The Ultimate Civil 3D For Road Design Course

About Course

This is a Certified 2-week self-paced AutoCAD Civil 3D Course, with downloadable learning materials, designed to guide you to an enriching experience and knowledge on applying Civil 3D to real-world projects and delivering results for your employer/clients.

It equips design engineers with practical skills to apply engineering principles in the Design of Roads and other horizontal infrastructure projects.

Experience hands-on learning with a real-world 6.00km road project, designed to help you apply your skills in practical scenarios by the course end.

It is a transformative course crafted exclusively for ambitious Highway Design Enthusiasts to be experts in Road design.

Imagine Alex Johnson, a recent civil engineering graduate eager to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Under the expert guidance of Highway Design Expert James Murithi, Alex transitions seamlessly from novice to pro, confidently crafting 3D models and functional roadways.

If you are ready to transform your career and embrace the opportunities that Civil 3D offers, then this is your first step toward career advancement by enrolling in our self-paced Ultimate Road Design Course.

On completion, you will earn a certificate that is shareable on LinkedIn and can be verified online.

Course Objectives

Bridge Theory and Real-world Application with real-world 6 Km Road project

Master Advanced Existing Ground Modeling and Topographical Analysis

Develop Proficiency in Horizontal and Vertical Alignment Design

Integrate Local and International Road Design Standards like AASHTO, and RDM

Master the art of Pavement Design and Advanced Corridor Modeling

Perform accurate Civil 3D Quantity Takeoff and generate quantity reports for project cost estimation

Master industry standards for plan production, data management, and the professional presentation and interpretation of engineering drawings.
Generate Comprehensive Road Design Reports for project implementation

Skills your will hone;

Mastering road Alignment design
Integrating road design manuals
Experience with solving challenging real-world projects
Pavement design
Quantity take-off of roadworks
Generate design reports
Professional Interpretation of drawings
Project production and data management
Certification

Enroll and Start Your Journey Toward Engineering Excellence Today.

Master Advanced Existing Ground Modeling and Topographical Analysis
Develop Proficiency in Horizontal and Vertical Alignment Design
Integrate Local and International Road Design Standards like AASHTO, and RDM
Master the art of Pavement Design and Advanced Corridor Modeling
Perform accurate Civil 3D Quantity Takeoff and generate quantity reports for project cost estimation
Master industry standards for plan production, data management, and the professional presentation and interpretation of engineering drawings.
Generate Comprehensive Road Design Reports for project implementation
Optimize your workflow with PLex.Earth Lite -Project Visualization
Georeferencing with Plug in like SW-DTM

Course Content

THE ULTIMATE CIVIL 3D INTERFACA GUIDE
This Unit Covers an overview of the key features and general layout of Civil 3D. It guides the learners on key panels and associated tools such as 2D Drafting tools, scaling, dimensions and annotations that will be commonly used in the course. It is meant to build confidence for learners and beginners.

Civil 3D Interface Tour

10:23
Accessing Autodesk Help

05:43
How to use Drawing Templates

05:20
Working with Object Layers in Civil 3D 2024

14:01
Fundamentals 2D Drafting-Draw and Modify Panel

08:40
Understanding the Draw Tab Tools for 2D Drafting

08:41
Specifying Drawing Settings; Scale, Zone and Units

06:21

WORKING WITH SURVEY POINTS
This Unit introduces topographic survey concepts, methods of data collection, management and using in Civil 3D for Design. After completing this module, you'll learn how to: Create and modify points and point display settings Manage points with point groups, add tables, export points among other workflows

PARCELS
This introduces the concept of land subdivision and how to employ Civil 3D for professional survey works and land development management

EXISTING GROUND MODELING
Creating a 3D Model of the existing ground from collected data sets

Creating TIN Surface from Survey Points

15:56
Creating Surface from Contours

11:17
Modifying Build properties of Surfaces

27:30
Modifying Build properties of Surfaces

27:00
Patching Holes in Existing Ground surfaces

16:56
Creating Feature Lines and Adding them as breaklines to surfaces

27:41
Visualizing surfaces in 3D

02:03
Performing Surface Slope Analysis

14:38
Create a TIN volume surface

12:03
Create and Modify Top Soil Stripping surface

10:43
Create and Modify Surface Labels

20:15
Creation of Topo Maps

DESIGN OF HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT AS PER ROAD DESIGN MANUALS
Objective: Gain skills in designing horizontal alignments, including compound transition curves and superelevation modeling for safer, more efficient roadways. Outcome: Improved road safety and design efficiency.

