AutoCAD Civil 3D Workshop Guide - 2

AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D
CUSTOMISED GUIDE FOR IEM1DAY WORKSHOP

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 2
Topic 1 - Interface and Feature Function 3
1.0 AutoCAD Civil 3D Ribbon 3
1.0.1 Static Ribbon Tabs 3
1.0.2 Contextual Ribbon Tabs 3
1.0.3 Multiple Object Select Ribbon Tabs 3
1.0.4 Launch Pad Panel 3
1.2 Understanding the Toolspace 4
1.2.1 Explore the Prospector tab 4
1.2.2 Explore the Settings tab 5
Topic 2 - Surfaces 6
2.0 Creating an Existing Ground Surface 6
2.0.1 Create a surface and set properties 6
2.1.1 Define a surface with contour data 7
2.2.2 Define surface with point data 10
2.2.3 Create a surface contour style 11
2.2.4 Perform a slope analysis 12
Topic 3 – Alignment 14
3.0 Creating Alignment from objects 14
3.0.1 Create an Alignment from a Polyline 14
3.1.1 Create an Alignment by Object (xref) 17
3.1.2 Create an Alignment by Layout 18
3.1.1 Edit Alignment 19
Topic 4 - Profiles 21
4.0 Create and Edit Profile 21
4.0.1 Create Surface Profile 21
4.1 Working with Profiles 23
4.1.1 Create the Finished Ground Profile 23
4.1.2 Adjust Proposed Level 26
Topic 5 – Corridor 27
5.0 Creating Assemblies 27
5.0.1 Creating a basic Assemblies 27
5.1 Creating a corridor 30
5.1.1 Working with Corridor 30
5.1.2 Create corridor surfaces 31
5.1.3 Creating sample line 33
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5.1.4 Generate Earthwork Quantities 35

5.1.5 Create a Single Section View 37
Topic 6 – Superelevation (Additional Task) 39
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INTRODUCTION
AutoCAD Civil 3D software is a design and documentation solution for civil engineering that supports building information
modeling (BIM) workflows. By learning to use AutoCAD Civil 3D, you can improve project performance, maintain consistent
data, follow standard processes, and respond faster to change.
Civil 3D software is a civil engineering design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling
workflows. Using AutoCAD Civil 3D, you can better understand project performance, maintain more consistent data and
processes, and respond faster to change.
Civil 3D is an engineering software application used by civil engineers and other professionals to plan, design, and manage
civil engineering projects. These projects fall under the three main categories of land development, water, and
transportation projects; and can include construction area development, road engineering, river development, port
construction, canals, dams, embankments, and many others.
Civil 3D allows is used to create three-dimensional (3D) models of land, water, or transportation features while maintaining
dynamic relationships to source data such as grading objects, breaklines, contours, and corridors. As industry-leading
building information modeling (BIM) solution, Civil 3D is well known in the civil engineering community and widely used on
a variety of infrastructure projects both large and small.
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Topic 1 - Interface and Feature Function
1.0 AutoCAD Civil 3D Ribbon
The AutoCAD Civil 3D ribbon is the primary user interface for accessing commands and features.
Commands available from the ribbon are organized into tabs. Each tab is organized into a series of panels.
The ribbon is typically turned on (displayed) by default, and can be displayed or turned off by using the Ribbon and Ribbon
Close commands.
There are two basic types of ribbon tabs: static and contextual.
1.0.1 Static Ribbon Tabs

Static ribbon tabs are always displayed when the ribbon is turned on.
1.0.2 Contextual Ribbon Tabs

Contextual ribbon tabs are displayed automatically when you select an object or invoke an object-specific command. For
example, when you select a pipe network object, the Pipe Network contextual tab is displayed.
Contextual tabs contain commands that are related to the currently selected object. Most contextual tabs can be closed
simply by deselecting the object.
1.0.3 Multiple Object Select Ribbon Tabs

When multiple types of objects are selected simultaneously, the Multiple contextual tab is displayed in the ribbon. For
example, if you select both a pipe network object and an alignment object, the Multiple contextual tab is displayed.
1.0.4 Launch Pad Panel
AutoCAD Civil 3D contextual ribbons include a Launch Pad panel that provides access to commands that you might use next
in your workflow.
For example, when you select an alignment object, the Alignment contextual tab is displayed. The Launch Pad panel on the
Alignment contextual tab provides a variety of commands that you may want to use next. For example, you may want to
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create a corridor, intersection, or data shortcut from the alignment.

