These days people anywhere can bet on nearly anything. Is that an interesting take on statistical analytics and/or just a sign of the times? The legal Internet prediction markets allow us all to test our prophetic capabilities in some new and entertaining ways. What fun.
Speaking of odd - here’s one we probably cannot check…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 21, 2026
Tags customization, implementation, templates, development, maintenance, CAD Standards, Upgrade, Update
The fundamental goal of the Framework for Civil 3D products is to provide customers with the increased Liberty to Work in Civil 3D. The latest release of our Framework for Civil 3D 2027 production products is great news for exactly that reason.
The Framework products make Civil 3D work and work better.
The important…
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Tench Tilghman
Apr 21, 2026
Tags Civil 3D 2027, Jump Kit, Templates Only, Upgrade, Update, Implementation, customization, Country Kits
Systematically managed blocks and symbols can make our Civil 3D Standards more flexible and adaptive to the ever-changing demands of our customers. These simple AutoCAD graphics have a significant impact on our daily civil engineering and survey project work. Case in point - If we change the block representations in a project drawing by redefining all the block…
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Tench Tilghman
Mar 05, 2026
Tags customization, Implementation, blocks, symbols, Symbol Set, Jump Kit, Templates Only
Most of us in Civil 3D Land who are paid to oversee and manage our working environments are cognizant of the annual ritual that is the Autodesk Rite of Spring. We pay some attention to those Autodesk backend updates that will continue to trickle out until AutoCAD 2027, the AutoCAD Map 2027 Toolset, and Autodesk Civil 3D 2027 hit…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 19, 2026
Tags Country Kits, Civil 3D 2026, Civil 3D 2025, Civil 3D 2024, Jump Kit, Templates Only, customization, implementation
The 1964/1965 Ford Mustang was an innovative car. The original Pony Car did many of the things a lot of people wanted in a car at an affordable price. The Mustang became an instant classic. That summer my grandmother’s sons bought her a Chantilly Beige 1964+ convertible for her very special birthday that year.
For Men in Black…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 29, 2026
Tags Civil 3D 2026, Upgrade, Update, CAD Standards, Civil 3D 2025, Civil 3D 2024, customization, Project Management