Inside AutoCAD Civil 3D we have to remember to consciously readjust your focus. The classic defensive driving “cycle” metaphor works - Window>> Review Mirror>> Side Mirror>> Speedometer>> Window.
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In Civil 3D, we should replace that basic pattern with Screen>>Ribbon>>Command Line>>Toolspace>>Screen. I’d argue the screen…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman Sep 09, 2013
Lately I’ve been given the privilege of training a bunch of folks in AutoCAD Civil 3D who never used any Autodesk CAD product before. Some employed other CAD software and/or CAD like software. Some never even used CAD in any form before. They still got their civil and survey work done. They did without. Now they’re excited about the new possibilities before them.
They have an unexpected…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Oct 24, 2012
Tags implementation, interface, publiish, publish on demand, Project Management, management, performance
One of my favorite AutoCAD interface tweaks remains palette rollover transparency which you can set for one or all palettes in your interface.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Mar 07, 2012
Tags transparency, interface, Civil 3D
A few days ago I posted about the use of Light and Dark Backgrounds in Civil 3D.
This following interesting factoids about color publishing of exhibits and the other ACAD palette particulars came as a comment to that post. But comments to blogs do not always get always get read.
Another note: the default…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 16, 2011
Tags color, interface, ctb, stb, publiish, background, layer state