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Chapter 1The Basics of AutoCAD Civil 3DBefore we get into the “mastering” of AutoCAD Civil 3D, it is important to understand the basics. There are num

10 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DFormat: Decimal, two types of DDMMSS, and Decimal DMS•uDirection: Short Name (spaced or unspaced) and L

The inTerface | 11After you decide how to approach these settings, get to work. The settings are either drop-down menus or text boxes (in the case of

12 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DThe settings that are applied here can also be applied at the object levels. For example, you may typica

The inTerface | 13Notice that in this dialog, the box is checked in the Override column. This indicates that you’re overriding the settings mentioned

14 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DCommands Almost every branch in the Settings tree contains a Commands folder. Expanding this folder

The inTerface | 15A Toolbox Built Just for YouYou can edit the Toolbox content and the Report Settings by selecting the desired tool, right-clicking,

16 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3D 4 . Right-click the Sample Files toolbox, and select New Category as shown here. 5 . Expand the Sam

The inTerface | 17PanoramaThe Panorama window is Civil 3D’s feedback and tabular editing mechanism. It’s designed to be a common interface for a numb

18 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DLabeling Lines and CurvesYou can draw lines many ways in an AutoCAD-based environment. The tools found o

laBeling lines anD curves | 19a line that connects those lines in numerical order—from 640 to 641, and so on (see Figure 1.16). This order won’t give

2 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DPr o s P e c t o rProspector is the main window into the Civil 3D object model. This palette, or tab, is

20 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3Dcr e a t e li n e by Po i n t ob j e c t co m m a n dThe Create Line By Point Object command prompts

laBeling lines anD curves | 21Direction-Based Line CommandsThe next few commands help you specify the direction of a line. Each of these commands req

22 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3Dcr e a t e li n e by an g l e co m m a n dThe Create Line By Angle command prompts you for a turned a

laBeling lines anD curves | 23When prompted for the station, you’re given a tooltip that tracks your position along the alignment, as shown in Figure

24 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DWhen you’re using the Create Line By Side Shot command, you’re given a setup glyph at your occupied poin

laBeling lines anD curves | 25cr e a t e li n e fr o m en d of ob j e c t co m m a n dThe Create Line From End Of Object command lets you draw a

26 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DCreating CurvesCurves are an important part of surveying and engineering geometry. In truth, curves are

creaTing curves | 27Pressing ↵ at this prompt lets you input your desired radius. As with standard AutoCAD commands, pressing T changes the input par

28 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3Dcr e a t e mu l t i P l e cu r v e s co m m a n dThe Create Multiple Curves command lets you create s

creaTing curves | 29cr e a t e cu r v e fr o m en d of ob j e c t co m m a n dThe Create Curve From End Of Object command enables you to draw a

The inTerface | 3and their functionality has been universally enabled for Civil 3D 2012. Let’s take a closer look at those icons:Item Preview Toggle

30 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DRe-creating a Deed Using Line and Curve ToolsThis exercise will help you apply some of the tools you’ve

creaTing curves | 31 6. At the >>Specify bearing: prompt, enter 44.5415, and press ↵. 7. At the >>Specify distance: prompt, enter 68

32 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3Dcr e a t e be s t fit li n e co m m a n dThe Create Best Fit Line command under the Best Fit drop-dow

creaTing curves | 33cr e a t e be s t fit Pa r a b o l a co m m a n dThe Create Parabola command under the Create Best Fit Entities option works i

34 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DAttach Multiple EntitiesThe Attach Multiple Entities command (found on the Home tab and extended Draw pa

creaTing curves | 35As explained previously, you can send any value in the Curve Calculator to the command line using the button next to that value.

36 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DWhere Is Delta?In the Text Component Editor for a curve label, the value that most people would refer to

using TransparenT commanDs | 37Distance transparent command, draw a line-by-angle distance, and then press Esc, which takes you out of angle-distance

38 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DTool icon Menu commandLatitude LongitudePoint NumberPoint NamePoint ObjectZoom To PointSide ShotStation

The BoTTom line | 39Workspaces are part of a larger feature set called the custom user interface (referred to as CUI in the help documentation and on

4 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DIn addition, right-clicking the individual object in the list view offers many commands unique to Civil 3

40 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DModify the drawing scale and default object layers. Civil 3D understands that the end goal of most

The inTerface | 5Civil 3D is built on both AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map, so Civil 3D 2012 comes with a variety of templates. However, most users will want

6 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DEach tab in this dialog controls a different aspect of the drawing. Most of the time, you’ll pick up the

The inTerface | 7Reference Point Can be used to set a singular point in the drawing field via pick or via point number, local northing and eastin

8 | CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3DOne common question that surrounds the Object Layers tab is the check box at the lower left: Immediate An

The inTerface | 9as the user interaction surrounding the use of Civil 3D. Being familiar with the way this tab works will help you further down the l