If we employ an AutoCAD based product, our Layer Standards become an issue. OK. Even if we only work on projects with folks who employ an AutoCAD-based product, Layer Standards become an issue.
Why? In Civil 3D Land we all get paid to publish plan sets of civil engineering design and survey projects. It is what we do. Consistent…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 17, 2023
Tags Civil 3D, Layer Standards, Layer State Manager, Jump Kit, Civil 3D 2024, Civil 3D 2023, Civil 3D 2022, customization, video, CAD Standards
There are three distinct and key process concepts in model-based design. Our iteratively built model and the managed data behind on which that model depends on allows us to produce the published results that we will require in our deliverables. It is vital to note and never skip over the fact that there are rules, systems,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 22, 2023
Tags Project Explorer, Grading Optimization, project template, customization, implementation, CAD Standards, Project Management
The art of production and publication Civil 3D Standards is all about the construction and maintenance of managed, known, and current States. There is no singularity in Civil 3D Standards although such standards can feel like a time-sucking, black hole. After all, we are talking about sets of collections of variable properties.…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 18, 2023
Tags layers, layer state, Layer Manager, CAD Standards, implementation, customization, video, Layer State Manager
We will wrap up the calendar year 2022 and unwrap a collection of the Top 5 Best Civil 3D Production Tips? Why not. Everyone loves a top five list. I use the production word here not the productivity one even though both do apply in this context.
This post may have a Civil 3D management and implementation bias over a classic set…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 28, 2022
Tags Civil 3D 2023, Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2021, CAD Standards, Corridors, Data Shortcut Manager, TREF, DREF, Project Management, BIM Collaborate Pro
Intentionally, I employ the US Constitution’s analogy of the Separation of Powers to talk about how civil engineers and surveyors need to systematically manage to divide and conquer resources inside and outside Civil 3D. The perspective allows us to employ the software successfully in production.
The Principals of Separation are, as they say, self-evident. The practical…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Nov 30, 2022
Tags implementation, Project Management, CAD Standards, naming convention, dynamic model, management