We’ve discussed the topic of Data References (DREF) in Autodesk Civil 3D and the important Object Model challenges we simply have to deal with in our Civil 3D projects. This DREF chatter spawns a bunch of questions about Civil 3D Surfaces, Surface DREFs, and how to make them work better and faster. The existing and design surface discussion takes a few words and…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Nov 07, 2019
Tags surface, Surface Style, DREF, data shortcuts, data reference, survey db, survey figure, landxml, video, QAQC, surface edit
Whether or not you choose to employ Civil 3D Styleless Data References in your projects is a business decision that deserves careful consideration. There are Civil 3D technical, stability, and project performance reasons to take the time to do so. The NoStyles workflow mechanics are mindlessly simple to execute for the most part. The man-hour investment to perform…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Oct 24, 2019
Tags DREF, Project Management, data shortcut, data reference, Update, Upgrade, Style Management, implementation, Civil 3D, Civil 3D 2020, QAQC
There are some interesting and recurring questions that are worth thinking about regarding the content of Civil 3D Data Reference (DREF) containers and project stability and performance in Civil 3D.
You should employ, No Styles templates for DREF containers.
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These are drawings that only contain Standard Styles built only by the Civil 3D virus/code.…
Posted by Tench Tilghman | Oct 22, 2019
Tags DREF, Project Management, data shortcut, data reference, Update, Upgrade, Style Management, video, implementation, QAQC
It is no great secret that the Autodesk Civil 3D dev team is no longer making Civil 3D Object Model changes primarily in the new numbered year Releases. Say what? Maybe, you missed that? You can’t blame them. They apparently have enough other things to deal with in those new releases each year. We all get that. Civil 3D sits atop both Map 3D Toolset and the core AutoCAD engine.
Frankly,…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Oct 10, 2019
Tags Label Style, Label Style Defaults, Update, Upgrade, Civil 3D 2020, Civil 3D 2019, Civil 3D 2018, Batch Save, customization
New Civil 3D Updates are a good thing. The Civil 3D code gets more stable and things work better for most Civil 3D users who do the do in Civil 3D Land. Hoorah. We all know by now the newer tools and new features in new tools can sometimes be more problematic. Both the recent Civil 3D 2019.3+ Updates and the CiviI 2020.1+ Updates play par for the course. Lots of good with a few new wonky wonks.…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Sep 17, 2019
Tags Update, Civil 3D 2019, Civil 3D 2020, TREF, Reference Template, Drawing Settings, layers, CAD Standards, Object Settings, Style Management, interop