Autodesk provides a variety of online and printed materials that help you to learn and use Autodesk® software or to develop complementary products. These materials are available in several formats.

Getting Started Guide

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Getting Started guide introduces you to AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and provides hands-on experience, using sample data included on the product media. It also contains descriptions of the most significant features and provides a quick tour of the user interface.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Getting Started Guide (pdf - 3998Kb)

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Tutorials

The AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorials offer an in-depth guided tour of the major features, using realistic engineering drawings and data. For thorough knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D, it is recommended that you explore the tutorials after you have read through the conceptual information provided in the Getting Started guide. The tutorials and sample data sets are included on the product media.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Tutorials (pdf - 6992Kb)

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User’s Guide

The AutoCAD Civil 3D User’s Guide describes concepts, and provides step-by-step procedures as well as quick reference information.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 User's Guide (pdf - 14594Kb)

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New Features Workshop

The AutoCAD Civil 3D New Features Workshop is a series of interactive demos and tutorials that describe what’s new in each new version of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Map 3D. If you are moving from one version of the product to another, this is a useful tool for quickly understanding what’s new in the products. To view the New Features Workshop, click here.

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Moving from Land Desktop to Civil 3D Guide

The Moving from Land Desktop to Civil 3D guide is intended to help you transition from using AutoCAD Land Desktop to using AutoCAD Civil 3D as your primary engineering design application. It will help you understand the many benefits of moving to Civil 3D, how your current workflows may change as a result of the move, and how to prepare for the move.

Moving from Land Desktop to Civil 3D (pdf - 1940Kb)

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Best Practices Guide

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Best Practices Guide provides information on how to be efficient and productive with AutoCAD Civil 3D. The best practices were developed by civil engineers, including customers and developers of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Best Practices Guide (pdf - 1772Kb)

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Developer’s Guide

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Developer’s Guide describes how you can automate commands in AutoCAD Civil 3D, either with client applications or VBA macros, using the exposed API. It also describes how you can use the .NET API for custom subassemblies.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Developer’s Guide (pdf - 2354Kb)

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Vault Documentation

The Vault documentation provides information on how to use the Vault data management system with AutoCAD Civil 3D. The Managing Your Data guide provides information about the data management system and its configurations. The Implementation Guide describes the best practices for implementing the Autodesk Data Management Server.

	Managing Your Data (pdf - 2145Kb)
	Implementation Guide (pdf - 1337Kb)

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Skill Builders

AutoCAD Civil 3D Skill Builders are advanced learning exercises that enable you to practice performing design tasks using Civil 3D drawings. New Skill Builders are posted periodically to the AutoCAD Civil 3D Skill Builders website.

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Online Help

Access manuals and training material directly from the product by clicking the Help menu. The online Help system contains detailed information for both end users utilizing standard features of AutoCAD Civil 3D, and developers creating custom features using the API.

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Printed Materials

To obtain a printed copy of the AutoCAD Civil 3D Getting Started guide, Moving from Land Desktop to Civil 3D guide, or AutoCAD Civil 3D Best Practices guide visit the Product Documentation request website. One free copy of each guide is offered for each AutoCAD Civil 3D serial number or license purchased.

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