AutoCAD Civil 3D was introduced in 2004 as a trial product. Designed to give the then–Land Development desktop user a glimpse of the civil engineering software future, it was a sea change for AutoCAD-based design packages. Although there was need for a dynamic design package, many seasoned Land desktop users wondered how they’d ever make the transition.
Over the past few years, AutoCAD Civil 3D series have evolved from the wobbly baby introduced on those first trial discs to a mature platform used worldwide to handle the most complex engineering designs. With this change, many engineers still struggle with how to make the transition. The civil engineering industry as a whole is an old dog learning new tricks.
We hope this book will help you in this journey. As the user base grows and users get beyond the absolute basics, more materials are needed, offering a multitude of learning opportunities. While this book is starting to move away from the basics and truly become a Mastering book, we hope that we are headed in that direction with the general readership. We know we cannot please everyone, but we do listen to your comments—all toward the betterment of this book.
Designed to help you get past the steepest part of the learning curve and teach you some guru-level tricks along the way, Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 is the ideal addition to any AutoCAD Civil 3D user’s bookshelf.