A barrage of Civil pre Autodesk University 2024 Updates and Hotfixes hit the street late last week. Out here in Civil 3D Land it is easy to lose track of one or more of these in the shuffle. We all have project work to get out the door.
Autodesk released the usual set of Civil Object Model updates and fixes that get the older releases of Civil 3D and related software in sync and up to speed with the changes in the Object Model in the recently released Civil 3D 2025.1 Update.
It’s that Civil 3D backwards compatibility thing that sometimes drives us CAD Manager types and everyday Civil 3D users a bit crazy, but occasionally saves our bacon from the fire. Eheh.
All we have to do is remember to install the Updates and Hotfixes.
It is possible to overthink the whole deal.
Civil 3D Object Model Updates
These Autodesk product Updates and Hotfixes go the show that…
“Do we need that?” is not always the right question to ask.
“We never use this or that” is not always the most important fact or why we should, or should not, install an Update or a Hotfix.
Grin and Bare It
Frankly, Autodesk doesn’t really help with our confusion regarding that Civil 3D backwards compatibility thing since they never publicly address the full issues of what is going on with these Updates and Hotfixes in the first place. Just sayin’.
In case you missed something…
Recent Autodesk Civil 3D Updates
The Civil 3D 2025.1 Update Arrives blog post covers the 2025.1 Update essentials.
Project Explorer (PE) updates are included here and are not to be ignored. The PE Rocks!
See the Autodesk Civil 3D 2025.1 Update News post.
The Framework Products for Civil 3D 2025.1 blog post covers our recently released Jump Kit and Templates Only product updates.
- See the Autodesk Civil 3D 2024.4.1 Update News post.
- See the Autodesk Civil 3D 2023.3.3 Update News post.
- See the Autodesk Civil 3D 2022.2.7 Update News post.
Recent Grading Optimization Hotfixes
There are complimentary Grading Optimization (GO) Hotfixes for Civil 3D 2024, Civil 3D 2023, and Civil 3D 2022.
- See the Grading Optimization 2024-2022 Hotfixes News post.
Recent InfraWorks Hotfixes
There are complimentary Hotfixes for InfraWorks 2024, InfraWorks 2023, and InfraWorks 3022.
- See the Autodesk InfraWorks Hotfixes News post.
That’s a whole lot of Civil Object Model Updates to hide in plain sight.
That got me thinking about hidden reefs...
Maybe we should just ask, How Do You Hunt?
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