In this chapter, we continued to dive deeper into the incredible processes and functionality offered to us with Civil 3D. We now know the basics of Civil 3D and how different portions are connected and interact with each other. With that, we can optimize these connections and streamline our workflows specifically for our methods and design intent. Carrying out this up-front work ahead of time may feel a bit tedious at the start, but as you get deeper into Civil 3D and begin creating drawing after drawing and amass project after project, these templates, standardized settings, and styles will create exponential time savings for you and your team.

File templates are essential to your organization’s effectiveness and ability to create professional designs and stay competitive with design and production needs and iterations. Creating an assortment of potentially required drawing templates will aid you as your group scales to different types of projects and as clients...