Civil 3D Professional Training in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Go from Beginner to Expert!

Learn Road, Highway and Site Design using Civil3D Application Software.

The AutoCAD Civil 3D Road, Highway and Site training course is designed for Civil Engineers and Surveyors who want to take advantage of the Civil 3D software’s interactive, dynamic design functionality. This course Hands-on exercise and projects will teach on how to create Civil 3D models and associated outputs.

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Whether you are a novice, expert, student, or professional, we have a training path for you.

The AutoCAD Civil 3D software permits the rapid development of alternatives through its model-based design tools. You will learn techniques enabling you to organize project data, work with points, create and analyze surfaces, model road corridors, create parcel layouts, perform grading and volume calculation tasks, and layout pipe networks.

*Course Overview*

This Civil 3D training program, divided into four phases and 24 modules, provides a comprehensive learning experience for civil engineering professionals. 

• Phase 1 covers fundamental concepts like interface navigation, coordinate systems, and basic drawing tools, focusing on survey data processing, surface creation, and alignment design. 
• Phase 2 delves into roadway design, including profiles, corridors, intersections, grading, superelevation, and quantity takeoff. 
• Phase 3 focuses on pipe network design for stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water distribution systems, covering hydraulic analysis and clash detection. 
• Finally, Phase 4 explores advanced topics such as data shortcuts, visualization, construction documentation, GIS integration, customization, and culminates in a comprehensive project case study and certification preparation. 

Each phase includes hands-on exercises and real-world projects to reinforce learning and build practical skills.

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*Course Outline*

Phase 1: Foundations (Modules 1-4)

Module 1:Introduction to Civil 3D:

• – Civil 3D Interface: Ribbon, Toolspace, Properties Palette, Command Line.
• – Application Settings: Drawing units, coordinate systems, user preferences.
• – Templates: Understanding template files (.dwt), creating custom templates.
• – Coordinate Systems: Working with geographic coordinate systems (GCS) and projected coordinate systems (PCS).
• – Basic Drawing Tools: Lines, polylines, arcs, circles, offsets, trim, extend.
• – Project Workflows: Overview of typical civil engineering project lifecycles.
• – Hands-on: Setting up a project template with appropriate units, coordinate system, and basic styles.

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Module 2:Points and Survey Data:

• – Point Creation Methods: Manual input, importing from files (CSV, TXT), point clouds.
• – Survey Data Import: Understanding field codes, processing survey data, creating point groups.
• – Point Groups: Creating and managing point groups for organization and visualization.
• – Surface Creation from Points: Creating TIN surfaces from point data, breaklines, and boundaries.
• – Hands-on: Processing provided survey data, creating point groups for different features (e.g., existing ground, utilities), and generating an existing ground surface.

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Module 3:Surfaces:

• – TIN Surfaces: Understanding TIN structures, creating and editing TIN surfaces.
• – Breaklines: Adding breaklines to control surface triangulation.
• – Contours: Generating and labeling contours, contour intervals.
• – Surface Analysis: Performing slope analysis, elevation analysis, aspect analysis.
• – Volume Calculations: Calculating cut and fill volumes between surfaces.
• – Hands-on: Creating and editing a surface, adding breaklines, generating contours, performing slope analysis, and calculating cut/fill volumes for a proposed grading scenario.

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Module 4:Alignments:

• – Horizontal Alignments: Creating and editing horizontal alignments, defining alignment properties.
• – Curve Types: Understanding and designing different curve types (e.g., circular, spiral, clothoid).
• – Stationing: Applying stationing to alignments, defining station equations.
• Alignment Labels: Adding labels to alignments, customizing label styles.
• – Design Criteria: Applying design criteria to alignments (e.g., minimum curve radius, maximum grade).
• – Hands-on: Designing a road alignment, including curves and stationing, and applying appropriate labels.

Phase 2: Roadway Design (Modules 5-10)

Module 5:Profiles:

• – Vertical Profiles: Creating and editing vertical profiles, defining profile properties.
• – Vertical Curve Design: Designing vertical curves (e.g., crest, sag), calculating curve parameters.
• – Profile Views: Creating and customizing profile views.
• – Profile Labels: Adding labels to profiles, customizing label styles.
• – Hands-on: Designing a vertical profile for the road alignment created in the previous module, including vertical curves.

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Module 6:Corridors:

• – Corridor Creation: Creating corridors by applying assemblies to alignments and profiles.
• – Assembly Creation: Understanding and creating custom assemblies (cross-sections).
• – Corridor Sections: Generating and viewing corridor sections.
• – Corridor Surfaces: Creating and extracting corridor surfaces.
• – Hands-on: Creating a road corridor model by applying a custom assembly to the alignment and profile.

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Module 7:Intersections and Roundabouts:

• – Intersection Design: Designing intersections using Civil 3D tools.
• – Roundabout Design: Designing roundabouts.
• – Curb Returns: Creating curb returns and managing corridor connections.
• – Hands-on: Designing an intersection connecting to the main road alignment.

