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C3D-101: AutoCAD Civil 3D Basic Units Settings
- Eric Colburn: Eric Colburn
Cost: $49.00
This course teaches you how to setup AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing Basic Unit Settings. Proper setup of Basic Unit Settings eliminates mistakes due to inappropriate and inconsistent settings.

Specific AutoCAD Civil 3D Basic Units Settings covered in this course are:

1. Units and Zone Settings.
2. Survey Database and Survey Database Zone Settings.
3. LandXML Data Imperial Units Settings.
4. Angle Format Settings.
5. Drawing Scale Settings.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

2 Professional Education Hours
C3D-201 AutoCAD Civil 3D Setup for Land Surveyors
- Teacher: Eric Colburn
Cost: $695.00
In this course, AutoCAD Civil 3D Setup for Land Surveyors, you will learn how to setup and use AutoCAD Civil 3D for basic land surveying tasks.

This course is presented in bite-sized portions (letting you learn while still being productive), covering the following subject matter:

Week #1 - Overview
Week #2 - Drawing Setup & Survey Database Settings
Week #3 - Point Styles
Week #4 - Point Label Styles
Week #5 - Description Key Sets
Week #6 - Parcels
Week #7 - Surfaces
Week #8 - Project (real world) Integration
C3D-202 Creating 2D Plats with AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Teacher: Eric Colburn
Cost: $445.00
All you want is to use AutoCAD Civil 3D to prepare your 2D Survey Plats and Plans, but it feels like Civil 3D is too difficult to setup and use. Is it too much to ask to be able to easily create ordinary survey plats, that look good too?
No, it's not too much to ask! In fact, the majority of the survey maps I prepare using AutoCAD Civil 3D require no 3D, are mostly 2D plans, produce high-quality plan graphics, and I can teach you how to do this.
This course teaches the skills to quickly and efficiently make 2D Survey Plats and Plans. Covered will be topics on:
- Labeling
- Tables
- Organizing Layers
- Lines/Curves drawings
- Import/Export Points
- Plan Preparation (scaling/printing
8 Professional Education Hours
C3D-102 Working With Images And Surfaces
- Eric Colburn: Eric Colburn
Cost: $49.00
In this AutoCAD Civil 3D course you will learn the best practices for working with Images and Surfaces when draping an Image over a Surface.

In this course you will learn:

* How to export Surface Borders
* How to turn a 3D Polyline into a 2D Polyline
* How to insert Geo-Referenced Images
* How to trim an Image to the Surface Border
* How to drape an Image over a Surface

The first four learning points can be used for many AutoCAD Civil 3D tasks, in addition to draping an Image over a Surface.

Course includes nearly 30 minutes of video training.
MAC3D13-101 Chapter 1 Civil 3D Basics
- Teacher: Eric Colburn
Cost: $450.00
This course covers Chapter 1 The Basics found of Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013. Before we get into the "Mastering" of the autoCAD Civil 3D program, it is important to understand the basics.

In this chapter, you will learn to:
Find any Civil 3D object with just a few clicks
Modify the drawing scale and default object layers
Navigate the Ribbon's contextual tabs
Draw lines and curves accurately
Create a curve tangent to the end of a line
Label lines and curves
Creating Podcasts
Cost: $9.95
This course covers the basics for creating and sharing podcasts. It lists tips and tricks to aid you in your initial creation of both podcasts and vodcasts, common steps for creating them, and what you need to know to successfully post your finished podcast. It also explores ways to share and retrieve podcasts through RSS feeds. Lastly, you'll learn some places to find podcasting resource materials.
SimpleAssessment (NETS-S 2007) for Windows/Office 2007
- Teacher: Eric Colburn
Cost: $9.95
The SimpleAssessment is a revolutionary tool that takes all the guesswork out of assessing student technology proficiency. The assessment is based on ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) and can be completed in about one class period. Pre- and post-assessments are available.

NEW C3D-102 Working With Images And Surfaces Available on the Professional Land Surveyor Learning Center

In this AutoCAD Civil 3D course you will learn the best practices for working with Images and Surfaces when draping an Image over a Surface. In this course you will learn: