Chapter 2

Survey

Civil 3D supports a collaborative workflow in many aspects of the design process, but especially in the survey realm. Accurate data starts outdoors. A survey that has been consistently and correctly coded in the field can save hours of drafting time. Nobody knows the site better than the folks who were out there freezing in their boots, sloshing through the project location. Surveyors can collect line information such as swales, curbs, or even pavement markings and communicate this digitally to the data collectors.

Civil 3D can often eliminate the need for third-party survey software. Civil 3D can download and process survey data directly from a data collector. To enter data in a manner that is easily digested by Civil 3D, your survey process can incorporate the information from this chapter.

In this chapter, you will learn to:

• Properly collect field data and import it into Civil 3D
• Set up description key and figure databases
• Create and edit field book files
• Manipulate your survey data