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DRFT 1215: Advanced Civil 3D
Effective date
September 2024
Department
Drafting
School
Trades, Technology and Design
Description
Students will use Autodesk Civil 3D software to advance land development and roadway drawings from previous courses. Students will learn new features including roadway intersections, storm and sanitary sewer pipe networks, data shortcuts, view frames, section views, and quantity take-offs.
Credits
4.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
DRFT 1125.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Create various road intersections
- Create pipe networks for storm and sanitary sewers using municipal design criteria
- Create view frames and plan and profile sheets
- Create sample lines, section views, and section sheets
- Create data shortcuts and references to link drawings together
- Perform quantity take-offs for road design
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 32
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 48
Total Hours: 80
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 48
Total Hours: 80
Instructional Strategies
Lectures and project / problem-based learning activities
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C-
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Participation |
10% |
Active participation and engagement in course activities and discussions |
|
Assignments |
30% |
|
|
Project |
25% |
|
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10% |
|
|
Final Exam |
25% |
|
Course topics
- Road intersections
- Pipe networks for storm and sanitary sewers, municipal design criteria
- View frames and plan and profile sheet sets
- Sample lines, section views, and section sheets
- Data shortcuts and references
- Quantity take-offs
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.