We’ve set out on an Unexpected Journey. In AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017 we have a new Reference Template Tool offered up with the idea of a State Template>>Company Template>>Project Template hierarchy and vernacular. It works as a sales pitch. Sadly, this vague Civil 3D help file expression of the idea pretty much ignores some of the realities of the Civil 3D Style and Settings mechanics…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 09, 2017
Tags Reference Template, Style Management, template, implementation, Civil 3D 2017
When Autodesk introduces a new tool into AutoCAD Civil 3D we get a bunch of opening hype about it followed by a pause as the real folks in Civil 3D Land try and figure out a way to make the new tool work. Reference Templates in Civil 3D 2017 are no exception. The tool sounds great. People ask…
“How do we make the Reference Template tool work?”
Maybe…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 07, 2017
Tags Reference Template, Civil 3D 2017, Style Management, Style, template, implementation
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017 introduced Reference Templates. The concept of Reference Templates is to finally deliver a way to standardize Civil 3D Style Management a bit more effectively. We can now systematically manage the Styles in your current production template by referencing Civil 3D Styles from other separate Reference Templates. These are included a managed stack…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 19, 2017
Tags Reference Template, template, Style Management, Style, implementation, customization
Autodesk works continuously to improve AutoCAD Civil 3D. That’s a good thing. They had user meetings last week to prove it. Based on managed, corporate governance the development team works from a set of known goals towards a clear set of objectives. Does that mean that Civil 3D users actually can benefit from the new cool stuff? History demonstrates to all of us…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 17, 2017
Tags Jump Kit, Release 7, Style, Style Management, tools, video
There is always some fear and loathing for writers associated with a post about newly introduced feature in the latest AutoCAD Civil 3D. New product features do tend to arrive as a work in progress. Autodesk often introduces something new with little real documentation. This allows them to change the officially undocumented behavior of the new feature in the next Service Pack. Yep. There’s a reason…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 30, 2016
Tags Reference Template, Civil 3D 2017, Style, Style Management