What exactly does an Alignment do in Autodesk Civil 3D? Whoa. Now that’s a loaded question. It might be the most mission critical question we should ask about the Alignment in Civil 3D. The meaning of that old, familiar word – Alignment – is more sophisticated and nuanced these days. We need to align our thinking with the actual Civil 3D functional realities.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 13, 2024
Tags design control, alignment, alignment direction, offset alignment, connected alignment, offset profile, profile, pipe network, pressure pipe network, superelevation, plan production tool
Alignments in Autodesk Civil 3D have Types. Hoorah. If we get the Alignment Type wrong when we create the Alignment, No Biggie, we can change the Type? Errr. Well sort of and it depends. This is Civil 3D. Some Civil 3D Feature Properties and Parent and Child relationship properties can only be built on creation. Some relationships or properties…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 22, 2024
Tags alignment, alignment type, Alignment Style, intersection, connected alignment, Project Explorer, offset aligment, offset profile
The Autodesk Civil 3D Alignment Feature alters, and continues to alter, how civil engineers and survey professionals and their organizations employ Civil 3D in production. Autodesk invests heavily in the technology surrounding the many Alignment-based tools in Civil 3D. The many capabilities and properties of the Alignment make the Alignment the core Feature in…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 15, 2024
Tags alignment, alignment type, naming conventions, Name Template, offset alignment, connected alignment
Out here in Civil 3D Land we do civil engineering and survey work. That means that grading and Civil 3D Surfaces play a significant part of our daily workflows. Thankfully, Autodesk has been working hard on improved Civil 3D performance. How we structure our Civil 3D Projects and how we perform some basic Civil 3D Project maintenance work can matter.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 08, 2024
Tags surface, corridor surface, Data Shortcut Manager, DREF, performance, Project Management, TIN, Civil 3D
Inside Autodesk Civil 3D there is the large, critical path Style problem. There is real user need for Style Choice. Civil 3D Styles have a variety of purpose. There are clearly Styles and Label Styles we need to employ for different purposes. Civil engineering design and survey processes involve creation, edit, QAQC, and an increasing number of…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 17, 2024
Tags Style Management, Style, Label Style, Label Style Defaults, Civil 3D, Upgrade, Update, property, implementation