I’m not sure whether to laugh hysterically or cry uncontrollably. No, my on-going personal trauma is not about the Green New Deal which I think I’ve aptly renamed to HSSPHI -
How to Steal Something and Pretend to Help the Ignorant.HSSPHI is pronounced…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Feb 12, 2019
Tags IYI, View, ViewFrame, named views, standards, Civil 3D 2019, Civil 3D 2018
If we employ Civil 3D, we need to understand there is a tension - a difference between our Preference and Production Performance. We build and maintain our Civil 3D Standards to improve our ability to communicate complex ideas and information to others consistently. We also recognize that there are important collaboration and/or project team considerations at play…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Feb 07, 2019
Tags Style Management, Style, Style Purge, Style Import, Reference Template, publish on demand, CAD Standards, video
Our preference of graphic symbols/blocks may become problematic in our Civil 3D customization. Managed systematically blocks can make your Civil 3D Standards more flexible and adaptive. These simple AutoCAD things can have a significant impact in our project work. Case in point - If I change all the block representations in a project drawing by refining the blocks, your all too familiar work can…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Jan 31, 2019
Tags symbol, Symbol Set, block, customization, implementation, CAD Standards, change management, spreadsheet, Style Management
I’ve had a rash of product and consulting service inquiries from new and potential Framework for Civil 3D customers with some astounding Civil 3D implementation upgrade issues. These days I guess the politically correct tech term is challenges not issues or problems. The change and implementation difficulties these folks face remain all too real. Lest you think you, I, or anyone else is…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Jan 29, 2019
Tags customization, implementation, Release 8, Civil 3D 2019, CAD Standards, Style Management, Jump Kit, Adaptive Template Building Blocks
The latest and greatest Release 8 of the Framework for Civil 3D for Civil 3D 2018 and Civil 3D 2019 employs Reference Templates in the sample project datasets. Those vital datasets help users identify what Styles looks and behave like. These project-based sandboxes provide and deliver a consistent development environment to tweak and test any of the specifics from the Framework’s huge Civil 3D resource…
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Posted by Tench Tilghman | Jan 17, 2019
Tags Reference Template, Civil 3D 2018, Civil 3D 2019, Release 8, CAD Standards, block, Layer Standards