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1.2 Understanding the Toolspace
1.2.1 Explore the Prospector tab
This tutorial uses Intro-1.dwg from the training folder
1. In Toolspace, click the Prospector tab.

Toolspace can be docked, but it can also float. The Prospector tab provides you with a categorized view of all objects
in the drawing.
Note:
If the Toolspace is not visible, enter ShowTS on the command line. The command line is not case sensitive, but in this
document, commands are written in mixed case.
2. Click next to the (Sites collection)

3. The drawing contains only one site, Site 1.
4. Expand the Site 1 collection.
Notice that the Site 1 collection includes sub-collections for the following objects:
 Alignments
 Feature Lines
 Grading Groups
 Parcels
5. A site provides a logical grouping of objects that form part of the same design project, or are otherwise related. An
object can belong to only one site.
6. Expand the (Parcels) collection to see the names of individual parcels in Site 1.
Notice that the drawing includes different types of parcels, such as Single-Family and Easement.
7. Click a parcel name.
The parcel is displayed in a preview region of the Prospector tab.
Note:
If the preview does not work, you can activate it. First, ensure that the item preview button at the top of
the Prospector tab is pressed in.
8. Then, right-click the Parcels collection and click Show Preview.
9. Right-click one of the Single-Family parcels. Click Properties.
The properties of the parcel are displayed in a dialog box. Note the detailed survey data shown on the Analysis tab.
Review these properties as you wish, but do not change anything.
10. Click the Information tab. Change the Object Style from Single-Family to Open Space. Click OK.
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Notice that the appearance of the parcel changes in the drawing, and in the item view preview. The name of the
parcel changes in the Parcels collection on the Prospector tab. This happened because the style name is part of the
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naming template that is associated with the parcel.

A distinct set of custom styles for each AutoCAD Civil 3D object type can be saved in a drawing template. Object
styles can be changed as needed to change the display of an object.
1.2.2 Explore the Settings tab

1. Click the Settings tab.
The Settings tab contains a tree structure of object styles and settings for the drawing. Like the Prospector tab, it has
object collections at several levels.
2. Expand the Settings tree by clicking next to the Intro-1. Expand the (Parcel) (Parcel Styles)bcollection.
This collection displays the styles that are available in the current drawing.
3. Right-click the Standard parcel style. Click Edit.
The object style dialog box displays the current style attributes. Explore the contents of the tabs to see the various
attributes that can be changed when you create a style.
4. Click Cancel.
Further exploration: Expand the Settings tree and look at several style objects and commands. Right-click various
objects to see the available menu selections, but do not change anything.
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Topic 2 - Surfaces
2.0 Creating an Existing Ground Surface
2.0.1 Create a surface and set properties
1. Open SUF1-A1-Surface.dwg
2. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab > select Surfaces > right click > select Create Surface.
3. For the Type > select TIN Surface. For the Name, type ExTopo and for Style, select Contour 2m and 10m
(Background), as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
4. Click OK to accept the changes and close the dialog box.

5. Save the drawing.
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2.1.1 Define a surface with contour data
1. In the Insert tab > Block panel > click (Insert Block) and select More Options.
2. From the Training Folder, insert Site-Contour.dwg using the following parameters:
 Insertion Point: 0,0,0
 Scale: 1
 Rotation: 0
 Ensure that Uniform Scale and Explore are selected, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
3. In the Home tab > Layers panel > click (Isolate). Do the following before isolating the layers:
 Type S for settings.
 Select Off and the select Off again to ensure that layiso does not lock the layer by changing the settings to
toggle off isolated layers.
4. Select one major and one minor contour from the Site-Contours.dwg to isolate the layers A-TOPO-MAJR and A-
TOPO-MNR.
5. Expand the Surfaces collection on in the Toolspace > Prospector tab.
6. Expand the ExTopo surfaces collection and the Definition collection.
7. Select the Contours data element > right click > select Add as shown in Figure 3.
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Figure 3

8. In the Add Contour Data dialog box, accept the defaults as shown in Figure 4 and click OK.
Figure 4
9. When prompted to select contours, use the AutoCAD window or crossing selection method to select all of the
AutoCAD contour objects on the screen, as shown in Figure 5. Press ‘ENTER’ to end the command.
Figure 5
10. The AutoCAD Civil 3D software has created surface. However, only the original two isolated contour layers display,
the surface is not displayed. You need to restore the previous layer state. To do so, click (Unisolate) in the
Home tab> Layer panel as shown in Figure 6.
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Figure 6
11. Freeze the layers A-TOPO-MAJR and A-TOPO-MINR clicking (Layer Freeze) and selecting the contours you
selected when adding contours to the surface. This will clean up the drawing while ensuring that you do not
accidentally modify the surface by changing any original contour polyline.
12. If you select the green surface boundary or any contour line, the TIN Surface: ExTopo contextual tab displays as
shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7
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2.2.2 Define surface with point data
1. Continue working with the drawing from the previous task.

2. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab > Right Click on point group and select properties. Move the _No Display point
group to the top and then move the ExRoad point group above it.
3. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab > select the Surfaces collection > right click and select Create Surface.
4. In the Create Surface dialog box select TIN Surface for the surface type, type ExRoad for the surface name and
select Contours 2m and 10m (Background) for the style.
5. Click OK to accept the changes and close the dialog box.
6. Expand the surfaces collection in the Toolspace > Prospector tab and expend the ExRoad collection.
7. Expand the Definition collection, select Point Groups, right click and select Add as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8
8. In the Point Groups dialog box, select the ExRoad points group, as shown in Figure 9. Click OK to accept the
changes and close the dialog box.
Figure 9
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2.2.3 Create a surface contour style

2. Since there is very little grade change along the road, the frequency of the contours is small, making surface
difficult to see. Expand the Surfaces collection > right click ExRoad and select Surface Properties.
3. In the Surface Properties dialog box, in the Information tab, expand to the right of the Surface style field
and select Copy Current Selection as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10
4. In the Information tab, type Contour 0.5m and 2.5m (Background) for the style name, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11
5. In the Contour tab, expand the Contour Intervals collection and type 0.5m for the Minor Intervals collection and
2.5m for the Major Interval as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12
6. Click OK to accept and close the Edit Style dialog box, and clock OK to close the Surface Properties dialog box.
7. Zoom into the existing road at the north end of the site and note the detail contours identifying the crown of the
road.
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2.2.4 Perform a slope analysis

2. Select the ExTopo surface in Model Space. In the contextual Surface tab > Modify Panel > select Surface Properties.
3. In the Information tab in the Surface Properties dialog box select Slope Banding (2D) as the surface style.
4. In the Analysis tab > select Slopes > for the Analysis type and select 5 for the number of rangers to use. Click
(Run Analysis).
5. Change the range values for Range 1 to 0-2%, Range 2 to 2-5%, Range 3 to 5-10%, Range 4 to 10-20% and Range
to 20-70000% as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13
6. Change the range of colors for the slope range to match those shown in Figure 13. To change the color, click on it
to open the Select Color dialog box as shown in Figure 14. Click OK to close the dialog box.
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Figure 14
7. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the changes. Press <ESC> to exit the surface selection.
8. Review the area that you want to develop. The slope ranges will be an issue.
9. You need to create a slope value table. Select the Existing-Site surface in Model Space, in the contextual Surface
tab > Labels & Tables panel, select Add Legend.
10. Select Slopes from the command options and then select Dynamic for a dynamic table.
11. When prompted for the top corner of the table (top left), select a location in an open area to the right of the
surface, as shown in Figure 15. Press <ESC> to exit the selection.
Figure 15
12. (Optional) Open the surface properties dialog box (Step 3 to 7) and change the number of slope ranges or the
values. The Model Space Legend table will be updated.
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Topic 3 – Alignment
3.0 Creating Alignment from objects
3.0.1 Create an Alignment from a Polyline
1. Open ALN1-A1-Alignment.dwg from the Training Folder.

In the drawing, the red polyline running east-west represents the existing center line alignment of Mission Avenue,
as shown in Figure 16.
Figure 16
2. In the Home tab > Create Design panel > expand Alignment > select (Create Alignment from object) as shown
in Figure 17, select the west end of the polyline representing Mission Ave Polyline (red polyline) and press
<ENTER>.
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Figure 17

3. Verify that the alignment direction arrow is pointing East and press <ENTER> to accept the alignment direction.
4. In the Create Alignment from Objects dialog box, assign the values shown in Figure 18 to define the properties of
the alignment:
 Alignment name : Mission Ave
 Type: Leave as Centerline
 Description: Type a description if required
 Starting station: 0
 Site (General tab): None
 Alignment Label set: All Labels
 Clear the Add curves between tangents option
 Accept the remaining default values
Figure 18
5. Select the Design Criteria tab shown in Figure 19. Ensure that the following are set, then click OK:
 Design Speed is set to 100 km/h.
 Both the Use criteria-based design and Use design criteria file options should be selected.
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Figure 19

