Start designing today with this hands-on beginner's guide to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Essentials gets you quickly up to speed with the features and functions of this industry-leading civil engineering software.

Learn AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Quickly and Easily

Start designing today with this Autodesk Official Press guide! Each chapter begins with the concepts and learning goals of the topic, and then provides step-by-step tutorials illustrated with full-color screen shots. Approachable, hands-on exercises help you master the fundamentals of Civil 3D design and the features of this industry-leading software as you design a residential development. Following a workflow approach, you'll focus on the necessary skills at each stage of the process so you can quickly become productive with Civil 3D.

Learn these AutoCAD Civil 3D essentials--and more:

• Leveraging a dynamic environment to create 3D intelligent models
• Turning raw survey field data into maps and drawings
• Designing, displaying, and annotating alignments and profiles
• Creating subdivisions by using parcels to generate dynamic lot layouts
• Putting together detailed gravity pipe and pressure pipe networks
• Shaping terrain in 3D with grading tools and design surfaces
• Preparing for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Certification

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Step-by-step tutorials
• Four-color screenshots and illustrations
• Essentials and Beyond--summaries and additional suggested exercises
• Downloadable exercise files