Civil 3D Styles can be mystifying. So many details and picky little properties that can overwhelm and confuse the best of us. As one valiant City staffer put it,
"I'm mired in Styles."
Hear this from a Jump customer,
"Get the Jump and fo' geta 'bout it."Now you just have to explain and train your fellow ACAD or LDT experts what Civil…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 25, 2011
Tags Style Management, customization, implementation, block, Layer Standards, CAD Standards
Civil 3D Features and their built in Tooltips can be really helpful. One of my favorite improvements in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 is the fact that the Tooltips are generally much more refined. In older releases, you could easily be overwhelmed by Tooltip feedback from every Feature in the neighborhood.
These days you have to mouseover something visible to get Civil 3D Feature tooltip feedback.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 07, 2011
Tags bugs, hot tip, point display, point, performance, customization
OK you've been a CAD geek for years. Land Desktop is the warm familiar blanky (maybe it’s a Snuggie) that's wrapped around you as you sit before the fire on a cold winter's night. Besides the never-ending ice, snow, and COLD of this year, some FEAR is creeping in.
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It's a healthy fear. You should pay attention, even if you aren't out in the cold…
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 03, 2011
Tags implementation, customization, standards, training
How do you track Civil 3D Style Issues?
I get this question More often than most for pretty obvious reasons. It's a good question.One of the best TOOLS to do this YOU actually get for FREE along with your AutoCAD Civil 3D. The problem is most Civil 3D users:
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A) Don't Use It or even How to use It
B) Think the TOOL does something that THEY…
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 27, 2011
Tags dwf, markup, Style Management, customization, implementation