6. Hover the cursor over the exclamation mark at approximately the station 0+580 on the alignment and note which
design check was violated as shown in Figure 20. In this case, radius is 315 but the minimum radius for a 100 km/hr
road based on the AASHTO table must be greater than 490.
Figure 20
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3.1.1 Create an Alignment by Object (xref)
1. Continue working with the drawing from previous task.
2. In the Home tab > Create Design panel > expand Alignment > select (Create Alignment from Object). When
prompted to select an object > type Xref or X and press <ENTER>. You will then prompt to select a XREF object.
3. Select the west end of the polyline representing Jeffries Ranch Rd center line (the black line) as shown in Fugure 21
> press <ENTER>
Figure 21
4. Verify that the alignment direction arrow is pointing East and press <ENTER> to accept the alignment direction.
5. In the Create Alignment from Objects dialog box, type Jeffries Ranch Rd for the alignment name and accept all of
the default values.
6. In the Design Criteria tab, ensure that the Use criteria-based design option is cleared as shown in Figure 22.
Figure 22
7. Click OK to close the dialog box and create the alignment.
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3.1.2 Create an Alignment by Layout
2. In the Home tab > Create Design panel > expand Alignment > select (Alignment Creation Tools).
3. In the Create Alignment Layout dialog box, type Ascent Pl for the alignment name and accept all of the default
values.
4. In the Design Criteria tab, ensure that the Use criteria-based design option is not selected. Click OK to close the
dialog box and create the alignment.
5. Expand the Tangent tool icon and select (Curve and Spiral Settings) as shown in Figure 23.
Figure 23
6. For the curve settings, ensure that the curve option is selected. Set the curve radius to 10m and click OK to close
the Curve and Spiral Settings box.
7. Expand the Tangent tool icon and select the (Tangent – tangent (with curve)) to start creating the horizontal
alignment.
8. When prompted for the start of the alignment, click (Station Offset) on the Transparent Tools toolbar.
9. When prompted for an alignment, select Jeffries Ranch Rd.
10. When prompted for a station, type 176.52 and press <ENTER>.
11. When prompted for the offset, type 0 and press <ENTER>. Press <ESC> to exit the transparent command.
12. You will specify the next point using the transparent command to enter a bearing and a distance. Click
(Bearing Distance) on the Transparent Tools toolbar and enter the following:
 Type 1 and press <ENTER> for the NE quadrant.
 Type 1.180479 and then press <ENTER> for the bearing.
 Type a distance of 107.65 and press <ENTER>.
 Press <ESC> to exit the transparent command.
13. You will specify the next point using the transparent command to enter a turned angle and a distance. Click
(Angle Distance) on the Transparent Tools toolbar and do the following:
 Type C and press <ENTER>, since you will be entering a counter-clockwise include angle.
 Type the include angle of 76.3636 and press <ENTER>
 Type 116.41 and press <ENTER> for the distance.
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14. Press <ESC> to exit the transparent command and press <ENTER> to complete the horizontal alignment.
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15. Close the Alignment layout tool by clicking X in the top right of the dialog box.

3.1.1 Edit Alignment
1. Continue working with the drawing from previous task.

2. Select the alignment Ascent Pl. In the contextual Alignment tab > Modify panel, click (Geometry Editor).
3. In the alignment Tool Layout toolbar, click (Pick Sub-entity) as shown in Figure 24.
Figure 24
4. When prompted to select the sub-entity, select the curve change the radius to 15.25 and Press <ENTER> as shown
in Figure 25.
Figure 25
5. Select (Delete Sub-entity) in the Alignment Layout toolbar as shown in Figure 26. Select the curve and press
<ENTER> to exit the command.
Figure 26
6. In the Alignment Layout toolbar, expand the curve drop-down list and select (Free Curve Fillet (between two
entities, radius) ) as shown in Figure 27.
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Figure 27
7. Select the two tangents and press <ENTER> to accept that the angle is less than 180 deg. For the radius, type 15.25
press <ENTER> and press <ENTER> again to complete the command. The results are shown in Figure 28.
Figure 28
8. Close the Alignment Layout toolbar and save the drawing.
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Topic 4 - Profiles
4.0 Create and Edit Profile
4.0.1 Create Surface Profile
1. Open PRF1-A1-Profile.dwg from Training Folder.

