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A curated library of the best Civil 3D and Autodesk Infrastructure Training Videos

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The AKN online Help Video Collection for Civil 3D 2024

You can change the release reference (2023) in the link above to see and play the videos for Civil 3D 2024-2018.


What Videos to watch first?

Every video has a brief summary of the contents on the page

  • Framework Preview videos provide a quick peek into the Framework
  • If you are new customer, watch the Install videos - you must login.
  • The updated Overview Videos cover what is in the packages and how to use them
  • The Blog Videos are video blog posts on a variety of topics
    New videos are added frequently.
  • Civil Training on the Web lists selected video training from others with comments.
    These include important Autodesk product series of videos from published lists.
  • The Civil 3D Projects and Setup videos cover the ways to employ
    Data Shortcuts and Data References - How Projects work in Civil 3D
  • Civil 3D Setup Checklists videos cover the details and mechanics of Civil 3D Setup
  • Description Key Sets cover point display and customization
  • In-depth Civil 3D training course listings cover vital production topics.
    See the Plan Publication and the plan and profile Deliverables courses.

Does the video content for one release still apply?

Absolutely!

Framework products run in multiple releases of Autodesk Civil 3D.

An Autodesk Civil 3D release may differ in some nuanced areas but the fundamentals and process mechanics that Civil 3D employs do not change much by design.


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 Survey Query Essentials

Survey Query Essentials

Recent Blog Posts | Blog Post

Survey Query Essentials

Learn the basics of Civil 3D Survey Query usage and construction.
Sadly, the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help files do not provide much substantive help.
Many people are not aware of some of the productive Survey Query tools that make Survey work in Civil 3D easier.
This is a step-by-step walk-through of the basic benefits of Survey Queries with many mission critical but missing details.

More detailed coverage and a video of surfaces from Survey can be found in Civil 3D Survey Got Better

 

 Preview Survey Setups and Figures

Preview Survey Setups and Figures

Recent Blog Posts | Blog Post

Preview Survey Setups and Figures

The Civil 3D Survey Setup and initial data assessment of a Survey project may enhance your productivity.
Many people are not aware of some of the useful Survey Preview tools that make this work easier.
This includes a step-by-step walk-through and tips for an initial Survey project.

 

 Create Civil 3D Cascade Intersections

Create Civil 3D Cascade Intersections

Recent Blog Posts | Blog Post

How to Construct a Cascade Intersection in Civil 3D

How to build a cascaded Intersection from the design control of another Intersection?
This is a step-by-step walk-through of the entire process. Once again we're using the
Stop the Wizard methodology seen Stop That Civil 3D Intersection Wizard.
This video covers newer Civil 3D Profile locking properties which may cause issues with the Intersection Ribbon tools.

The previous video post The Cascaded Civil 3D Intersection covers the concepts and other important details employed here.