We wrapped up a previous post about the interpreted nature of point data in AutoCAD Civil 3D and the Civil 3D Point Display Priority Strategy with an argument that the Pareto principal, the famous 80 20 Rule, applies to our civil engineering…
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Tench Tilghman
Sep 26, 2017
Tags point, survey point, Description Key, figure prefix db, not keys, wildcard, CAD Standards
Shall we continue to explore the interpreted nature of point data in AutoCAD Civil 3D? In the last post we talked about the Point Display Override Strategy. That’s where many civil engineers and surveyors end up after initially struggling with AutoCAD Civil 3D point display issues for a bit.
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Tench Tilghman
Sep 12, 2017
Tags point display, point group, Description Key Set, Description Key, implementation, Style Management, video
In our previous post on Point Display in Civil 3D we talked about the fundamental interpreted nature of point data in Civil 3D. We discovered it can and usually does take a while for the practical realities of the deeper forms of point display resolution and management to sink in.
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Civil 3D delivers the means to accomplish sophisticated point display resolutions.…
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Tench Tilghman
Sep 07, 2017
Tags point, point group, point display, Description Key, Description Key Set, codes, standard keys, video
One of the Autodesk memes about AutoCAD Civil 3D is there are always a bunch of ways to get anything done. Variety is the spice of life. AutoCAD Civil 3D Point display is no exception. These varied methods to get to Point display resolutions are powerful. They can be overwhelming. That point may cause us disquiet or dismay. We can keep things the same and make ourselves more work or change our way…
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Tench Tilghman
Sep 05, 2017
Tags point, point display, point group, Description Key, Description Key Set, survey db
Are Points are one of those “I love to hate them” beasties in AutoCAD Civil 3D? I say it often and loudly that the performance of Civil 3D COGO points sucks. Best to employ them thoughtfully. On the other hand, Civil 3D Survey points can rock your socks off. There are a whole bunch of videos that show that here.
Does it appear in Civil…
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Tench Tilghman
Aug 29, 2017
Tags points, survey point, training, CAD Standards, Description Key Set, point group, Point Label Style