Following are some of the courses that can be offered upon request. Custom courses can also be developed to meet client needs and objectives.

Check for the availability of these or other courses by using the Current Course and Class Offerings link from the Training page.

Hands-On Courses

Classes for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT:

AutoCAD^® and AutoCAD LT^® Essentials - 3 Days

AutoCAD Essentials covers the essential core topics for working with AutoCAD. This class will cover basic drafting and editing tools that enable the student to create and edit a simple drawing. Additionally, a student will gain knowledge in reusable content and annotation insertion, as well as layout development (needed for plotting sheets) and general plotting. More advanced tools are also introduced throughout the course.

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Beyond the Basics - 2 Days

AutoCAD Beyond the Basics continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend a student's mastery of the program. For example, users go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learn how to create blocks and how to populate them on tool palettes. Additionally, users will be introduced to external references which are features not covered in the previous session.

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Advanced - 2 Days

AutoCAD Advanced takes a more in-depth look at specific tools that increase productivity. For example, users will learn how to integrate attributes into blocks as well as learn how to create and use their own template. Additionally, users will also be given the opportunity to learn about features like the Sheet Set Manager, which is a topic not previously covered in earlier sessions.

Classes for AutoCAD Civil 3D:

AutoCAD^® Civil 3D^® Essentials - 3 Days

This course provides a three-day introduction to Civil 3D for new users, for those with some Civil 3D experience, or for those migrating from AutoCAD^® Land Desktop. It includes a thorough examination of the Civil 3D program, including the interface, controls, as well as Object and Label styles and Project Management and covers Surfaces, Points, Alignments and Parcels. This is a foundation course and a prerequisite for Civil 3D classes that follow.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Intermediate - 3 Days

This three-day course builds on the concepts introduced in AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials, and covers Civil 3D Profiles, Sections, Introduction to Corridors and Site Grading Tools. This is also a foundation course and is, likewise, a prerequisite for Civil 3D classes that follow.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essentials - 1 Day

This course provides an intensive introduction to the survey functionality provided within Civil 3D. The course builds on the Civil 3D Point management and display concepts from Civil 3D Essentials and examines how Civil 3D Survey manages data obtained in the field. Participants receive an in-depth examination of the Civil 3D Survey project and its database, and an understanding on how the survey portion of Civil 3D brings data security and multi-drawing point access to Civil 3D.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Field Work Applications - 1 Day

This course focuses on practical field applications for Civil 3D Survey, and the ability to easily produce accurate, intelligent drawings representing field conditions in 2D and 3D. The class examines management of both point data with attribute information and intelligent linework creation.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Pipe Networks - 1 Day

This class explores the pipe layout and drafting tools in AutoCAD Civil 3D, and their application in typical project applications for storm, sanitary and water distribution systems. This class provides insight into the development and use of prototyped pipe network settings, deployed through template drawings, that make required pipe elements available to all designers. The class then examines in detail the creation and editing of pipe network data, as well as Civil 3D pipe annotation capabilities and the ability to produce design deliverables.

Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis - 2 Days typical

This training course will explain how to use the Autodesk^® Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA) software that comes with AutoCAD^® Civil 3D^® and AutoCAD^® Map 3D, and will concentrate on demonstrating how to apply the software to everyday stormwater and sanitary sewer projects. Tips and tricks on increasing overall proficiency and productivity are provided throughout the training. Upon completion of this course, participants will have a comprehensive knowledge of the Autodesk SSA software and will be able to create, maintain, run, and analyze stormwater and wastewater models with complete confidence.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Corridor Applications - 1 Day

This one-day class explores the applications of the AutoCAD Civil 3D corridor tools beyond the basics to more complicated applications.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Advanced Grading Applications - 2 Days typical

This course examines the application of the Civil 3D site grading tools to different project types based on preferences of the participants, including residential,commercial and landfill projects. The objective of this course is to develop a satisfactory workflow through Civil 3D grading, producing desirable results with a minimum of effort or disruption to normal grading and design process.

Autodesk River Analysis - 2 Days typical

This training course will explain how to use the Autodesk River Analysis software, and will concentrate on demonstrating how to apply the software to everyday engineering projects. Tips and tricks on increasing overall proficiency and productivity are provided throughout the training. Upon completion of this course, participants will have a comprehensive knowledge of the Autodesk River Analysis software and will be able to create, maintain, run, and analyze HEC-RAS river hydraulic models with complete confidence.

