Autodesk InfraWorks 360 and Autodesk InfraWorks 360 LT Essentials - Softcover

Chappell, Eric

9781119059486: Autodesk InfraWorks 360 and Autodesk InfraWorks 360 LT Essentials

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ISBN 10: 1119059488 ISBN 13: 9781119059486

Publisher: Sybex, 2015

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Get up to speed and get to work quickly with the official InfraWorks handbook

Autodesk InfraWorks and InfraWorks 360 Essentials, 2nd Edition is your comprehensive, hands-on guide to this popular civil engineering software. This unique guide features concise, straightforward explanations and real world exercises to bring you up to speed on InfraWorks' core features and functions, giving you the skills you need to quickly become productive. Following a workflow-based approach that mirrors how projects progress in the real world, this book walks you through the process of designing a residential subdivision to show you how to import data, create new designs, add details and materials, and much more. Full-color screenshots illustrate the tutorials, and the companion website provides starting and ending files for each exercise so you can jump in at any point and compare your work to professional results.

InfraWorks' robust design, presentation, and collaboration capabilities allow engineers to import and combine BIM, CAD, GIS, and other data to design roadways, waterways, bridges, and other civil engineering systems in the context of a real-world 3D environment. This guide helps you master the major features of the software so you can get to work quickly.

Import and work with real-world data
Create new designs and add environmental details
Master the Styles feature to add roads, rails, and other materials
Download datasets to compare your work to the pros

Autodesk InfraWorks and InfraWorks 360 Essentials, 2nd Edition shows you how to exploit the software's functionality and put your best design forward.

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From the Back Cover

Learn Autodesk&� InfraWorks� 360 Quickly and Easily

This Autodesk Official Press guide features concise, straightforward explanations, full-color illustrations, and real-world exercises that help you master the fundamentals of Autodesk InfraWorks 360. First, you'll learn the core features and functions, enabling you to quickly become productive. Then you'll follow a workflow-based approach that mirrors actual project progression as you design your own project importing data, creating new designs, and adding details and materials. You'll learn to take full advantage of Autodesk InfraWorks 360, and supporting files on the companion website even allow you to compare your work with professional designs.

Learn these Autodesk� InfraWorks� 360 essentials—and more:

Mastering the user interface
Building and navigating a base model
Importing BIM, CAD, and GIS data
Designing roads, buildings, and grading
Adding environmental details such a trees and waterways
Working with various styles and style rules
Presenting your design with snapshots, renders, and storyboards
Collaborating and sharing your design

This striking Essentials book features:

Chapter-opening learning objectives
Step-by-step tutorials
Four-color screenshots and illustrations
Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises
Downloadable exercise files

About the Author

About the Author

Eric Chappell is the Community Evangelist for InfraWorks 360 at Autodesk. He has been a consultant and award-winning educator for more than 20 years and has close ties with the team that develops InfraWorks 360. For over 10 years he has been a highly rated speaker at Autodesk University and has taught various classes on InfraWorks 360. Eric is also an active blogg er with numerous popular InfraWorks 360 posts; follow his blog at http://ericchappell.blogspot.com.

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