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
Autodesk Civil 3D Label Style choice and preference is a bit of a quandary for all of us out here in Civil 3D Land. We do attempt to address that complex Civil 3D management and maintenance challenge in our Framework for Civil 3D Jump Kit products. Most customers seem to agree we do a pretty good job. No product is perfect. This can be especially true when we thin…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 06, 2024
Tags Label Style, Label Style Defaults, Reference Template, Style Library, Style Management, Text Component Editor
Autodesk recently released an Update for Civil 3D 2024. The Autodesk Civil 3D 2024.4 Update includes new workflow Enhancements and performance upgrades for Corridor workflows and a number of important fixes to the Civil 3D code.
The Corridor workflow improvements include the ability both Add and edit selected multiple Alignment/Profile pairs and/or Features…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 22, 2024
Tags Civil 3D 2024, Upgrade, Update, Jump Kit, Templates Only, Corridors, Multiple Baseline Corridors
Autodesk released the new Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 last month. Most of us in Civil 3D Land have more important work to do than install and test the latest and greatest Civil 3D. We have civil engineering and survey project work to get out the door. Truly, the latest Civil 3D 2025 is a faster, less buggy, and generally a better version of the software. Trust me. Sooner,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 09, 2024
Tags Upgrade, Update, Batch Save, Jump Kit, Templates Only, Project Management, project template, Civil 3D 2025, Civil 3D 2024
Civil 3D maintenance and upkeep is a huge topic. The better cures for the most common Autodesk Civil 3D maintenance issues are probably best administered in small doses over long periods of time. Rather than having to lose 20 pounds, it is far better to never gain those extra pounds in the first place. Sadly, that’s not usually how it gets done out here in the real world.
If we think about…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 25, 2024
Tags Upgrade, Update, Civil 3D, Batch Save, Reference Template, Reference Explorer, tips, maintenance, Implementation