For reasons that deserve explanation, Autodesk Civil 3D includes some apparent contradictions. There are formal sets of dualities built into Civil 3D. Whether we perceive and/or employ these model-based software pairings for our benefit is another matter. Sadly, every Civil 3D user struggles with these dualities to one degree or another.
Frankly, it’s even a bit difficult…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 29, 2025
Tags implementation, training, bucket, Name Template, dynamic model, names, Style Management
Every once in a while a new Framework for Civil 3D customer calls and asks why we put the “- JS” at the end of all the Framework Style names. The simple device of adding a suffix serves a very significant purpose. The suffix helps to answer the first most important question about using and customizing Autodesk Civil 3D…
“How…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 23, 2025
Tags implementation, training, bucket, Name Template, dynamic model, names, Style Management, Style
Autodesk Civil 3D Styles and Label Styles reference, or employ, the AutoCAD named parts like Layers and Textstyles to express themselves. Civil 3D Style tools just look for and match the right names that we have agreed to. Change the meaning of the property definitions connected to those agreed on names and we…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 03, 2025
Tags implementation, training, bucket, Name Template, dynamic model, names, Style Management
I intentionally employ the metaphor of the US Constitutional principal of the Separation of Powers to talk about how civil engineers and surveyors need to systematically manage to divide and conquer resources and more inside and around Civil 3D. The Arts of Separation help us all to employ the software successfully in production.
The principals of separation are, as they…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 16, 2020
Tags implementation, Project Management, Style Management, names, Dynamiic Model, change management, XREF, DREF, TREF, CAD Standards
Should we wrap up the calendar year 2019 and unwrap a collection of the 10 best Civil 3D production tips? Why not. Everyone loves a top ten list. I used the production word here not the productivity one even though both definitely do apply in this context.
This post has a decided Civil 3D management and implementation bias over the classic Civil 3D user…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 30, 2019
Tags BIM 360, ArcInfo, Connector, dwf, TREF, Batch Save, corridor, names, data reference, project template, Project Management, project, Civil 3D 2020