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Useful Basic Civil Training from Civil 3D Experts and Consultants

    Civil 3D experts and consultants produce a wide range of video content.
    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.

    Please visit included links to the original postings. Those may contain details not included here for the sake of brevity.


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 Introducing Civil 3D Data Shortcuts

Introducing Civil 3D Data Shortcuts

8/12/2020

 

Autodesk's Jeff Bartels covers a basic introductory review of the Whys and Hows of Civil 3D Projects and Data Shortcuts.
See the Jeff Bartels YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.

Comments

Jeff forgot to mention that you can include standard start drawings in a Civil 3D Project structure.
Your Civil 3D Project Template is one of the most productive inexpensive forms of Civil 3D customization you can make.

See the Data Shortcut Method and Practice pages for more in-depth video instruction and detail on these topics.

 

 AutoCAD Geometry Calculators

AutoCAD Geometry Calculators

7/16/2020

 

Autodesk's Jeff Bartels covers a detailed review of the AutoCAD Calculator (cal) and QuickCalc command functionalities.
This video is part of the 30-Minute Workout series on the Civil Immersion site.
See the Jeff Bartels YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.

Comments

Cal? Cal who?
You might learn something important in this video about these vital AutoCAD golden oldies.
'cal is one of those sneaky ACAD things you have to use to learn how to use well in Civil 3D.
You need to ask - Can you copy paste from a resource text file of formulas into the many available variations of cal?

 

 To Attach or Overlay an XREF

To Attach or Overlay an XREF

7/8/2020

 

Patrick, a Technical Specialist at ATG, delivers a demo to show the difference between the Attach or Overlay properties of an XREF in AutoCAD.
From the ATG YouTube Channel.

Comments

Can't we just say that Attach supports nesting? Can we change this property of an XREF after the fact?