Autodesk® Civil 3D® supports a wide range of civil engineering tasks and creates intelligent relationships between objects. This training course is recommended for users who create or manage site grading plans using Autodesk Civil 3D. This training course covers the use of feature lines, grading tools, and corridors to create a commercial site containing a parking lot, building pads, pond, and simple sewage lagoon. A road has been included in the survey, for which the existing conditions were collected by a survey team. The practices have been designed to allow you to practice grading lots in a small residential subdivision.

The learning content in this guide assumes that the existing conditions are already processed. To learn how to create the existing conditions, refer to Autodesk Civil 3D: Essentials for Surveyors.


*Videos based on Autodesk 2024 courses. Any additional software changes will be reflected in actual course content.

Topics Covered in this Autodesk Civil 3D Training Course:

• Introduction to grading
• Parcel grading
• Grading using feature lines
• Grading using grading objects and grading groups
• Grading using corridors
• Combining surfaces
• Visualization in Autodesk InfraWorks

Prerequisites for this Autodesk Civil 3D Training Course:

• Knowledge of Civil 3D basics as taught in Autodesk Civil 3D: Essentials, or equivalent experience.
• A sound understanding and knowledge of civil engineering terminology.

Course description shown for Autodesk Civil 3D 2025.
Topics, curriculum, and/or prerequisites may change depending on software version.