Another one of the truly maddening terms in Autodesk Civil 3D is that Reference word. Maybe Reference is not quite as confusing in Civil 3D as the word Point. But Reference appears to come close. We have External References, Data References, file references, and even Reference Templates. I could go on.
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Tench Tilghman
Oct 15, 2020
Tags reference labels, reference text, Label Style, Label Style Defaults, surface, alignment, profile, Style Management, video
Suppose you want to label flow lines in your roadway plan, ditch center-line elevations, or the top or bottom of a bank. Conceptually, suppose you want to evaluate grades across an existing site to figure out how to terrace the latest parking lot surface beast. The simple answer: Create an Alignment; Apply a Label Set; Grab the labels; Point the Label References built into a Civil…
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Tench Tilghman
Aug 14, 2018
Tags alignment, group labels, reference labels, annotation, corridor, surface, Label Style, profile, offset profile
What is the economic value of a blog post about something outwardly arcane in AutoCAD Civil 3D? This question sometimes haunts me and all of us who are committed publically to making your Civil 3D workday a bit easier. What’s a 1000 words worth? We deliver. You have to pay attention. Lord knows, I am aware of how hard that is to do.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 19, 2016
Tags alignment, group labels, reference labels, annotation, corridor, surface, Label Style