Working With CAD, Vector PDF & Survey Data

• 8:00 AMSign-In and Seating
• 8:30 AM(Class Begins) Brief Seminar and Documentation Overview
• 8:40 AMModeling with Vector Data Step-by-Step
  • New Job File Setup for Vector PDF Data
  • Import First Vector PDF Plan Sheet
    • Adjust Display, Note PDF Data Type, Set Sheet Scale
    • Extract and Transfer Vector Data
  • Translate Job File to Designer's Coordinates
  • Import Next Vector PDF Plan Sheet
    • Match Point Selection for Aligning Next PDF Plan Sheet
    • Adjust Display, Note PDF Data Type, Set Sheet Scale
    • Align Next PDF Plan Sheet (to Previous Sheet)
    • Extract and Transfer Vector Data
• 10:00 AMMorning Break
• 10:15 AMModeling with Vector Data Step-by-Step (Cont.)
  • Starting New Job File with CAD Data
    • External References and Off/Frozen Layers
    • Widely-Separated Data
    • Troubleshoot Missing Data
  • Pre-Transfer Settings and Functions
  • Data Display, Selection and Transfer Options
  • Select and Transfer Existing and Design Line Work
  • Use PDF Plan Sheet to Verify CAD Data
  • Find and Correct Spiked CAD Elevations
• 12:00 PMLunch Break (Lunch Provided by Earthwork Software Services)
• 1:00 PMModeling with Vector Data Step-by-Step (Cont.)
  • 2D-to-3D Conversion Techniques
    • Existing Line Work
      • Contours
      • Join and Point Compress
      • Spot Elevations
      • Sloping Lines
    • Design Line Work
      • Contours
      • Buildings
        • Join and Point Compress
        • Elevation Snap
        • Auto Pad
        • Trim and Remove Overhanging Contours
        • Bounding Landscape Grade Lines
  • Translate Job File to State Plane Coordinates
  • Geo-Reference Job File with State Plane Coordinates
• Additional CAD Data Manipulation Examples
  • Check and Adjust for Architectural Units
  • Data Prep for Auto Pad Utility
• 2:30 PMAfternoon Break
• 2:45 PMAdditional CAD Data Manipulation Examples (Cont.)
  • Street Model from "Conformed" Centerline
• Modeling with ASCII Text Survey Data
  • Borrow Pit Modeling & Volumes I (No Starting Topo)
  • Borrow Pit Modeling & Volumes II (Before and After Topos)
  • Quantify and Document Bid Topo Update
    • Process GPS Data with Apply Survey Utility
    • Compare Survey Topo and Bid Topo
    • Quantify and Document Changes
  • Cross-Section Data Modeling Problem [If Time Permits]
• 4:30 ~ 5:00 PMClass Adjourns

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