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Chapter 1 Introduction
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What Is Autodesk Civil Design?
Autodesk Civil Design Release 2 is part of the Land Development
Solutions II suite of products. Autodesk Civil Design Release 2 requires
AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Release 2, and uses all the
project data created in AutoCAD Land Development Desktop,
including points, terrain models, alignments, and so on.
The programs work seamlessly together. You never need to change
programs when you need to access a command; you just change
menus using the Menu Palette Manager.
Autodesk Civil Design is for people who need advanced civil
engineering commands for site grading, hydrological studies, road
design, sheet plotting, and pipe design.
Autodesk Civil Design simplifies the creation of:
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Grading plans
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Proposed site plans
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Watershed analysis
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Culvert, weir, and riser design
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Existing ground profile extraction and drafting
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Proposed vertical alignment design
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Roadway sectional design
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Subdivision layout plans
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Proposed roadway plans
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Septic design plans
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Roadway plan, profile, and cross section sheets
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Pipe design plans
This is just a partial list of the plans and reports you can create when
you put Autodesk Civil Design to work for you.
Sample Civil Design Projects
You can use Autodesk Civil Design with the AutoCAD Land
Development Desktop to complete civil engineering projects as
described in the following examples.