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Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008

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I purchased this book a few weeks ago. I decided that I wanted my office to standardize on Civil3d 2008 so I needed an authoritative book that could teach me all the intricacies of Civil3D. This book filled the bill and more.

What do you want to learn how to use in Civil3d? Parcels, Alignments, Surveys, (I am a Land Surveyor) any topic, this book covers it completely.

You could easily use it as a text book for Civil3D 2008.

It will become well worn as I use it very, very often.

Earl Cenac

Great work from the authors. This is the definitive Civil 3D 2008 book for any operator already familiar with AutoCAD. I would recommend this book to any user, from C3D newbie to advanced user. Readers will find handy how-to's and solutions to common pitfalls. Each example is realistic yet digestible. There are lots of screen captures to guide you along. The text is actually readable, unlike so many technical manuals. You'll find a smattering of quirky humor as well as intense discussion on advanced topics such as Vault and part builder.

My only minor complaint is that some of the text get a bit small in the screen captures. Other than that the book is well laid out and progresses topic to topic in a logical manner.

If you are even thinking about using Civil 3D, BUY THIS BOOK!

The book itself is extremely useful. Well written and contains information in a format that makes it useful for educational purposes. However, I would not purchase from Amazon.com or at least warn buyer NOT to purchase any of the like new books. In this case, the book was listed with minor defect - bend in spine, but in actuallity was missing a main component, the CD, which Amazon refused to produce or refund.

This is by far the best Civil 3D book I've seen, written by arguably the best Civil 3D implementation team in the business.

Mastering Civil 3D 2008 is much more than a "picks and clicks" guide. Countless examples are included ranging from simplified training situations to real world examples. Rather than only describing the ideal case and use for each tool, the authors warn readers on how to avoid and work around many common issues, and provide commentary on preferred approaches. This is particularly true in the chapter on advanced corridors. I was also impressed with the broad range of topics that were included: from survey to Vault and everything in between. There is even a chapter on the dreaded Part Builder.

Buy this book!

I really find Civil 3D hard to accomplish a project because im used to landesktop. And this book help me a lot to acccomplish the project we are doing for our company without studying more or training more. I only self study everything I did in design so I really need a book that could help me self study a software.

thank you very much to its writer and publisher.

Nimfa Oabe
Civil Engineer
Doha, Qatar

It's interesting to read some of not so great reviews on this book. I'm not sure what people expect but if you want a comprehensive introduction to Civil 3D 2008, This is the best book on the market right now. The book is well organized, easy enough to digest (as technical self teaching software books go). For $45 you have the tools to learn this software.

Writing books of this nature has to be a real challenge. Autodesk puts out a new release every year, most users have the latest release, the books have a very limited period of marketability & writers have little time prior to offical release to prepare. Considering all that, I find the price very reasonalble, the content accurate & appropriate and errors minimal.

I spent a few hours today powering through the book.
I read the Vault chapters closely and skimmed the rest as my role in the Civil 3D implementation effort at my firm is more in the nature of oversight.
I really think all of my users could benefit from reading and learning from the Authors experiences.
The software package discussed in the book is so flexible and complex that any practical advise is welcome and will accelerate the user's ability to perform his job tasks in a more efficient manner.
This particular publication could chop months off of the considerable learning curve of being fully functional in it's use.
The exercises appear to be quite practical and address procedures that are needed in everyday use.
Don't think for a minute that you will learn all you need to know but you will learn a lot about how the product "thinks" and how to bend it to your needs.
I couldn't recommend this any more highly.
It will help your organization if you are trying to implement this product.
Now I have to go back to accounting and get authorization for the purchase of some more copies.

I feel this book is a great resource of information on Civil 3D for both experienced users and beginners.

The authors of this book guide you thru implementing and using Civil 3d step by step. I recommend this book for each and every engineer or surveyor who uses or wants to use Civil 3d - it's worth the investment, even if you only read 1 chapter. Written in a helpful, simple and friendly way, but advanced enough that you don't lose patience getting to the point. Now, if they would only make an audio book - just kidding!

Mastering Autocad 2008 is a rather old book for the date I purchased this copy (Fall 2010), but that's the one I needed. Although this is an used and old book. It came as described, "Like New", no bent pages, no markings no signs of wear. Buying used books is a very affordable option, and if it comes in almost pristine condition like this one....it's really a bargain.

Fast delivery, good packaging.

Very satisfied