How we annotate our Civil 3D Surface models with Contour Labels is far from the mindless task it first appears. Is anything in Civil 3D as simple as it first appears? Each and every Surface Contour Label can become many in Autodesk Civil 3D. We also face the somewhat unnerving deliverables publication challenge of What if.
What if our client’s…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Mar 17, 2022
Tags Expression Set, contour, surface, Civil 3D 2020, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2023, customization, Jump Kit, video
The quick, consistent, and adaptive production of Labels for complex Feature Line grading objects in Autodesk Civil 3D is no simple task. We can choose to execute our site grading designs and/or roadway designs with Feature Lines, Corridors, or with hybrid combinations of the two. The production, the arrangement, and the quality control of our deliverable Label annotation can be…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Mar 01, 2022
Tags Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, Jump Kit, Label Style, AddOn, Expression Set, video
Autodesk Civil 3D is a feature rich production environment for surveyors and civil engineers. We all discover that Civil 3D requires customization to be usable in real world projects. The cost of this Civil 3D Template, Civil 3D Style, and other mission-critical resource development may quickly become greater than the cost of the software itself.…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Feb 15, 2022
Tags point, figure, Survey Query, figure prefix db, Description Key Set, iPOD, Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, video, Jump Kit
Each year the Framework for Civil 3D increases in capabilities, adaptability, and consistency. If we employ Autodesk Civil 3D in production, we must sooner or later produce and maintain something like the Framework for Civil 3D whether we like that or not. We ask,
“Can we better support diversity, sustainability, and adaptability…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Feb 08, 2022
Tags Jump Kit, Templates Only, Release 8, Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, video, Label Style, Upgrade
Our new Civil 3D Segment Label Expression Set that’s now available for multiple releases of Autodesk Civil 3D generated some uncommon interest and some questions for good reasons. Why not? Our Civil 3D projects that include Corridors for roadways and site grading design should not be a problematic hassle to Label and annotate.
Welcome to…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Feb 01, 2022
Tags corridor, Frequency, annotation, DREF, XREF, Civil 3D 2022, video, feature line, labels, segment, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020