Free AutoCAD Civil 3D Video Tutorial Series

This free AutoCAD Civil 3D tutorials series is for you if you are an absolute beginner and want to learn Civil 3D right from scratch without spending anything.

In this free video series, we will start with the basics of user interface and unit-related settings later we will learn about tool space, survey database, points, alignments, pipe networks, grading, plan sheets, quantity takeoff and more with practice exercises and MCQ quizzes.

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1. Civil 3D interface

Part 1 – Civil 3D interface

  • The questions are in multiple-choice format with only one correct answer.
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1. To see your Civil 3D objects in a concise, expandable list you would bring up the:

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2. To dig into the settings, object styles and label styles that drive the way your Civil 3D model looks, you would bring up the...

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3. You can change the coordinate system for your drawing in the Units and Zone tab of the Drawing Settings dialog.

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4. A drawing _______ contains CAD standard layers, text styles, Civil 3D object styles, Civil 3D label styles and additional settings to “seed” your Civil 3D drawing.

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5. You cannot change Civil 3D styles in the AutoCAD Properties palette.

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2. Points, surfaces and alignments

Part 2 – Points, surfaces and alignments Quiz

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1. To access the Point tools, navigate to the ___________.

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2. AutoCAD points are the same thing as Civil 3D COGO points.

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3. ______________ are linework created by codes and commands entered into the raw data file during data collection. They can have line segments, curve segments, elevations and linetypes or colors assigned to them.

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4. The following labels can be created for annotating Civil 3D surfaces:

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5. Triangles must be visible in order to delete the “lines” of a Civil 3D surface.

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3. Profiles, assemblies and corridor mdoeling

Part 3 – Profiles, assemblies and corridor modeling Quiz

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1. If you wanted to create an alignment segment that maintains tangency to another segment, you would create a _____________.

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2. How do you access Data Shortcuts?

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3. Shortcut files are simply ___________ files that contain pointers back to the drawing containing the object in question.

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4. What would be the best way to add a new PVI to a Layout Profile?

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5. After a subassembly is placed, you can edit its parameters in the __________.

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4. Grading and pipe networks

Part 4 – Grading and pipe networks Quiz

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1. If your corridor drops down to elevation zero at one end, it may be because:

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2. The following items can be extracted from a corridor model:

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3. Corridors can be used to model pipe trenches.

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4. You’ve modeled a pond using a series of gradings. The best way to create a surface from these gradings would be to:

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5. The ____________ tool creates one feature line from two that share the same point.

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5. Pressure pipes, plans and cross sections

Part 5 – Pressure pipes, plans and cross sections Quiz

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1. When editing a pipe network, you will see a round connection marker if:

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2. Batch changes to pipes and structures, such as style and description, can be made in Prospector or Panorama.

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3. You can only have one pressure catalogue in a Pressure Parts List.

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4. When using the Create Sheets Wizard, Civil 3D will:

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5. Once you create Sample Lines, there is no way to edit the swath width.

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6. Quantity takeoff and parcels

Part 6 – Quantilty takeoff and parcels Quiz

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1. The QTO Manager is found on the _____________ tab.

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2. QTO information can be assigned to an enclosed area.

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3. Civil 3D Parcels cannot be created from polylines or other AutoCAD geometry.

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4. Parcel Segments will react to the following objects if they are all drawn on the same site:

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5. You can use _______________ to better see your model in different orientations.

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7. Working with point clouds

Part 7 – Working with point clouds Quiz

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1. __________ can be used to create an Autodesk point cloud from raw data.

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2. To create a surface of your .RCP file, use the ____________ command.

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3. To attach an .RCP file, you use the _______________ palette.

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4. You can only have one point cloud per Civil 3D surface.

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5. When creating a DEM file from the point cloud, make sure you pick the ______________ classification.

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