It’s a pretty good bet that most people in Civil 3D Land consider Points to be pretty much a survey thing in Civil 3D. It’s an even better bet that these same folks have complaints about Civil 3D’s point display representations, or rather point resolutions. It’s sad but true. Many want and still try and force Civil 3D to behave like older CAD software.…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 15, 2025
Tags points, Survey Codes, Standards, CAD Standards, Layer Standards, customization, Implementation
The Autodesk marketing people say that everyone wants an Autodesk Civil 3D built their way. This is wishful thinking.
Professional civil engineers and surveyors really want their expensive Autodesk code to work and produce work that is acceptable to them and those that they deliver their work too. If that’s the goal of your Autodesk Civil 3D customizations or improvements,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 08, 2025
Tags customization, implementation, Civil 2D 2026, Civil 2D 2025, Civil 3D 2024, templates, styles, symbols, layer standard, layers, blocks
What to do about the new release of Civil 3D?
Autodesk Civil 3D 2026 hit the street just a month ago today. Some brave folks in Civil 3D Land rip off the Band-Aid and jump right in. Many folks take Autodesk’s latest and greatest with a hefty pinch of salt. They will wait a bit for the first Civil 3D 2026 Update. For somewhat historical and…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 01, 2025
Tags Civil 2D 2026, AutoCAD, Upgrade, Update, Jump Kit, Templates Only
Have you ever hopped up and down on solid ground that bounces like jello? I recently had the chance. All kinds of fun. This wiggly weirdness occurred at the end of my own street earlier this month. It so happens that my neighborhood is part of an on-going city curb and gutter, sidewalk, and repave project.
Miracle of miracles. For once in 30 years our California gas taxes are at work in…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 24, 2025
Tags geotechnical, GeoDin, Civil 2D 2025, Civil 3D 2024, Civil 2D 2026, surface, points, video
The new Framework for Civil 3D products for Autodesk Civil 3D 2026 officially hit the street this week. The latest and greatest Jump Kit Release 8 product for Civil 3D 2026 includes huge libraries of well-crafted, integrated, and system managed Civil 3D content resources.
If we want Autodesk Civil 3D to work better, the…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 17, 2025
Tags Civil 3D, Civil 3D 2026, Jump Kit, Templates Only, Upgrade, Update, Drainage Analysis, Implementation