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Writing Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 was not just an exercise in creating a useful manual for Civil 3D users, it was a labor of love. Many people (with day jobs) put in late nights and long hours to bring readers the content contained in this book. Wed like to thank all of our readers for helping this book evolve over the years. And of course wed like to thank the Wiley crew: Willem Knibbe, Paul Gaughan, and Becca Anderson. Thanks to our editors Sara Barry, Tommie Richardson, Judy Flynn, Kathy Grider-Carlyle, Dan Aull, and Louise Watson for dotting the is and crossing the ts (and there was a lot of that!).

Louisa Holland, Cyndy Davenport, and Eric Chappell

Oh my goshwhere to start? Id like to offer special thanks this year to Willem Knibbe and Paul Gaughan for their patience while I made an unexpected cross-country move. Don Quinn of Eagle Pointthanks for getting me into this side of the industry; I both thank you and blame you. Thanks to coworkers past and present who have encouraged me, put up with me, and taught me oodles of AutoCAD and Civil 3D tricks over the years. Thanks to Cyndy Davenport and Eric Chappell for jumping in with late notice to get this book out. Hugs and kisses to my sisters (my own little chapter of SWE), whom I love dearly. To my parents who still dont quite know what Civil 3D is, thank you for everything. Most important, thanks to my husband, Mark, for his home network administration and love. Smooches!

Louisa Holland

Id like to thank my parents, Grey & Dood, for continuously supporting and believing in me, through the good and the bad, decade after decade: Sorry about those gray hairs, but if it makes you feel any better, I have them too. Without the dedication, ambition, candidness, and sense of humor you passed on to me, I would have never been able to take on this labor of love. Id like to thank Hellboy for giving me the space, the time, and the peace needed to work on this project, thereby putting up with an empty fridge and finding creative things to do with ramen noodles many a night; Son, you are the center of my life and my inspiration.

Thanks to my boss, Michael Stys, the Director, for making it possible to make my deadlines and cracking me up daily with his crazy sense of humor. Im even grateful for his merry band of lunatics, Doctor Pfaff, the BIM-ster, and the GIS-ster, for keeping it even more crazy and making every day at work seem like a Saturday Night Live skit. Its not too often that you find yourself in a workplace surrounded by family. Their genuineness and superb guruship make me feel like Im among greatness, which boosted me to meet the challenge of this book. Many folks at Bowman Consulting inspired me to come up with creative solutions and pulled me down into the weeds with the software: James, Danny, Kerri, Dorris, Victor, Robin, Karen, Tracy, Jeremy, Cody, Greg, the countless Michaels, Brian, David, and Tombstone Shawn, to name a few. Without their willingness to explore strange new worlds, I wouldnt be the bergeek I am today.