This self-paced Civil 3D course is designed for professionals in surveying, transportation design, and land development who are ready to push their skills to an advanced level. You'll build practical experience with the tools that show up most on real projects, including alignments, profiles, parcels, corridors, grading groups, and pipe networks, all focused on producing construction-ready documentation on your own schedule.
The curriculum covers everything from creating and managing survey points, parcels, and surface data to developing corridor models for road design and subdividing land using Civil 3D's geometry and labeling tools. You'll also learn how to design and annotate grading groups, pipe networks, and pressure systems, and build out customized templates, label styles, and construction documents. It's a thorough, project-focused course that gives you the advanced Civil 3D skills needed to handle complex professional work with confidence.
What You Will Learn
- Organize and manage survey data by creating COGO points, point groups, and description key sets, and importing survey files to support accurate field-to-finish workflows
- Design and label land parcels using subdivision tools, site creation methods, parcel styles, and professional annotation techniques
- Model terrain with TIN surfaces, perform surface analysis, and apply surface labels to support grading and site planning decisions
- Create road alignments and profiles for existing and proposed surfaces, including customized view windows and station labeling
- Build corridor models and intersections using assemblies and subassemblies, generate sample lines, and visualize roadway designs with 3D drive-throughs
- Develop grading plans and pipe networks using feature lines, grading groups, and pressure systems, and customize styles and layout sheets for construction documentation
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
