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Exploring AutoCAD Civil 3D 2020 book introduces the users to the powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution, AutoCAD Civil 3D. The book helps you learn, create and visualize a coordinated data model that can be used to design and analyze a civil engineering project for its optimum and cost-effective performance. This textbook has been written considering the needs of the professionals such as engineers, surveyors, watershed and storm water analysts, land developers and CAD technicians, who wish to learn and explore the usage and abilities of AutoCAD Civil 3D in their respective domains. This textbook provides comprehensive text and graphical representation to explain concepts and procedures required in designing solutions for various infrastructure works. The tutorials and exercises, which relate to the real world projects, help you better understand the tools in AutoCAD Civil 3D. The book covers Points Creations, Surface Creations, Surface Analysis, Corridor Modeling, Pipe Networks, Pressure Networks, Parcels, COGO points, surfaces and surface analysis, alignments, profiles, sections, grading, assemblies, corridor modeling, earthwork calculations, and pipe and pressure networks. This edition covers the description of all enhancements and newly introduced tools.

Salient Features:

• Consists of 13 chapters that are arranged in pedagogical sequence.
• Contains 808 pages, 50 tutorials, about 26 exercises, and more than 770 illustrations.
• Real-world engineering projects used in tutorials, exercises, & explaining various tools and concepts.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2020
Chapter 2: Working with Points
Chapter 3: Working with Surfaces
Chapter 4: Surface Volumes and Analysis
Chapter 5: Alignments
Chapter 6: Working with Profiles
Chapter 7: Working with Assemblies and Subassemblies
Chapter 8: Working with Corridors and Parcels
Chapter 9: Sample Lines, Sections, and Quantity Takeoffs
Chapter 10: Feature Lines and Grading
Chapter 11: Pipe Networks
Chapter 12: Pressure Networks
Chapter 13: Working with Plan Production Tools, and Data Shortcuts
Index