Civil 3D Survey Video Training
Useful Basic Civil Training from Civil 3D Survey Experts and Consultants
Civil 3D experts and consultants produce a wide range of survey specific video content.
This pages features videos about survey tasks in Civil 3D.
These may range from the very basic to advanced topics.
Get a Civil 3D Survey Db running even if you only do design.
Please visit included links to the original postings. Those may contain details not included here for the sake of brevity.
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Create and Edit a Mapcheck in Civil 3D
Create and Edit a Mapcheck in Civil 3D
12/13/2018
Brian J Hailey, PE now of Applied Software walks through how to create and revise a Mapcheck in Civil 3D.
From the C3D+ YouTube Channel.
and the Applied Software Technology Inc blog.
Comments
Mapcheck in one of those useful Civil 3D Object Model tools that is easy to overlook and/or make incorrect assumptions about how a Mapcheck works and what it does.
Quick Civil 3D Survey Basics
Quick Civil 3D Survey Basics
9/28/2018
USCAD's James Lord walks through a super simple overview of essential Survey in Civil 3D functions and mechanics.
From the James Lord's YouTube channel
See James Lord's blog on USCAD.com
Comments
A reasonable review of Civil 3D Survey basics at super speed. James glosses over the level of detail you really need get the most out of Survey in Civil 3D in production. However, the point is that employing Survey Dbs in your production workflows is a big deal and not all that difficult.
Obviously, the Framework for Civil 3D contains some of the most sophisticated and well-integrated Civil 3D Survey solutions available.
You might want to check out our Civil 3D at Jump Speed page for all the nuances and power tools. Videos are included.
Custom Coordinate Zone
Custom Coordinate Zone
8/24/2018
Chris Fugitt, author of the Civil 3D Reminders blog, details the method to create a custom coordinate system based on a known UGS point in Civil 3D.
From the Chris' YouTube Channel.
Here's the Civil 3D Reminders blog link
Comments
Remember that if you work with others, they will also need a copy of your localized coordinate system file.