There are three mission critical and distinct process concepts to attend to in modern model-based design.
Our iteratively built model and the managed data behind on which that model depends allow us to produce the published results that we need to produce our deliverables.There are rules, systems,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 09, 2026
Tags dynamic model, XREF, IREF, DREF, TREF, Project Management, project template, Civil 3D 2027
Human beings like a good tragedy. We like a good comedy too. Those facts are recognized in movie ticket sales and show ratings year after year in market after market. Did you notice they are about to release a new big screen version of Homer’s 2700-year-old action tale - The Odessey?
How can we miss that?We love a combination of the two classic, dramatic forms even…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 25, 2026
Tags Civil 3D, customization, project template, Project Management, project, Style Library, Style
Our civil engineering and survey projects in Autodesk Civil 3D and other Autodesk apps generally tend to grow larger and more complex with time. Is it just me? Our bottom line requires that we spend some time and attention to regular drawing maintenance as our project timelines grow longer and the project complexity increases.
Hopefully, we learn, practice,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 14, 2026
Tags Drawing Cleanup, project maintenance, Data Shortcut Manager, ViewFrame, ViewFrame Group, Upgrade, Update, Civil 3D 2027, Sheet Set
The Internet is the place where things change all the time and everything stays the same. That always means we must learn and burn and deal with what changes one way or another. Maybe you noticed? Eheh.
These days all the various Clouds have part to play. Just sayin’.
“Hey, hey, you, you, get off of my cloud
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Don't hang…
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 07, 2026
Tags website, Jump Kit, Templates Only, Civil 3D 2027, Civil 3D 2026, Civil 3D 2025, video, Autodesk Small Business
We recently released the Jump Kit 2027 and Templates Only 2027 products. Templates Only includes reasonable example drawings and some essential civil data content. Such basic examples are nice. We don’t believe they are enough. Our Jump Kit products always include multiple Civil 3D Sandbox Projects in both STB and…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 29, 2026
Tags Implementation, Upgrade, Update, sandbox, Civil 3D 2027, Civil 3D 2026, project template, sheet set template