Deconstructing the Geometry of Horizontal Curves

10:12
Accessing Specialized Drawing Tools for Alignments

13:00
Create Alignment From Objects-Best Fit-Alignments

11:20
Alignment Creation Tools-Free hand Design

11:23
Design of Simple Curves as Per Road design standards

15:27
Design of Successive Horizontal Curves

08:53
Create widenings for Road Alignments at Curves

05:31
Exploring Alignment Elements with Grid View

07:52
Alignment Properties

12:50
Road Design Workflow_ Understanding Alignment Creation

11:21
Create and Modify Alignment Labels -Major Minor Stations and Geometry Points

13:39
Add station offset labels to alignments

15:00
Modifying Alignment Styles

14:59
Personalizing Alignment Label Styles

09:15

SPECIFYING HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT DESIGN CRITERIA AND SPECIFICATIONS -AASHTO
Skillfully apply local (AASHTO, RDM) and international road design criteria specifications and design checks to ensure compliance with industry standards.

Alignment Properties

12:51
Specifying Design Criteria of Alignments as per AASHTO Standard Specifications

09:39
Introduction to Horizontal Alignment Design Specifications

14:01
Reviewing Alignment Design Parameters in Alignment Grid View Tool

15:06
Create and Specify Horizontal Alignment Design Checks and Checksets

15:07
Alignment Design Criteria Verification Report

06:27
Alignment Incremental Stationing Report

09:02
Superelevation Modeling as per AASHTO Standards

15:07

ENGINEERING DESIGN OF FINISHED ROAD PROFILES
Objective: Learn the principles of designing vertical alignments and strategically locating drainage structures to prevent road overtopping and enhance road sustainability Outcome: Improved road durability and safety.

Introduction to Technical Design of Vertical Alignment of Roads as per Road Design Standards

11:52
Creating Profile from Surface (OGL) and Profile Views

14:09
Design of Finished Road Level as Per Road Design Manual Specifications

08:03
Design of Road Vertical Alignment Simplified

11:20
Modifying Profile View Style

08:40
Specifying Design criteria and Design Checks for Vertical Profiles

14:58
Design and Location of Culvert Crossing in Plan and Profile

18:48
Create and Modify Profile Labels for Design Data Presentation

15:22
Introduction to Profile Data Bands

13:03
Create and modify Data Bands For OGL Levels

12:23
Create and modify Superelevation Profile Data bands

14:19
Modifying Superelevation Transition Region Detail Labels in Data Bands

11:21
Modifying Labels and Styles in Data Bands

09:50
Creating Detailed Vertical Geometry Data Bands

14:27
Create and modify Detailed Horizontal Geometry Data Bands

12:16
Hatch Cut and Fill Sections in Profile

04:29

PAVEMENT DESIGN AND ROADWAY CORRIDOR MODELING
Objective: Master the art of pavement design, and advanced corridor modeling for high-quality infrastructure projects. Outcome: Higher quality infrastructure projects and client satisfaction.

Pavement Design Essentials

13:19
Design of Road Assembly in Civil 3D

13:12
Roadway Corridor Modeling in Civil 3D

15:01
Adding Multiple Corridor Baseline and Regions

13:19
Corridor Modeling for Varying Road Cross-sections

17:19
Create Roadway Corridor Surfaces in Civil 3D

07:27
Modifying Corridor Surface Boundaries

07:14
Management of Corridor Transitions and Creating Lay-bays

12:20
Hatching Civil 3D Corridor Models using Code Sets Style

10:48
Creating a Code Set Style to Display the Plottable Geometry

16:29

QUANTITY TAKE-OFF AND COST ESTIMATION OF ROADWORKS
Objective: Learn to carry out precise quantity takeoff, handle complex computations, and generate detailed materials volume reports essential for construction estimations. Outcome: Accurate construction estimates and resource management.

DESIGN OF DETAILED ROAD CROSS-SECTIONS
Learn how to generate detailed Road cross-sections for construction

DRAWINGS PRODUCTION AND DATA MANAGEMENT
Objective: Master industry standards for plan production, data management, and the professional presentation and interpretation of engineering drawings. Outcome: Professional presentation and efficient data management.

GEOREFERENCING DESIGN PROJECTS
Georeferencing anchors the data to the a co-ordinate system, enabling precise measurements and accurate spatial analysis. Visualization helps engineers make informed decision based on the real-time existing ground conditions. This level of accuracy is invaluable in fields such as land surveying, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, where precision is paramount.

PLEX.EARTH LITE FOR DESIGN VISUALIZATION
Plex-Earth Lite is an extremely useful tool for CAD software that designers, engineers, and architects utilize for optimizing their workflow. Being the light version of Plexscape's flagship, it can enable any professional in the field to: +Quickly view Google Maps imagery in AutoCAD and BricsCAD. +Easily view imagery downloaded with the full version of Plex-Earth, to any computer. +Georeference any drawing by selecting a coordinate system or by specifying the location in Google Earth. +Take advantage of Google Earth's elements like placemarks, paths, and polygons for validation or information exchange.

