Dive into the foundational elements of Civil 3D in this course, starting with a blank drawing that will ultimately evolve into a comprehensive drawing template file. Learn to incorporate data references and xrefs, work with grading groups and objects, navigate gravity and pressure pipe networks, and compile a cohesive sheet for all created design elements.
Key Insights
- The course begins with the basic building block of Civil 3D: a blank drawing, which is then transformed into a drawing template file. This file serves as the basis for creating a new drawing with integrated data references and xrefs.
- Participants will gain hands-on experience with grading groups and objects—starting with basic grading before advancing to more complex topics. The course also includes extensive work with gravity and pressure pipe networks.
- After exploring and applying these core concepts, students will bring together all the design elements they've created into one comprehensive sheet, providing a practical, real-world application of their newly-acquired skills.
Note: These materials offer prospective students a preview of how our classes are structured. Students enrolled in this course will receive access to the full set of materials, including video lectures, project-based assignments, and instructor feedback.
Hi, welcome to Civil 3D 203. In this course, we're going to go ahead and start with the basic building blocks of Civil 3D, which is a blank drawing. We're going to use this blank drawing, we're going to create a Drawing Template file, and then from that Drawing Template file, we're going to go ahead and create a new drawing, which will be bringing in Data References and XREFs, which will then be used to start working in Grading Groups and Grading Objects.
We're going to do some Basic Grading, we're going to move on to some Advanced Grading topics, we're going to then cover Gravity Pipe Networks and Pressure Pipe Networks, and after that's all done, we're going to wrap it all together in creating a Sheet for the Design Elements that we've created. So to start working in Civil 3D, we're going to go ahead and open a Drawing. We're going to go over here and click open.
I'm going to navigate to the Working Folder that I have set up for Civ 203, which is Civ 203 Working Folder. This is where your course files will be saved to. So from here, I'm going to go ahead and open up this Civ 203 blank.dwg, and then inside of here is where we're going to go ahead and start working.
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Now, once you have this open, I'll go ahead and meet you in the next video, where we're going to start setting up this drawing to create a Drawing Template file.
