Our goal from the get go has been to produce a resource Framework for AutoCAD Civil 3D that simplifies the grisly and time-consuming details that make customizing Civil 3D and maintaining that such a money pit for civil engineering and survey organizations. Central to that purpose are the principals of robustness, consistency,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 29, 2016
Tags Release 6, Release 7, STB, CTB, conversion, CAD Standards, spreadsheet, customization
At the root of the NCS system is the concept of Standard Keys. These are most often connected to the NCS rules of Standard Layers and the way drawing information is published. The concept and implemented practice of Standards Keys can do a lot more than that. We employ Standard Keys all over the place in the Production…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 21, 2016
Tags standard keys, layers, implementation, customization, video
Great products actually get better and save you more time and effort. They can produce new unexpected, and even more useful results and opportunities. Our AddOn updates to the Production Solution products make a difference.
Our infamous Legends and Lists AddOn for many releases of AutoCAD Civil…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 19, 2016
Tags survey, spreadsheet, customization, implementation, points, AddOn, video
“Good God, man! What do you mean ‘Adaptive CAD Standards for AutoCAD Civil 3D’? We have a hard time getting to any CAD Standards working in Civil 3D.”
Now don’t get prideful. We were all there at one time. I hear statements like this all the time from people in organization’s you probably know or have heard of. I recently saw this post from only a year ago that…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 02, 2015
Tags WATT, Autodesk University, customization, implementation
One of the most frequent ways organizations become a new Production Solutions customer is because they hire someone who already employs our products. These people can often demonstrate more AutoCAD Civil 3D skill and in-depth understanding of the capabilities of the Autodesk product.
“Fred? How is it that you seem to get so much work done so much faster in Civil… Read more
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Nov 10, 2015
Tags implementation, Civil 3D 2016, Civil 3D 2015, customization