Autodesk Certification Overview

In any career, design plays an important part. Whatever your career path, proven Autodesk software expertise will keep you ahead of the curve, and help you develop a solid competitive advantage in todays complex marketplace. Autodesk certifications are appreciable, industry-recognized credentials that can help you succeed in your design career, providing benefits to both you and your employer. Autodesk certifications are a reliable validation of your skills and knowledge, and can lead to accelerated professional

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development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility in your field. Each Autodesk certification levelAutodesk Certified User or Autodesk Certified Expertsignifies the experience and expertise of design professionals around the world. Certified Users are assessed on basic features and functions of an application, as well as specific skills that ensure a base level proficiency with the application. Certified Experts are assessed on knowledge of more advanced features and functions of an application, in addition to specific skills that ensure proficiency applying these advanced features and functions. Autodesk certification is granted when you successfully pass a specific certification examination. Depending upon the application, the program allows you to obtain the Certified User or the Certified Expert credential. Obtaining the Certified User credential is a prerequisite to obtaining Certified Expert status. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Certified User Overview The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Certified User credential is designed to assess your knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008. The questions you answer during the exam assess a working knowledge of the basic features and functions of the application, as well as specific skills that are appropriate for ensuring a base level of proficiency in the application. Earning Autodesk Certified User status qualifies you as having demonstrated the requisite knowledge and skills to accomplish fundamental application tasks. Examination Overview Autodesk certification exams are performance based exams. The examinations consist of approximately 35 questions. The test items require that you use the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 application itself to perform a task, and then answer questions about the task. Performance based testing is defined as testing by doing; rather than answer questions about how you might accomplish a task, you actually perform the task. Performance based testing is widely accepted as a better way of ensuring that you have the skills needed for the application, rather than simply recalling information.

Examination Sections and Objectives

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Certified User examination includes 4 sections and 35 questions. Each section covers high-level objectives and specific performance tasks.

Section 1: Workspaces and Point Data

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Create Points; View and Edit Point Data; Create a Point Group; Create and Apply Label Styles

Create points based on a parcel, surface, or alignment. View and edit point data with the Toolspace item view and the drawing window. Create description key sets and point groups. Create and apply label styles.

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Section 2: Surface Modeling

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Import LandXML Data; Create a Breakline; Create a Watershed Analysis; Evaluate a Surface in 3D; Create a Surface Output

Create a surface by importing an external LandXML file. Identify breakline types and add a breakline to a surface. Adjust elevation criteria, generate a surface analysis, and display the results in the drawing area. Create a 3D view of a surface and use 3D viewing tools. Create boundaries, masks, and contour labels for surfaces.

Section 3: Site Development

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Create a Site and Parcel Boundary; Create Parcels by Subdivision; Add and Modify Parcel Segment Labels

Create a new site and parcel boundary. Create a parcel by using an object or by subdividing an existing parcel. Add and modify parcel segment labels.

Section 4: Road Design

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Create and Edit an Alignment; Create a Profile and Profile View; Create and Edit Profile Layouts; Create Sections

Create and edit an alignment. Create a new profile and profile view. Create profile layouts. Create sections.

Section 5: Corridor Modeling

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Create a Simple Corridor; Create a Complex Corridor; Edit a Corridor Model; Calculate Corridor Volumes; Create a Cross-Section Sheet

Create a simple corridor. Create a complex corridor model. Edit an existing corridor model. Create a corridor surface and calculate the corridor volume. Create a corridor cross section.

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Section 6: Grading
Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Create Grading Criteria; Create a Grading Object; Generate Quantity Takeoff

Create grading criteria. Create grading objects and create a surface from grading objects. Generate a quantity takeoff report.

Section 7: Sharing Data

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Import Land Desktop Data; Export Data in LandXML Format; Import Data in LandXML Format; Create Construction Plans

Import the contents of a Land Desktop project into AutoCAD Civil 3D. Share project data with non-AutoCAD Civil 3D users using LandXML, a DWF, and an ASCII text file. Use plan production tools to automate the process of creating construction documents from your designs.

Section 8: Pipe Networks

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Create a Pipe Network; Exercises: Edit a Pipe Network in Plan View; Exercises: Draw Parts in Profile and Section View; Edit a Pipe Network in Profile View; Create and Apply Pipe Network Rules

Create a pipe network and present the flow and function of a utility system such as a storm or sanitary sewer. Change the properties of pipe network parts. Customize your views of pipe networks in profile and section views. Edit pipe networks in profile view. Create pipe network part rules and apply them to parts in a parts list.

Section 9: Survey Data

Required Knowledge and Skills Objectives Performance Tasks Import a Survey Control Network; Modify Survey Database Settings

Import survey control network data from a field book. Create a local survey database, modify the database settings, and modify your survey user settings.

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Prerequisites
To successfully complete the course, the student should have experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 including opening drawings, accessing commands, and using commands. This course is not designed for students who have never used AutoCAD Civil 3D, rather is meant to help students broaden their skills and focus their learning on specific objectives tested in the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 User certification exam. Students should also have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows XP.

Using This Guide

This preparation guide includes an overview of the steps required to perform the tasks assessed on the certification examination. Many sections also include exercises that will give you practice in performing critical application tasks. The guide is divided into sections, each corresponding to a section of the certification examination. Each section contains:

Objectives and Performance Tasks A listing of the skill objectives and performance tasks covered on the certification examination. Review all objectives in each section as preparation before taking the examination. Skill Overview An introduction to the skill or task, with information about successfully completing each performance task. Lessons and Exercises Practical, real-world examples for you to practice using the functionality you have just learned. Each exercise contains step-by-step procedures and graphics to help you complete the exercise successfully.

Imperial and Metric Datasets

In some exercises that specify units of measurement, alternative files are provided as shown in the following example:

Open I_Pipe Networks.dwg (imperial) or M_Pipe Networks.dwg (metric). In the exercise steps, the imperial value is followed by the metric value in parentheses as shown in the following example: For Length, enter 13'2 (4038 mm). In the exercise steps, the unitless value is specified as shown in the following example: For Length, enter 400.

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CD Contents
The CD attached to the back cover of this guide contains all the data and drawings you need to complete the exercises in this course. To install the data files for the exercises: 1. 2. 3. 4. Insert the courseware CD. The license agreement for the CD content will appear. If you accept the license agreement, navigate to the CD using Windows. Copy the contents of the CD folder \exercise files\ to a working directory of your choice. This should be a directory for which you have read/write privileges for your user account.

After you install the data from the CD, this folder contains all the files necessary to complete each exercise in this course.

Notes, Tips, and Warnings

Throughout this guide, notes, tips, and warnings are called out for special attention.

Notes contain guidelines, constraints, and other explanatory information.

Tips provide information to enhance your productivity.

Warnings provide information about actions that might result in the loss of data, system failures, or other serious consequences.

Feedback
We always welcome feedback on Autodesk Official Certification Courseware (AOCC). After completing this course, if you have suggestions for improvements or if you want to report an error in the book or on the CD, please send your comments to AOCC.feedback@autodesk.com. If you would like to comment on the Autodesk Certification Program or an Autodesk Certification exam, send comments to certification@autodesk.com.

More Information about Certification

If you need additional information about Autodesk certification, visit www.autodesk.com/certification.

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