1. Introduction to Civil 3D for Surveyors KAPS Convention 2016
Heather Adams, PE
Advanced Solutions, Inc.

2. Introduction to Civil 3D for Surveyors
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software is a civil engineering design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows on a variety of civil infrastructure project types, including roads and highways, land development, rail, airports, and water. AutoCAD Civil 3D also has full Surveying capability, including Least Square Analysis and Traverse Analysis. Map 3D is also built into Civil 3D and can be used by Surveyors for GIS data such as DEM files, aerial imagery, and parcel data.
At the completion of the is course, you will be able to:
Understand the benefit of Field to Finish
Import and Manage point data
Create Civil 3D Surfaces from a variety of sources
Create, Modify, and Annotate Parcels
Work with GIS data
Software demonstrations will include Civil 3D 2016 and Map 3D 2016

3. Heather Adams, PE Education Specialist
Based out of Louisville, KY
Joined Advanced Solutions in 2007
Education:
BS in Civil Engineering from University of Tennessee
Professional Experience:
Previous Employment at JJG and Strand
Certifications:
Professional Engineer in Water Resources
Autodesk Certified Instructor
Professional Certification in Civil 3D and AutoCAD
Find
Autodesk Technology Experience:
Civil 3D
Civil 3D Advanced
Map 3D
AutoCAD
Infraworks
AutoCAD Raster Design

4. Agenda Why Civil 3D Field to Finish Points Overview Survey Toolspace
Analysis Tools
Creating Surfaces
Working with Parcel Data
Volume Calculations
Map 3D and GIS Data
Questions

5. Why Civil 3D BIM BIM “Building” Information Modeling
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Civil 3D allows you to work with your Project as a “whole”
rather than just a collection of its parts 5

6. Why Civil 3D Object Models Collection of Interrelated Objects
Survey Data
Existing Topo
Parcels
Pipes
Structures
Roads
Profiles
Cross Sections
Centerlines
Drainage Areas
Grading
And More…
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7. Field to Finish What is it?
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Create near production ready drawings solely
on how the data was collected in the field. 7

8. Improves accuracy by reducing amount of “Surface Editing” required.
Field to Finish
Surface Editing
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Improves accuracy by reducing amount of
“Surface Editing” required. 8

9. Field to Finish Time Saved
Survey data collection is an often overlooked task, yet it is one of the areas where great efficiency and accuracy can be achieved.
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There are few things where such a small investment
can net such a HUGE return. 9

10. Points Overview Point Styles
Can utilize AutoCAD blocks for markers enabling symbols to represent manholes, fire hydrants, power poles, etc. 10

11. Points Overview Label Styles
Can automatically place annotation next to a point such as a label indicating type and size next to a tree symbol 11

12. Points Overview Description Keys Based on field code:
Places a point on specific layer
Apply a specific point style
Apply a specific point label style
Rewrite an abbreviated field description into a more understandable full description. (e.g. MH becomes Manhole)
Rotate the point
Scale the point 12

13. Points Overview Point Groups
Used to sort points by a variety of properties
Points within a group can be automatically assigned a point style or point label style….
Provided these properties are listed as <default> within the description keys and/or point properties 13

14. Survey Toolspace What is the Database Survey data is considered
“sacred” – Keeping it outside the drawing helps to protect its integrity.
Survey data is stored outside the drawing in a survey database
Linework is automatically generated
Many Survey Analysis Tools
Networks
Figures
Survey Points
Equipment
Figure Prefix 14

15. Survey Toolspace Importing Survey Data
Several types of data can be imported into a survey database:
Field Book File
LandXML
Point file (text file)
Points from a drawing 15

16. Survey Toolspace Working with Linework Matches field codes and:
Places a survey figure on a specific layer
Apply a specific survey figure style
Identify a survey figure as a breakline 16

