Leveraging Points, Lines, and Curves

Now that we understand the basic tools and methods of Civil 3D, this chapter will dive into the application and intersection of these tools to better develop a confident infrastructure design. Civil 3D is a dynamic program with not only intelligent components and design processes but also integrated workflows that adjust when dependent parts of the design adjust or change, which results in less time spent recreating work or formatting when work is updated automatically.

In Chapter 4, Configuring Survey Data with Civil 3D, we reviewed many of the preparational tasks required to be performed in our Survey Model. In the previous chapter, we were afforded what I would consider a lay-up in the sense that survey data has already been converted into the 2D and 3D geometry making up our Survey Model.

Occasionally, we will come across instances where specific components will be resurveyed and then provided to the designer after the initial composition...