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Substation Site Development in Civil 3D

The Substation Site Development in Civil 3D course series focuses on the real-world workflows required to model, refine, and document substation sites accurately and efficiently. You’ll start with practical grading and surface techniques used to build pads, access roads, equipment areas, and drainage features, then advance into alignment, profile, and simple corridor modeling to tie the entire site together. Rather than isolated tools, this series emphasizes how grading, surfaces, profiles, and corridors work as a unified system—giving you the confidence to produce constructible designs, clear visuals, and reliable quantities for substation projects.

This live online series offers 2 four-hour courses. You can take both courses or just the one that meets your needs. Each separate course is delivered in 2 two-hour sessions. A live instructor explains the detailed functions and addresses questions as the class progresses.

​Note: Instructor will present using Autodesk Civil 3D 2026. Students who wish to follow along with instructor are encouraged to use the same version.

Prerequisite: Students should have a working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D.

Recording: Registrants for a course will receive access to a recording of each session for 7 consecutive days. Access will start the next business day after the session ends.

Substation Site Development in Civil 3D I

Substation Site Development in Civil 3D II

Substation Site Development in Civil 3D I

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4 hour course | 4 CPC/CEU credits

Developing a substation site requires a combination of precise grading and surface management skills in Civil 3D. This course focuses on the foundational workflows needed for substation site preparation, including feature line grading, grading objects, and surface creation. You’ll learn how to model pads, access roads, equipment areas, and drainage features while managing existing and proposed surfaces for accurate analysis and visualization.

Session 1: Grading Fundamentals

  • Overview of grading workflows in Civil 3D
  • Feature lines: creation, elevation editing, and breaklines
  • Gradings and grading groups
  • Workflow for creating substation pads, access roads, and equipment areas
  • Workflow for swales, berms, and basins

Session 2: Surface Creation and Management

  • Existing surface creation
  • Proposed Surface Creation
  • Surface Analysis
  • Surface styles and visualization for grading review

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Substation Site Development in Civil 3D II

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4 hour course | 4 CPC/CEU credits

Building on the fundamentals covered in Level I, this course introduces alignment, profile, and corridor modeling workflows essential for refining substation site designs. You’ll learn to design access roads and drainage features, develop and edit profiles, and create simple corridors for roads and ditches. The class emphasizes integrating grading, surfaces, profiles, and corridors into a cohesive Civil 3D model for accurate design, documentation, and quantity analysis.

Session 1: Alignments & Profiles

  • Creating alignments for access roads and utilities
  • Alignment styles, labels, and design criteria
  • Generating existing ground profiles from surfaces
  • Designing proposed profiles with vertical geometry tools
  • Profile view styles and band sets
  • Managing multiple profiles and profile data references
  • Profile annotation and documentation standard

Session 2: Simple Corridor Modeling & Design Integration

  • Assemblies and subassemblies for access roads and ditches
  • Corridor creation and targeting (alignments, profiles, surfaces)
  • Corridor regions and transitions
  • Extracting corridor surfaces and feature lines
  • Creating cross sections and section views
  • Corridor quantity takeoffs and material volumes
  • Integrating grading, profiles, and corridors into a unified model

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