2. In the Home tab > Create Design panel, click (Profile) > Create Surface Profile as shown in Figure 29.
Figure 29
3. In the Create Profile from Surface dialog box:
 Select the Jeffries Ranch Rd alignment
 Highlight the Existing-Site surface and click Add>>
 Click Draw in Profile view, as shown in Figure 30
Figure 30
4. In the Create Profile View wizard, set the following options as shown in Figure 31:
 In the General page, confirm Jeffries Ranch Rd as the alignment.
 Set the Profile view style to Profile View
 Click Next>
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Figure 31
5. Accept the defaults in the Station Range page and click Next>
6. Accept the defaults in the Profile View Height page and click Next>
7. Accept the defaults in the Profile Display Options page and click Next>
8. In the Data Bands page, accept EG-FG Elevations and Stations for the band set and click Next>
9. In the Profile Hatch options page, accept the default of no hatching and click Create Profile View.
10. When prompted for a location for the profile, click a point to the right of the plan view to define the lower left
corner of the Profile View as shown in Figure 32.
Figure 32
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4.1 Working with Profiles
4.1.1 Create the Finished Ground Profile
1. Continue with the previous working drawing.

2. Zoom to Jeffries Ranch Rd profile view. In the Home tab > Create Design Panel > expand Profile and select Profile
Creation Tools. When prompted to select a profile view select the Jeffries Ranch Rd profile view.
3. In the Create Profile dialog box that opens, for the Name click ( Edit name template) to the right.
4. In the Name Template dialog box, set the following as shown in Figure 33:
 In the Property fields, select Alignment Name and then select Insert.
 In the Name field after <[Alignment Name]>, type –DGN
 Click OK to close the dialog box
Figure 33
5. Set the Profile Style to Design Profile and the Profile label set to Complete Label Set as shown in Figure 34. Click OK.
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Figure 34

6. Expand the drop-down list in the Profile Layout Tools toolbar and select Draw Tangents as shown Figure 35. The
AutoCAD Civil3D software prompts you for a start point which indicates the location of the road’s first PVI.
Figure 35
7. In the Transparent Commands toolbar, click (Profile Station Elevation) and then proceed as follows:
 Select any part of the Jeffries Ranch Rd profile view.
 Type a starting station of 1.88 and press <ENTER>
 Type a starting elevation of 63.334 and press <ENTER>
 Press <ESC> to exit this transparent command.
8. Click (Profile Grade Station) in the Transparent Commands toolbar to enter a grade followed by a station, as
follows:
 For the grade, type -3.79 and press <ENTER> (to indicate -3.79%)
 For the station, type 100 and press <ENTER>
 Press <ESC> to end the transparent command.
 Press <ESC> again to end the layout command
The profile is shown in Figure 36. Close the Profile Layout Tools, as shown on the top right of Figure 36.
Figure 36
9. At any time, you can continue to edit a profile by selecting it > right click > Select Edit Geometry Editor. In the
Jeffries Ranch Rd profile view, select DGN grade line draw in step 8. In the contextual tab > Modify panel > click
(Geometry Editor) to edit it.

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10. To continue, adding PVI’s, return to the Profile Layout Tools toolbar and expand > select Draw Tangents. When
prompted for the start point, snap to the end point of the last segment that you drew.
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11. In the Transparent Commands toolbar > click (Profile Grade Length) and then proceed as follows:
 Select the Jeffries Ranch Rd profile view.
 For the grade, type 0.8 and press <ENTER>
 For the length, type 147 and press <ENTER>
 Press <ESC> to exit the transparent command.
12. To tie back to the final design point > click (Profile Station Elevation) in Transparent Commands toolbar and
then proceed as follows:
 Type an end alignment station of 344.43 and press <ENTER>
 Type a tie in elevation of 60.966 and press <ENTER>
 Press <ESC> to exit the transparent command
 Press <ENTER> to exit the Draw Tangent command
13. In the Profile Layout Tools toolbar > click X to close it.
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4.1.2 Adjust Proposed Level
1. Continue working with previous working drawing

2. Select Jeffries Ranch Rd-DGN1 profile that you drew in the previous task and note the grips that displays.
3. In the contextual tab > Modify Profile panel > click (Geometry Editor).
The PVI’s do not have any vertical curves. You will add them to the design using the Free Vertical Curve (Parabola)
option as shown in Figure 37. You could have also done this at the initial stage of the design using the Draw
Tangent with Curves tool rather than the Draw Tangent tool.
Figure 37
4. Click (Free Vertical Curve (Parabola)) and when prompted to select the first entity, select the incoming grade
(1) and then select the outgoing grade (2) as shown in Figure 38. Type 30 for the length of vertical curve.
5. Do the same for the second vertical curve. Select entities (3) and (4) as shown in Figure 38 and type 30 for the
length of the vertical curve. Press <ENTER> to exit the command.
1 3 4
2
Figure 38
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Topic 5 – Corridor
5.0 Creating Assemblies

