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We’ve all been annoyed for a long time that AutoCAD Civil 3D doesn’t have a built in Symbol Legend or Abbreviation List generator tool. That was a tool that all old CAD drafting software just had to have. Look all you want through all the many Ribbon menus of Civil 3D and this “simple” tool is nowhere to be found. Arrrrgh!

My bet is you make your current Civil 3D Legends, Lists, and the…

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The redesign of a long-term public works or civil engineering project is something you probably know all about. Do late nights and hair pulling over the antics of AutoCAD Civil 3D sound familiar? Probably. Our innovative products can and do help.

Time to Make a Change

This website is one of those never-ending project beasts. Yeah. Modern website design specifications…

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We briefly touched on new Civil 3D releases, upgrades, service packs, and our projected behavior last time. Maybe I should have said these two posts go together like Whine and Cheese.

Yes, and now there’s already a Hotfix for AutoCAD…

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Autodesk released the first Service Pack for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 a couple of weeks ago. I get the usual calls, “Is SP1 ok?” “Is the Service Pack for Civil 3D 2014 good to go?” “Did they fix _____?” Please, fill in your favorite Civil 3D aggravation. Other SPs for C3D…

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Don’t you find that the Lineweight property and functionality inside AutoCAD Civil 3D sometimes comes in pretty handy? Many Civil 3d users who are civil engineers, surveyors, and public works staff do.

Lineweight provides you with some instant visual feedback on screen of what the published or plotted output’s going to be. That, of course, assumes you’ve maintained the property.
Are…

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