Sometimes the obvious is right in front of us. Then again maybe it isn't obvious?
In the old days most civil CAD software included some simple command function to quickly create a grid to superimpose on a site topo plan. In typical AutoCAD Civil 3D fashion this really isn’t a built in function. It doesn’t need to be as we shall see. However, in training I do get the question a lot,
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Posted by Tench Tilghman Jul 10, 2013
Our customers asked for More. We delivered.
The latest version of our Symbols Set and Blocks Only Production Solution products just hit the street. The products include much more built in graphic variation. Frankly, we almost doubled the aggregate size of these vital backend content libraries.
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Tench Tilghman
Jun 28, 2013
Tags block, symbol, point, Point Style, Point Label Style
Why does the Site Parcel’s Feature Line collector have a single Style-based Priority property? The need for the property isn’t really apparent at first glance. It becomes more evident when we begin to understand the depth of the Site Parcel and the dual power of the built-in Site Parcel model.
In the last post, we discovered…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 28, 2013
Tags grading, Label Style, Parcel Area Label, parcel, site parcel
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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Posted by
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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Posted by
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