Do we ask the right questions about Autodesk Civil 3D and how we use it?
By definition…Probably not.We human beings tend to not ask questions about what we believe we already know how to do. We rely too much on habit. We could call this the human autopilot. The autopilot works 95%+ of the time. Our brains spend a good deal of invisible time behind…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Oct 08, 2026
Tags Implementation, customization, Project Management, CAD Standards, DREF, TREF, development, project template
For whatever reasons, almost no one looks for options until the pain and/or aggravation finally gets our attention. Even then, the work remains a struggle. Most of us will try to fix our problems with what we have in front of us. Our first response to an issue is often not to ask for help. Hope that makes sense.
The common comment we get from new Jump Kit and…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Aug 27, 2026
Tags Civil 3D 2027, Civil 3D 2026, Upgrade, Update, CAD Standards, Jump Kit, Templates Only, customization
Autodesk winds up for the early fall version of Autodesk University. This year AU 2026 is back in Las Vegas, NV on Sept 15-17, 2027. Maybe the Monday before the three days of AU matters to some if not most of us.
Out here in Civil 3D Land another year’s AU means the release of major Updates to core AutoCAD, the Map 3D Toolset,…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 16, 2026
Tags Training, Civil 3D 2027, Civil 3D 2026, Civil 3D 2025, implementation, customization, AU 2026, Autodesk University
Human beings like a good tragedy. We like a good comedy too. Those facts are recognized in movie ticket sales and show ratings year after year in market after market. Did you notice they are about to release a new big screen version of Homer’s 2700-year-old action tale - The Odessey?
How can we miss that?We love a combination of the two classic, dramatic forms even…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 25, 2026
Tags Civil 3D, customization, project template, Project Management, project, Style Library, Style
Autodesk recently announced a $3.6 billion dollar purchase of MaintainX and the subsequent creation of the new Autodesk Operations Solutions group inside Autodesk. From away up here in the cheap seats, we believe this is the largest, single technology purchase that Autodesk has ever made. Something to consider seriously.
Somewhere there must be a video about…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 11, 2026
Tags customization, implementation, operations, Jump Kit, Drainage Analysis, video, Spreadsheet Tools