For courses in Civil Drafting, Civil Engineering Drawing, Mapping, Map Reading, Drafting Technology, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), Surveying.

Civil Drafting Technology, 7e is a comprehensive resource that uses a workbook approach to provide students with a broad understanding of civil drafting and a working knowledge of the basic topics of mapping. Thorough and complete, it instructs readers on how to convert engineering sketches or instructions into actual formal drawings; step-by-step layout methods; civil drafting layout techniques; types of maps; civil drafting and mapping symbols; drawing plot plans and plats; earthwork calculations and much more. Featuring the latest in CADD standards and applications, this text also includes chapter tests, map-reading exercises, and drawing problems to help students learn how concepts and techniques are used in actual civil drafting applications.

Product Description

Civil Drafting Technology Seventh Edition covers it all-basic and advanced topics-and everything in between, equipping readers to convert engineering sketches or instructions into actual formal drawings and gain a working knowledge of mapping. Using a "knowledge building" format where one concept is mastered before the next is introduced, Civil Drafting Technology includes:

• Basic Drafting Topics
  • Maps: fundamentals, types of maps, scales, symbols
  • CADD: use, standards, applications
• Intermediate/Advanced Topics
  • Measuring distance and elevation, Surveying, Location & Direction, Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans, Contour Lines, Horizontal Alignment Layout, GIS
• Career Development
  • Schooling, Employment, Workplace Ethics, Professional Organizations
• CADD Applications
• Content-related Tests
• Real-world drafting and design problems

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For courses in Civil Drafting, Civil Engineering Drawing, Mapping, Map Reading, Drafting Technology, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), Surveying.

Civil Drafting Technology, 7e is a comprehensive resource that uses a workbook approach to provide students with a broad understanding of civil drafting and a working knowledge of the basic topics of mapping. Thorough and complete, it covers how to prepare drawings from engineering sketches; step-by-step layout methods; civil drafting layout techniques; types of maps; civil drafting and mapping symbols; drawing plot plans and plats; earthwork calculations and much more. Featuring the latest in CADD standards and applications, this text also includes chapter tests, map-reading exercises, and drawing problems to help students learn how concepts and techniques are used in actual civil drafting applications.

• Comprehensive coverage from basic drafting topics through intermediate/advanced topics including

  • Maps: fundamentals, types of maps, scales, symbols
  • CADD: use, standards, applications
  • Measuring distance and elevation, Surveying, Location & Direction, Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans, Contour Lines, Horizontal Alignment Layout, GIS
• Thorough topic discussions and extensive technical information appear throughout the text, including topics such as mapping scales and earthwork calculations, introducing students to all aspects of civil drafting/design and providing a wide range of drawing techniques and options.
• Features comprehensive end-of-chapter tests, including short-answer, multiple choice, true/false, and sketching exercises that provide an excellent review for students. This feature provides students with new chapter test questions that help them assess their understanding of key concepts and reduces instructor-preparation time.
• Civil engineering print reading exercises add a realistic component to the text, providing materials in the form of real-world civil engineering drawings and related print reading exercises.
• Includes a wide variety of drawing problems in each chapter, providing diverse problems that vary from basic to complex and are presented as engineering sketches, engineering layouts, written instructions, and actual industry projects.
• The companion websitecontains an AutoCAD border and title block template drawings; symbol blocks for civil drafting, base drawings for many of the drafting problems in the textbook; a chapter-by-chapter list of Internet Web site links; Microsoft Word files for all chapter tests and a final exam and project all in one convenient source.

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