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This pages features videos about some basic tasks in Civil 3D.
Many of these videos are very short. Many may include tips and tricks and yet all include useful Civil 3D basics.
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Data Shortcut Basics in Civil 3D
Data Reference Basics in Civil 3D
8/24/2026
A good and simple explanation of how a Data References (DREF) and a Data Shortcut functions in Civil 3D and Why we want to employ them.
The Civil 3D Data Shortcut is one of the most powerful, useful, and practical tools in Civil 3D .
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Out here is Civil 3D Land, we tend to rant about the power of Civil 3D Project Templates and why we should invest time and energy building and maintaining them.
See our detailed Data Shortcut Method and Practice video collection.
Why Use Reference Templates in Civil 3D
Why Use Reference Templates in Civil 3D
8/10/2026
A good explanation of how Reference Templates work in Civil 3D and Why we want to employ them to enforce our Civil 3D Standards.
The Civil 3D Reference Templates (TREF) is one of the most powerful, useful, and practical tools in Civil 3D .
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Good stuff! This brief Reference Templates (TREF)introduction does not cover the TREF mechanics of the AutoCAD references and those nuances.
How the TREF (Reference Template) stack resolves priority for all the many AutoCAD and Civil 3D parts it can control takes some practice and it takes some getting used to.
A good TREF is worth all the effort.
Select Similar Subassemblies and Edit
Select Similar Subassemblies and Edit
7/14/2026
Jeewana Meegahage quickly demos how to select and then edit the Subassembly parameters of multiple Subassemblies at once.
This Civil 3D command trick and capability is way to easy to miss in Civil 3D.
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Ah. The Joys of Corridor Construction Edits.
This video is short, sweet, and very useful. We'll take it.