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GALWAY: AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials - SOLD OUT

  • Date(s)
    Thursday 24th and Friday 25th November 2016
  • Time(s)
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Venue
    Diatec, Slieveaun, Clarinbridge, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland
  • Fee

    Members: €495
    Non-Members: €515
    NOTE: You can only book online using credit or debit card details

    Numbers are strictly limited for this course, so ensure that you book on to secure your place

  • CPD Credit
    2 hours   C2

Overview

This hands-on, foundation-level course covers the essentials of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®  2015 software, including how to manage survey data, create and analyze a surface, horizontal and vertical alignment design, model roads and corridors and calculate volumes.

Programme

Survey

  • Importing survey data  
  • Creating point and line code description sets

Surface Modeling

  • Creating a Surface from survey data
  • Editing and Analyzing a Surface
  • Contour Labels

Road Design

  • Creating and Editing Alignments
  • Creating and Editing Profiles

Site Design

  • Grading tools 
  • Earthworks volumes
Corridor Modeling
 
  • Creating Assemblies
  • Creating & editing a Corridor Model
  • Creating and editing Cross-Sections
Sharing Data
 
  • Exporting Civil 3D Data for setting out
  • Calculating Corridor Volumes & Quantities

Learning objectives

The primary objective of the course is to familiarize students with the concepts and application of the essential functions of AutoCAD Civil 3D. After completing this course, students should be able to navigate the Civil 3D user interface, Import and manage survey data, create, edit, analyse and view surfaces, create and edit alignments, profiles, and sections, create assemblies and corridors, calculate corridor volumes, import survey data and create survey drawings, use Civil 3D Grading too.

Who should attend

Civil Engineers, technicians or draughting personnel working with AutoCAD or Civil 3D and involved with road design and/or site development design. Students should have a working knowledge of AutoCAD 2010 or later and have a good understanding of Civil engineering and surveying principles for road and site design.

Course material

This course is taught in conjunction with practical courseware exercises and supporting reference manual. Each trainee will receive a 12 month subscription to Global eTraining’s Civil 3D 2016 online courseware.

Trainer

Donal McMoreland is a Chartered Engineer with a 1st class Degree in Civil Engineering from NUIG and an  HDip in Project Management from Trinity. Following 5 years experience as a Civil engineer using AutoCAD software in Australia, Canada and Ireland he spent 6 years with Amicus Technology (now Diatec) as a technical support engineer and CAD trainer (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D & MAP 3D, Autodesk Vehicle Tracking, Infraworks). In 2014 Donal founded Civil Intentions Ltd, a company specialising in Building Information Modelling and design for Civil Engineering projects. He is an Autodesk certified Trainer, an Autodesk Infrastructure Certified Specialist and is Train the Trainer Certified.

Make a Booking

24 November 2016

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Confirmation is subject to event fee being finalised. Cancellation fees calculated at 50% of the estimated total bill will be charge for confirmed bookings cancelled less than 5 working days prior to the date of the planned event. A replacement person can attend instead. Cancellations made the day prior to an event will be charged 75% of the total estimated bill. No-shows will be charged the full fee. All cancellations must be confirmed in writing, fax or email.