We’ve all been annoyed for a long time that AutoCAD Civil 3D doesn’t have a built in Symbol Legend or Abbreviation List generator tool. That was a tool that all old CAD drafting software just had to have. Look all you want through all the many Ribbon menus of Civil 3D and this “simple” tool is nowhere to be found. Arrrrgh!
My bet is you make your current Civil 3D Legends, Lists, and the…
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Tench Tilghman
Nov 06, 2013
Tags AddOn, InstantOn, tablestyle, points, Description Key Set, legend
This is the fourth post in a series about Point Display Strategies and Tactics in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Point Display Strategies - Part 1
Two Paths Out of the Woods - Part 2
The Point Director Method - Part 3
Point to My Match in Civil 3D - Part 4A Host of Matchmakers at Work
Civil…
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Tench Tilghman
Dec 20, 2012
Tags Description Key Set, Description Key, figure prefix db, figure, survey db, point, not keys, Point Style, Point Label Style, point display
In the last couple of posts I talked about classic Point Display Strategies and how to develop them.
Point Display Strategies - Part 1
Two Paths Out of the Woods - Part 2
The Point Director Method - Part 3
Point to My Match in Civil 3D - Part 4In the last post we talked…
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Tench Tilghman
Dec 18, 2012
Tags customization, Description Key Set, Description Key, implementation, figures, figure prefix db, point, point display, Point Style, Point Label Style
Last time we talked briefly about how to Get the Old Way Working for point data. Most, but not all organizations are over that AutoCAD Civil 3D hump I hope.
Point Display Strategies - Part 1
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Two Paths Out of the Woods - Part 2
The Point Director Method - Part 3
Point to My Match in Civil…
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 13, 2012
Tags customization, implementation, Description Key, Description Key Set, codes, point display, point group, point
One of the typical Autodesk things about AutoCAD Civil 3D is there are always a bunch of ways to get it done. Variety is the spice of life. AutoCAD Civil 3D Point display is no exception.
This year at AU 2012 I presented a session on Metro Survey at which I…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 10, 2012
Tags implementation, customization, point display, Description Key Set, Description Key, block