17. Survey Toolspace Working with Linework SPECIAL CODES Begin – B
Continue – C
End – E
Close – CL
Horizontal Offset – H
Vertical Offset - V
Stop Offset – SO
Begin Curve – PC
End Curve – PT 17

18. Survey Toolspace Coding in the Field
So you have all of these forces going on in the market. They in turn are driving several important industry trends for civil engineers.
The first is “green building” or sustainable design. With the unprecedented growth going on, sustainable design continues to be a significant trend as pressure is exerted by environmental groups to reduce the amount of energy consumption and subsequent harmful outputs from buildings and infrastructure. The impact on civil design is being seen mostly in the land development market, where minimizing site disturbance during construction, storm water management, maximizing use of open space, and site location are some of the concerns.
The second force is related to integrated project delivery. Today’s work processes have been established and built around silos of information owned by the different disciplines involved in a project. Tomorrow’s work practices are being built around deeper collaboration. Working collaboratively on designs during the concept and preliminary design phases ensures that mistakes, gaps, concepts are discussed jointly, removing project problems before final documentation is created.
There are also some trends on the technology side, one of which is construction automation, also known as automated machine guidance. Construction automation uses machine control and global positioning system (GPS) technologies to automate the earth-moving process. This process requires existing and design surface models to be loaded into the machine control equipment. Models generated by civil engineering design applications like AutoCAD Civil 3D software are being used to drive this process. 18

19. Survey Toolspace Converting Data Converted to .FBK RAW Data
BEG TBC1
NE SS "TBC1"
BEG TBC2
NE SS "TBC2"
NE SS "TBC2"
CONT TBC1
NE SS "TBC1"
CONT TBC2 C3
NE SS "TBC2"
NE SS "TBC2"
NE SS "TBC2"
END
MCS
NE SS "TBC1"
NE SS "TBC1"
NE SS "TBC1"
NE SS "TBC1"
NE SS "TBC2"
NE SS "TBC1"
MCE
RAW Data
1, , , ,B TBC1
2, , , ,B TBC2
3, , , ,TBC2
4, , , ,TBC1
9, , , ,C3 TBC2
10, , , ,TBC2
11, , , ,TBC2
12, , , ,MCS TBC1
13, , , ,TBC1
14, , , ,TBC1
15, , , ,TBC1
16, , , ,TBC2
17, , , ,MCE TBC1
So you have all of these forces going on in the market. They in turn are driving several important industry trends for civil engineers.
The first is “green building” or sustainable design. With the unprecedented growth going on, sustainable design continues to be a significant trend as pressure is exerted by environmental groups to reduce the amount of energy consumption and subsequent harmful outputs from buildings and infrastructure. The impact on civil design is being seen mostly in the land development market, where minimizing site disturbance during construction, storm water management, maximizing use of open space, and site location are some of the concerns.
The second force is related to integrated project delivery. Today’s work processes have been established and built around silos of information owned by the different disciplines involved in a project. Tomorrow’s work practices are being built around deeper collaboration. Working collaboratively on designs during the concept and preliminary design phases ensures that mistakes, gaps, concepts are discussed jointly, removing project problems before final documentation is created.
There are also some trends on the technology side, one of which is construction automation, also known as automated machine guidance. Construction automation uses machine control and global positioning system (GPS) technologies to automate the earth-moving process. This process requires existing and design surface models to be loaded into the machine control equipment. Models generated by civil engineering design applications like AutoCAD Civil 3D software are being used to drive this process. 19

