One of our Framework for Civil 3D customers recently discovered that a strategic visit to the Civil 3D Data Shortcut Manager Tool (DSM) appears to currently help reduce the size of Surface Data Reference container drawings rather significantly. Hoorah. The results may vary based on the content of the Surface Model and how the Civil 3D Diva…
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Tench Tilghman
Feb 17, 2022
Tags surface, corridor surface, Data Shortcut Manager, DREF, performance, Civil 3D 2022, Project Management, TIN
The production of robust, adaptive, and consistent label documentation and deliverables from multiple versions of Autodesk Civil 3D is a major goal of all Framework for Civil 3D products. Over the past year our innovative series of new Label Style Expression Set Style collections for Surfaces, Points, and today’s release of a line Segment…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 25, 2022
Tags Label Style, Expression Set, segment, segment types, Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, AddOn, video, corridor
The long-awaited Autodesk Civil 3D 2022.1 Update hit the street earlier this week. The Civil 3D 2022 Update 1 is a major set of new interface improvements, significant performance enhancements, and important fixes for Civil 3D. Don’t try to employ Civil 3D 2022 without it. This Civil 3D Update 1 makes our lives in Civil 3D Land better in a lot of…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 28, 2021
Tags Civil 3D 2022, Upgrade, Update, Corridors, rail, performance, grading, Grading Optimization, Project Explorer
Every couple of years Autodesk commissions a competitive software productivity analysis study about current Autodesk Civil 3D functionality. The moist recent study published in June 2021 compares the use of raw AutoCAD 2020 to Autodesk Civil 3D 2020 in 10 mission critical survey and civil design common workflows.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 22, 2021
Tags Civil 3D 2020, AutoCAD 2020, productivity, performance, training, Jump Kit, Templates Only
Any exhaustive discussion about the large topic of the Alignment in Autodesk Civil 3D is a serial and long-term effort. Even the familiar fundamentals of civil engineering Horizontal Control are nuanced for this one of many roles for the Civil 3D Design Control Manager. We certainly need to align our thinking with the Civil 3D functional and workflow…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 15, 2021
Tags alignment, alignment type, feature line, horizontal control, vertical control, Project Management, reference point, station, segment types