Tips from Experts Video Training
Useful Video Training Tips from Experts
The Civil Experts produce a wide range of Tips video content.
Content that is of significant benefit is listed here.
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Check Viewport Scale with VPSCALE
Check Viewport Scale with VPSCALE
2/13/2018
Jerry Bartels of Autodesk shows off the QAQC Express tools command VPSCALE - quickly find the Plot Scale on a Civil 3D Layout Viewport.
From the Jerry's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
Comments
The VPSCALE command really comes in handy when you have multiple viewports in the Layout to validate and check.
Import Civil 3D Object Layers
Import Civil 3D Object Layers
2/8/2018
Ron Couillard of USCAD demonstrates a method of how to import Civil 3D Object Layer Settings from one Civil 3D drawing to another via an undocumented feature.
From the USCADBuilding YouTube channel
and Ron Couilard's blog on USCAD.com
Comments
This undocumented feature has existed in Civil 3D for a few releases. Don't count on it working tomorrow.
If you don't have Civil 3D 2017 or 2018, you probably want a separate Object Settings drawing and use the ACAD INSERT command with the EXPLODE checkbox checked.
The 2017+ Reference Template Tools can be employed to pull only Object Settings from one drawing or template to another.
See the Who Broke Civil 3D Reference Templates blog post with videos and details about the issues.
A Surface from 2D SHP Contours
A Surface from 2D SHP Contours
8/11/2017
Mark Schnesk of Seiler Design Solutions shows how to utilize a Map 3D tools and an Alter Properties Query to create a Civil 3D Surface from an imported SHP file with 2D Contours.
From the Seiler Design Solutions YouTube Channel.
and the Seiler Design Solutions blog.
Comments
A classic and common GIS Data download problem and a clean solution explained well in under ten minutes. Kudos.
If you need the inverse - Build a SHP from a Civil 3D surface,
See the Surface Contour Extraction to SHP video post.