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People ask,
If AutoCAD Civil 3D is so dynamic, why isn’t there a way to connect Alignments to Points?
Good question.

One pat answer is:
“Alignments have so many kinds of useful Alignment label styles we really don’t need that sort of formal relationship.”
If it’s all about the documentation and annotative problem for Alignments, then that…

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Autodesk continues a mid-summer barrage of updates and hotfixes for the latest release of 
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016.

Earlier this week Autodesk released a Help file update for Storm Sewers 2016 Help.

The new compiled CHM file is available from the Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D updates download page.

The…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  Update, Service Pack, help

The Plan Production tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D have been around for many releases. They work as advertised, if you have a prepared plan. That implied warning is even built into the name. It follows ViewFrame Groups and their collected Frames are about publication. Some of their features and benefits are pretty restricted by their programmed genetics.

Are ViewFrame…

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The month’s CadPilot Member’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Help and Training updates are a big deal.
Ok. Not so big a deal as the uproar over the free upgrade to Windows 10 that Autodesk does not YET officially support. Are they kidding? The operating system event comes as a surprise?
Isn’t Autodesk bringing 3D printing to our kids in conjunction with Windows 10?
If you…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  help, training, Civil 3D, windows 10, Update

Our Civil 3D video training blockbuster event - Better Deliverables in Civil 3D continues. The new Production Solutions Release 6 for AutoCAD Civil 3D delivers eye-popping action and special effects for civil engineers, surveyors, and government agencies of all kinds.

This is not an event with sound and fury signifying nothing.…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  alignment, deliverables, best fit, publish on demand, video