No serious, in-depth discussion about Civil 3D Label Styles can dodge the serious matter of Expressions in Label Styles. In the Framework for Civil 3D products, we intentionally try and keep the risk of Label Style Expression use in the Framework’s Core Style library to a minimum. This has to do with practical Civil 3D Style maintenance problems…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Dec 17, 2020
Tags Label Style, Label Set, expressions, Expression Set, Jump Kit, AddOn, customization, template, Reference Template
We continue to chisel away at the nuances of Civil 3D Label Style method and practice - The art of annotation in Autodesk Civil 3D matters to us all. Some of that pound and grind is similar to the removal of the sculptural whitepace from the original blocks of marble that became Michelangelo’s David or Madonna and Child. Do we need Label Style structural…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Dec 01, 2020
Tags Label Style, Style, Style Management, annotation, annotative scale, iPOD, customization, implementation, Style Import
Autodesk released the Autodesk Civil 3D 2020.5.1 Update yesterday. That was just in time for the first day of Autodesk University 2020. Whew. The latest Civil 3D 2020.5.1 updates all previous releases and Updates of Civil 3D 2020. That includes the previously released and then recalled Civil 3D 2020.5 Update released in late September.
Autodesk…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Nov 17, 2020
Tags AU 2020, training, implementation, customization, Project Management, CAD Standards, Civil 3D, Project Explorer, Infraworks
Many people have questions about the new Project Explorer for Civil 3D for Autodesk Civil 3D 2021 and Civil 3D 2020. Project Explorer is the best thing Autodesk has done for Civil 3D production use and for Civil 3D users in more than a few Civil 3D releases. That says something.
If you are an AEC Collection or Global Support subscription customer, you have download and install…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Oct 01, 2020
Tags Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, Project Explorer, implementation, customization, Project Management, project template
People often ask what makes the Framework for Civil 3D special and different. Everyone wants an answer that speaks to their current need. Everything depends on the state of their Civil 3D usage both personal and corporate. Yes, there are indeed corporate Civil 3D skills.
If you are a Civil 3D newbie or are starting a new civil engineering practice, you must…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Jul 14, 2020
Tags Jump Kit, Templates Only, Civil 3D 2021, Civil 3D 2020, customization, CAD Standards, Style Management, change management