1. Are You STILL Not Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D ®?
Steve Biver
Civil Infrastructure Product Line Manager – Eagle Point Software

2. Class Summary
In this class we will quickly review why your organization should implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, we will explore the major technical and non-technical issues that every organization must resolve before truly harnessing the power of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, and discuss the importance of creating a plan for implementing AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.
Finally, we will spend about half the time demonstrating a solution that solves the key issues with implementation, training, and on-going use of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.

3. Learning Objectives At the end of this class, you will be able to:
Explain why a firm should move to AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
List the main issues that firms run into when attempting to implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
Design a plan to implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
Describe a revolutionary solution to implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

4. Why Should Your Organization Implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

5. Why Move to AutoCAD® Civil 3D®?
Benefits of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
Dynamic Model (example)
Easy to keep everyone consistent with CAD Standards
What you are using now has been retired
Difficult to get licenses for new machines
Difficult to get support or training on your current product
AutoCAD® Civil 3D® can win your firm more business

6. Major Issues Firms Struggle With While Implementing AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

7. Issues Organizations Face While Implementing
Changing your organizations workflows
AutoCAD® Civil 3D® requires change
Many firms try to jump in and use it like their old software
Getting past the learning curve
Traditional training is the typical answer for implementing AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
Traditional training doesn’t work!
Getting help right when you need it
Everyone at one time or another will get stuck
When an individual needs help they don’t have a sufficient support mechanism

8. Issues Organizations Face While Implementing (cont.)
Customizing your styles and templates
Time and money MUST be allocated to complete styles and templates
Many firms jump right in and skip this with disastrous results
There are methods to solving this and it differs for each organization

9. Design a Plan to Implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

10. Design a Plan to Implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

11. Demonstration of How a Revolutionary Solution Will Put Your Implementation on the Fast Track

12. Class Review You are now able to:
Explain why a firm should move to AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
List the main issues that firms run into when attempting to implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
Design a plan to implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
Describe a revolutionary solution to implement AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
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