Jump On Civil 3D Blog

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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We all learn about those nasty CAD Standards. We believe we get them down pat. Next thing we know, they come back and bite us at the most uncomfortable times.

“We cannot see the degree symbols (°) in labels in the survey parcel drawings.”

How does that happen?
Everyone who uses AutoCAD knows that we just…

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The Framework for Civil 3D Jump Kit product is notable and perhaps even famous for the product’s native support for multiple variations of the National CAD Standard (NCS) Layer Standards. These include the current NCS 6.0 and NCS 6.0 AIA variants. These common NCS Layer Standard variants are variously required for GSA, DOD, US Army Corps, and other project submittals.

People…

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The specifics of the latest Autodesk Civil 3D release may not blow us away. The new Civil 3D features may not appear particularly useful for our current project work. Out here in Civil 3D Land, we are daily users of Autodesk Civil 3D. We must embrace the day-to-day concerns that drive our civil engineering and survey work.

In some speculative…

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These days people anywhere can bet on nearly anything. Is that an interesting take on statistical analytics and/or just a sign of the times? The legal Internet prediction markets allow us all to test our prophetic capabilities in some new and entertaining ways. What fun.

Speaking of odd - here’s one we probably cannot check…

“What…

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