There are a formal sets of dualities built into AutoCAD Civil 3D. Whether we perceive or employ these model-based software pairings for our benefit is another matter altogether. Every Civil 3D user struggles with these dualities to one degree or another. Frankly, it’s even a bit difficult to talk about them in Civil 3D without being a bit confusing. You can end up sounding like…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 11, 2018
Tags implementation, training, bucket, Name Template, dynamic model, names, Style Management
Every once in a while a new Framework for Civil 3D customer calls and asks why we put the “- JS” at the end of all the Framework Style names. This simple suffix device serves a very significant purpose and help to answer the first most important question about using and customizing AutoCAD Civil 3D…
“How do you know the difference…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 09, 2018
Tags implementation, training, bucket, Name Template, dynamic model, names, Style Management, Style
You know the drill. You get a job in a civil engineering and survey firm that hires you because you know AutoCAD Civil 3D. Heck. You passed the official Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D certification exam. In your hire day interview the firm owners even promise to upgrade to the latest release before you start.
That’s great. Opportunity knocks. Congrats.The Plans of Mice and Men
On…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 05, 2016
Tags CAD Standards, Style Management, Style, Civil 3D 2016, Civil 3D 2015, template, Name Template
Last post we splashed down and around the term Bucket to make Civil 3D Features a bit easier to get our heads around. There’s What, How, When, and Model buckets to AutoCAD Civil 3D Features. For all that strange stuff we have really only one chore.
Ripples in the Bucket
Each and every single Feature MUST have a unique name. This is an OOP (Object Oriented Programming)…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 28, 2013
Tags naming conventions, collector, bucket, Name Template, template, placeholder, standards, feature name