Classes for Map 3D, Map and Raster Design:

AutoCAD Map 3D Essentials - 2 Days

This course explores the capabilities of AutoCAD Map, either as a component of AutoCAD Civil 3D or as the separate product, AutoCAD Map 3D. The class serves as an introduction to Map for those interested in its use as a complete GIS toolset, those using Map in conjunction with Esri products for GIS applications, or those in the Civil Engineering, Surveying and Land Planning industries who wish to explore the Map capabilities in their AutoCAD products.

AutoCAD Map 3D Intermediate - 2 Days

This class continues the examination of the features in AutoCAD Map 3D, with additional emphasis on their applications in GIS. Much of the material covered in this class is common to both Map 3D and the map component of Civil 3D; the exception is certain survey and coordinate geometry tools that differ between the two programs. Owners of either Map 3D or Civil 3D will benefit from this course, and direction for operators of either program will be provided.

Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis - 2 Days typical

This training course will explain how to use the Autodesk SSA software that comes with AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Map 3D, and will concentrate on demonstrating how to apply the software to everyday stormwater and sanitary sewer projects. Tips and tricks on increasing overall proficiency and productivity are provided throughout the training. Upon completion of this course, participants will have a comprehensive knowledge of the Autodesk SSA software and will be able to create, maintain, run, and analyze stormwater and wastewater models with complete confidence.

Raster Design in AEC Applications - 1 Day

The class examines the AutoCAD^® Raster Design tools for managing and editing raster data used in AEC design, analysis and presentation drawings.

Classes for AutoCAD Land Desktop and Civil Design:

Land Desktop Fundamentals - 2 Days

This course explores the capabilities in AutoCAD^® Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion for Civil Designers, Engineers, Surveyors and Planners. The class introduces the Land Desktop Civil project, and provides an in-depth examination of tools for point management, including point groups and the organization of points in the drawing using Description Keys.

Land Desktop Civil Design Fundamentals - 2 Days

This course provides an introduction to the tools in AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion Civil Design. The class examines in detail the grading, profile and cross section capabilities in site design, road and corridor applications.

Land Desktop Civil Design Corridor Applications - 1 Day

This course examines in detail the application of Land Desktop and Civil Design alignment, profile and section template tools to common corridor design projects. Covering both existing and new road applications, the class will include examples of reconstruction, widening and milling, as well as road design typical of residential, subdivision and commercial development.

Land Desktop Civil Design Hydrology and Piping - 1 Day

This class begins with an introduction to the features and basic capabilities within Land Desktop Civil Design Hydrology. This course first examines the settings, unit conversions and output capabilities of this module. The class then explores the watershed modeling and pond design sections of the program and progresses through predevelopment drainage assessment, establishment and examination of proposed site conditions, proposed drainage assessment and pond sizing, and determination of design system suitability.

Civil 3D Short Courses:

Civil 3D Short Courses serve as an effective introduction to AutoCAD Civil 3D in short, easy to assimilate, two-to-three hour sessions.

Each Civil 3D Short Course focuses on a particular task within Civil 3D, from navigating the interface, creating and managing Surface, Point, Alignment and other data, through Project Management and on to more advanced topics, such as Creating Corridors and Site Grading.

Introduction to AutoCAD Civil 3D - Core Concepts

This class provides an introduction to the concepts that underlie AutoCAD Civil 3D and a roadmap to navigating its interface. The class explores the new interface settings in AutoCAD, the interface components unique to Civil 3D, and the basic concepts underlying the civil program: Data Management through drawing data, Civil Object and Label Styles, and Civil Projects.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Surface Modeling for Existing Conditions I - Aerial Data

This class examines the creation of Surfaces, or Digital Terrain Models, used by AutoCAD Civil 3D as the basis for profiles, sections, volumes and grading. The class also serves as a further examination of Civil 3D fundamentals as related to Styles and Settings.

Working with Points in AutoCAD Civil 3D

Points provide the basic interface for representing surveyed existing conditions in AutoCAD Civil 3D, and Points are also an essential, but underutilized, tool for use in design and grading.  This class explores the nature of the Civil 3D Point: its creation, display, organization and editing.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Surface Modeling for Existing Conditions II - Point and Breakline Data

This class continues the examination of existing conditions Surfaces for AutoCAD Civil 3D begun in the previous class, applying the Civil 3D Surface methodology to working with point and breakline data as supplied from a survey.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Implementation - Styles and Settings

AutoCAD Civil 3D is controlled by a seemingly complicated hierarchy of settings and styles. This class attempts to demystify the configuration of the program, with the objective of effectively tailoring Civil 3D to produce drawings with the desired organization, look and feel.

AutoCAD Civil 3D Project Management - Concepts and Strategies

This class examines three project management tools in Civil 3D: the Survey Point Database, which can be implemented independent of the other tools, and true project management through Civil Data Shortcuts and Autodesk^® Vault.

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