5.0.1 Creating a basic Assemblies
1. Continue Working with previous working drawing
2. In the Home tab > Create Design panel > click (Create Assemblies)
3. In the Create Assembly dialog box, name the new assembly as a Collector-Full. Leave the other settings at their
defaults as shown on Figure 39.
Figure 39
4. When prompted, locate the assembly baseline to the left of the profile view Jeffries Ranch Rd in the current
drawing as shown in Figure 40.
Figure 40
5. Open the Tool Palettes by clicking (Tool Palettes) in the Home tab > Palettes panel.
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6. In the Lanes Tool Palettes, select the LaneSuperelevationAOR subassembly to add it to your assembly. In the
properties palette, set the following as shown in Figure 41
 Side: Right
 Width: 4.75m
 Slope: -2%
 Select the assembly baseline to attach the subassembly to the assembly.
Figure 41
7. In the Subassemblies Tool Palette > select the Curbs tab and select the UrbanCurbGutterGeneral subassembly. In
the advanced properties, set the following:
 Side: Right
 Dimension B: 250mm
 Insert the subassembly by selecting the circle at the end of the LaneInsideSuper subbasembly as shown in
Figure 42. Press <ESC> to exit the subassembly command.
Figure 42
8. You will now create a subassembly that links the back of curb to property line. In the Subassemblies Tool Palette,
select the Generic tab > and select the LinkWidthandSlope subassembly. In the advance properties, set the
following:
 Side Parameter: Right
 Width: 4.3m
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 Insert the subassembly by selecting the circle at the end of the UrbanCurbGutterGeneral subassembly as
shown in Figure 43.
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Figure 43
9. Select the three sub-assemblies that you just created on the right side > right click > and select mirror. At the select
marker point within assembly, prompt select the assembly baseline (the red vertical line) as shown in Figure 44
which represents the road center line.
Figure 44
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5.1 Creating a corridor
5.1.1 Working with Corridor
1. Continue working with drawing from previous task
2. In the Home tab > Create Design Panel >click (Corridor)

3. Name it Jeffries Ranch Rd, then enter the following as shown in Figure 45
 For the alignment, select Jeffries Ranch Rd from the list
 For the profile, Select Jeffries Ranch Rd from the list
 For the subassembly, select Collector-Full
 Verify that the Set baseline and region parameters option is selected.
Figure 45
4. Click OK. The baseline and Region parameters dialog box
5. The dialog box identifies the Baseline (BL) as BL-Jeffries Ranch Rd. The baseline currently has one region, which
is assigned the Collector-Full, set the following option as shown in Figure 46
 Rename the Region Jeffries Ranch Rd
 Adjust the Start Station to 35.67m
 Adjust End Station to 315.75m
 Click OK to create the corridor. If prompted, rebuild the corridor.
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Figure 46
6. Save the drawing

5.1.2 Create corridor surfaces
1. Continue working with the drawing from previous practice.
2. In the Model space window, select Jeffries Ranch Rd corridor > (Corridor Properties) on the contextual
Corridor tab > Modify panel.
3. In the Surface tab > do the following as shown in Figure 47.
 Click (Create a corridor surface)

