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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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Civil 3D 2018 Reference Templates
Civil 3D 2018 Reference Templates
11/28/2017
A Quick Overview of Civil 3D 2018 Reference Templates
JT McManmon an Application Engineer at CAD Technology Center reviews the reasons and basic capabilities of 2018 Reference Templates.
CAD Technology Center
CAD Technology Center on YouTube
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A good basic overview. Some good questions answered too.
You might want to visit the Reference Template Settings in 2018.1 post that covers some of the more technical aspects of employing and implementing Civil 3D Reference Templates and tools.
The post also contains all the links to the entire Reference Templates series of posts.
Duplicate Point Civil 3D Solutions
Duplicate Point Civil 3D Solutions
A useful pair of duplicate point videos and how to tips and tricks.
Duplicate Points By Proximity
11/16/2017
Autodesk's Jerry Bartels covers how to use the Civil 3D Point Proximity Report - the AECCREPORTPOINTPROX tool.
The Toolbox>>Miscellaneous Utilities>>Reports>>Point>>Point Proximity Report tool allows you can quickly identify duplicate (or near duplicate) Point objects within your Civil 3D model.
The follow up video...
Delete Duplicate Points Strategies using Excel
12/05/2017
Jerry Bartels from Autodesk walks through several workflows that can be used to address duplicate Civil 3D Point Objects.
These workflows are demonstrated in a logical order from complete removal and replacement to a more surgical approach to a non destructive approach.
Jerry employs both Civil 3D tools and mostly Microsoft Excel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
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The Toolbox can be a significant resource when you want or need more from Civil 3D. It pays to remember to take a tour.
There are some maybe not so obvious Excel Filter and Column to Row conversion tricks presented in the second video.
Excel to CSV is a bit nastier about the number of digits displayed and actually saved than Jerry explains.
In other words - always check this in Excel BEFORE saving.
I hope you aren't silly enough to still employ Point Groups in your published surfaces and COGO points in general.
Survey Dbs Rock!
Civil 3D Reference Label Style Basics
Civil 3D Reference Label Style Basics
11/02/2017
Civil 3D Reference Label Style and Component Creation
Jeff Bartels of Autodesk walks through a short step-by-step on Reference Text in Civil 3D Label Style.
From the Jeff Bartels YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
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Jeff is kind enough to cover how to make and even adjust the Reference attachment in the AutoCAD Properties box.
Since the Framework for Civil 3D Style libraries includes lots of Reference Label Styles I do get questions about the ??? marks.
I love Alignment Group Label Styles often as QAQC objects to check surface elevation from various surfaces in roadways and site designs.
The InstantOn Styles Preview video covers just a few.