There are three distinct key process concepts in model-based design. Our iteratively built model and the managed data behind on which that model depends. These allow us to produce the published results we require in our deliverables. We must never skip over the fact that there are rules, systems, and structures…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 25, 2025
Tags AU 2025, Civil 2D 2026, Civil 2D 2025, Civil 3D 2024, video, project template, sheet set template, Reference Template, TREF
We all want Autodesk Civil 3D to work better. We’ve been waiting for the Autodesk Civil 3D 2026.1 Update. It's here. The latest and greatest release of our Framework for Civil 3D for 2026.1 products is once again the big news.
The new Framework for Civil 3D products for the Autodesk Civil 3D 2026.1…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Aug 13, 2025
Tags Civil 2D 2026, Upgrade, Update, Jump Kit, Templates Only, Reference Template, templates, project template, sheet set template
Civil 3D ships with a number of types of Civil 3D templates. Historically, our attention immediately gets drawn to the Civil 3D Model Templates. We all want the pictures on the screen to make sense. You probably noticed that most of the Civil 3D Standard Styles don’t do that or maybe just barely. I argued from the first beta of Civil 3D that Civil 3D Styles sooner…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 20, 2024
Tags TREF, project template, sheet set template, CAD Standards, Reference Template, sheet template, standards, video, DREF, Implementation
People ask - What is the Jump Kit product? Jump Kit for Autodesk Civil 3D is the product name we employ to market our vast collections of Framework for Civil 3D tools and technologies. There are multiple flavors of Jump Kit products that we maintain for multiple releases of Autodesk Civil 3D.
We say, "Jump…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Feb 08, 2023
Tags Civil 3D 2023, Civil 3D 2022, Civil 3D 2021, Jump Kit, template, project template, sheet set template, sheet template, spreadsheet, video
Are we are talking about the latest software changes and improvements to Civil 3D? There is a recent Autodesk Civil 3D 2023.2.2 Update that includes some useful performance improvements and better Autodesk Cloud behaviors with the Autodesk Desktop Connector 16.0.0.1902 Update. Today we are not here to discuss that type of feature.
We are here to talk about…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Dec 14, 2022
Tags Civil 3D, implementation, project template, sheet set template, sheet template, template, XREF, DREF, IREF