Mastering AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012

The Bottom Line

Create sample lines. Before any section views can be displayed, sections must be created from sample lines.

Master It Open sections1.dwg and create sample lines along the alignment every 50′.

Create section views. Just as profiles can only be shown in profile views, sections require section views to display. Section views can be plotted individually or all at once. You can even set them up to be broken up into sheets.

Master It In the previous drawing, you created sample lines. In that same drawing, create section views for all the sample lines.

Define materials. Materials are required to be defined before any quantities can be displayed. You learned that materials can be defined from surfaces or from corridor shapes. Corridors ...