Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program | Virtual Design & Construction Institute

The Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program helps you build on your AutoCAD knowledge to master Civil 3D, the essential software for designing and coordinating complex civil engineering projects. You’ll learn to apply Civil 3D to tasks such as designing infrastructure, grading, storm and sanitary networks, and more, all through real-world, project-based training.

Master Civil 3D for Surveying and Mapping: Build your skills in surveying and mapping by working with points, surfaces, and parcels in Civil 3D. You’ll learn to modify and analyze survey data to create accurate site models.
Design Transportation Systems with Alignments and Profiles: Learn to create and modify alignments, surface profiles, and design profiles for transportation projects. You’ll also visualize and label these elements in both 2D and 3D environments, essential for roads, highways, and intersections.
Develop Land and Site Designs with Feature Lines and Pipe Networks: Gain expertise in land development by working with feature lines, grading groups, and pipe networks. You’ll learn how to lay out and annotate these networks to produce detailed site and infrastructure designs.
Create and Manage Custom Civil 3D Templates and Data Shortcuts: Master the creation of custom drawing templates and manage data shortcuts for efficient project collaboration. These skills will help streamline your workflow and improve project delivery.

Highly Reviewed by Our Alumni

From our hands-on training style to world-class instructors and custom-crafted curriculum, we deliver results our alumni are proud of.

Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program is rated 5.0 stars

in the past 24 months

Training has provided me with the necessary skills to perform my role as the CAD expert in the office.

Darian Bruyning

Schedule & Enrollment: Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program

90 Hours
$1,800

Live Online
Expert instructors
Small classes

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Tuition

As one of our smaller courses, tuition for this course is due in full before the start date.

Full Tuition

$1,800
Due before the class starts

What’s Included

90 hours of hands-on instruction
Live, project-based training from experts
Verified digital certificate of completion
Small class sizes

What’s included with my tuition?

A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement
Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed
Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many cohorts and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience
Supplemental materials to assist both during and after the course - please refer to specific course pages to see what supplemental materials are offered
A 1-year free retake policy which allows students to retake any part of the course or program for free to refresh the materials and gain additional practice
A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment

Are there any additional fees or expenses?

There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.

However, if you plan to take the course live online, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.

Do you offer any discounts for this course?

This program is a discounted package of classes that is 15–25% off the individual class prices, so additional discounts do not apply.

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Hands-on training in small groups

Work on projects proven to boost retention

Time-tested curriculum and supporting materials

Refined over many cohorts for an optimal learning experience

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Learn from industry experts with teaching experience

Experienced educators who are driven to help you succeed

Retake the course for free within one year

Refresh the materials and gain additional practice

Interactive Training

Learn in Real-Time with Small Class Sizes

Attend this course Live Online via Zoom. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.

Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At Virtual Design & Construction Institute, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.

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Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.

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Computer and software provided

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Live Online Remote, from anywhere

Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.

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Remote setup assistance provided

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Earn a Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!

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Sample credential for completion of Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program

Class Recordings

Missed a session or need a refresher? We have you covered!

Class Recordings

You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.

Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program Curriculum

Courses in this Package

This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order.

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Unit 1 30 Hours

Intermediate Civil 3D: Surveying and Mapping

In this course you will become familiar with survey and COGO points, point marker and label styles, point groups, linework code sets, figure prefix databases, survey imports, parcels, sites, parcel labels, TIN surfaces, surface labels, and surface analysis.

Create, label, and modify points, then organize points into point groups
Prepare Civil 3D description key sets, linework code sets, and figure prefix databases
Perform a survey import, create, and subdivide parcels
Modify parcel display styles and label parcels areas and segments
Create parcel tables and a TIN surface
Label a surface and edit surface definitions
Perform a surface analysis

Unit 2 30 Hours

Intermediate Civil 3D: Transportation Design

In this course you will become familiar with alignments, surface profiles, design profiles and view windows, assemblies, corridors, intersections, sample lines, cross sections, and 3D visualization.

Create multiple types of alignments
Develop surface and design profiles
Adjust profile view windows
Label both alignments and profiles
Build corridors with the required sub-elements and create a cul-de-sac
Create an intersection corridor and create sample lines along a corridor
Display cross sections
Visualize a roadway in a 3-dimensional drive through

Unit 3 30 Hours

Intermediate Civil 3D: Land Development

In this course you will build drawing template files, utilize data shortcuts, work with feature lines, learn about site interactions, create grading groups, lay out pipe networks, and draft pressure networks.

Create multiple Civil 3D object and label styles
Develop a custom drawing template file
Manage data shortcuts
Create and edit feature lines and grading groups
Learn about pipe and pressure parts catalogs
Layout pipe and pressure networks
Annotate pipe and pressure networks
Create a custom drawing sheet

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this course require any prior knowledge or experience?

Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.

Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course?

This course does not qualify for payments plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify.

Can I take this course online (remote learning)?

Sorry, but this training is not available online.

What happens if I need to miss a session?

You have some options:

You can watch a recording of the session. We will provide any course materials.
If you can’t come into the classroom but can still attend remotely, we will provide you with the Zoom login information.
You can use your free retake to make up any missed class time.

Installments		List Price
$180.00	10% non-refundable deposit	--
$579.00	Intermediate Civil 3D: Surveying and Mapping	$579
$579.00	Intermediate Civil 3D: Transportation Design	$579
$462.00	Intermediate Civil 3D: Land Development	$579
▴ Your 10% deposit has been applied, as well as the certificate discount of -$63
$1,800.00	Total You Pay