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AutoCAD®

Civil 3D®

2008

Certified User Exam Preparation Guide

Autodesk Official Certification Courseware(AOCC)

23705-050008-1760A

October 2007



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Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Autodesk Certification Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixExamination Sections and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xPrerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiiUsing This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiiImperial and Metric Datasets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiiCD Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xivNotes, Tips, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xivMore Information about Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

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

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Creating Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Exercise: Create Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Viewing and Editing Point Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Exercise: View and Edit Point Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Managing Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Exercise: Create a Point Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Creating Label Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Exercise: Create and Apply Label Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Creating Surfaces from LandXML Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Exercise: Import LandXML Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Creating Breaklines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Exercise: Create a Breakline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Analyzing Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Exercise: Create a Watershed Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Viewing Surfaces in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Exercise: Evaluate a Surface in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Creating a Surface Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Exercise: Create a Surface Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68



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

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Importing Land Desktop Project Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Exercise: Import Land Desktop Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Exporting AutoCAD Civil 3D Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Exercise: Export Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Creating Sheet Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Exercise: Create Construction Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

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

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Creating Pipe Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Exercise: Create a Pipe Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Editing Pipe Networks in Plan View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Exercise: Edit a Pipe Network in Plan View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Drawing Pipe Networks in Profile and Section Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Exercises: Draw Parts in Profile and Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Editing Pipe Networks in Profile View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245Exercise: Edit a Part in Profile View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Creating Part Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Exercise: Create Part Rules and a Parts List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

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

Skill Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Importing Survey Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Exercise: Import a Survey Control Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Working with Survey Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Exercise: Modifying Survey Database Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Appendix A: Certification Examination Question Typesand Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

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

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

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

Autodesk Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Autodesk Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284


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Introduction

Welcome to the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008: Certified User Exam Preparation Guide, designed for use aspreparation 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® 2008Certified User examination, and can be used as a teaching tool for instructor-led courses as well asself-paced learning. In addition to the coursework, this manual encourages self-learning through theuse 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 anAuthorized Training Center. An ATC® is your best source for Autodesk-authorized classes, tailored tomeet the needs and challenges facing today’s design professionals.

For more information on Autodesk courseware and training programs, please visit Services and Support at www.autodesk.com .

Autodesk Certification OverviewIn any career, design plays an important part. Whatever your career path, proven Autodesk softwareexpertise will keep you ahead of the curve, and help you develop a solid competitive advantage intoday’s complex marketplace.

Autodesk certifications are appreciable, industry-recognized credentials that can help you succeed inyour design career, providing benefits to both you and your employer. Autodesk certifications are areliable 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 level—Autodesk Certified User or Autodesk Certified Expert—signifies the experienceand expertise of design professionals around the world.

Certified Users are assessed on basic features and functions of an application, as well as specific skillsthat ensure a base level proficiency with the application. Certified Experts are assessed on knowledgeof 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 CertifiedExpert credential. Obtaining the Certified User credential is a prerequisite to obtaining Certified Expertstatus.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Certified User Overview

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Certified User credential is designed to assess your knowledge of AutoCADCivil 3D 2008. The questions you answer during the exam assess a working knowledge of the basicfeatures and functions of the application, as well as specific skills that are appropriate for ensuring abase level of proficiency in the application. Earning Autodesk Certified User status qualifies you ashaving demonstrated the requisite knowledge and skills to accomplish fundamental applicationtasks.

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 2008application 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 howyou might accomplish a task, you actually perform the task. Performance based testing is widelyaccepted as a better way of ensuring that you have the skills needed for the application, rather thansimply recalling information.

Examination Sections and Objectives

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

Section 1: Workspaces and Point Data

Required Knowledgeand Skills Objectives

Create Points; View and Edit Point Data; Create a Point Group; Create andApply Label Styles

Performance Tasks■

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

Section 3: Site Development

Section 4: Road Design

Section 5: Corridor Modeling


Import LandXML Data; Create a Breakline; Create a Watershed Analysis;Evaluate a Surface in 3D; Create a Surface Output

Performance Tasks ■ 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.


Create a Site and Parcel Boundary; Create Parcels by Subdivision;Add and Modify Parcel Segment Labels

Performance Tasks ■ 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.


Create and Edit an Alignment; Create a Profile and Profile View; Createand Edit Profile Layouts; Create Sections

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


Create a Simple Corridor; Create a Complex Corridor; Edit a CorridorModel; Calculate Corridor Volumes; Create a Cross-Section Sheet

Performance Tasks ■ 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

Section 7: Sharing Data

Section 8: Pipe Networks

Section 9: Survey Data


Create Grading Criteria; Create a Grading Object; Generate Quantity Takeoff

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


Import Land Desktop Data; Export Data in LandXML Format; ImportData in LandXML Format; Create Construction Plans

Performance Tasks ■ Import the contents of a Land Desktop project into AutoCADCivil 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 creatingconstruction documents from your designs.


Create a Pipe Network; Exercises: Edit a Pipe Network in Plan View;Exercises: Draw Parts in Profile and Section View; Edit a Pipe Network inProfile View; Create and Apply Pipe Network Rules

Performance Tasks ■ Create a pipe network and present the flow and function of a utilitysystem 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.


Import a Survey Control Network; Modify Survey Database Settings

Performance Tasks ■ 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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CD Contents

The CD attached to the back cover of this guide contains all the data and drawings you need tocomplete the exercises in this course.

To install the data files for the exercises:

1. Insert the courseware CD.

2. The license agreement for the CD content will appear.

3. If you accept the license agreement, navigate to the CD using Windows®.

4. 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 eachexercise in this course.

Notes, Tips, and Warnings

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

Feedback

We always welcome feedback on Autodesk Official Certification Courseware (AOCC). After completingthis course, if you have suggestions for improvements or if you want to report an error in the book oron the CD, please send your comments to [email protected].

If you would like to comment on the Autodesk Certification Program or an Autodesk Certificationexam, send comments to [email protected].

More Information about Certification

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

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.

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