20. Survey Toolspace DOUBLE CODING? Double Coding RAW Data (ASCII FILE)
1314, , , ,HW E
1315, , , ,SW5 B SW6 B/BRICK
1316, , , ,SW6
1317, , , ,FB8 B
1318, , , ,FB8
1319, , , ,FB8
1320, , , ,SW6
1321, , , ,SW5
1322, , , ,FB8
1323, , , ,FB8
1324, , , ,FB8 E/FOLLOW SW
1325, , , ,SW6 PC
1326, , , ,SW5 PC 
DOUBLE CODING?
So you have all of these forces going on in the market. They in turn are driving several important industry trends for civil engineers.
The first is “green building” or sustainable design. With the unprecedented growth going on, sustainable design continues to be a significant trend as pressure is exerted by environmental groups to reduce the amount of energy consumption and subsequent harmful outputs from buildings and infrastructure. The impact on civil design is being seen mostly in the land development market, where minimizing site disturbance during construction, storm water management, maximizing use of open space, and site location are some of the concerns.
The second force is related to integrated project delivery. Today’s work processes have been established and built around silos of information owned by the different disciplines involved in a project. Tomorrow’s work practices are being built around deeper collaboration. Working collaboratively on designs during the concept and preliminary design phases ensures that mistakes, gaps, concepts are discussed jointly, removing project problems before final documentation is created.
There are also some trends on the technology side, one of which is construction automation, also known as automated machine guidance. Construction automation uses machine control and global positioning system (GPS) technologies to automate the earth-moving process. This process requires existing and design surface models to be loaded into the machine control equipment. Models generated by civil engineering design applications like AutoCAD Civil 3D software are being used to drive this process. 20

21. Analysis Tools Least Square Analysis
Use Least Squares Analysis to make adjustments in Survey Networks.
Surveyors typically make more measurements than are minimally necessary to rule out the possibility of gross errors, or blunders, which might have occurred during the measurement process.
Redundant measurements, together with random measurement errors, create a model that is geometrically over-determined.
Calculate the most probable value for each observation by adjusting each of the observations simultaneously so that the sum of the squares of the residuals (the difference between measured and adjusted observations) is at a minimum. 21

22. Analysis Tools
Traverse Analysis 22

23. Creating Surfaces Different Options Create Surface
Create surface from Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
Create surface from TIN (tin file and point file)
Import Surface from Google Earth (area in viewing pane)
Create Surface from Grading Groups
Create Surface from Corridor Design

24. Creating Surfaces Editing Options
Boundaries – control where the surface is
Breaklines – control the alignment of TIN lines
Contours
DEM files – Large scale Digital Elevation Models
Drawing objects – lines, arcs, circles, etc.
Point files (text files)
Point groups 24

25. Creating Surfaces Working with Styles Border Contours Intervals
Smoothing
Tin Lines
Elevation/Slope
Range
Colors
Watersheds
And More 25

26. Creating Surfaces Analysis Options
Divides the surface into ranges of elevation
Divides the surface into ranges of slope
Displays each range as a different color
Great for helping someone visualize terrain who doesn’t know how to read topo maps 26

27. Creating Surfaces Editing Tools
Breaklines establish “hard edges” within the surface along curb lines, edges of pavement, embankment edges, etc.
Standard
Proximity
Wall
From Survey Figures
Outer boundaries: Perimeter of Surface, no points exist outside of outer boundary.
Hide boundaries: makes a hole in the surface 27

28. Creating Surfaces Editing Tin Lines and Points Tin Lines
Adding/Deleting lines
The TIN algorithm can place lines where they don’t belong
Swap Edges
The TIN algorithm can connect lines between the wrong two points
Surface Points
Points can be edited within the surface without affecting survey point
Add/Delete
Modify/Change Elevation
Move 28

29. Creating Surfaces Surface Labels Contour Labels Spot Elevations
Used to label key elevation
Update automatically when they are moved or copied
Update automatically when the surface changes
Slope Labels
Used to label areas where slope is important such as
Come in one-point and two-point versions
Contour Labels
Single, Multiple, and Multiple at Interval Options
Created by drawing a line across one or more contours
Labels appear wherever the line crosses a contour
Labels move as line moves
Line can be made invisible so that only labels can be seen and plotted
Major and minor labels are stylized separately 29

30. Demonstrations Working with Survey Data Setting up Civil 3D
Importing Points
Running Analysis
Creating Surfaces
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31. Working with Parcel Data
Creating Parcels from Object
Sometimes its easier to draw boundaries using AutoCAD commands and convert to parcels.
Lines, arcs, and polylines can be converted into parcel segments
If the resulting segments form a closed shape - a parcel is created 31

