Jump On Civil 3D Blog

Early this fall Autodesk continues to prepare and release a rash of important Civil 3D Updates in preparation for the annual Autodesk University event. This year AU-2026 is back in Las Vegas, NV from Sept 15-17, 2026. Of course, lots of folks will show up on Monday the 14^th. Call it - Day Zero.

The Civil…

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For whatever reasons, almost no one looks for options until the pain and/or aggravation finally gets our attention. Even then, the work remains a struggle. Most of us will try to fix our problems with what we have in front of us. Our first response to an issue is often not to ask for help. Hope that makes sense.

The common comment we get from new Jump Kit and…

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Maybe it’s just me? Each and every year, we get more and more mission critical software updates for more Autodesk applications and more related apps? Yeah. We know. This really does have a lot to do with how modern software is both coded and constructed. There’s even a formal geek speak. Oh. Bother.

Most of the time the method in the madness does create…

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We all learn about those nasty CAD Standards. We believe we get them down pat. Next thing we know, they come back and bite us at the most uncomfortable times.

“We cannot see the degree symbols (°) in labels in the survey parcel drawings.”

How does that happen?
Everyone who uses AutoCAD knows that we just…

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The Framework for Civil 3D Jump Kit product is notable and perhaps even famous for the product’s native support for multiple variations of the National CAD Standard (NCS) Layer Standards. These include the current NCS 6.0 and NCS 6.0 AIA variants. These common NCS Layer Standard variants are variously required for GSA, DOD, US Army Corps, and other project submittals.

People…

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