Downloading and Installing Plex.Earth Lite (FREE)

04:27
Launching Plex Earth in AutoCAD Civil 3D

02:49
Activating Account and Set Drawing Settings in Plex.Earth LITE

03:44
Georeferencing Design projects for Visualization -UTM Coordinate System

08:07
Georeferencing Your Design Project

03:43
Quick Visualization in Plex.Earth Lite

10:14
Visualizing Design Project in Google Earth Pro

06:48
Create Place Markers for Critical Sections like Canals, Culverts and Bridges

04:44

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About Course

Course Objectives

Skills your will hone;

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Civil 3D Interface Tour

Accessing Autodesk Help

How to use Drawing Templates

Working with Object Layers in Civil 3D 2024

Fundamentals 2D Drafting-Draw and Modify Panel

Understanding the Draw Tab Tools for 2D Drafting

Specifying Drawing Settings; Scale, Zone and Units

Preparing Raw Survey points Data sets for Design

Importing Survey data Points to Civil 3D

Working with Point Groups

Editing Imported Points and Point Group Properties

Exporting Points from DWG Drawings

Modifying description Keys for Survey Points

Creating Point Tables

PARCELS This introduces the concept of land subdivision and how to employ Civil 3D for professional survey works and land development management

Parcel creation by Layout

Creating Parcel From AutoCAD Objects

Automating Existing Parcel Subdivision

Modifying Parcel Styles

Adding Parcel Labels

Modifying Parcel Label Styles

Parcel Tables

Parcels Deliverable For Practice

EXISTING GROUND MODELING Creating a 3D Model of the existing ground from collected data sets

Creating TIN Surface from Survey Points

Creating Surface from Contours

Modifying Build properties of Surfaces

Modifying Build properties of Surfaces

Patching Holes in Existing Ground surfaces

Creating Feature Lines and Adding them as breaklines to surfaces

Visualizing surfaces in 3D

Performing Surface Slope Analysis

Create a TIN volume surface

Create and Modify Top Soil Stripping surface

Create and Modify Surface Labels

Creation of Topo Maps

DESIGN OF HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT AS PER ROAD DESIGN MANUALS Objective: Gain skills in designing horizontal alignments, including compound transition curves and superelevation modeling for safer, more efficient roadways. Outcome: Improved road safety and design efficiency.

Deconstructing the Geometry of Horizontal Curves

Accessing Specialized Drawing Tools for Alignments

Create Alignment From Objects-Best Fit-Alignments

Alignment Creation Tools-Free hand Design

Design of Simple Curves as Per Road design standards

Design of Successive Horizontal Curves

Create widenings for Road Alignments at Curves

Exploring Alignment Elements with Grid View

Alignment Properties

Road Design Workflow_ Understanding Alignment Creation

Create and Modify Alignment Labels -Major Minor Stations and Geometry Points

Add station offset labels to alignments

Modifying Alignment Styles

Personalizing Alignment Label Styles

SPECIFYING HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT DESIGN CRITERIA AND SPECIFICATIONS -AASHTO Skillfully apply local (AASHTO, RDM) and international road design criteria specifications and design checks to ensure compliance with industry standards.

Alignment Properties

Specifying Design Criteria of Alignments as per AASHTO Standard Specifications

Introduction to Horizontal Alignment Design Specifications

Reviewing Alignment Design Parameters in Alignment Grid View Tool

Create and Specify Horizontal Alignment Design Checks and Checksets

Alignment Design Criteria Verification Report

Alignment Incremental Stationing Report

Superelevation Modeling as per AASHTO Standards

ENGINEERING DESIGN OF FINISHED ROAD PROFILES Objective: Learn the principles of designing vertical alignments and strategically locating drainage structures to prevent road overtopping and enhance road sustainability Outcome: Improved road durability and safety.

Introduction to Technical Design of Vertical Alignment of Roads as per Road Design Standards

Creating Profile from Surface (OGL) and Profile Views

Design of Finished Road Level as Per Road Design Manual Specifications

Design of Road Vertical Alignment Simplified

Modifying Profile View Style

Specifying Design criteria and Design Checks for Vertical Profiles

Design and Location of Culvert Crossing in Plan and Profile

Create and Modify Profile Labels for Design Data Presentation

Introduction to Profile Data Bands

Create and modify Data Bands For OGL Levels

Create and modify Superelevation Profile Data bands

Modifying Superelevation Transition Region Detail Labels in Data Bands

Modifying Labels and Styles in Data Bands

Creating Detailed Vertical Geometry Data Bands