Speaking of word salads…Sometimes we simply have to shake our heads in wonder.
A number of media folks published a rash of recent news articles about the oldest known “English tombstone” found in Jamestown, Virginia. This standing stone is somewhat unique. Archaeologists discovered that the carved black knight’s tombstone was not of North American origin.
The…
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Tench Tilghman
Oct 03, 2024
Tags WATT
A barrage of Civil pre Autodesk University 2024 Updates and Hotfixes hit the street late last week. Out here in Civil 3D Land it is easy to lose track of one or more of these in the shuffle. We all have project work to get out the door.
Autodesk released the usual set of Civil Object Model updates and fixes that get the older releases of…
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Tench Tilghman
Oct 01, 2024
Tags Civil 3D 2025, Civil 3D 2024, Civil 3D 2023, Civil 3D 2022, Update, hotfix, Grading Optimization, Project Explorer, Infraworks, object enabler
Back in the day, I was once the 1st Cook in a not so famous restaurant in Miami. The steak and seafood house’s claim to fame was a truly gigantic salt water aquarium that featured the first living coral reef to ever succeed in captivity.
The one-of-a-kind aquarium separated the nightly hot spot bar from the restaurant’s open kitchen and large dining room. How big was this thing?…
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Tench Tilghman
Sep 26, 2024
Tags WATT, Training, customization, Jump Kit, Templates Only
It is now less than 30 days until Autodesk University 2024 (AU 2024) starts on Oct 14, 2024. Of course, the official AU 2024 event dates are October 15-17 in San Diego, CA. Everyone knows that the most fun day is that busy Monday before AU starts. It’s the day for quiet (or not so quiet) meetings with friends both old and new. Eheh.
I somehow always manage…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 19, 2024
Tags Civil 3D 2025, Civil 3D 2024, Civil 3D 2023, Jump Kit, Templates Only, Autodesk University, AU 2024
Autodesk released a huge new and improved Dynamo for Civil inside the recent Civil 3D 2025.1 Update. The new Dynamo supports the latest Dynamo 3.2.2 core and includes over 1100 new and/or improved Dynamo nodes for many things AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
The new and long-awaited Dynamo for Civil 3D 2025.1 Update is certainly the…
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Tench Tilghman
Sep 12, 2024
Tags Batch Save, Dynamo, Dynamo Player, customization, Update, Upgrade, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Map 3D, spreadsheet, video