Earlier this month Autodesk released AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Productivity Pack 3 to Autodesk subscription customers. I put up a News post but folks sometimes miss those things. Productivity Packs can be like that. You don't need the information about the tool now and regret it later. I do. Speaking of missing things - Did you see…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman Jun 21, 2016
Feature Line Baselines in Corridors are a big deal in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017. I also like the basic cleanups in corridors with angular horizontal control. It’s been a long wait for them. Technically, I wish Autodesk had implemented them differently and gone the extra mile. Here’s a brain bender. What’s the difference between a Feature…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 28, 2016
Tags grading, corridor, Civil 3D 2017, Code Set Styles, survey figure, alignment, feature line, standard keys
You employ the Civil 3D Import Points tool all the time. This can be a good thing employed properly or something very scary. It could be a flashback to 1984 or Animal Farm and be horribly Orwellian. You may recall that “All pigs are created equal”.…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 22, 2016
Tags survey, survey db, survey figure, point, point display, setup, settings
We make AutoCAD Civil 3D work and work a lot better without resorting to programming code. We don’t modify an install of AutoCAD Civil 3D in any way. We make Autodesk tools usable by supplying a better managed set of complete, integrated, and field tested resources.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 25, 2016
Tags Jump Kit, InstantOn Basic, InstantOn Survey, Civil 3D 2015, Civil 3D 2016, Framework
Do roadway corridor design in AutoCAD Civil 3D? You know by now that the Edge of Travelled Way is on the critical path to better adaptive and dynamic roadway and intersection design solutions. Register and see the free Civil 3D training videos. Get documentation of the stock Civil 3D subassemblies…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 11, 2016
Tags Civil 3D 2015, Civil 3D 2016, Style Management, InstantOn, InstantOn Survey