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Module 8:Grading:

• – Feature Lines: Creating and editing feature lines, defining feature line properties.
• – Grading Criteria: Defining grading criteria (e.g., slope, daylighting).
• – Graded Surfaces: Creating graded surfaces using feature lines and grading criteria.
• – Volume Calculations for Earthwork: Calculating earthwork volumes for grading operations.
• – Hands-on: Grading a site for a building pad, including cut and fill calculations.

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Module 9:Superelevation:

• – Superelevation Design: Designing and applying superelevation to alignments.
• – Superelevation Transitions: Calculating superelevation transitions.
• – Hands-on: Applying superelevation to the road alignment, considering design standards.

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Module 10:Quantity Takeoff and Reporting:

• – Quantity Takeoffs: Generating quantity takeoffs for surfaces, corridors, and pipe networks.
• – Custom Reports: Creating custom reports for quantity takeoffs.
• – Hands-on: Calculating earthwork quantities for the road project, including cut, fill, and material quantities.

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*Phase 3: Pipe Network Design (Modules 11-16)*

Module 11:Pipe Networks Basics:

• – Pipe Network Creation: Creating and editing pipe networks.
• – Pipe and Structure Catalogs: Understanding and using pipe and structure catalogs.
• – Pressure Networks Basics: Introduction to pressure pipe networks.
• – Hands-on: Creating a simple storm sewer network.

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Module 12:Stormwater Design:

• – Storm Sewer Systems: Designing storm sewer systems.
• – Inlet Placement: Placing inlets and calculating runoff.
• – Pipe Capacity Analysis: Analyzing pipe capacity.
• – Hands-on: Designing a storm sewer system for a development area.

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Module 13:Sanitary Sewer Design:

• – Sanitary Sewer Systems: Designing sanitary sewer systems.
• – Manhole Placement: Placing manholes and calculating flows.
• – Pipe Capacity Analysis: Analyzing pipe capacity.
• – Hands-on: Designing a sanitary sewer system for a development area.

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Module 14:Pressure Pipe Networks:

• – Pressure Pipe Networks: Creating and editing pressure pipe networks.
• – Pipe and Fitting Catalogs: Using pipe and fitting catalogs for pressure networks.
• – Water Distribution Systems: Designing water distribution systems.
• – Hands-on: Designing a water distribution network for a development.

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Module 15:Pipe Network Analysis:

• – Hydraulic Analysis: Performing hydraulic analysis on pipe networks.
• – Bottleneck Identification: Identifying bottlenecks in pipe networks.
• – Pipe Size Optimization: Optimizing pipe sizes for efficient flow.
• – Hands-on: Analyzing the storm sewer network for capacity and identifying potential issues.

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Module 16:Utilities and Clash Detection:

• – Utility Integration: Integrating utility networks with other design elements.
• – Clash Detection: Performing clash detection to identify conflicts between utilities and other features.
• – Conflict Resolution: Resolving conflicts between utilities.
• – Hands-on: Coordinating utilities in the road project and performing clash detection.

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Phase 4: Advanced Topics and Project Management (Modules 17-24)

Module 17:Data Shortcuts and Project Management:

• – Data Shortcuts: Creating and managing data shortcuts for sharing project data.
• – Project Collaboration: Collaborating with other disciplines using data shortcuts.
• – Hands-on: Setting up a project using data shortcuts to manage different aspects of the design.

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Module 18:Styles and Templates:

• – Style Management: Creating and managing styles for objects.
• – Custom Templates: Creating custom templates for consistent drawing presentation.
• – Hands-on: Customizing styles for the project to meet specific standards.

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Module 19:Visualization and Rendering:

• – Design Visualization: Creating visualizations of designs.
• – Rendering: Rendering models for presentations.
• – Walkthroughs: Generating walkthroughs of designs.
• – Hands-on: Creating a rendering of the road project for visualization.

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Module 20:Construction Documentation:

• – Plan and Profile Sheets: Generating plan and profile sheets.
• – Cross Sections: Creating cross sections.
• – Detail Drawings: Creating detail drawings.
• – Construction Sets: Assembling construction sets.
• – Hands-on: Creating a set of construction drawings for the road project.

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Module 21:GIS Integration:

• – GIS Data Import/Export: Importing and exporting GIS data.
• – GIS Data Integration: Integrating GIS data with Civil 3D designs.
• – Hands-on: Integrating GIS data into the site design for context and analysis.

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Module 22:Customization and Automation:

• – API and Programming: Introduction to customizing Civil 3D using API and programming.
• – Task Automation: Automating repetitive tasks using scripts or macros.
• – Hands-on: Creating a simple Lisp routine for a repetitive task.

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Module 23:Project Case Study:

• – Real-World Project: Working on a comprehensive real-world project.
• – Project Integration: Integrating all aspects of the course into the project.
• – Hands-on: Complete design of a small development project, applying all learned skills.