Learn how to design and manage storm sewer, sanitary sewer and watermain utilities using Civil 3D 2026 gravity networks and related tools. This demonstration-based course covers the complete gravity network workflow—from catalogs and parts lists to network creation, editing, annotation, quantity reporting and final plan production.
Description
Course Overview
The MMCD IDS – Civil 3D Gravity Network Course provides instruction on how to design storm sewer, sanitary sewer and watermain utilities using gravity networks and other functionality available in Autodesk Civil 3D 2026.
This demonstration-based session walks through the complete gravity network design process, including parts catalogs and parts lists, creating and editing gravity networks, managing pipes and structures, applying styles, preparing annotations, calculating quantities and preparing gravity networks for final plan production.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will understand:
- How external parts catalogs and drawing template parts lists work together
- How to create custom pipe sizes and materials
- Procedures for creating, editing and managing gravity networks
- How to control the display of pipes and structures using styles
- Best practices for gravity network annotation and plan production
- How to calculate and report quantities for gravity network pipes and structures
- How to use Project Explorer's capabilities for reviewing and editing gravity networks
Course Topics
Key topics covered include:
- Parts Catalog locations and file structure
- Using Part Builder to add custom pipe sizes and materials to a Parts Catalog
- Adding parts from the Parts Catalog to the Parts List in a drawing template
- Creating gravity network pipes and structures
- Creating and modifying pipe and structure styles
- Assigning styles to gravity network pipes and structures
- Using part names to manage gravity network pipes and structures
- Showing crossing pipes in profile views
- Creating alignments from gravity networks
- Annotating gravity networks for plan production
- Calculating and reporting pipe and structure quantities
- Using gravity networks and AutoCAD blocks to model watermain
- Using Project Explorer to review and edit gravity networks
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for:
- Consultants and Local Government staff involved in underground utility design, including sanitary sewer, storm sewer and watermain systems
- Technical designers involved in underground utility design
- Project managers who want a clear understanding of Civil 3D gravity network modeling capabilities
Why Take This Course
- Gain a clear understanding of the gravity network design process in Civil 3D
- Learn efficient methods for creating, editing and managing gravity networks
- Learn how to use styles and annotation for effective gravity network plan production
- Understand how to calculate and report pipe and structure quantities
- Learn how Civil 3D gravity networks can support storm, sanitary and watermain design workflows
