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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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Autodesk University 2026 begins today Sept 15, 2026. This year AU returns to the Las Vegas strip and the Venetian event center. I cannot be sure. For some strange reason that reminds me of that big hair ‘80s tune by the Bangels - Walks like an Egyptian. Oh…Ohhh.

I know. My dogs be barkin’. Eheh.

What…

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There are three mission critical and distinct process concepts to attend to in modern model-based design.
Our iteratively built model and the managed data behind on which that model depends allow us to produce the published results that we need to produce our deliverables.

There are rules, systems,…

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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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Happy February! What do you know? It’s new fiscal year for Autodesk this month. This means those powers start to roll out upgrades and updates to some code in preparation for the annual Autodesk Rite of Spring. Autodesk kicks things off this year with a pretty significant update to the Autodesk Desktop Connector 17.1.0.16 (ADC).

Autodesk Civil 3D users should…

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