Last time we talked about the Neglected Features in Civil 3D. If we are going to learn to employ Intersections and Survey Dbs successfully for Better Information Management Execution (BIME), we are going to smash face first into the AutoCAD Civil 3D Design Control Manager- aka the Alignment. No…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Aug 10, 2017
Tags design control, alignment, iPOD, implementation, video, deliverables
A recent Framework for Civil 3D customer posed a fascinating question this week.
“You’re the Civil 3D wizard.
What are a couple of things that Civil 3D does that people completely miss?”Perhaps flattery works.
A Sweaty Summer School for Civil 3D
Here’s a written summary of my more than you ever wanted to know answer…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Aug 08, 2017
Tags alignment, offset alignment, intersection, Survey, survey db, point group, video
Suitable social keywords aside, might there be a space these days where approaches to collusion could be a good thing? We have more than a few glossy objects in motion in civil engineering and survey space to consider right now.
Reflections and Historical Futures
The new Infraworks 2018 Update 1,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 18, 2017
Tags drones, survey, aerials, Recap, Infraworks, Remake, video, point cloud
Most of us Civil 3D users live mnemonics. Simple groups of letters can and do save us Civil 3D users time and effort. Human beings certainly easily attach meaning to such things. As most parents and grandparents learn many a three-year old knows the McDonald’s logo. LOL. Few toddlers can read.
Brand and symbol mnemonics act like command aliases in an AutoCAD pgp file. They become the roots…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 11, 2017
Tags dwf, iPOD, standards, implementation, Project Management, video
If you’re a sports fan, you got to love this last weekend. Both the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals finished on back to back nights. These championship events clarify the term performance under pressure. When we talk about applied personal and team skill in those contexts, push comes to shove takes on a whole new meaning. This brings me to the question of…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 15, 2017
Tags iPOD, publish on demand, video, training, plotting, pdf, DGN, dwg