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We're back in the saddle again.

The Chisholm Trail ended in many of the famous towns in that not so long ago Wild West as the railhead moved around a bit. The snake of commerce grows many heads. It strikes, retreats, and recoils regardless sometimes of how and where a man in hat may toil.

The Long Ride Ends Where?

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I hope you’ve enjoyed my man in the straw hat posts. Ain’t history a little fun? We’ll get back to that tale of western tales real soon now.

This spring Autodesk finally put Land Desktop to rest forever - from their perspective anyway. Some folks must stumble and stagger into AutoCAD Civil 3D. I suggest they buy an InstantOn since it solves most of the upgrade problems…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  survey, survey db, hotfix, 2013, Civil 3D, figures, landxml

That man in the straw hat left a happy home at 15 the second son of a farmer.
He left with only his daddy’s trusty Sharps rifle, a saddle and a horse. If this sounds like the beginning of a familiar ballad or two or three, it probably is. “Go West Young Man” is exactly what he did along with a whole lot of other folks at the time. The Song Remains the…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  man with no name, straw hat, history

This is a famous line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
We all remember the bad guys (our heroes in the movie) are ruthlessly pursued until they meet their fated end with guns a blaze. Well maybe they die? It’s a movie after all. The producers want a hook for a sequel. Don’t they? Perhaps this one uttered line above can supply us a few ideas.
We don’t have to…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  man with no name, straw hat, history

People at Autodesk must be read my mind.
I do a post on Imagery in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 on one day and the very next day Autodesk Labs announces a brand new Imagery technology preview for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2013.
Honestly, I didn't cheat - not even one little bit.

Base Jump into Images and More

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  imagery, aerials, Project Basejump