 The surface displays in the dialog box with the default name Jeffries Ranch Rd – (1). Rename the
surface to Road 1 by clicking on the surface name.
 The default surface style Contour 2m and 10m (Design) works well for this task, so leave it as the
active surface style.
 In the Add Data area, verify that the Data type is set to Links and the code is set to Top. Click (Add
Surface Item).
Figure 47
4. Select the Boundaries tab. Right click on the corridor surface name and select Corridor extents as outer
boundary as shown Figure 48.
Figure 48
5. Click OK to close the Corridor Properties dialog box. If prompted, select Rebuild the corridor. The corridor
surface has been created and displays using contours.
6. In the Toolspace > Prospector tab > select Surfaces > right click > select Create Surface.
7. For the Type > select TIN Surface. For the Name, type Finish Ground and for Style, select Contour 2m and 10m
(Background)
8. Click OK to accept the changes.
9. Expand the surfaces collection in the Toolspace > Prospector tab and expend the Finish Ground collection.
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10. Expand the Definition collection, select Edits, right click and select Pste Surface as shown in Figure 49.
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Figure 49
11. In the Select Surfaces to Paste dialog box, select the ExTopo and Jeffries Ranch Rd corridor surface points
group, as shown in Figure 50. Once selected, click OK to close the dialog box.
Figure 50
12. In the Model Space, select the Finish Ground surface from the surface listed in the Surfaces collection in the
Toolspace, Prospector tab. The contextual tab for the surface object will display. Select Surface Properties in
the ribbon panel, the surface properties – Finish Ground dialog box opens. In the Definition tab, note the
order of the paste operations, as shown in Figure 51.
Figure 51
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5.1.3 Creating sample line
2. In the Home tab > Profile and Section view panel > click (Sample Line).
3. When prompted to select an alignment > press <ENTER> and select Jeffries Ranch Rd.
4. Verify that the sample column is cleared of all but the ExTopo, Jeffries Ranch Rd, Jeffries Ranch Rd Jeffries
Ranch Rd (1) as shown in Figure 52. Leave the other settings at their defaults and click OK.
Figure 53
5. In the Sample Line Tools toolbar, select to create sample lines By range of stations as shown in Figure 54.
Figure 54
6. In the Create Sample Lines dialog box, review the settings as shown in Figure 55.
 Under Station Range, set From alignment start to False and to alignment end to False
 Set the Start Station to 60m and the End Station to 315m
 Set both the Left and Right Swath Width(s) to 30m
 Under Sampling Increments, set Increment Along Tangents and Increments Along Curves to 25m
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Figure 55
7. Click OK when done.
8. In the Command Line > press <ENTER> to close the dialog box
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5.1.4 Generate Earthwork Quantities
2. In the Analyze tab > Volumes and Materials panel, click (Compute Materials) as shown in Figure 56.
Figure 56
3. In the Select Sample Line Group dialog box, accept the default alignment Jeffries Ranch Rd and sample line group
SL Collection – 1 as shown in Figure 57.
Figure 57
4. In the Compute Material dialog box, select ExTopo for the EG and Finish Ground for the DATUM as shown in Figure
58. Click OK when done.
Figure 58
5. Generate a volume report. In the Analyze tab > Volumes and Materials panel, click ( Volume Report).
6. In the Report Quantities dialog box, ensure that you select the correct XSL file. Click next to the select a style
sheet field. Browse to and select earthwork.xsl in the Training Folder and open it. Click OK to close the Report
Quantities dialog box.
7. Internet explorer will open when the HTML format report is created. Depending on your Internet Explorer security
settings, you might be prompted to permit the script to run. Click YES if this prompt displays. Your report will
display as shown in Figure 59
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Figure 59
8. Close the HTML report.
9. Create an AutoCAD table listing earthwork volumes. In the Analyze tab > Volumes and Materials panel, select
Total Volume Table as shown in Figure 60.
10.
Figure 60
11. Accept the defaults in the Create Table dialog box as shown in Figure 61 and click OK. When prompted, click in
empty space to create the table.
Figure 61
12. Select a point in Model Space to insert the table as shown in Figure 62. Note that the top left of the table is the
reference point.
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Figure 62
5.1.5 Create a Single Section View
2. In the Home tab > Profile & Section views panel, expand Sections Views and click ( Create Section View) as
shown in Figure 63. The Create Section View wizard opens.
Figure 63
3. In the General page, in the Sample Line field, select 0+200.00 as shown in Figure 64. Set the Section View style to
Road Section and click Next>
Figure 64
4. In the Offset Range and Elevation Range pages, accept the defaults and click Next >
5. In the Section Display Options page, do the following:
 Set the Style to Existing Ground for ExTopo
 View-Edit with shading for the Jeffries Ranch Rd and corridor – (1) sections.
 Finished Ground for the Jeffries Ranch Rd and Corridor – (1) surfaces.
 Assign the label options and styles to _No Labels for all as shown in Figure 65
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Figure 65
6. On the left, click Section View Tables to skip setting the Data Bands because No_Labels was selected in Step 5.
7. In the X offset field, type 0.5 and click Add>> to add a Total Volume Table to the list. Then expand the type drop
down list and select Material, click Add>> again to include the material table in the section view, as shown in
Figure 66.
Figure 66
8. Click Create Section View. At the Identify section view origin prompt, click in empty space in Model Space, north of
the surface to locate this section in the drawing.
9. Pan and zoom to display the section close-up. The labels are provided by the default AutoCAD Civil 3D template.
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Topic 6 – Superelevation (Additional Task)
1. Open Superelevation.dwg from the Training Folder
2. In the Home tab > Palettes panel > select Tool Palettes > in the Assemblies tab > select Divided Highway.
3. When prompted, locate the assembly baseline to the left of the profile view Mission Ave in the current drawing.
8. In the Model Space, select the ShoulderExtendAll - Right and select subassemblies properties > in the parameter
tab > set the following as shown in Figure 6. Repeat the same step for ShoulderExtendAll – Left.
 Side: Right
 Width: 1.0m
Figure 67
4. In the Model Space > select Mission Ave alignment > in the Modify panel > expand Superelevation and select
Calculate/Edit Superelevation
5. In the Edit Superelevation – No Data Exist dialog box, select Calculate superelevation now as shown in Figure 68.
Figure 68
6. In the Calculate Superelevation – Roadway Type dialog box, in the Roadway type tab > select Divided Crowned
with Median > for Pivot method use Center > for Median Treatment leave it as default as shown in Figure 69.
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Figure 69
7. In the Lane tab, leave it as a default. Click Next
8. In the Shoulder Control tab > Inside medium shoulder select calculate and accept the value as default as shown in
Figure 70 and click Next.
Figure 70
9. In the Attainment tab, leave it as a default. And click Finish.
10. The Superelevation Tabular Editor tab will pop-up in Panorama dialog box. Close the box.
11. When you zoom in Model Space you can see the Superelevation is shown on the top of the alignment as shown in
Figure 71.
Figure 71
7. In the Home tab > Create Design Panel >click (Corridor)

