People wave their hands and talk about BIM, Model-Based software, and Model-Based design. What do these words really mean to civil engineers and surveyors? Where does the rubber hit the road?
Maybe the answer is simple. Maybe not.
It sure appears to take a while for people to get to the unexpected consequences.Model-Based is Simple and Elegant
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 17, 2015
Tags implementation, model, publish on demand
The Jump on Civil 3D blog is one of the longest running and deepest resources that covers the complex diva that is AutoCAD Civil 3D. The odds are today you may not need the knowledge, skill, and wisdom in this particular post. Search the blog and you shall find. This post is the exception to the rule.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 03, 2015
Tags training, learn, Civil 3D, implementation, hot tip
I get an all too familiar call this week from the principal of a civil and survey firm about our Production Solution products.
“We need a template for AutoCAD Civil 3D that supports National Standards. I don’t get what the difference is between your products?”
I ask if he has a young daughter. The search for some shared context is critical. He does.…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Nov 11, 2014
Tags Style, template, Templates Only, implementation, training, video
We have a bunch of new release AutoCAD Civil 3D customers. What are people waiting for?
It’s about time to rehash the essentials of Sheet Set Template customization. Honestly, nothing significant has changed very much since the release of the AutoCAD 2006 products – a nice tweak here and there.
The same inherent madness and Autodesk built-in weirdness remains. (sigh)
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 02, 2014
Tags sheet set template, sheet template, customization, implementation
No. I am not going to talk about producing animations in 3Ds Max or concept visualizations in Autodesk Infraworks 2015. True. When I grow up maybe I do want to be a Max Head; wear long, black-leather coats; and produce SyFi flicks and games.
In the meantime, your Plans Sets come first.If you can’t see the many representations of our mastery of AutoCAD Civil 3D Style,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Aug 27, 2014
Tags corridors, style, implementation, management, 2015, Civil 3D, video, training