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July always reminds me of first steps, moonwalks, and moonlight minds. This makes spatial sense. This month we appear to be on sort of an Export points from AutoCAD Civil 3D bender.
In each Export post I keep meaning to put in the following moonstep but always seem to simply run out of room. So with a savage terrier dog draped across my toes in a state of fan-cooled repose,…

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The July cascade of Autodesk civil service pack updates continues.
This Map 3D 2017 service pack requires the install of AutoCAD 2017 SP1.
One can assume an SP1 for Civil 3D 2017 will also come around real soon now.

The Service Pack applies to all civil AutoCAD 2017 products.
Service Pack 1 is available via the Autodesk Desktop App.   Read more

Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  Service Pack, Map 3D 2017, Civil 3D 2017

At the end of last week Autodesk released Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2017.
The Service Pack applies to all AutoCAD 2017 based products.
The SP1 includes all the three previously released AutoCAD 2017 hotfixes.
Service Pack 1 is available via the Autodesk Desktop App.
As of this posting the Service Pack does not yet appear on the public…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  Service Pack, AutoCAD 2017, Civil 3D 2017

A useful Export out of AutoCAD Civil 3D seems to be the theme of the week in Civil 3D Land. Last post I harped on Export command issues in Civil 3D 2015-2017. I delivered some useful tips and work arounds to produce editable digital output too. Maybe that leaves you…

Breathless

Jerry Bartels of Autodesk…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  plan production tool, layout, Reference Template, video

Editable Digital Deliverable production for other CAD apps from AutoCAD Civil 3D is less of a pain today than in the past. However, it’s sad to say that all is not as it should be in Civil 3D Land. I suppose whether you believe the current behavior of the menu pick Export command (EXPORTC3DDRAWING) is buggy or a benefit depends on how you do things and what you are dealing with.…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  export, COGO points, Point Style, survey point, DGN, surface