In an attempt to learn a thing or two with my extra "stay at home" time I am seeking online resources for learning Civil 3D and/or Carlson Survey. I have done a little bit of simple drafting in Civil 3D and am very familiar with SurvCE, but have never taken any formal drafting classes and am looking for beginner level material. I appreciate any recommendations!?ÿ?ÿ
Start with vanilla AutoCAD before trying to add in C3d functionality. 95% of drafting is vanilla AutoCAD anyway.
The way I did it, long ago, was to duplicate a simple drawing, then something less simple, and so on. And ask questions of others as I went. There are plenty of "Beginning AutoCAD" videos on youtube.
If you want a book I'd go for something like AutoCAD And Its Applications. I would not spend money on the very latest edition at the beginning when versions just a couple years old can be had for little more than the cost of shipping. The basics haven't changed in years.?ÿ
1989, had a copy of R9, and a book I bought.
Had a project, draft a subdivision map.
Figured it out as I went.
eventually started writing AutoLisp routines.
I like the Youtube videos idea. I've found a lot of help for advanced Civil 3d questions and would predict a lot of good resources for beginners.
US CAD is offering some free courses thru end of June.?ÿ Need to register for account, but just basic info - no credit card.?ÿ Should be able to access previous lessons;
https://uscad.com/online-training-on-autodesk-products/
Haven't been through any of these courses, but may be worth a look. They've got a couple freebies....
https://www.infratechcivil.com/