8. Name it Mission Ave, then enter the following as shown in Figure 72
 For the alignment, select Mission Ave from the list
 For the profile, Select Mission Ave from the list
 For the subassembly, select Divided Highway from the list.
 Verify that the Set baseline and region parameters option is not selected.
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Figure 72
9. In the Prospector tab > right click Mission Ave corridor > select properties as shown in Figure 73.
Figure 73
10. In the Corridor Properties – Mission Ave dialog box > Parameter tab > select browser icon under
frequency column > in Frequency to Apply Assemblies dialog box, change the vaule of Curve Increment, Along
Spirals and Along Vertical Curve to 5m as shown in Figure 74. In the Corridor properties – Ascent Pl select
Apply, when prompt select Rebuild the corridor and click OK to close.
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Figure 74
11. In the Prospector tab > right click Mission Ave corridor > select Corridor Section Editor as shown in Figure 75.
Figure 75
12. Notice that Model Space is divided into 3 different views as shown in Figure 76. The sequence of the view as
shown in Figure 76 below. For the Top is a Plan view, bottom Left is a Profile view and Bottom right is Section
view.
Figure 76
13. In the Plan view, select the white line and move the diamond vertex as shown in Figure 77 to seen the
Superelevation that apply at specific chainage.
Figure 77
14. To edit the Superelevation properties. In the Prospector tab > expand Alignment > expand Centreline
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Alignment > right click Mission Ave > select Edit Superelevation. In the Superelevation Curve Manager –
Mission Ave you can edit the properties as per your design.
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15. Save and close the drawing.

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1.0.1 Static Ribbon Tabs

1.0.2 Contextual Ribbon Tabs

1.0.3 Multiple Object Select Ribbon Tabs

1.0.4 Launch Pad Panel

create a corridor, intersection, or data shortcut from the alignment.

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1. In Toolspace, click the Prospector tab.

2. Click next to the (Sites collection)

naming template that is associated with the parcel.

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1.2.2 Explore the Settings tab

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4. Click OK to accept the changes and close the dialog box.

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1. Continue working with the drawing from the previous task.

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1. Continue working with the drawing from the previous task.

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1. Continue working with the drawing from the previous task.

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1. Open ALN1-A1-Alignment.dwg from the Training Folder.

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1. Continue working with the drawing from previous task.

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1. Continue working with the drawing from the previous task.

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1. Continue working with the drawing from previous task.

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1. Open PRF1-A1-Profile.dwg from Training Folder.

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1. Continue with the previous working drawing.

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(Geometry Editor) to edit it.

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1. Continue working with previous working drawing

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5.0 Creating Assemblies

1. Continue Working with previous working drawing

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1. Continue working with drawing from previous task

2. In the Home tab > Create Design Panel >click (Corridor)

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1. Continue working with the drawing from previous practice.

 Click (Create a corridor surface)

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1. Continue working with drawing from previous task

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1. Continue working with drawing from previous task

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