The Autodesk Civil 3D team made some major progress on the functionality of Pressure Pipes in Autodesk Civil 3D 2021. Lordy, Lordy! They finally introduced the concept and practice of the Runs into the Pressure Pipe interface and tools. Ok. If we use that now famous and comely term “Lordy”, some tongue in cheek is clearly understood. It is sort…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | May 12, 2020
Tags pressure pipe, pressure pipe network, Civil 3D 2021, layer state, Layer Standards, View, View Frame, video
We must work within the current AutoCAD and Civil 3D limitations no matter what we wish for. This has been a serious Civil 3D adoption issue for way too many folks over the years.
Why doesn’t Civil 3D work like what I expect it should?If you like, you can call my previous post a rant or a HSSPHI (How to Steal Something…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Feb 14, 2019
Tags View, View Frame, View Frame Group, DVIEW, alignment, design control, site design, site parcel, viewports, project template
The Plan Production tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D have been around for many releases. They work as advertised, if you have a prepared plan. That implied warning is even built into the name. It follows ViewFrame Groups and their collected Frames are about publication. Some of their features and benefits are pretty restricted by their programmed genetics.
Are ViewFrame…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Aug 18, 2015
Tags deliverables, publish on demand, View Frame, video, plan production tool
What the heck is an Alignment based Point Group? What? You’ve never had to produce Plan and Profile sheets? Aren’t there lots of points you have to label and or symbolize relative to those View Frames slapped down along an Alignment? Sure View based Styles and Label Styles help a lot.
The Long and Winding Road
You know that’s not enough. You’ve all face this…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | May 05, 2015
Tags point group, Point Label Style, annotation, View Frame, ViewFrame, alignment, publish on demand, reports
Does it help to go to the end of things to discover how to make a better beginning?
We’ve been talking about the Alignment as the Design Control Manager for AutoCAD Civil 3D. The principals and concepts of Publish on…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Apr 07, 2015
Tags ViewFrame, alignment, View Frame, data reference, design control, publish on demand, Project Management