I wanted to follow up on the Subassembly Composer tip I tossed out on the SAC release day and More on the theme of the cumulative nature of AutoCAD Civil 3D knowledge. It is...
Faster than a Speeding Bullet
In my SAC post I pointed out that employing the NAMES used in the default Civil 3D codeset file might be a good idea and save you a LOT of work.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 15, 2011
Tags subassembly composer, Subassembly, customization, CAD Standards, management, Style Management, Assembly, corridor
I had someone call me up and ask me about the new National CAD Standard (NCS) 5.0. For some reason, I'm seem to be becoming an "expert" on the subject of civil engineers and the National CAD Standard. I'd previously posted a short news item back in May, but I hadn't talked about NCS 5.0 much here on the blog. That was not because I don't think it's important.
Our Jump Customers know...
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 12, 2011
Tags NCS, ncs 5.0, CAD Standards, implementation, customization, block, symbol, Style, template
This last week before the 4th of July weekend, I had a discussion about Civil 3D template building and a large mid-sized civil engineer with some folks doing work for the company. I honestly hope this short and painfully true story isn't about you. But it might be. The secret at its center is More common than you know.
The dirty little secret also gives AutoCAD Civil 3D a bad rap. I don't…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 06, 2011
Tags template, Style, CAD Standards, LDT, implementation, training, customization
Is is time to up the game for Civil Engineering firms and agencies employing AutoCAD based products in releases 2010 through 2012? I think so. I believe that a lot of people trying to get work out the door these days could use some More of the simple but essential things we all need - "The Good Stuff".
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 16, 2011
Tags block, symbol, Blocks Only, NCS, ncs 4.0, customization
I swear even before we finished uploading The Jump Kit 4 2011 product download I got the "What's in there?" question in an email from a prospective Jump Kit customer. It's great that people are excited about the new Release 4 Jump Kit. I am too. Here's a couple of useful links for you:
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 08, 2011
Tags customization, standards, CAD Standards, Style, Style Management, symbol, template, library