About the Author
Rick Ellis has worked with and taught AutoCAD Civil 3D, along with Map 3D and other Autodesk products
since the mid-90s. He is the Author of several critically acclaimed books on AutoCAD Civil 3D, Map 3D and
Land Desktop.
Rick continues to use AutoCAD Civil 3D on projects in a production environment, in addition to teaching
classes to organizations both large and small.
This practical background and approach has made him a highly rated speaker at Autodesk University, a
member of the national speaker team for the AUGI CAD Camps and a sought after instructor by organizations
around the world.
Rick can be reached at: rick@cadapult-software.com
About the Technical Editor
Russell Martin is an independent consultant who has worked with AutoCAD since 1985. He pioneered the
position of Staff Geographer, and later served as CAD/GIS Manager at a multi-disciplinary engineering
consulting firm. Russell has served as technical editor for many of Cadapult Software Solutions training
books, and has co-authored and contributed to several other books on CAD, GIS and technical graphics
software.
Russell can be reached at: russell@cadapult-software.com
Exercise Data
I would like to thank the City of Springfield, Oregon for providing the data for this book. The dataset provided
is for illustration purposes only. While it is based on real world information to add relevance to the exercises,
it has been altered and modified to more effectively demonstrate certain features as well as to protect all
parties involved. The data should not be used for any project work and may not represent actual places or
things. It is prohibited to redistribute this data beyond your personal use as a component of training.
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