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For reasons that deserve explanation, Autodesk Civil 3D includes some apparent contradictions. There are formal sets of dualities built into Civil 3D. Whether we perceive and/or employ these model-based software pairings for our benefit is another matter. Sadly, every Civil 3D user struggles with these dualities to one degree or another.

Frankly, it’s even a bit difficult…

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Every once in a while a new Framework for Civil 3D customer calls and asks why we put the “- JS” at the end of all the Framework Style names. The simple device of adding a suffix serves a very significant purpose. The suffix helps to answer the first most important question about using and customizing Autodesk Civil 3D…

“How…

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We could argue that any consideration of workflows in Autodesk Civil 3D is merely a result of the considerable depth of function that is already built into the software. Civil 3D does support a virtual feast of inherent capabilities for civil engineers and surveyors.

We could also argue that all this attention is unwarranted. The emphasis is only necessary because of the strange mix of old…

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Posted by Tench Tilghman

Tags  training, bucket, implementation, Civil 3D, data, project, Upgrade, Update

Autodesk Civil 3D Styles and Label Styles reference, or employ, the AutoCAD named parts like Layers and Textstyles to express themselves. Civil 3D Style tools just look for and match the right names that we have agreed to. Change the meaning of the property definitions connected to those agreed on names and we…

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In a recent post we discussed the term Bucket and the important concepts of mini-buckets.

This Bucket speak helps make Autodesk Civil 3D Features a bit easier to understand. We discovered that there are What, How, When, and Model mini-buckets in the Civil 3D Feature Bucket. There are important Where mini-buckets…

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