“Any day now. Any day now. I shall be released.”
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Of course, those words are in the chorus of the famous Bob Dylan tune “I Shall Be Released” from 1967. The song was first covered by The Band and sung by Richard Manuel. The song has since been recorded and performed by the Who’s Who of Rock,…
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Tench Tilghman
Feb 03, 2021
Tags Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, AddOn, Expression Set, surface, Label Style, Jump Kit, video, Spot
If we move around the tiny little verb in the title of this post, we can change a lot about that title and our perception. We can swiftly change the implied question into a statement - What the Framework for Civil 3D is. In Yoda speak we might say - The Framework for Civil 3D what is. One of my personal favorites.
Funny thing. This silly grammar play seems…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 27, 2021
Tags Jump Kit, Templates Only, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, Release 8, contour, video, customization, implementation
I flap my lips, wave my hands about, and rant all the time about the importance of the Proactive System Management of the project-based Civil 3D data behind. Yes. This Civil 3D DREF stuff is important. A customer success story surrounding this Civil 3D model magic makes my day.
One Framework for Civil 3D customer, a Civil 3D CAD Manager for a good-sized…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 20, 2021
Tags DREF, data shortcut, corridor, alignment, profile, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, Civil 3D 2019, video, Project Management, project template
There is no doubt about it. The Framework for Civil 3D is a continuously developed product. The Framework products for Autodesk Civil 3D 2021.2 dropped in earlier this week. We make changes to the Framework all the time. Over more than a decade of on-going effort, most of those improvements came at the request and suggestion of our many happy Framework customers.
Everyone…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 14, 2021
Tags Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, AddOn, Expression Set, surface, contour, Label Style, Jump Kit
How we must express ourselves and our Civil 3D Surface data with Contour Labels is far from the simple task it first appears. Is anything in Civil 3D as simple as it first appears? We face the somewhat unnerving deliverables publication challenge of What if.
What if our client’s reasonable demand for a specific civil engineering design or…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 06, 2021
Tags Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, AddOn, Expression Set, surface, contour, Label Style, video, Jump Kit