Autodesk Civil 3D Road Design Webcast

Autodesk just announced 3 new webcast for roadway design.

Additional webcast that cover introduction to Civil 3D 2009, points, parcels, earthwork.

Also you can find a link to on demand webcast. Click on the link below to see a complete listing.

http://offers.autodesk.com/7/82801/webcasts.php?src=indexRegisterNowPromo&mktvar001=82801

I've found that these are free webcast can be very helpful.

Bob G.

September Meeting – USING Civil 3D on real life projects

September Meeting – USING Civil 3D on real life projects

Topic: Using Civil 3D on real life projects

Bob Gilman from Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc. will present his experiences on four various projects using Civil3D 2008 and how Civil3D 2009 will change the way projects are setup and used.

Project description:
Approximately 1.5 miles of residential street reconstruction (6 cul-de-sacs), (existing conditions curb and gutter in some areas), new curb and gutter, new storm sewer, storm water pond and rain gardens, 1.5 miles of watermain reconstruction, sanitary sewer repairs, sidewalk, trail reconstruction,

Project description:
Approximately 1 mile of residential street reconstruction, new curb and gutter (north side first ½ mile, south side last ½ mile), storm sewer modifications, storm rain gardens, ¾ miles of watermain reconstruction, sanitary sewer repairs, sidewalk

Project description:
Approximately 2 miles of bituminous trail along TH 12, storm water

Project description:
Approximately 2 miles watermain, ½ mile of sanitary forcemain, ½ mile gravity sanitary sewer.
Date: Tuesday September 16th, 2008.
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (pizza and soda will be provided)

Who should attend: CAD Managers, Civil Engineers, Surveyors, Engineering Designers, and Production Drafters.

Location:
Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc
Court International Building
2550 University Avenue West
1st floor conference room
St. Paul, MN 55114

For a map and directions,
http://www.kimley-horn.com/kha/flashmap.asp

Speaker Bio:

Robert Gilman
Mid America Regional Autocad Coordinator
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
St. Paul, Minnesota

Professional Affiliations Certifications:
City of New Prague Planning and Zoning Commissioner
AUGI Member
BRW Alumni

Experience:
Bob has 20+ years of experience in civil engineering and surveying for new construction and reconstruction of highways and urban roadways, including roadway layout, profiles, utility, cross sections, pavement marking, signing, signalization, lighting, traffic control, earthwork and bid item quantities computation.

Education:
Engineering/Architectural Drafting Degree,
Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD.

Please e-mail Bob Gilman at bob.gilman@kimley-horn.com if you are planning on attending.

Autocad Civil 3D 2009 Update 1

Civil 3D 2009 Update 1 is here.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=11687614&linkID=9240698

Issues Resolved
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autocad_civil_3d_2009_update_1_readme_final.htm#summary

July's Meeting in Review

Thanks to Alignex Inc. for opening their facility and providing pizza and refreshments. Their Civil 3D guru Bill Neuhauser presented his view of applying C3D to projects and in particular his method for developing the road surface of an irregular cul de sac.
There was also some discussion about forming the organization of the user’s group by the users and Bob Gilman of Kimley Horn stepped up as the first volunteer leader. He asked for assistance from Dan Thill of Bonestroo and Ian Burrell from URS.
As an Affiliated Chapter of AUGI (AutoCAD Users Group International) they agreed to work together to develop the organization for the benefit of all users.
Brad Burgess from Autodesk was also in attendance (IDS Civil Solutions Executive, Infrastructure Solutions Division, Northeast Territory) and showed support for the users group.We are looking for topics for our future meetings so email subjects of interest as well as any questions or comments you have regarding the Minnesota Civil 3D User

Minnesota Civil 3D Users Group Is Under New Management

Paul Case and Doug Benoit from Imaginit originally setup the users group with the thought at some point in time it would be taken over by users. With Paul’s departure from Imaginit someone was needed to take over. They preferred someone from outside the reseller environment. The following people have volunteered to run the users group.

Main User Group Contact:

Robert Gilman
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
651-643-0414
bob.gilman@kimley-horn.com

Alternate User Group contacts:

Dan Thill
Bonestroo
651-604-4809
dan.thill@bonestroo.com

Ian Burrell
URS Corp.
612-373-6424
ian.burrell@urscorp.com

If you have any suggestion for future group meeting please contact one of us.

Thanks,

Bob G.

April Meeting - ALL ABOUT STYLE!!

Topic: ALL ABOUT STYLE!!

Andy Parr from IMAGINiT Techologies will be covering the different style types and making styles default for object creation and labeling.

• Obect Styles
• Label Styles
• Table Styles
• Drawing Settings
• Feature Settings
• Command Settings

Date: Tuesday, April 29th
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (food and soda will be provided)
Location:

Bonestroo
2335 Highway 36 W
St. Paul, MN 55113

For a map and directions, please visit : http://www.bonestroo.com/Contact/Locations/StPaul/tabid/233/Default.aspx

Speaker Bio:

Name / Title: Alexander Parr, P.E., Civil Applications Specialist

Company: IMAGINiT Technologies

Office Location: Cleveland, OH, United States

Vertical: Infrastructure Solutions Division

Professional Affiliations Certifications:
Professional Engineer, Ohio; Surveyor in Training (SI), Ohio; Autodesk Civil 3D Implementation Certified Expert (ICE)

Experience: Andy has over fourteen years of civil engineering and surveying experience in a variety of positions ranging from design engineering to project management. These roles have provided him with a deep understanding of numerous survey and civil software programs encompassing many types of data collectors, survey, and hydraulic/hydrology methods, including Eaglepoint, SurvCADD, Autodesk® Land Desktop and AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. His expertise includes management and design work on commercial sites, residential subdivisions, municipal road rehabilitation, utilities, railroads, and airports.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University; Surveying Certification Program from Cleveland State University; Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Ohio Northern University

About: Andy has helped many firms and government agencies align their software usage with their workflow, design, and documentation requirements. He quickly zeroes in on key issues and delivers welltargeted, energetic and entertaining presentations to both department managers and end-users.

March's Meeting in Review

I would like to thank Jerry Bartels from Autodesk for flying to MN to present at our second Minnesota Civil 3D User Group. We are looking for topics for our next meeting, so please email Paul Case (pcase@rand.com) with items you would like to see presented, as well as any questions or comments you have regarding the Civil 3D User Group. Alliant Engineering (http://www.alliant-eng.com/) has offered to host the next meeting. Look for an email from me in a couple of weeks with the details.

Below you will find several links to various AutoCAD Civil 3D resources that Jerry has been compiling.

Civil 3D Resource Center
http://www.adskhost.com/2007/03/AutoCAD-Civil-3D-Resource-Center/

Civil 3D On-Demand Webcasts
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=8894388

Autodesk University Online
http://au.autodesk.com/

Autodesk University
http://www.autodeskevents.com/au2007/

Civil 3D Civil Community Website
http://civilcommunity.autodesk.com/

Civil 3D Knowledge Base
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/index?siteID=123112&id=3571865&linkID=9240697

Civil 3D Discussion Forums
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=3615113&linkID=9240697

Autodesk E-Learning courses
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/e-learningbk.pdf

Autodesk Student Resource Center
http://students4.autodesk.com/

Autodesk Civil 3D 2008 Course Curriculum
http://students6.autodesk.com/?nd=adsk_c3d2008_curriculum

Register for a Civil 3D webcast
www.autodesk.com/AEC-civilengineering-webcasts