On the face of it the nuts and bolts of Export from AutoCAD Civil 3D isn’t all that trilling. If you do this all the time, you’ve got it down pat. If you only do it occasionally, it is easy to forget and overlook some of the nuance. If you’re starting out, Civil 3D Export can seem like a dark art. Ok. Lots of Civil 3D things may seem that way in the beginning.
Deep down…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 29, 2017
Tags export, dwg, DGN, plan production tool, iPOD, publish on demand
In Civil 3D Land we all have a love to hate relationship with new product releases. Whether the new AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 is ready for prime time in your neck of the woods depends on lots of factors. I’m a long-time developer of Civil 3D template and Civil 3D style tool products. My perspective is somewhat different and yet very much the same. Your productivity matters. The implementation of new…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 25, 2017
Tags project, project template, sheet template, customization, plan production tool
On Aug 30, 2017 Autodesk simultaneously released a new Service Pack to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017 SP 1.1 and a new Productivity Pack. These are now renamed to Enhancements. This first one is called AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017 v1 Enhancements. Some important stuff in that for surveyors and civil engineers…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 13, 2016
Tags Service Pack, Productivity Pack, Civil 3D 2017, Enhancements, video
I do try to pay attention to what’s happening in Civil 3D Land. Autodesk is always up to something, don’ ja know.
The fact is other folks also do some really cool stuff. Some of it is artful and simply genius.
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Some of that we may sooner or later get our hands on too.
Last month I caught an FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) internal training webinar with something very…
Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 01, 2016
Tags alignment, intersection, tools, Productivity Pack, video
A useful Export out of AutoCAD Civil 3D seems to be the theme of the week in Civil 3D Land. Last post I harped on Export command issues in Civil 3D 2015-2017. I delivered some useful tips and work arounds to produce editable digital output too. Maybe that leaves you…
Breathless
Jerry Bartels of Autodesk…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 21, 2016
Tags plan production tool, layout, Reference Template, video