Resolutions is an interesting word. If we take the word apart, it contains the plural of the solutions word and the repeat predicate re - to do it again. The classic phrase “New Year’s Resolutions” makes sense. But interested minds want to know, why employ solutions that didn’t work the previous times? Time to resolve not to.
What…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 27, 2016
Tags Release 7, Jump Kit, InstantOn, Templates Only, Civil 3D 2017, Civil 3D 2016, Civil 3D 2015, video
AutoCAD Civil 3D does next to nothing to encourage you to do externalize Survey Queries to work across projects. That should sound familiar? Autodesk often ignores the practical Civil 3D user management tools and only gets you 50% of the way there. We can fix that with better Civil 3D civil engineering design and survey…
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“No way.”
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Yes way. Release 7 of Framework for Civil 3D provides everything you need. You think that’s one heck of a brash claim? The truth is our customers never complain about that. Most new customers are simply stunned at the bang for the buck. Come on, folks.
This is what we do – Make…
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 08, 2016
Tags Jump Kit, Style, corridor, corridor surface, superelevation, grading, video
Template Development is a truth in numbers game for all the civil engineers and surveyors who use AutoCAD Civil 3D. This is a case where it is way too easy to miss the forest for the trees. The metaphor may be a bit trite, but in this case the simile is absurdly apt as we shall see.
I’ve used the following phrase all too often in posts:
“Dave? Can our Civil 3D templates and Civil… Read more
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 12, 2016
Tags template, Release 7, Templates Only, Jump Kit, customization
“You suggested on the phone that I root around in the project dataset that you supply with Jump Kit. You pointed me to example drawings on the phone. These days I don’t expect much from examples supplied by software people like Autodesk. I was pleasantly surprised.
Every time I get stuck in my work I root around in your project and manage to figure out how to make the magic…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 16, 2016
Tags training, InstantOn, Jump Kit, project, video, deliverables, Release 7