32. Working with Parcel Data
Creating Parcels from Scratch
Lot Lines
Parcel Sizing Tools
Layout Parameters 32

33. Working with Parcel Data
Editing Parcels
Only two grip types:
Square grip – allows movement in any direction with no restriction
Diamond-shaped grip – slides along a parcel segment (frontage line) while maintaining the angle between two segments.
Edit Geometry Tools
Parcel Layout Tools 33

34. Working with Parcel Data
Parcel Labels
Area Labels
Parcel area labels typically appear at the center of each lot
Usually show the area of the parcel
Like other labels, they are controlled by styles
Parcel Segment Labels
Typically used to define parcel geometry
Bearing
Distance
Curve data 34

35. Working with Parcel Data
Parcel Tables
Requires the creation of tag labels
Segment tags can also be renumbered
Three types of segment tables:
Line
Curve
Segment (both line and curve)
Click on Area Label to include Parcel in Table
Typically labels:
Area
Perimeter
Segment Length
Segment Bearing 35

36. Working with Parcel Data
Parcel Reports
Static Data from the drawing
Located on the Toolbox tab of Toolspace
HTML or CSV format
Reports include: 36

37. Working with Parcel Data
Mapcheck
A mapcheck analysis is typically performed for each labeled polygon that represents a parcel, a labeled parcel object, or survey figure to ensure that errors and omissions are minimized. If error is introduced and accumulated, the coordinates of the last segment endpoint will not equal that of the point of beginning (POB) which creates the 'error of closure'. 37

38. Volume Calculations Combining Surfaces
Grading design is typically done in parts
Once the parts are in place, you must combine them into a “master” surface
Use Pasting Surface Option
A pasted surface is a “live” copy
The order in which surfaces are pasted effects the outcome 38

39. Volume Calculations Earthwork Volumes
As a designer, you will often be asked to balance earthwork
Volumes Dashboard
Compare Two surfaces
Review Cut/Fill/Net
Comparison (Volume) Surfaces
Similar to Tin Surfaces – Pick a Base and Comparison Surface
Elevation Banding useful to see where cut/fill and no change 39

40. Demonstrations Working with Parcels Create Parcels Annotate Parcels
Tables and Reports
Map Check Analysis
Volume Calculations
List what will be demonstrated

41. Map 3D and GIS Tools What is Map 3D?
Access to CAD, GIS, and raster data formats in an AutoCAD® environment
Precision drafting and data editing
Powerful map creation, visualization, and analysis
Flexible and open data management tools
Create better maps and improve decision making
Improve information sharing between engineering and other stakeholders
As I said earlier, AutoCAD® Map 3D is the desktop platform of Autodesk® Geospatial Solutions.
AutoCAD Map 3D provides:
Accces to CAD, GIS and Raster data in common, popular data formats, enabling you to combine data from many different formats into one “map” in an AutoCAD environment. Using Map 3D, engineering and GIS can now share data more effectively. Both groups can now access the same data source.
With Map 3D you can use precision AutoCAD tools for drafting and editing of data and use your current CAD-trained workforce to reduce backlogs by using the world’s best CAD tools to directly create and edit geospatial data.
Map 3D provides powerful map creation, visualization, and analysis capabilities that enable you to create stylized versions of your data to highlight objects such as roads and utilities, or to analyze your data using a thematic map to display features such as parcels in various colors based on land values.
Flexible, and open data management tools allow you to easily and effectively manage spatial data in virtually any format. Map 3D provides engineers the ability to prepare design data for GIS by georeferencing CAD data, assigning data attributes to DWG™ objects, and implementing industry standards.
AutoCAD Map 3D is also the fastest way to publish data and stylized maps to the web via direct publishing to Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise and MapGuide Open Source. When used together, AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise enable organizations to use data from initial design to web deployment more effectively—without translation or data loss. Or use the Autodesk DWF file format to easily share maps and design information with others throughout your organization; by using Autodesk® Design Review software you can review, mark up, and track changes to 2D and 3D designs without the original creation software.
Let’s explore each of these points in more detail.

