Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016: Autodesk Official Press

Was a great resource. I finally, later, attended a Civil 3D class and knew a lot more than I thought I did! I just did not have the confidence. Something I guess you can't get from a book. I have to get my IT to download the tutorials because Barracuda stops all from PC's, but they are okay tutorials too.

Autodesk's annual version upgrades don't give authors much time to rest. Other publishers have dropped out and Wiley/Sybex are good to hang in there to at least give us this option. This book is superior to the competing book by Autodesk Official Press. That less expensive book seemed pretty good until I hit chapter 3 where it began to cover data import topics and then said, "....will not be covered in this book." I shaved off 1 Star because I have run into a half doz tolerable errors, a half dozen in first 9 chapters, each of which took time to puzzle out and confirm. There is no active standing Errata page on publishers website. Used submission box to report/ask about/share 2 errors. They replied by email, said Author relayed/acknowledged one but denied the other....kind of a baffler since by then the exercise was completed flawlessly once the incorrect (supposedly correct) value was substituted, but didn't complete accurately when using the value which had made it past editors and onto the printing plates used for my copy of the book. I don't feel special. A few times I have had to Google certain terms that were not included in the books Index. They could stand to reduce the font size of the Index and include more terms. Or. Include a glossary or reference for key Civil Engineering acronyms. To be fair I am only half way through the book and overall the lessons are well planned out. As the book prepares you with the basics very well, the text frequently referring to 2 of the later chapters -- where it looks like all of the preparatory chapters are brought together. At that point there appears to be decent guidance on how to set up styles, data shortcuts, etc., and generally produce the speediest possible files for further operations like 5D modeling.

Great introduction to the most used civil 3d object creations

Great book. I was a complete beginner. This book will put you to work and learn. Must have book

A good book for Autocad Drafters, Designers, & Civil Engineers. Good hands on material. Good examples of typical Civil Engineering work scope. However there is much need of improvement on the tiny graphics. The font is too small on some of the pages and the graphics are too small as well. It looks like the author put alot of time into developing fantastic graphics but they are too small to really take advantage of. This book would receive five stars if three revisions were implemented: (1) design the book to be at least 8 1/2" x 11" in dimension (or larger !); (2) have it in color instead of all black & white (or at least partially in color) (3) expand the graphics and pull down box snap shots to be bigger so it can be read more easily. I understand that implementing these three items would increase the cost but as a customer I would be willing to pay more for a an easier to read book with big fancy graphics in color. Since most drafters & designers spend all day on the computer their eyes are already strained enough so a bigger size book with bigger font would be greatly appreciated and easier to follow. Something to consider for the the next edition....

Happy to get this digital searchable autocad on my personal kindle for work. Made drafting much easier.

Just what I needed to get back up to speed with latest Civil 3d.

I have only gotten through the first two chapters and I have already learned a lot. I am very happy with the book.