The latest and greatest Framework for Civil 3D 2022 products are on the street. Whew. Updates to the the Framework’s backend documentation and website support plays an important part in customer success with the products. We do try to pay attention to the details. I had the pleasure of rewriting the Framework Install instruction PDF to synch those written instructions with the supplied…
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Tench Tilghman
May 06, 2021
Tags Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2021, data shortcut, windows 10, install, shortcuts, video, project template
Last time we explored Intelligent Publish on Demand method and practice inside Civil 3D with the new Surface Spot Label Style Expressions Set that is now available to Release 8 Jump Kit customers for Civil 3D 2021 and Civil 3D 2020. Yes. Even the basic rewards from Label Style Expression Set AddOns are substantial.
Before we address the…
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Tench Tilghman
Mar 09, 2021
Tags surface, video, Jump Kit, grading, corridor, site design, DWF, iPOD, Style Management, project template, AddOn
Your organization or firm invests money in the world’s most popular civil engineering and design software – Autodesk Civil 3D. You (or someone else) works hard to make the Civil 3D software run productively and publish your civil engineering design or survey work acceptably. Odds are you have something that works. Can we do better? Can we improve that?
Every Civil 3D expert and most experienced…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 10, 2021
Tags customization, Civil 3D, implementation, Style Management, Project Management, template, project template, sheet template, Reference Template
I flap my lips, wave my hands about, and rant all the time about the importance of the Proactive System Management of the project-based Civil 3D data behind. Yes. This Civil 3D DREF stuff is important. A customer success story surrounding this Civil 3D model magic makes my day.
One Framework for Civil 3D customer, a Civil 3D CAD Manager for a good-sized…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jan 20, 2021
Tags DREF, data shortcut, corridor, alignment, profile, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, Civil 3D 2019, video, Project Management, project template
Most of us who employ Civil 3D in production environments are familiar with the mechanics to replace External References (XREF) in our working and/or publication drawings. The Survey dept updates the existing annotation for the proposed project’s Parcel map. Survey can overwrite the previously shared XREF drawing, and/or provide a separate and differently named drawing for project…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Oct 27, 2020
Tags DREF, Data Shortcut Manager, implementation, Project Management, project template, data shortcut