42. Map 3D and GIS Tools Why use Map 3D? Use one model for… Wetlands FEMA
Soils
Endangered species
Cultural
Historic
and more…
Map 3D incorporates CAD and GIS data. This software runs alone or within Civil 3D.
This slide illustrates how you can you work with data natively from a variety of CAD and GIS data formats (including Bentley® and ESRI® files, ESRI ArcSDE managed databases and spatial data stored in Oracle® databases)
This enables you to minimize:
conversion
data loss
data copies
stale data
Road Data
FEMA
Zoning data
Parcel data
Aerial photos

43. Map 3D and GIS Tools Precision drafting and data editing
AutoCAD drafting tools
Direct editing of geospatial data
Coordinate geometry
Drawing cleanup
Polygon split and merge functions
AutoCAD® Map 3D is built on the AutoCAD platform, which enables you to use the drafting and editing tools AutoCAD is known for the world over. With AutoCAD Map 3D you can directly edit against GIS data sources such as ESRI® SHP and ArcSDE® with standard AutoCAD commands (Pedit, Trim, Break, Join, Offset, Extend, Rotate, Move, and Cut/Copy/Paste). In addition, you can use COGO (coordinate geometry) tools for entering field collected information and drawing cleanup tools to automate the often time-consuming correction of common drafting and digitizing errors. In addition, AutoCAD Map 3D enables you to easily edit polygon objects accessed through FDO with rule-based split and merge functions.

44. Map 3D and GIS Tools
Powerful map creation, analysis, and visualization
Create maps
Query data
Build topologies
Perform spatial analysis
Generate reports
Visualize and analyze surfaces, drape imagery, and more
AutoCAD Map 3D provides powerful map creation, analysis and visualization capabilities so you can visualize, evaluate and validate spatial and nonspatial information.
Functionality details:
Create Maps
Cartography tools enable you to create maps without additional GIS-specific software. Easily create stylized maps that highlight specific features or information such as service areas, zoning districts, land usage, pipe and cable installation dates and diameters, and more. Create legends and call out details with attribute-driven labels that provide text along a curve and segment stitching functionality. Use transparency to blend data and reuse styles in any project, saving time and streamlining map production.
Query data
Using Map 3D’s query capabilities, you can quickly find exactly the data you need. Query sets of DWG files, ESRI SHP files and more based on location, object properties (e.g, length, geometry, linetype), data attributes and other criteria.
Build topologies
Build topologies to perform useful calculations such as finding the shortest route between two locations or determining which customers are downstream from a faulty pump or offline substation.
Spatial analysis
Use functionality including buffers, overlay and spatial queries to analyze data. For example, easily identify property owners who will be affected by scheduled work on a water line by performing a buffer analysis.
Generate reports
Using spatial analysis and queries, it’s easy to create lists for reporting. Search through literally hundreds of CAD files or other data sources to answer questions such as the total length (miles or meters) of pipes, the number of poles or hydrants, or which customers will be impacted by maintenance activities.
Visualize and analyze surfaces…
Visualize and analyze large-scale topographic information, including digital elevation models (DEM) and ESRI GRID files for elevation, slope, and aspect. Create contours and perform sunlight studies with hillshading. Draping functionality enables combining topography data with aerial photographs and vector data for stunning, revealing 3D renderings that can be published to 3D DWF™ files viewable in free* Autodesk® Design Review software.
Analysis
Maps
Visualization

45. Demonstrations Working with GIS Data Connect SHP Files
Connect Imagery and Surfaces
Working with Feature data
Styling Feature Data
Querying Data
List what will be demonstrated

46. Thank you for attending
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