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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
What Is Autodesk Civil Design? 2
Sample Civil Design Projects 2
Completing a Transportation Engineering Project 3
Developing a Proposed Grading Plan 4
Analyzing Existing Surface Water Conditions and Design of
Proposed Storm Water Conveyance System 5
Starting Autodesk Civil Design 6
Menus 7
What’s New in Autodesk Civil Design Release 2 8
Finding Information 9
How to Use Online Help 10
How to Use the Online Tutorial 14
Exiting Autodesk Programs 14
Chapter 2 Designing Finished Ground Sites 15
Overview of Grading 16
Finished Ground Data 16
Creating a Grading Object 17
Editing a Grading Object 20
Creating Contours and Surface Data from a Grading Object 23
Calculating Volumes for a Grading Object 25
Creating a Grading Plan using Daylighting Commands 27
Grading the Surface for a Detention Pond 29
Adding Landscape Symbols to Drawings 31