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31. Civil 3D Styleless Data References
There are some interesting and recurring questions that are worth thinking about regarding the content of Civil 3D Data Reference (DREF) containers and project stability and performance in Civil 3D. You...
32. A Walkthrough of Autodesk Vault
A Walkthrough of Autodesk Vault 7/29/2019 { "@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Data Management for Civil/Survey", "contentUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/1AcFpXo-kzU?start=1500...
33. Manage to Change in Civil 3D
I am on a mission for the adoption of Reference Template (TREF) technology in your working civil engineering and survey projects in Civil 3D. Some could call it a rant. We need to think about the Civil...
34. Data Shortcut Setup and Data Referance Maintenance
Data Shortcut Setup and Data Referance Maintenance 5/24/2019 { "@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "FDOT Data Shortcuts Setup", "contentUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/czsK26V2QSk...
35. Ask That Other Civil 3D Question
People wave their hands and talk about BIM, CIM, model-based software, and model-based design. What do these often used buzz words truly mean to civil engineers and surveyors? Where does the rubber hit...
36. Surface Volume Basics in Civil 3D
Surface Volume Basics in Civil 3D 2/21/2019 A series of five videos about Surface volumes and mechanics in Civil 3D. Data Shortcuts Start with the proper sharing surface data in a project which may be...
37. Managed Civil 3D Views and User Discipline
We must work within the current AutoCAD and Civil 3D limitations no matter what we wish for. This has been a serious Civil 3D adoption issue for way too many folks over the years. Why doesn’t Civil 3D...
38. Release 8 Details
Framework Release 8 Details Current Release 8 Detailed Changes and Updates Last Update 8/2026 Release 8 changes affect all Framework products delivered for: Autodesk Civil 3D 2027 Other Framework Release...
39. Civil 3D Survey Project Prototypes
AutoCAD Civil 3D can be the software surveyors love to hate. Maybe that should read hate to love? Unquestionably, Autodesk immediately messed with the established survey CAD workflows. In truth, they...
40. Inside the Civil 3D Data Shortcut Powers
There’s a sophisticated simplicity to Data Shortcut and Data Reference (DREF) functionality inside AutoCAD Civil 3D. To achieve a more powerful Managed Dynamic Model inside Civil 3D long ago Autodesk...